THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1988
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MORE NEW DEGREE COURSES AT TWO POLYTECHNICS
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THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE INTRODUCTION OF A BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) DEGREE COURSE IN ACCOUNTANCY AT THE HONG KONG
POLYTECHNIC WITH EFFECT FROM NEXT
NEXT MONTH.
KONG:
APPROVAL HAS ALSO BEEN GIVEN FOR THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG
* TO INTRODUCE, FROM NEXT MONTH, A BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONS) DEGREE COURSE AND A BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS) DEGREE COURSE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING; AND
* TO CONVERT, WITH RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT FROM OCTOBER LAST YEAR, ITS EXISTING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) DEGREE COURSE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TO A BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS) DEGREE COURSE.
THE NEW DEGREE COURSE IN
ACCOUNTANCY WILL BE STUDIED IN A THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME MODE, WITH AN ANNUAL INTAKE OF 150 STUDENTS,
COURSES
THE COURSE WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANCY AND COMPANY SECRETARYSHIP, AND WILL PRODUCE GRADUATES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION.
THE COURSE IN LAWS WILL BE STUDIED IN A THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME MODE, WITH AN ANNUAL INTAKE OF 60 STUDENTS. IT WILL TRAIN STUDENTS FOR ENTERING THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR, OR IN THE ACADEMIC FIELD.
THE COURSE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING WILL ALSO BE STUDIED IN A THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME MODE, WITH AN INTAKE OF 40 STUDENTS. IT AIMS ΤΟ TRAIN STUDENTS IN THE FUNDAMENTALS AND PRACTICE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY.
THE ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING COURSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE STUDIED IN BOTH A THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME PROGRAMME WITH AN ANNUAL INTAKE OF 40 STUDENTS AND IN A SIX-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING PROGRAMME WITH AN INCREASED ANNUAL INTAKE OF 60 STUDENTS FROM 1988.
ALL THE NEW COURSES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AND ENDORSED BY THE UK COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE.
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