Diploma in College Foundation Studies

  • 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

 

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.

 

Art therapy workshop

 

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.

 

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

 

陳尚韜

陳尚韜


• 2021年大專基礎教育文憑課程畢業生
• 2023年浸會大學持續教育學院營養與食物管理副學士畢業生
• 升讀嶺南大學社會科學(榮譽)學士 - 健康及社會服務管理

在 LIFE 的一年裡,我學到了寶貴的學習技巧和時間管理技能。通過建立特定時間起床和設定目標等習慣,我培養了自律能力。這些方法不但提高了我的學習效率,為我灌輸了一種積極主動的生活態度,並使我在大學學習中取得了優異成績。

回想起來,在 LIFE 的一年讓我走上了正確的人生道路,也為我今後的學習奠定了基礎。我衷心感謝 LIFE 的所有老師,感謝他們堅定不移的指導和啟迪。朋友們,請永遠記住,挫折並不是你人生旅程的終點。把挫折當作燃料,讓自己變得更好。只要堅持不懈,努力奮鬥,你終會發現隧道盡頭的曙光!」

張凱螢

張凱螢


• 2020年大專基礎教育文憑課程畢業生
• 2022年工商管理及創業高級文憑課程畢業生
• 升讀香港理工大學管理學(榮譽)工商管理學士學位三年級

「大家好!我是2019-2020年Diploma也是2020-2022年HDBA的畢業生張凱螢。在這三年LIFE的校園生活,除了學習不同商科的知識外,還認識了一大班志同道合的好同學好朋友。而且這三年在LIFE中,遇到很用心教導學生的老師們,不論在學業上、在升學上還是在人生上的問題,也十分樂意解答我。很感謝老師們的悉心教導讓我成功升上了香港理工大學管理學(榮譽)工商管理學士學位的三年級。現在大學生活十分充實也很開心,感激過去在LIFE中幫助過我的老師同學們!」

陳智健

陳智健


• 2020年大專基礎教育文憑課程畢業生
• 升讀嶺南大學持續進修學院心理學(諮商與輔導)高級文憑課程一年級

「經過一年文憑課程,我實在獲益良多。課程的老師,每一個都和藹可親,每當我們遇到困難,老師們都會耐心地解答我們的問題。課程內容非常充實,每一科的內容都很多元化,令我們可以得到全方位的訓練。最後,這個課程給予我機會升讀高級文憑,繼續追求我的夢想。」

馬天朗

馬天朗


• 2019年大專基礎教育文憑課程畢業生
• 升讀嶺南大學持續進修學院心理學(諮商與輔導)高級文憑課程一年級

「還記得文憑試放榜時,我的成績不太理想,但是我仍然很希望能夠繼續升學,因為基礎文憑可以幫助我日後銜接高級文憑課程,因此我選擇LIFE的基礎文憑作為我升學的起點。當時,其實我很怕自己不能適應大專的生活,因為始終大專跟中學的節奏和模式都不同。雖然大專比較自由,但評核模式跟以往不同,而且幾乎每一科都需要做小組報告。剛開始時很怕應付不來,但幸好有老師熱心教導和幫助,他們亦融入當中,我會把他們視為朋友多於視為老師。在這裡認識了很多新的朋友,我們有著相同的目標,可以一起努力,為日後升學付出和準備。」

黄暐橋

黄暐橋


• 2019年大專基礎教育文憑課程畢業生
• 升讀嶺南大學持續進修學院日語及傳意高級文憑課程一年級

「大專基礎教育文憑確實給了我很大的幫助。課程不僅為我繼續升學和投身社會打下良好的語言基礎,還為我的職業生涯規劃指明了方向。她就像是迷霧中的那盞燈指引著我安全到達成功的彼岸。我衷心的感謝LIFE每位充滿熱誠的老師,感謝他們這一路給予我的幫助。」

吳皓怡

吳皓怡


• 2019年大專基礎教育文憑課程畢業生
• 升讀香港教育大學幼兒教育高級文憑課程一年級

「很開心可以入讀嶺南大學持續進修學院的文憑課程。開始時我對前路感到迷茫,並不明白課程對以後升學有甚麼幫助。幸好在這裡認識到一班志同道合的同學和好的老師,老師們會耐心解答,並提供升學意見。直到課程完結時,不知不覺間已經打好了基礎,也幸運地升讀自己喜歡的科目和學校。除此之外,我還加入了學校的舞蹈學會,一班人經歷排練和表演,為這一年的大專生活留下了美好的回憶。」