Certificate in Education (CED1/CED2)

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Regulations for the Certificate in Education

1. General
1.1 These regulations are made under paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees).
1.2 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.
   
2. Entry Requirements
2.1

To enter the Certificate in Education programme, a student shall normally:

   
  2.1.1 hold a local PGDE/PCEd/BEd or equivalent; and

 

2.1.2

be teaching English or Chinese or Mathematics in a secondary or primary school in Hong Kong for a minimum of five periods per week/cycle.

   
3. Certificate in Education (CED1)
3.1 To be eligible for the award of the Certificate in Education, a student shall:
  3.1.1 comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and

 

3.1.2

comply with the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees); and

  3.1.3 have been deemed to satisfy in full the specified pre-entry requirements for the programme of study; and
  3.1.4 obtain at least 20 credits in courses prescribed by the regulations.
3.2 For the Certificate in Education, the University has prescribed that a student must obtain 20 credits from the courses specified for the chosen strand, as indicated in Table 1.
4. Special pathways for OUHK students (CED2)
For OUHK students or graduates who have completed one of the courses in the strand they intend to apply for, another course will be assigned for completion of the programme.

Table 1

Course Code

Course Title

Credits
Level

Strand

EDU E363 1

Teaching English in Secondary Schools

10
Higher
Secondary
English

EDU E863 1,2,3

Professional Skills: Teaching English

10
Postgraduate

EDU E865 1,2

English Language Teaching: Professionall Skills

10
Postgraduate

EDU E362C

Teaching Chinese in Secondary Schools

10
Higher
Secondary
Chinese

EDU E862C 2

Professional Skills: Teaching Chinese

10
Postgraduate

EDU E332 1

Primary School Teaching: English

10
Higher
Primary
English
EDU E841 1,2,3 Skills in Teaching Primary School English
10
Postgraduate

EDU E865 1,2

English Language Teaching: Professional Skills

10
Postgraduate
EDU E331C Primary School Teaching: Chinese
10
Higher
Primary
Chinese
EDU E841C 2 Professional Skills: Primary School Teaching
10
Postgraduate
EDU E361 Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools
10
Higher
Secondary Mathematics
EDU E861B 2 Professional Skills: Teaching Mathematics
10
Postgraduate

Notes:

  1. 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.
     
  2. These courses include teaching practice assessment.
     
  3. Courses no longer available.


October 2011