Associate Degree programme

Associate of Arts Programme in Journalism

Features

  • To provide students with theoretical knowledge of print and broadcast journalism, and help them become dedicated and knowledgeable journalists;
  • To cultivate in students an analytical ability and an open mind, and help them develop a fair, impartial and independent viewpoint in journalism;
  • To familiarize students with the knowledge of industry-standard hardware and software in implementing techniques in different areas of journalism;
  • To equip students with hands-on experience in print media, radio and television news through reporting from conception and editing to final release of the news;
  • To prepare graduates to be employable as entry-level personnel in newspapers, magazines, radio and television news; and
  • To prepare students for further studies in journalism and other related fields.

Potential Areas for Further Studies

  • Journalism
  • Communication Studies
  • Sociology
  • Cinema and Television
  • Media Studies
  • Public Relations

Career Prospects

  • Broadcast and Print Media
  • Cinema and Television Production
  • Publishers and Newspapers
  • Media Relations

External Member of Programme Examinations Committee

Professor Louis W. LEUNG
Associate Professor,
School of Journalism and Communication,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

External Members of Programme Advisory Committee

Professor Louis W. LEUNG
Associate Professor,
School of Journalism and Communication,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 
Prof. Winton Wing Tung AU
Associate Professor,
Department of Psychology,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Graduates have been admitted onto the following Bachelor’s Degree Programmes

Chu Hai College
。Journalism and Communication
 
Hong Kong Baptist University
。Journalism
 
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
。Journalism and Mass Communication
 
Lingnan University
。Visual Studies
 
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
。Cultural Studies
。Journalism and Communication
。Philosophy
 
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
。Arts
 
The Open University of Hong Kong 
。Creative Writing and Film Arts