Diploma in College Foundation Studies
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- Providing a well-rounded foundation education to prepare students to articulate to Associate Degree and Higher Diploma programmes
- Developing students' communicative proficiency in English and Chinese for academic and general purpose
- Imparting fundamental concepts in various disciplines including social sciences, business studies and humanities for further studies
- Develops students’ communicative proficiency in English and Chinese for academic and general purposes
- Analyses their own strengths and weaknesses and applies the acquired knowledge and techniques to career and life planning
- Demonstrates fundamental quantitative skills to solve daily problems
- Provides fundamental concepts in various disciplines including social sciences, business studies, and humanities to be ready for further studies
- Equips students with essential skills required for taking up entry positions at work
Upon completion, students will be able to:
- effectively communicate in English and Chinese for academic and general purposes;
- analyze their own strengths and weaknesses and apply the acquired knowledge and techniques for career and life planning;
- demonstrate fundamental quantitative skills to solve daily problems;
- explain foundation concepts in various disciplines including social sciences, business studies, and humanities to be ready for further studies; and
- demonstrate essential skills that are required for taking up entry positions at work.
General Education (12 Credits)
- Practical Chinese
- Practical Putonghua
- Essential English for Everyday Life
- Introduction to Business English
Specialisation Courses (18 Credits)
- Quantitative Skills
- Development of Modern Society
- Career and Life Planning
- Introduction to Public Speaking
- Fundamentals of Business Studies
- Introduction to Psychology
Apart from Chinese courses and courses which require students to have working knowledge of Chinese, all courses are normally taught in English.
Graduates are eligible to apply for admission to Associate Degree programmes or Higher Diploma programmes offered by LIFE.
Articulation Talk
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Holland Codes career tests
Through activities and psychological tests, students can understand their personalities and interests, find suitable types of work, and re-establish their goals.
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Art therapy workshop
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Harmony Pastel Workshop
The workshop was led by graduates, acting as role model, showing to students that "all roads lead to Rome".
In the process of making the works, students concentrated their minds and projected their inner feelings into their works, so that their emotions could be expressed. When sharing works, students can better understand and accept themselves.
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The following scholarships were available for students with outstanding performance in academic studies, great achievement in extra-curricular activities and/or valuable contribution to the LIFE/University/Community:
- Lingnan Club Scholarship
- Lingnan Education Organization Scholarship
- Lingnan University Alumni Association (Hong Kong) Scholarship
- Entrance Scholarship
- Articulation Scholarship
- Community Service Scholarship
This course has been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund.
This course/ The mother course (Title of Qualification) of this module is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF Level [3]).
QR Registration No.: 15/000074/L3
QR Registration Validity Period: 03/02/2015 To On-going