Q1: General programme information

Q2: How to calculate different scores (HKALE)?

Q3: Can I take any minor programmes for my study?

Q4: What is Work-Integrated Education (WIE) placement and its purpose?

Q5: Will I get a chance for oversea exchange during my study?

Q6: What are my career prospects upon graduation from this programme?

Q7: What are the differences between the BAESP programme and English-major degree         programmes offered by other  local institutions?

Q8: If I pursue the double-degree option, what is the tuition fee for the additional self-financed         year?

Q9: Can I have more information about the Scholarship for Prospective English Teachers offered         by the Education Bureau?

Q10: Will there be any interview for admission to this programme?

                                

 

 

Q1: General programme information

HKDSE

• There is NO direct entry to BAESP and the previous JUPAS code: 3399 will not exist.
• Students should enroll in the Broad Discipline of Language, Culture and Communication (BDLCC) (JUPAS Code: JS3480) if they would like to study the below programmes:

• BA(Hons) in English Studies for the Professions (BAESP) (專業英文(榮譽)文學士) offered by the Department of English
• BA(Hons) in Chinese and Bilingual Studies (BACBS) (中文及雙語(榮譽)文學士) offered by the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies

• BD students can enrol in BAESP in Year 2 according to their desire since there will be NO quota restrictions
• Tuition fee is HK$42,100 per academic year
• Admission Criteria:

1. Satisfy the University's General Entrance Requirements of 4 core and 1 elective subjects with:

• Level 3 in English Language and Chinese Language; and
• Level 2 in Mathematics, Liberal Studies and one elective subject.

2. Highest weighting will be given in the calculation of admission scores to the following subjects:

• Chinese; and
• English.

3. Additional elective subject(s) is/are counted as additional Reference Score which will be taken into account when candidates have the same admission score.

HKALE

• Programme code: 3399
• Average AL score:  11.1 (2011); 11.5 (2010); 10.9 (2009); 10.3 (2008)*

*(All AS subjects apply a weighting factor of 0.6)

• Grade D in HKALE (AS-Level) Use of English
• Cut-off AL score: 8
• Tuition fee is HK$42,100 per academic year

Intake Number: 48 (with an additional 12 senior year places and 6 advanced standing places)

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Q5: Will I get a chance for oversea exchange during my study?

Duration: One semester (Year 2 /Year 3)
Partner institutions:

• University of Western Sydney, Australia
• University of Waterloo, Canada
• Aalborg University, Denmark
• Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
• The University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
• NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
• University of Twente, The Netherlands
• University of Ulster, United Kingdom       

NB. This is a competitive process. Students will be selected for exchange programmes based on their academic performance in the first year and their performances in the selection interview.

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Q9: Can I have more information about the Scholarship for Prospective English Teachers offered by the Education Bureau?

• The scholarship is to attract persons proficient in English to pursue relevant degree programmes which will make them eligible to qualify to become English language teachers on graduation.
• Applicants should have attained Grade B or above in UE of the HKALE or equivalent (grade for HKDSE students has yet to announced by the EDB).
• Each local student will be awarded HK$50,000 per year and non-local students, HK$80,000 per year.
• Awardees of the Scholarship should fulfill a teaching obligation by teaching English full-time in primary or secondary schools in Hong Kong for 3 years immediately after graduation.

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