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Master of Arts in Global Higher Education [MA(GlobalHE)]

Programme Code

One-Year Full-time / A1M110

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Introduction

This programme provides professional training for teachers and administrators of universities and colleges, knowledge developers, and policy-makers in local governments and non-governmental institutions in Hong Kong, the GBA, mainland China, the Asia Pacific Region, and other regions. It also aims to enhance capacities for world-class higher education and pursuing a higher quality of research, teaching, and development. The ultimate goal is to achieve a more globally-open, ambitious, and inspiring space and practice for higher learning.

 

Programme Aims

  • Creates an advanced and comprehensive platform for professionals who have dedicated their careers to higher education institutions.
  • Equips students with a better understanding of contexts, cultures, and conditions in developing internationalised, respectful, and intellectually invigorating campuses.

  • Focuses on international policy-making, programme development, project management, research, and teaching support.

  • Helps university educators and administrators enhance their programmes with a higher return on investment in cross-border mobility and exchange, international research and development, and globally influential learning designs.

Programme Structure

Students are required to complete a total of 24 credits covering core and elective courses to fulfil the graduation requirements. One-year full-time students are expected to take four courses in the first semester (two core + two elective) and four courses (two core + two elective) in the second semester. Two-year part-time students are expected to take two courses per semester over their two years of study. The students will be required to take all courses onsite in Hong Kong.

 

Course (3 credit points per course)Credit Points

Core courses

12

Electives # 

12
Total24

 

# Individual electives may not be offered every year

 

Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction and assessment is English.