New programmes are coming right up! Besides catering for mainstream market demand, the School also introduces courses on alternative knowledge and interests, so as to take care of the learning needs for everyone. The versatile short courses this season are especially exciting, covering performing arts, Chinese medicine and wellbeing and applications of business studies and so on. On the other hand, the School also responds to market demand according to different sectors and provides award-bearing programmes in various disciplines so that those interested in continuing education can make good use of upcoming opportunities and start their career as professionals. For more information on the programmes, log on to the HKU SPACE website and search for the ones that suit you most!

Health Care

As the environment and weather change drastically and urbanites live under extensive stress, many city-dwellers are subject to potential or acute health threats in a prolonged "sub-health" condition. Chinese herbalists emphasize wellbeing by restoring the balance while Western medical doctors suggest achieving health with proper nutrition and regular exercises. HKU SPACE launches a series of new courses that plays up the best of both worlds for students to elevate their quality of life.

This course is tailor-made to the specific needs of dieticians, Chinese medicine dispensers, Chinese herbalists, social workers, health care and nursing professionals. It focuses on insightful knowledge of treatment, medicine, human physiology and mental rehabilitation. It is a holistic academic pathway for health care workers who need comprehensive professional knowledge.

Business and Management

Each of the newly offered business courses boasts its own characteristics. Business issues related to specific disciplines such as corporate risk management, tourism, international hotel management or creative industries will be tackled in different courses. Mid to upper level executives or managers with considerable working experience and relevant qualifications will benefit most from such courses.

Hands-on field work is the fastest way to acquire marketing skills. HKU SPACE offers marketing and sales programmes on various levels. Real-life cases will be studied to deconstruct the mystery behind successful brands and strategic management. To fulfil the market needs, the School will also start a "Non-profit Marketing Workshop," to help non-profit organizations formulate their marketing strategy, explore new resources and enhance service efficiency.

The programmes are designed to meet the needs of the broadening role of accounting professionals and better equip them with business knowledge and accounting skills at all levels to support the growing number of listed companies in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Arts

Design and creative technology has always been a highly popular subject among Hong Kong students. Hong Kong government is committed in promoting local creative industries and thus, those talents with relevant expertise will sure be much sought after in the market. Those interested in design and creative industries may want to know more about the School's latest offerings – formal interior design foundation training and a specific communications module. In the meantime, courses on creative industry management will be a stepping stone for those in the trade who plan to climb to management level.

Performing arts might sound too high-brow for most. But once you understand how they work, you can get your creative thoughts inspired, refine your temperament and achieve mental fulfilments with such bodily expressions. HKU SPACE has many courses on offer that are related to art and performing arts, such as vocal training, dance, photography and art appreciation. They are your indispensable guides into the charming world of art.

Information Technology

After both private and public sectors have leaked clients’ confidential personal data on different occasions, most people would agree IT security is better more stringent than not. In the meantime, major organizations and corporations need professionally trained IT technicians to enhance business efficacy on an administrative level and to ...

Liberal Studies

One has to understand predecessors’ experience, update it with modern wisdom and then use it as a yardstick to gauge if a decision is appropriately made. The brand new courses on general education attempt to explicate different cultures from historical, literary, religious and philosophical perspectives, as a broad survey of the world’s condition.

As Hong Kong adopts a new secondary and tertiary education system, senior secondary students are required to take classes on Other Learning Experiences through their own school and fill in a Student Learning Profile. To cater for their needs, HKU SPACE offers 6 courses on Other Learning Experiences in conjunction with professional bodies and organizations this fall. Besides theory classes, they incorporate a variety of activities such as seminars and exhibitions in order to broaden students' horizon. Such courses are open for all interested to apply, not exclusively for senior secondary students.

Parenting & Families

Many parents and teachers find it hard to deal with students in their adolescence. The School offers programmes related to teenage emotional health, including the first course on counselling drug users. Social workers, teachers, health care professionals and parents can all benefit from the programme as they get to know more about the needs of drug-using students and the ways to conduct counselling and therapy, bringing them back to a healthy life.