Regulations for the Diploma in Electronics

These regulations are made under paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees).

In these regulations definitions shall apply as in the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications and in the Interpretation Section of the Academic Rules and Regulations.

Diploma in Electronics (DE) (See Note 5)
1.	To be eligible for the award of the Diploma in Electronics, a student shall:
	a)	comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and
	b)	comply with the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees); and
	c)	obtain at least 60 credits in courses prescribed by the regulations including at least 20 credits in Middle level courses and no more than 10 credits at Pre-foundation level.
2.	For the Diploma in Electronics, the University has prescribed that a student must:
	a)	obtain at least 10 credits from courses labelled CE in Table 1; and
	b)	successfully complete 40 credits of courses labelled CD in Table 1; and
	c)	successfully complete additional courses labelled CE or OD in Table 1, provided that, of the total 60 credits, no more than 10 are gained at Pre-foundation level.

Table 1

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	DE
Pre-foundation level
EDU L010 ^1,2,3 / EDU L080 ^1,2,3	Study Skills	5	CE
ENGL L020 ^1,2,3 / ENGL E070 ^1,2	English for Post-secondary Study	5	CE
MATH L030 ³	Foundations in General Mathematics	5	CE
Foundation level
IT E150²	Information Technology for Learning	5	CE
IT L150 ^2,3	Foundations in Microcomputing and WWW	5	CE
MATH S111^1,2,3/ MATH S121 ^1,2	A Foundation in Pure Mathematics	10	OD
MATH S112 ^1,2,3 / MATH S122 ^1,2	A Foundation in Applied Mathematics	10	OD
MGT B160 ²	Business Management Fundamentals	5	CE
MGT L162 ³	Managing Quality	5	CE
Middle level
ELEC S202 ^2,3,4	Analogue and Digital Electronics	20	CD
ELEC S222 ^2,4	Electronics Principles and Digital Design	10	CD
ELEC S223 ^1,2,3	Microprocessor-based Computers	10	CD
ELEC S224 ^1,2	Computers and Processors	10	CD
ELEC S225 ^2,4	Analogue Circuits	10	CD
PHYS S271	Discovering Physics	10	CD

Notes:

The following is a list of phased out and replacement courses. Successful completion of phased out course will be considered as completion of replacment course:

	Phased out courses	Replacement courses
	MATH S101	MATH S111/MATH S121 and MATH S112/MATH S122
	MATH S282	MATH S112/MATH S122
	ELEC S203, ELEC S223	ELEC S224
	EDU L010	EDU L080
	ENGL L020	ENGL E070

Courses form excluded combinations with other courses. Only one of the courses of the excluded combinations can count towards an OUHK award. Students should refer to the list of excluded combinations for details.
Courses no longer available.
Successful completion of ELEC S202 is considered as completion of ELEC S222 and ELEC S225.
The programme of Diploma in Electronics has been phased out from 2021 Spring term. The University will continue to confer the award of the Diploma in Electronics up to December 2025.

March 2021