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JSSV02

Offered by VTC-THEi: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Product Design 由高科院開辦:產品設計(榮譽)文學士

BA(PD)

Short Description

The programme aims to provide students with an educational experience that will groom and develop their professional aptitudes and attitudes.  It will also help them to become interdisciplinary product design professionals who are capable of meeting both local and global needs.   In addition, the programme will aim to nurture and develop their intellectual capacity, practical abilities and professional attributes.

Remarks:
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Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 1 SUBJECT 2

Applicants with previous HKDSE subject result of A040 ‘Liberal Studies’ will be used as the alternative of the core subject requirement of A045 ‘Citizenship and Social Development’.

Admission Score Calculation on Citizenship and Social Development

“Attained” in Citizenship and Social Development will be counted as “Level 2” in the admission score calculation.

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

The best result from a combination of all HKDSE subjects will be considered and there is no penalty or marks deducted for repeated sittings.

Alternative Qualification(s) in Chinese Language (for NCS applicants only)

If applicants do not have the required HKDSE Chinese Language qualifications, under specific circumstances1, the following language results will be considered individually in the application :


Alternative Language Qualifications

Minimum Grade

HKDSE Applied Learning Chinese

Attained

GCSE / IGCSE Chinese Language

Grade C / Grade 4

GCE (O-Level) Chinese Language

Grade C

GCE (AS-Level) Chinese Language

Grade C

GCE (A-Level) Chinese Language

Grade E


Notes :

  1. The specific circumstances are :
  • The applicant has learnt Chinese Language for less than 6 years (including those who have never learned it) while receiving primary and secondary school education ; OR
  • The applicant has learnt Chinese Language for 6 years or more in schools, but has been taught an adapted and simpler curriculum not normally applicable to the majority of students in local schools.
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
One of the following elective subjects:
ANY 1 SUBJECT 2
Please refer to individual institution for programme-specific entry requirements.

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 110,550

Tuition fees are charged according to the number of credit points taken in a semester. Tuition fees for 2024/25 cohort are as below for reference:

The nominal annual tuition fee of the programme:
Year 1: HK$110,550
Year 2: HK$100,550
Year 3: HK$120,600
Year 4: HK$100,500

Net tuition fee after deduction of the maximum subsidy amount:
Year 1: HK$30,780
Year 2: HK$20,730
Year 3: HK$40,830
Year 4: HK$20,730

Notes:

  1. The tuition fees shown above are at the fee level of 2024/25. The fees for the subsequent years after 2024/25 shall be subject to annual adjustments capped at the movement of the Composite Consumer Price Index (CCPI) announced by the Government.
  2. The annual tuition fees, shown in the above, are calculated based on the average credit points per year multiplied by the per-credit fee and are shown for reference only.  The minimum credit requirement for graduation is 129 credit points.  The actual annual tuition fees payable by individual students may vary from the amounts shown.
  3. The unit subsidy for this programme is $79,770 per annum in 2024/25 cohort. The subsidy is tenable for the normal duration of the programme, i.e. for a period of 4 years.
  4. Only local students are eligible to be subsidised under SSSDP.

Contacts

Department of Design and Architecture

Email: thei-dda@thei.edu.hk

Tel: (852) 3890 8323

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2023 169 276 330 409 487 1671
2022 234 291 404 440 564 1933
2021 221 316 380 428 534 1879
2020 285 364 460 458 574 2141
2019 348 474 517 566 666 2571
2018 517 545 646 734 773 3215
2017 521 619 798 805 941 3684
2016 540 900 939 888 1078 4345
2015 567 847 910 968 1053 4345

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

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2023 8 2 2 0 0 12
2022 17 3 2 3 1 26
2021 17 4 2 3 6 32
2020 21 8 5 4 7 45
2019 41 19 9 6 7 82
2018 66 23 0 0 0 89
2017 78 3 0 0 0 81
2016 74 0 1 0 0 75
2015 30 19 3 3 5 60