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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.)
GENA1116H
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 1
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: Hong Kong Blind Union
    Students will acquire the skills and techniques of communicating with visually impaired persons with empathetic understanding. Students will learn to assess social environment and community needs, and participate in and execute different inclusive activities.
GENA1116I
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: Hong Kong Expressive Arts Therapy Service Center
    This course focuses on expressive arts. Students will first explore how emotions are expressed through various art forms to support emotional well-being. After learning about the needs of different communities, they will discover how to apply expressive arts facilitation to address the emotional needs of service users and raise awareness about mental health. They will then design and implement a pilot community workshop which aims to promote mental well-being among individuals with diverse emotional and mental health needs.
GENA1116J
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society Kowloon
    Students will understand different vulnerable groups in the local community, such as the circumstances and needs of frail elderly and impoverished families. They will then explore the relationships between social services and these service recipients, and design and implement relevant social services (such as designing training activities for frail elderly).
GENA1116K
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: People Service Centre
    The course focuses on “poverty issues and empowerment practice”. Students will learn about various disadvantaged groups, such as underprivileged children and families, the elderly, as well as residents living in sub-divided units, through engagement in service projects. They will then design and implement mini service projects, and apply their strengths and academic knowledge in real-world contexts.
GENA1116M
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    Partner Organization: Jockey Club Kwun Tong Community Hub
    This course enables students to gain an in-depth understanding of families living in inadequate housing and to explore their needs through conversations and experiential learning. Students will then design and implement a community project, applying creativity and empathy to make a meaningful social impact.
GENA1116N
Service Learning - Creating a Better World through Diversity and Inclusion
  • Unit: 3
  • Term 2
  • Introduction
    “Work” is inherently a form of service, originally rooted in caring for others. However, in real life, the workplace often gives rise to various problems. This course begins by examining one's own or classmates’ part-time work experiences, then moves towards empathizing with other types of labour and proposing services for them. Finally, students will use creativity to design a new service prototype in a fast-food restaurant setting.

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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
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3943 7604
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3943 7609