Programme Descriptions
Curriculum Structure

This Programme will run on a credit unit-based system with 3 credit units for each course. The number of contact hours of each credit unit is 15. Students are required to fulfill a total of 66 credit units, which can be completed in two years of full-time study or approximately 3.5 years of part-time study.

The Courses are listed as follows:

  1. Generic Courses (12 credit units required)

    EN1101 English Language I
    EN2101 English Language II
    CHI 101 Chinese Language I
    CH2101 Chinese Language II

  2. Foundation Courses (21 credit units required)

    Domain Course
    Human/Social Sciences GE1301 Psychology and Personal Growth#
    GE1302 Media, Culture and Society*
    Ways of Knowing GE1401 Art of Thinking
    GE1402 Knowledge, Methodology and Logic
    Values Education GE1501 Values and Life
    GE1502 Applied Ethics
    Cultural Understanding GE1601 Popular Culture and Modern Society#
    GE1602 Traditional Culture and Modern China
    GE1603 Religion and Modern Society

    # Elective Course (1 Course is required out of the 3 elective courses)

  3. Specialisation Courses (33 credit units are required)
    Compulsory Courses
    TH1211 Introduction to New Testament
    TH1212 Introduction to the Hebrew Scripture
    TH1221 General History of Christianity
    TH1231 Systematic Theology I
    TH1232 Approaches to Theology
    TH2211 Biblical Theology
    TH2221 Christian Social Thought
    TH2222 Early and Medieval Church
    TH2231 Systematic Theology II
    TH2232 Christian Ethics
       
    Elective Courses (one course is required from the following)
    TH2223 Issues Facing Churches Today
    TH2233 Modern Christian Thinkers
Mode of Delivery

The Programme will be delivered mainly by face-to-face instruction, supplemented with on-line support as deemed appropriate.
Medium of Instruction
 Teaching activities will be conducted in English and / or Chinese as deemed appropriate. Learning materials will be in both English and Chinese as deemed appropriate.
Assessment Methods and
Award of Associate Degree
 Students' performance is monitored and assessed on a continuous basis through a variety of assessment methods such as projects, classroom participation, assignments, quizzes and final examination.
To qualify for the award of the Associate Degree in Theology, a student must:

(a) have an attendance rate of at least 80% for each Course; and
(b) pass the assessments of all Courses prescribed.
Exemption of Courses
 Students with recognised qualifications at comparable level may be exempted from some courses required for graduation. However, they may not normally be exempted for more than 45% of the total credit units of the Programme; and those who wishes to be considered for admission with exemption shall apply in writing before the commencement of the course(s). The final decision with regard to exemption rests with
scs.
Articulation with Tertiary Institutions
 SCS, CUHK is pursuing on making articulation arrangements with both local and overseas institutions for graduates of this Programme to apply for admission to their Bachelor degree programmes in the related disciplines e.g. Oxford Brookes University, South East Asia Graduate School of Theology including the Bachelor Degree Programme of Divinity offered at the Theology Division, Chung Chi College, CUHK.
Teaching Staff / Student Support
 Most of the teaching staff will be drawn from the Theology Division, Chung Chi College CUHK. They are degree holders at doctoral level or specialists in the respective areas, and have ample teaching experience in tertiary institutions, Other teaching staff will include professionals from the related fields, with at least a higher degree or equivalent, and a minimum of two years' teaching experience in the relevant disciplines or equivalent professional experience,
Counselling services by professional counsellors will be provided to students to give them learning assistance and help them design their educational and career pathways.
Class Meetings Part-time Programme: Classes will be held in the evenings on weekdays and Saturdays/Sundays if necessary.
Full-time Programme: Classes will be held in the mornings and afternoons on weekdays and Saturdays, if necessary.
Teaching Venue
 Teaching activities will be held at SCS Learning Centers.