A bachelor's degree or baccalaureate is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years. The two most common bachelor's degrees are the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Bachelor of Science. In some institutions and educational systems,certain bachelor's degrees can only be taken as graduate or postgraduate educations after a first degree has been completed,although more commonly the successful completion of a bachelor's degree is a prerequisite for further courses such as a master's or a doctorate.
Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education,usually in a college or university. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example,in the United States,a student pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree is known as an undergraduate student while a student pursuing a master's or doctoral degree is a graduate student. Upon completion of courses and other requirements of an undergraduate program,the student would earn the corresponding degree. In some other educational systems,undergraduate education is postsecondary education up to and including the level of a master's degree;this is the case for some science courses in Britain and some medicine courses in Europe.
An associate degree or associate's degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of academic qualification above a high school diploma and below a bachelor's degree.
Honours degree has various meanings in the context of different degrees and education systems. Most commonly it refers to a variant of the undergraduate bachelor's degree containing a larger volume of material or a higher standard of study,or both,rather than an "ordinary","general" or "pass" bachelor's degree. Honours degrees are sometimes indicated by "Hons" after the degree abbreviation,with various punctuation according to local custom,e.g. "BA (Hons)","B.A.,Hons",etc. In Canada,honours degrees may be indicated with an "H" preceding the degree abbreviation,e.g. "HBA" for Honours Bachelor of Arts or Honours Business Administration.
Hong Kong Shue Yan University is a private liberal arts university on North Point,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Chu Hai College is a private degree-granting institute in Tuen Mun,New Territories,Hong Kong. At present,Chu Hai College is recognised as an Approved Post Secondary College under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance.
Higher education in Hong Kong means any education higher than secondary education,including professional,technical,and academic. It is the highest level of education in Hong Kong,regulated under the Hong Kong Law.
An academic certificate is a document that certifies that a person has received specific education or has passed a test or series of tests.
The Bachelor of Journalism (B.J.) degree is a degree awarded at some universities to students who have studied journalism in a three or four year undergraduate program. In the United States,some schools that do not award the B.J. degree instead confer a Bachelor of Arts,Journalism (B.A.J.),Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication (B.A.J.M.C.) or Bachelor of Science,Journalism (BSJ) that is often part of or in conjunction with a course of study in mass communication. Yet another epithetological version of the degree,conferred by The Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia,is the A.B.J. degree,the Latin equivalent of the B.J./B.A.J.
In the UK education sector,there are a wide range of qualification types offered by the United Kingdom awarding bodies. Qualifications range in size and type,can be academic,vocational or skills-related,and are grouped together into different levels of difficulty. In England,Wales and Northern Ireland,qualifications are divided into Higher Education qualifications,which are on the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) and are awarded by bodies with degree awarding powers,and Regulated qualifications,which are on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and are accredited by Ofqual in England,the Council for the Curriculum,Examinations and Assessment in Northern Ireland and Qualifications Wales in Wales. In Scotland,qualifications are divided into Higher Education qualifications,Scottish Qualifications Authority qualifications and Scottish Vocational Qualifications/Modern Apprenticeships,which are on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). Scottish Higher Education Qualifications are on both the SCQF and the FHEQ.
Macao Polytechnic University is a public university in Macau,China. Established in 1981,the institute emphasizes applied knowledge and skills.
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a private university in Sha Tin,New Territories,Hong Kong.
The Education functional constituency,formerly called Teaching from 1985 to 1995,is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It was one of the 12 functional constituency seats created for the 1985 Legislative Council election. Since 1998,It has been the functional constituency with the most registered voters,including registered teachers,principals,managers of schools,full-time academic staff,members of the councils of the universities in Hong Kong and board of governors of the institutes of higher educations. In 2020,it had 85,698 registered voters,as compared to the Finance constituency who had only 121 voters.
Tung Wah College is a private,self-financing college in King's Park,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It was established by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in 2010 and registered under the Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance.
The Vocational Training Council (VTC) is the largest vocational education,training and professional development group in Hong Kong. Established in 1982,the VTC provides valuable credentials for some 250,000 students each year through a full range of pre-employment and in-service programmes with internationally recognised qualifications.
Caritas Institute of Community Education is a self-financing institution of higher education based in Hong Kong. It was created on 1 January 2014,by combining all community education schools managed by Caritas Hong Kong. The Institution aims to provide a combination of sub-degree and vocational training programmes. Courses offered by CICE are recognised by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications up to QF Level 4.
The Hong Kong College of Technology is a private vocational college in Hong Kong that provides a range of sub-degree programmes. It was founded on 1 August 1957 as the Mong Kok Workers' Night School. A subsidiary established in 2014,HKCT Institute of Higher Education (CTIHE),is legally able to award degrees.
Self-Financing Higher Education in Hong Kong refers to educational programmes at the sub-degree level and above provided by local self-financing entities. Since the government announced the target of enabling 60% of secondary school graduates to receive higher education,the self-financing post-secondary education sector has experienced significant expansion with the aim of accommodating the emerging needs of the society.
Honours Diploma is an undergraduate qualification in Hong Kong,but it does not officially recognize by the government and public universities. It was awarded by some post-secondary institutions,that were not with university status or officially facilitating quality assurance of all programmes at the levels of sub-degree and first degree.
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