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College General Education

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 
  2. GENA1113 Student-oriented Teaching and Seminar (2 credits)

Elective courses (2 units)

Students are required to take one elective course.

Course Information (2024/2025)
GENA2342
Appreciation of Music Cultures
  • Unit: 2
  • Term 1
  • Introduction
    This course introduces basic concepts, genres and aesthetics of both Chinese and Western music to students. No previous music training is required.
  • Course Outline 2023/2024
GENA2352A
Service Learning Project
  • Unit: 2
  • Term 1
  • Introduction
    This course aims to cultivate among students a caring attitude for the society and to assist them in the integration of their service-learning experiences, in order for them to develop an attitude of care and concern towards under-privileged groups. Students are required to design and implement a series of services for a chosen disadvantaged group affiliated with a non-governmental organization.
  • Course Outline 2023/2024
GENA2352B
Service Learning Project
  • Unit: 2
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    This course aims to cultivate among students a caring attitude for the society and to assist them in the integration of their service-learning experiences, in order for them to develop an attitude of care and concern towards under-privileged groups. Students are required to design and implement a series of services for a chosen disadvantaged group affiliated with a non-governmental organization.
  • Course Outline 2023/2024
GENA2362
Intangible Heritage in Hong Kong
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    In this course, different types of intangible heritage in Hong Kong will be introduced and explained, and students will be guided to discuss and rethink the use and meanings of heritage from a socio-cultural anthropological perspectives.
  • Course Outline 2023/2024
GENA3070C
Media and Everyday Life
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    This course examines the many roles of the media in the web of modern life, including newspapers, magazines, films, television, pop music, email, mobile phones and social media.
  • Course Outline 2023/2024

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Students of Senior Year Entrants

Second-year entrants are required to take the College General Education course “GENA1112 Aspects of General Education” (2 units) during their first year of attendance.

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 will launch this programme in 2025/26 academic year as compulsory course of College General Education. Read more

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