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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2023-24

history graduates. The instruction medium of all the courses for ECH will follow the principle of
the Department: Chinese history will be taught in Chinese, and foreign history will be taught in
English. The student enrolled in ECH is required to complete a total of 15 credits of 5 courses.
Departmental Core Course (3 credits)
1
HIST 488 Pedagogy of History Teaching
Work Placement Course (3 credits)
HIST 380 Work Placement
2
Departmental Electives (3-6 credits) (choose at least one course)
HIST 256 History of Modern East Asia
HIST 371 History of the Middle East
HIST 470 Modern History of International Relations
HIST 480 Intellectual History of the West
Inter-Departmental Electives (3-6 credits) (choose at least one course)
HIST 477 History of Education in Hong Kong
3
IDP 401 Digital Technology in Teaching
4
PSY 307 Educational Psychology
SOC 313 Sociology of Education
1 ‘Departmental Core’ courses are Elective courses in the respective undergraduate programmes
designated as ‘core’ for the purposes of the respective concentrations only.
2 Students participating in this course will be able to carry out work placement in educational institutions.
3 IDP is the course code for Interdisciplinary courses. For students taking the course to fulfil the Education
Concentration, the course would be considered a Departmental Elective. For all other students, the
course would be considered a Free Elective.
4 Students will have to fulfil two prerequisites – PSY100 Introductory Psychology and PSY120 Lifespan
Developmental Psychology – before they can attempt PSY307 Educational Psychology.

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES (BA DEGREE PROGRAMME)

HIST 110 Introduction to Ancient Chinese History
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course mainly describes the basic knowledge of ancient Chinese politics, economy,
society, academics, culture, military affairs and religion, and introduces students to
understanding the importance of the above topics to the development of Chinese history, as
well as the circumstances and reasons for the changes in the past dynasties. The course aims
to help students understand why the above topics have been passed down through
generations, and examine the value of Chinese traditions in modern society.

HIST 120 The Ancient World
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course outlines the development of the divergent paths of major civilizations of the

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