Academic Reform

School of Open Learning Academic Reform  

General Information Seminars on Academic Reform

School of Open Learning

Date: 20 July 2022 (Wednesday)

Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Language: Cantonese

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006291&lang=chi

Application deadline: 15 July 2022 (Friday)
(A confirmation email with Zoom link was sent to successful applicants on 18 July 2022.)

Date: 25 July 2022 (Monday)

Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Language: English

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006292&lang=eng

Application deadline: 21 July 2022 (Thursday)
(A confirmation email with Zoom link will be sent to successful applicants on 22 July 2022.)

Academic Advising Seminars / Activities to provide students with Programme Specific Advice

Lee Shau Kee School of Business Administration (B&A)

Ongoing: (by appointment)

Date: 21 July – 5 August

Weekdays
6:00 – 8:00pm

Saturdays
2:00 – 4:00pm

Academic Advising for continuing students

*Students can register online for a one-on-one online consultation with our academic advisors.
Registration link: https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006151&lang=eng&mode=all&preview=y

School of Science and Technology (S&T)

Date: 23 July 2022 (Saturday)

Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Zoom Meeting: Programme-specific Academic Advising

DL Programme: BCOMP, BCOMPHIT, BSCHCN, BSCCN, BSCHE, BSCE, ASIT

Meeting link: https://hkmu.zoom.us/j/93242144179?pwd=dWpLVWN1WUhRK010S0dKSkx2TGxBdz09
Meeting ID: 932 4214 4179
Passcode: 064256

School of Education and Languages (E&L)

Date: 9 August 2022 (Tuesday)

Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary/Secondary)

Meeting link: https://hkmu.zoom.us/j/94049315137?pwd=MVlCeVF2RENOMVh5SVpBOHMyR1haQT09
Meeting ID: 940 4931 5137
Passcode: 013463

Date: 28 July 2022 (Thursday)

Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Certificate in Education (Primary/Secondary)

Meeting link: https://hkmu.zoom.us/j/94139385899?pwd=b3NrVEVPa1U1V2V1WUNqMXZWR1o0UT09
Meeting ID: 941 3938 5899
Passcode: 563025

Date: 2 August 2022 (Tuesday)

Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm

English-related Programmes


– Certificate in English for Effective Communication
– Associate of Language Studies (English)
– Bachelor of Language Studies (English)
– Bachelor of Language Studies (English) (Honours)
– Bachelor of Language Studies (English) (Honours) and Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary/Secondary)

Meeting link: https://hkmu.zoom.us/j/97697420907?pwd=alhqZTV6TkxROW03OTY4WWQ1ZTNMZz09
Meeting ID: 976 9742 0907
Passcode: 021995

Date: 18 August 2022 (Thursday)

Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm

Suite of Master of Education Programmes cum Postgraduate Certificate Programmes

– Master of Education
– Master of Education in English Language Education
– Master of Education in Chinese Language Education
– Master of Education in Drama and Language Education
– Master of Education in Early Childhood Education

Meeting link: https://hkmu.zoom.us/j/91994698516?pwd=OUhJODNyQUtaV2pmZmVzNTEyN3VuZz09
Meeting ID: 919 9469 8516
Passcode: 536479

Date: 5 August 2022 (Friday)

Time: 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Early Childhood Education-related programmes


– Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Early Childhood Education: Leadership and Special Educational Needs)
– Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education
– Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education (Special Educational Needs)
– Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Special Educational Needs)
– Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Meeting link: https://hkmu.zoom.us/j/96077668120?pwd=UFoxNjdNazdMMnh3UTloZ3VqQlNFZz09
Meeting ID: 960 7766 8120
Passcode: 409820

School of Arts and Social Sciences (A&SS)

Date: 5 August 2022 (Friday)

Time: 6:00 pm

Chinese and English

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006328&lang=eng&mode=all

Date: 13 August 2022 (Saturday)

Time: 5:15 pm

Chinese Humanities

*Registration is required
Registration link: https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006329&lang=eng&mode=all

Date: 4 August 2022 (Thursday)

Time: 3:00 pm

DL Academic Advising Seminar – Chinese Language and Literature

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006333&lang=eng&mode=all

Date: 30 July 2022 (Saturday)

Time: 3:00 pm

Language and Translation

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006337&lang=eng&mode=all

Date: 19 July 2022 (Tuesday)

Time: 8:00 pm

Economics

*Registration is required
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https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006338&lang=eng&mode=all

Date: 3 August 2022 (Wednesday)

Time: 12:30 pm

Law Enforcement and Security Management

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006334&lang=eng&mode=all
Application deadline: 18 July 2022 (Monday)

Date: 22 July 2022 (Friday)

Time: 7:00 pm

Psychology Studies

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006339&lang=eng&mode=all
Application deadline: 18 July 2022 (Monday)

Date: 23 July 2022 (Saturday)

Time: 2:00 pm

Public Administration

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006340&lang=eng&mode=all
Application deadline: 18 July 2022 (Monday)

Date: 2 August 2022 (Friday)

Time: 7:00 pm

Social Sciences

*Registration is required
Registration link:
https://student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk/ers/prod/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=006336&lang=eng&mode=all

Frequently Asked Questions

The University keeps updating its curricula and academic system. We started planning the Academic Reform in mid-2021. The Academic Reform is to achieve two main objectives. First, by switching to a 3-credit-unit system, we align ourselves with most local and overseas universities. This will make it simpler for credit transfers or credit exemptions with other universities and will also facilitate internationalisation and students’ mobility. Second, the Academic Reform introduces a new university core curriculum to provide common learning experience for students to be professional and responsible citizens. Through the Academic Reform, we are also reviewing and updating the content and organisation of our curricula. The Academic Reform does not affect the basic structure of the existing programmes.

Under the 5-credit system, students should complete and submit the form ‘Declaration of Programme of Study (Distance-learning)” if they have not yet informed the University which programme they pursue. After a student has chosen a programme, the School responsible for the programme curriculum will be able to provide timely academic advice to facilitate his or her completion of programme before the last conferment date.

If students cannot decide on the programme to pursue, they should consider selecting the more flexible Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) programme or Associate of General Studies (AGS) programme so that they have a higher chance of getting a qualification. 

To see the list of distance learning programmes available under the current 5-credit system, please visit:
https://www.hkmu.edu.hk/distance-learning-students/course-enrolment/programme-requirements/

With the Academic Reform, the programme requirements and regulations of the 3-credit-unit system will be different from those of the 5-credit system. However, continuing students will not be affected by the new credit system by following the programme regulations in the 5-credit system.

Every programme under the original credit system will be phased out in the time frame of the school responsible for the curriculum. The University will allow students the normal time to complete the programme based on established principles.

Continuing students take courses in the existing 5-credit system. They are not expected to spend a longer time to complete their programmes.

In the future, the University will continue to offer programmes bachelor’s degrees with honours. According to the needs of relevant industries and course arrangements, some programmes may award only an ordinary degree or only an honours degree. For some others, students may choose to target either the ordinary degree or the honours degree of the programme, or to first complete the ordinary degree and then the honours degree. For details, please contact the schools responsible for the programme curriculum.