Program Overview
Programmes
The College of International Education (CIE) at Hong Kong Baptist University offers a range of programmes, including:
- Higher Diploma Programme
- Associate Degree Programme
- Self-funded Undergraduate Programmes
Higher Diploma Programme
The Higher Diploma Programme is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in their chosen field. The programme offers a range of disciplines, including:
- Applied Science
- Business
- Communication
- Social Sciences
- Arts and Languages
Art Tech Design
The Art Tech Design programme is a Higher Diploma programme that aims to foster students' passion, creativity, and knowledge to innovate and excel in the dynamic Art Tech design industry.
Programme Features
The programme has several distinctive features, including:
- Cultivating a new generation of creative talents by providing both theoretical and practical work-based training of artistic knowledge, art technology application skills, and business thinking to young professionals
- Leading corporations and organisations which offer students a range of activities and workplace experiences such as career mentorships, internships, company visits, workshops, and guest seminars
Career Prospects
Graduates of the Art Tech Design programme are expected to be job-ready for related fields of art technology and creative industries, such as:
- Art curation
- Content creation
- Motion graphics design
- UI/UX design
- Data visualization
- Animation design
- Creative media production
Curriculum
The curriculum for the Art Tech Design programme includes:
- Discipline Required Courses (48 Units)
- Art History and Appreciation
- Design Thinking for Creativity and Innovation
- Introduction to Explainer
- Fiction and Avatar Development
- Data Visualization Aesthetic
- Culture and Style
- Motion Graphics
- Digital Literacy and Problem Solving
- ART TECH Voyage
- Gamification Theories and Practice
- Emerging Technologies
- User Experience Design (UI/UX)
- Business Concepts and Entrepreneurship
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Final Year Project
- Generic Skills Courses (12 Units)
- English for Business
- Practical Chinese Writing
- Personal Growth and Development
- Writing Academic English
Study Pathways
CIE is offering a number of two-year Self-funded Undergraduate Programmes suitable for graduates of the Higher Diploma Programme. Graduates are also eligible to apply for undergraduate programmes offered by local universities and other institutions in areas of creative media, digital media, art technology or related fields.
Relevant Programmes
Some of the relevant programmes offered by local universities and other institutions include:
- Hong Kong Baptist University
- BASc (Hons) in Arts and Technology
- BCOMM (Hons) in Game Design and Animation
- BCOMM (Hons) in Interactive Media Publishing
- BA (Hons) in Creative Writing for Film, Television and New Media
- BSocSc (Hons) in Integrated Communication Management
- BSocSc (Hons) in Media and Social Communication
- BA (Hons) in Cultural Studies and Creative Industries
- BA (Hons) in Visual Arts
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- BA in Fine Arts
- City University of Hong Kong
- BA in Creative Media
- BA in Digital Television and Broadcasting
- BA in Media and Communication
- BAS in New Media
- BSc in Creative Media
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- BA (Hons) in Digital Media
- BA (Hons) in Interactive Media
- BA (Hons) in Social Design
- BA (Hons) in Advertising Design
- BA (Hons) in Communication Design
- The Education University of Hong Kong
- BA (Hons) in Creative Arts and Culture
- Lingnan University
- BA (Hons) in Animation and Digital Arts
Industry Partners
The programme is supported by leading corporations and organisations which offer students a range of activities and workplace experiences such as career mentorships, internships, company visits, workshops, and guest seminars. These initiatives aim to equip students with the necessary technical and soft skills to meet the demands of the future workforce.
Professional Recognition
Students and graduates of the Art Tech Design programme are eligible to apply for membership of the Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA). Student members may hold their membership for a maximum of five years, depending on the duration of their studies. Graduates are eligible to apply for Associate membership of HKDA.
