Specialist courses are offered as Electives (with limited quota)
The information in the course description sheets is subject to change without notice.
Chinese Language Education (CLE) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD8853 | The Chinese Language Curriculum and its School-based Application [Conducted in Cantonese] [Note: Students should be major in Chinese Language or Chinese Literature and have experience in teaching Chinese language] |
| MEDD8854 | Assessment in Chinese Language Education [Conducted in Cantonese] [Note: Students should be major in Chinese Language or Chinese Literature and have experience in teaching Chinese language] |
| MEDD8855 | Psycholinguistic and the Chinese Language Learning Process [Conducted in Cantonese and Putonghua] [Note: Students should be major in Chinese Language or Chinese Literature and have experience in teaching Chinese language] |
| MEDD8856 | Chinese Reading Comprehension Instruction: Theories and Practices [Conducted in Cantonese] [Note: Students should be major in Chinese Language or Chinese Literature and have experience in teaching Chinese language] |
Comparative and Global Studies in Education and Development (CGSED) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6095 | Addressing the Global-local Nexus in Education |
| MEDD6097 | Themes and Approaches in the Field of Comparative Education |
| MEDD6098 | Critical Issues in Educational Reform |
| MEDD6099 | Education for Sustainable Development |
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD8843 | Textual Analysis I: Academic Literacies in Science and Mathematics |
| MEDD8844 | Textual Analysis II: Academic Literacies in the Social Sciences and Humanities |
| MEDD8845 | Principles and Practice: Bridging Pedagogy in Content and Language Integrated Learning |
| MEDD8846 | Principles and Practice: Course Design in Content and Language Integrated Learning |
Curriculum and Pedagogy (CP) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6128 | Curriculum conceptions and design |
| MEDD6131 | Comparative perspectives on curriculum |
| MEDD8819 | Linking curriculum to learning and pedagogy |
| MEDD8820 | Curriculum Implementation: Issues and Challenges |
Early Childhood Education (ECE) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6141 | Promoting Child Development in Early Childhood Education |
| MEDD6142 | Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education |
| MEDD6143 | Planning, Management, Evaluation and Leadership in Early Childhood Education |
| MEDD6144 | Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education |
Educational Administration and Management (EAM) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6192 | Educational Leadership and School Management |
| MEDD6193 | Concepts and Issues in School Based Management |
| MEDD6195 | Administrative and Organizational Theory for Educational Institutions |
| MEDD7100 | Legal Aspects of Educational Administration |
English Language Education ELE +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6311 | English Language Curriculum and Assessment |
| MEDD6702 | Language Awareness: Grammar and Lexis |
| MEDD6703 | Second Language Acquisition |
| MEDD6709 | An Introduction to Sociolinguistics |
Gifted Education and Talent Development (GT) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD7038 | Counselling, Career Education and Talent Development in Schools [Impermissible: MEDD8884 Career Counselling and Talent Development in Schools] |
| MEDD8831 | Nurturing creativity: Theories and practices |
| MEDD8876 | Psychology and education of gifted and talented individuals |
| MEDD8877 | Social and emotional needs of gifted individuals |
Guidance and Counselling (GC) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD8601 | Comprehensive Guidance and Positive Youth Development: A Whole-School Approach |
Higher Education (HE) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6344 | Aims of Higher Education |
| MEDD8917 | Instructional Design in Higher Education |
| MEDD8918 | Contemporary Issues in Higher Education |
| MEDD8919 | Science and Higher Education Systems and Policy |
Psychological Studies in Education (PSE) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6441 | Developmental psychology for educators |
| MEDD6442 | Cognition, learning, and instruction |
| MEDD6443 | Student development: Theory, research, and practice |
| MEDD6444 | Effective talk in the classroom |
Science Education (SE) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6467 | Teaching and learning in science |
| MEDD6469 | Trends and issues of science education |
| MEDD8644 | Assessment in science education |
| MEDD8862 | Classroom practice of STEM education |
| MEDD8897 | Science curriculum: Concepts and themes |
STEM Education (STEM) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD8859 | Learning, Teaching and Assessment in STEM Education |
| MEDD8860 | Emerging Technologies in STEM Education |
| MEDD8894 | Design Thinking and Education |
| MEDD8895 | STEM Across the Curriculum and the Society |
| MEDD8896 | Computational Thinking and Education |
Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL) +
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD6051 | Teaching Chinese Language in International Contexts [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD8851 Chinese L2 Pedagogy] |
| MEDD6052 | Chinese (L2) Assessment and Reporting [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD8852 Chinese L2 Curriculum Design and Assessment] |
| MEDD6054 | Chinese (L2) school-based Curriculum Design [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD8852 Chinese L2 Curriculum Design and Assessment] |
| MEDD7104 | Integrating IB Philosophy into Chinese Language Teaching [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD8841 Integrating the IB Philosophy into Chinese Language and Literature Teaching] |
| MEDD8833 | Teaching Chinese Language and Literature in IB Language A Curriculum [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD8838 Teaching Language and Literature in International Chinese Education] |
| MEDD8834 | World Literature and New Textualities in the IB Chinese A Curriculum [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD8837 World Literature and New Textualities in International Chinese Education] |
Teaching Chinese Language and Literature in International Education (TCLL)+
| Course code | Course Name |
| MEDD8837 | World Literature and New Textualities in International Chinese Education [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD6691 Translation Literature and MEDD8834 World Literature and New Textualities in the IB Chinese A Curriculum] |
| MEDD8838 | Teaching Language and Literature in International Chinese Education [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD8833 Teaching Chinese language and literature in IB language A curriculum] |
| MEDD8839 | Literature and the Art of Performance [Conducted in Putonghua] [Note: Students should be major in Chinese Language and Literature and have experience in teaching Chinese literature] |
| MEDD8841 | Integrating the IB Philosophy into Chinese Language and Literature Teaching [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD7104 Integrating the IB Philosophy into Chinese Language Teaching] |
| MEDD8851 | Chinese L2 Pedagogy [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD6051 Teaching Chinese Language in International Contexts] |
| MEDD8852 | Chinese L2 Curriculum Design and Assessment [Conducted in Putonghua] [Impermissible: MEDD6052 Chinese (L2) Assessment and Reporting and MEDD6054 Chinese (L2) School-based Curriculum Design] |