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The Education University of Hong Kong

JS8801

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Music) Co-terminal Double Degree Programme 創意藝術與文化榮譽文學士及音樂教育榮譽學士 (同期結業雙學位課程)

BA(CAC) & BEd(MU)

Short Description

The 5-year Full-time Co-terminal Double Degree Programme aims to prepare professional Music teachers and community-based artists who possess subject knowledge and demonstrate competency in both education and various forms of creative arts. Upon completion of the programme, students will be awarded two degrees, namely a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture [BA(CAC)] degree and a Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Music) [BEd(MU)] degree. Graduates will become competent music teachers in Hong Kong and possess the ability to work in a broad range of positions such as curators for art museums and galleries; administrators of arts-and-cultural related organisations; researchers in cultural studies and musicians; and arts educators.

Remarks:
EdUHK Self-Nomination Admissions Scheme

To learn more, please check out at www.apply.eduhk.hk/ug/selfnom.

Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Same as General Entrance Requirements

Note: Satisfactory performance in an audition* and a subject interview is also required.

*Applicants who obtain Level 4 or above in HKDSE Music will be exempted from the audition.


Preferred subject with the highest weighting for admission score calculation is Music. However, applicants not taking Music in the HKDSE examination will also be considered. 

Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 3
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
LIBERAL STUDIES 2
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 1 SUBJECTNote 2

Note: excluding Applied Learning Chinese


Remarks:

(1) "Attained with Distinction" in an Applied Learning subject (Category B) will be regarded as having met the requirement of an elective subject. "Attained with Distinction"/"Attained with Distinction (I)" are comparable to Level 3 while "Attained with Distinction (II)" is comparable to Level 4 of the Senior Secondary Subjects (Category A).

(2) "Attained" level will be regarded as a value-added factor to be considered in totality with the Student Learning Profile (SLP) for the purpose of admission.

(3) Other Language subjects (Category C) will be accepted as unspecified elective subjects. The minimum requirement is Grade E.

(4) For non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students who have met the specified circumstances as announced by the Education Bureau (EDB), the University accepts alternative qualifications in Chinese Language (only those under GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, and DSE Applied Learning Chinese (for NCS students)) for the purpose of meeting the minimum entrance requirements. For programmes which require students to have possessed a good command of Chinese including BEd(Chinese Language), BEd(Chinese History) and BA in Language Studies (Chinese major), waiver of the DSE Chinese Language requirement will not be granted.

(5) Mathematics Extended Part (i.e. Module 1 (M1) / Module 2 (M2)) will be counted as an elective subject for the purpose of meeting the general entrance requirements, but cannot be used as a substitute for the Mathematics Compulsory Part. If applicants have taken both M1 and M2, only the module with the best result will be taken into consideration.

Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination

"Combined sittings" is allowed for HKDSE in the calculation of admission scores. If an applicant has taken the examination in a subject more than once, only the best result for that subject will be counted. There is no score deduction for repeated subjects.

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 42,100

Contacts

Admission Enquiries

Email: admission@eduhk.hk

Tel: 2948 6886

Programme Enquiries
Dr Wong Wai Ying Paulina

Email: wywong@eduhk.hk

Tel: 2948 7079

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2022 197 98 168 134 153 750
2021 159 102 102 144 120 627
2020 164 107 104 105 119 599
2019 165 94 132 168 132 691
2018 168 132 123 157 170 750
2017 135 114 141 153 170 713
2016 165 117 154 177 181 794

Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2022 29 0 0 0 0 29
2021 29 0 0 0 0 29
2020 31 1 0 0 0 32
2019 24 0 0 0 0 24
2018 16 1 0 0 0 17
2017 14 3 0 0 0 17
2016 12 1 0 0 0 13