Calendar 2012–13

Academic Units and Programmes of Studies 107 Part 3 (ii) New Four-year Normative Curriculum in 2012–13: Seven 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. The normal length of study for a full-time programme is four to five years with the exception of Chinese medicine programme and medical studies. A senior year entrant admitted to programmes specially designed for articulation by associate degree/higher diploma holders shall normally be expected to graduate after two years of attendance. Same as the three-year curriculum, the four-year curriculum (excluding MBChB and the Intercalated Degree Programme in Medical Sciences) is based on a credit unit system. For graduation, a student shall successfully complete at least 123 units of courses, which include the major programme requirement as well as the university core requirements of general education, English and Chinese languages, physical education and IT. A senior year entrant shall complete at least 69 units of courses, also including the major programme requirement and university core requirements. Key features include the newly designed university core requirements 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).