Programme Curriculum

The curriculum comprises a total of 78 credits including 17 ECE core courses, 2 elective ECE courses and 8 GE, IT, Language Courses and College Life and You (non-credit bearing).

Seventeen Core courses (compulsory)

  1. Fostering Children's Cognitive and Language
  2. Child Development, Observation and Assessment
  3. Introduction to Early Childhood Education and Care
  4. Integrated Play Based Curriculum and Environment Planning, Implementation and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education
  5. Practicum 1
  6. Care, Health and Safety for Children and Infant Toddlers
  7. Fostering Children's Social-Emotional and Moral Development
  8. Fostering Children's Physical Development and Health
  9. Introduction to Children with Diverse Needs
  10. Enriching Children's Experience in Science and Mathematics
  11. Supporting Children with Diverse Needs
  12. Early Childhood Education: Current Theories and Approaches
  13. Promoting Children's Creativity and Aesthetic Development through Visual Art & Music
  14. Building School, Family and Community Partnership
  15. Practicum 2
  16. Management, Sustainable Development & Quality Assurance in ECE
  17. Social Environment for Children with Diverse Needs

 Two ECE Elective Courses

  1. English as Second Language in Early Childhood (Electives)
  2. Putonghua for Young Children (Electives)

Eight GE, IT & Languages Courses

  1. Chinese Communication (NCS students Chinese Philosophy)
  2. Use of English
  3. Emerging Technologies and Data Analysis for Workplace
  4. Social Ethics
  5. College Life and You (Non-credit bearing)
  6. Practical Putonghua (NCS students: choose other GE electives)
  7. Effective English Communication
  8. GE Elective