Bachelor of Education (Honours) (History)

Programme Aims

Programme Structure

Field Experience   Students will be placed in schools, which are important sites for learning to teach and where they will have the opportunity to practise, interpret, generate, and experiment with theory. Block Practice for local students will be conducted in local schools. Non-local students may conduct their Block Practice at local schools or schools outside Hong Kong, such as mainland-based schools catering to Hong Kong pupils and offering the Hong Kong curriculum (內地設立港人子弟學校). The medium of instruction for Block Practice may vary depending on the policy of the schools. Students should be able to demonstrate a proficient level of Cantonese/English/Putonghua to conduct Block Practice.   FE Foundation Course FE and Professional Learning Portfolio I FE and Professional Learning Portfolio II Block Practice I Block Practice II # for Chinese Language teaching in some schools only

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HUI Pui Yee Betty “EdUHK provided me with abundant learning opportunities which have laid a solid foundation for me to become a mature History teacher. Without any doubt, the experience that made me grow the most was when I went into a school to teach for the very first time. From designing a lesson, writing a lesson plan, implementing the entire concept in the classroom to finally reflecting on my performance and making improvement, I tried to apply what I had learnt in the university to the actual teaching. These basic knowledge and skills did not only help me to perfect my lesson design, they also gave me confidence to integrate my ideas into different teaching activities. As a result, I would be able to promote students’ learning motivation.”   Bachelor of Education (Honours) (History) - 2021 graduate HO Yuen Man Angel “The University has helped a lot in preparing me to become a History teacher. By visiting the local community through different field trip experiences, I am able to realise that learning History is not only to enrich the subject knowledge from books, but also to explore around. Our programme offers Block Practice opportunities for us to try our own teaching strategies. Our programme also offers the opportunity for us to understand more about the History education curriculum in Hong Kong. Preparation of teaching plans for classes helps establish a vivid learning atmosphere and this equips myself for entering the teaching profession."   Bachelor of Education (Honours) (History) - 2023 graduate

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• EdUHK is one of the teacher education providers in Hong Kong. Graduates of the University’s teacher education programmes are eligible to apply to become fully qualified and registered teachers. As regards teacher registration, graduates should approach the Teacher Registration Team of the Education Bureau (EDB) to submit applications directly. All applications will be independently assessed by the EDB which will consider, among other things, whether an applicant has been convicted of any criminal offence (including sex-related offences) in Hong Kong or elsewhere, or is involved in any ongoing criminal proceedings or investigations. For details, please browse the EDB’s official website.
• The University requires students of our full-time teacher education programmes to declare all records of conviction and prosecution  of sex-related offence in Hong Kong or elsewhere, and report on whether they are involved in any ongoing criminal proceedings or investigations, and to provide relevant details prior to the undertaking of teaching practice. The University reserves the right to deny students with records of conviction or prosecution of sex-related offence attendance or access to the block teaching practice, whereby their graduation requirements of the programmes will not be met. 
• Students admitted into this programme are required to visit the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and/or other parts of Mainland China. Programme may also require students to participate in other non-local learning experience for completion of the programme. While the visits are heavily subsidised, students are still required to contribute part of the estimated cost of the visits ("student contribution"), whereas personal entertainment, meals expenses, travel document fee and personal insurance costs will not be supported. The estimated cost of the visits for students admitted to the 2024/25 cohort is not available yet as it is subject to a variety of factors such as changes to the cost of the visits as a result of inflation, trip duration, traveling expenses, the exchange rate, etc. The exact amount of student contribution is thus not available.
• Starting from the 2024/25 cohort, students admitted to the full-time Bachelor of Education and Double Degree programmes are required to fulfil the “Exit Requirements for Teachers’ Professional Conduct and Ethics”, which consists of three components: 1) Fulfilment of assessment requirements of Field Experience; 2) Satisfactory completion of two required courses related to Teachers’ Professional Conduct and Ethics; 3) Fulfilment of relevant co-curricular requirement. 
• As a prominent feature of our teacher education programmes, students are required to conduct and pass the Field Experience which lasts for around 16 weeks during their studies in the programmes. This is a requirement for students’ graduation and final registration as a qualified teacher in Hong Kong, subject to the approval of the Education Bureau. Non-local students may be arranged to conduct their Field Experience at local schools or schools outside Hong Kong, such as schools for Hong Kong children on the Mainland (內地港人子弟學校) which are teaching Hong Kong curriculum, according to the placement allocation policy and subject to the availability of such placement. Non-local students are required to bear the respective costs of the Field Experience at schools outside Hong Kong, including travel expenses, accommodation fees and other living costs such as meal expenses, personal entertainment, etc.  The final decision on the allocation of Field Experience will rest with the School Partnership and Field Experience Office and/or the relevant Faculties. For placement details, please refer to the websites of particular programmes.