Annual Report 2009–10

19 學 術 發 展 Academic Development 新設課程 為配合瞬息萬變的社會對人才的需求，本 校課程不斷推陳出新。二零零九至一零年 度增設四項本科主修課程、一項本科副修 課程及七項研究院課程，茲列如下： 本科課程 • 教育學士（通識教育）學位課程 • 細胞及分子生物學理學士課程 • 公共衞生理學士課程 • 計量金融學及風險管理科學跨學科 主修課程 • 地球系統科學副修課程 研究院課程 • 護理博士課程 • 藝術文學碩士課程 • 護理科學碩士（註冊前）課程 • 醫務化驗科學理學碩士課程 • 骨關節醫學及復康理學碩士課程 • 全球政治經濟社會科學碩士課程 • 骨關節醫學及復康學士後文憑課程 通識先導課程迎四年制 Two Pilot General Education Courses for New Curriculum 由 二零一二年九月起，大學本科課程將改為四年制， 中大的通識教育也將由十五增至二十一學分，包括 一個佔六學分的全新必修「通識教育基礎課程」。為此， 大學已於二零零九至一零學年推 出兩個合共六學分的先導選修科 目─「寫給當代的經典：追尋美麗 人生與美好社會」和「經典中的科 學：宇宙和生命的探索」。 通識教育基礎課程主任梁美儀教 授指出，基礎課程的理念是藉着 共同的學習範疇，為學生建構共同的智性及文化基礎。 透過直探經典，與老師和同儕的智性對話，培養學生深 入閱讀、思考和研討嚴肅課題的習慣，對自己信念和價值 的反思，對人類處境的敏銳感察。 W ith the reversion to a four-year undergraduate curriculum from September 2012 onwards, the required credits for general education at CUHK will increase from 15 to 21. The six additional credits come from a new compulsory GE Foundation (GEF) Programme. Two pilot courses of the progamme were rolled out in 2009 as electives. They were ‘Classics for Today: In Search of Good Life and Good Society’ and ‘Science in Classics: Exploring the Universe and Life’. Prof. Leung Mei-yee, director of the GEF Programme, explained that the programme was aimed at building a common intellectual and cultural foundation for students through a shared learning experience. The study of classical texts enables students to develop the habit of reading on, thinking about and discussing serious topics. They will also be encouraged to examine their own beliefs and values, develop a sensitivity to the human condition, and carry on intellectual discussions with their teachers and peers on these issues. 學術發展 Academic Development New Programmes of Study Responding to the needs of a changing society, CUHK introduced four undergraduate major programmes, one undergraduate minor programme and seven postgraduate programmes in the year 2009–10. They were: Undergraduate Programmes • Bachelor of Education Programme in Liberal Studies • Bachelor of Science Programme in Cell and Molecular Biology • Bachelor of Science Programme in Public Health • Interdisciplinary Major Programme in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Science • Minor Programme in Earth System Science Postgraduate Programmes • Doctor of Nursing Programme • Master of Arts Programme in Fine Arts • Master of Nursing Science Programme (Pre-registration) • Master of Science Programme in Medical Laboratory Sciences • Master of Science Programme in Musculoskeletal Medicine and Rehabilitation • Master of Social Science Programme in Global Political Economy • Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Musculoskeletal Medicine and Rehabilitation