由於新學制3-3-4,大學由三年轉四年,好多大學一早為2012轉新制做準備,今次我地睇吓本地八間大學的GE安排,Part One首先睇下三間研究型大學。
Chinese University of HK (CUHK)
CUHK係為一本地大學採用類似劍橋、哈佛嘅書院制,由於要應付額外的中學畢業生,中大決定開多幾個新書院,有d書院要求學生要四年全宿。
中大通識分兩部份:一部份由中大通識教育部中央統籌管理,所謂「大通」,佔大部份;每個書院亦會根據自己嘅特式去制定兩、三科通識科目比自己書院嘅學生,呢d就係「細通」。我對呢個concept覺得幾好。
所有undergraduate由2012開始,要必修一科GE Foundation (6 credits,上半部份 In Dialogue With Humanity 及下半部份 In Dialogue With Nature),大通要在以下四個areas每個area修至少一科。
- Chinese Culture Heritage
- Nature, Technology and the Environment
- Society and Culture
- Self and Humanity
小通通常有2-3科,好視乎每個書院嘅理念而安排。中大學生通識科總共佔21 credits (主修科目大概60 credits),中大生仲要必修Physical Education (2 credits), 及同其他大學一樣的Languages課程。
University of HK (HKU)
在資料搜集過程中,都去過好多唔同大學嘅web,HKU關於GE個web真係做得好,夠informative之外design夠簡潔young同trendy,booklet都經過精心設計,睇得出HKU落咗唔少心機,網絡資訊爆炸年代,content重要但個presentation同樣或甚至更重要,一d non-credit bearing GE courses 絕對係為年青人而設計, 十個like !佢地亦都將過往內部討論新制的會議video 放哂上網,高度透明!
HKU學生的Common Core (佢地以乎用”GE”個term喺非學分course上)有4個areas可以揀,每個area再分有4-5個themes:
- The Humanities
- The creative arts
- Historical Awareness: Past & Present
- Language, Communication & Society
- Mind-body-spirit
- Ethics & Society
- Global Issues
- Global Issues, Local Lives
- Challenges of Global Governance
- Globalization & Economic Development
- Global Ethics & Citizenship
- China: Culture, State & Society
- Chinese Culture
- Chinese Civilization
- China’s Changing Environment
- The Rise of China in the 21st Century
- Scientific & Technological Literacy
- The Nature & Methods of Science
- Science, Technology & Society
- Science, Technology & Global Issues
- Science & Technology in Everyday Life
- Frontiers of Science & Technology
University of Science and Technology (UST)
科大的Common Core個structure比較簡單,2012新學制開始,學生要修夠36 credits (out of 120-126),可以喺以下4個areas揀科讀:
- Science & Technology (6 credits)
- Social Analysis (6 credits)
- Arts & Humanities (6 credits)
- Quantity Reasoning (3 credits)
再加上以下必修科目:
- 以上4個areas再揀讀6個 credits嘅 core electives
- English Communication (6 credits)
- Chinese Communication (3 credits)
- Healthy Lifestyle (non-credit)
下次再講其他幾間U嘅GE安排。