Programme
Descriptions
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Curriculum
Structure
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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:
- Generic
Courses (12
credit units required)
| EN1101 |
English
Language I |
| EN2101 |
English
Language II |
| CHI
101 |
Chinese
Language I |
| CH2101 |
Chinese
Language II |
- 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)
- 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 |
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| Elective
Courses (one
course is required from the
following) |
| TH2223 |
Issues
Facing Churches Today |
| TH2233 |
Modern
Christian Thinkers |
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Mode
of Delivery
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The
Programme will be delivered mainly by face-to-face instruction,
supplemented with on-line support as deemed appropriate.
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Medium
of Instruction
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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.
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Assessment
Methods and
Award of Associate Degree
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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| 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
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Teaching
activities will be held at SCS Learning Centers. |
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