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All New Asia students are required to take 6 units of College GE courses:

  • 4 credits: compulsory courses (for Year One students)
  • 2 credits: elective courses (for Year Two or above)

Study Schemes  

Compulsory courses (4 units)

  1. GENA1112 Aspects of General Education (1 credit)
  2. GENA1114, GENA1115, GENA1116 or GENA1117 Service-learning Subjects (3 credits)#

Elective courses (2 units)

Students are required to take one elective course.

Course Information (2025/2026)
(Limited service-learning subjects will be offered in the Summer Session. Details will be available in due course.)
GENA1116B
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 1
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: Africa Centre Hong Kong
    Students will engage in experiential learning through a series of classes that explore empathy, design thinking and social innovation. They will interact with diverse communities, including refugees and ethnic minorities, etc. to better understand their challenges and needs, through activities such as human libraries, field trips and community engagement projects.
GENA1116C
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 1
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: CityLab
    This course explores hidden inequalities by understanding challenges faced by marginalized communities, including ethnic minorities, those with special educational needs, and individuals with physical, mental or learning differences. Students will interact with disadvantaged communities in local school settings, fostering self-reflection and cultivating genuine empathy, followed by more inclusive educational environments.
GENA1116D
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: CityLab
    You see Hong Kong as a multicultural hub, but beneath its vibrant surface, many voices are silenced and talents overlooked, simply because of labels. This is your call to move beyond being a spectator.
    This course goes beyond textbook theories of discrimination and inequality. It is an immersive journey where you will:
    • First-hand Experience: Step directly into the classroom. Observe and feel the everyday challenges faced by students with special educational needs, moving from sympathy to genuine understanding.
    • Engage in Candid Dialogues: Hear real stories from frontline social workers and academics. Together, we will deconstruct the “invisible walls” of systemic and cultural bias that perpetuate inequality.
    • Drive Tangible Changes: This is where your ideas come to life. Enter a local school as an “Inclusion Designer” and put your creativity into practice by planning and leading a multicultural activity for children.
    Students will understand, participate in and lead real-world DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) initiatives.
GENA1116E
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: Eldpathy
    The course is designed to facilitate students’ self-growth through interactive lectures and experiential learning. Students will immerse themselves in the living environment of the elderly, discovering their strengths, pain points and needs, and eventually partnering with them to initiate community-based actions.
GENA1116F
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 1
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: HASS Lab
    Students will explore how art can intervene in social issues and promote inclusion. They will engage in community-based art practices and services for addressing diverse needs, targeting neurodivergent individuals, students and parents, etc.
GENA1116G
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: Blind Sports Hong Kong
    This course focuses on “understanding and supporting the visually impaired community”. Students will engage in experiential learning by becoming guide runners for visually impaired athletes (including walking or running). Students will also design and implement service projects that promote the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of these individuals.

Please logon CUSIS to browse Course Catalog and Programme Information for course details.

 

Students of Senior Year Entrants

Second-year entrants are required to take GENA1114, GENA1115, GENA1116 or GENA1117 (3 units) during their first year of attendance.#

#Non-local students may complete ELTU2008 as a substitute.

Service-Learning

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) introduces a new credit-bearing service-learning programme to extend students’ learning outside the classroom and to serve the local community. New Asia College launched this programme in 2025/26 academic year as compulsory course of College General Education. Read more

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3943 1619
Ms. Priscilla Kwan
3943 7604
General Education Office, 1/F, Cheng Ming Building
3943 7609