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Academic Units and Programmes of Studies 103 Part 3 New Four-year Normative Curriculum in 2012–13 n n Six years ago, the University began planning and preparing for the new four-year normative curriculum, for implementation in 2012–13. The new curriculum is a result of the University-wide effort of all teaching departments/faculties, as well as many supporting units. It is not a matter of returning to the University’s old four-year curriculum; it is rather a newly designed curriculum that is student-centered, with Outcomes-based Approach (OBA), embedding important pedagogical elements including outcomes, learning activities, assessment and feedback. Under the new curriculum structure, with the exception of a few programmes, students will be required to complete 123 units of courses in a normative study period of four years. Key features include the newly designed University Core Requirement and Faculty Packages, and the emphasis on transferable skills and capstone experience. Please visit www.cuhk.edu.hk/334/ english/index.html for details of the new undergraduate curriculum. Postgraduate Studies The University currently offers degree programmes leading to five research degrees and 21 taught degrees. The five research degrees are Doctor of Music (DMus), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Music (MMus), and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). The 21 taught degrees are Doctor of Education (EdD), Doctor of Nursing (DNurs), Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Accountancy (MAcc), Master of Architecture (MArch), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Chinese Medicine (MChiMed), Master of Clinical Pharmacy (MClinPharm), Master of Divinity (MDiv), Master of Education (MEd), Master of Family Medicine (MFM), Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Nursing (MNurs), Master of Nursing Science (MNSc), Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science (MSc), Master of Social Science (MSSc), and Master of Social Work (MSW). The University has introduced the MPhil–PhD programmes since 2004–05 and currently offers 35 MPhil–PhD programmes. Under this scheme, MPhil and PhD are regarded as two streams within one MPhil–PhD programme. Students may choose the streams according to their interests and ability, with the flexibility to transfer between MPhil stream and PhD (pre-candidacy) stream after admission. For doctoral programmes, the normal length of study for full-time students with or without a research master’s degree is 36 and 48 months respectively, while that for part-time students with or without a research master’s degree is 48 and 64 months respectively. For master’s programmes, the period of study normally ranges from one to two years for full-time study and two to three years for part-time study. The postgraduate diploma programmes last one year for full-time students and one to two years for part-time students.