Associate Degree programme

Associate of Arts Programme in Journalism

Specialisation Courses (30 credit units)
Introduction to Media and Communication
Newspaper and Magazine Reporting
Sub Editing
Radio and Television Reporting
Camera and Lighting Workshop
Photo-Journalism
History of Journalism in China and Hong Kong
Media Law and Ethics
Media Translation
Elective (either one of the followings)
Documentary Production
Inter-cultural Communication

Compulsory Generic Courses (18 credit units)
Chinese Language I
Chinese Language II
English Language I
English Language II
Introduction to Information Technologies and Multimedia Applications CEF
Quantitative Methods

General Education Courses (18 credits)
(Students should take at least one course from each of the 4 study domain)
Art and Human Development
  • Appreciation of Literature 
  • Art Appreciation 
  • Film Appreciation 
  • Psychology and Personal Growth
Culture and Society
  • Chinese and Western Modes of Thought 
  • Popular Culture and Modern Society 
  • Traditional Culture and Modern China
  • Comparative Cultures 
  • Understanding Chinese Medicine and Chinese Culture 
  • Media, Culture and Society
  • Understanding Macroeconomics and the Economy
Science and Technology
  • Adventure of Science
  • Nature and Man
  • Biology and Human Life 
  • Technology and Society
  • College Mathematics
Analytical Thinking and Ethics
  • Applied Ethics
  • Values and Life
  • Creative and Critical Thinking 
  • Logical Thinking