The GE courses put emphasis on the character building of students, including Commitment to Life, Character to Serve and Competence to Lead, and are based on “CHRIST” values. They also equip students with a set of generic skills which are covered by the Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs). These generic skills include problem solving, critical thinking, creative thinking, communication, life-long learning and global perspectives.

The courses offered are categorized into three main study areas, which are (1) Character and Life Education, (2) Language and Communication and (3) Culture, Society and Technology.

Character and Life Education

GCM1401 Lives of Servant Leaders*
GPY1402 Holistic Health
GPY1403 The Pursuit of Happiness
GEN1404 Introduction to Arts Therapy
GEN1405 Contemporary Ethical Issues
GCM1501 Servant Leadership*
GEN1502 Critical Thinking*
GCM1503 Christian Spirituality
GPY1504 Crisis and Coping for Personal Growth
GEN1505 Meaning of Life

Language and Communication

GEN2401 Chinese for Professionals* (專業中文)
GEN2402 English for Academic Purposes*
GEN2403 Creative Arts in Daily Life
GEN2404 Art of Photography
GEN2405 Information Literacy
GEN2501 Public Speaking and Presentation*
GEN2502 Advanced Chinese
GEN2503 Multimedia Communication
GPY2504 Empathetic Communication

Culture, Society and Technology

GPY3401 Introduction to Psychology#
GSW3402 Introduction to Sociology*
GEN3403 Introduction to Statistics*
GEN3404 Applications of Innovative Technologies
GSW3405 Social Issues, Social Welfare and Social Work
GPY3406 Drugs and Behaviour
GEN3407 Hong Kong Society
GEN3408 Introduction to Philosophy
GCM3409 Introduction to Religious Studies
GSW3501 Research Methods for Social Sciences*
GEN3502 Information Management and Technology in Society
GEN3503 The Future We Want
GEN3504 Christianity and Social Concern in a Pluralistic Society
* Required
# Required except for Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) Programme