The School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE) is the University’s Extension Arm. Its role is to provide lifelong learning opportunities to the wider Hong Kong community for personal and career advancement through programmes of professional and continuing education. With close to 1,000 full-time staff and over 2,000 part-time teaching staff, HKU SPACE is the leading local provider in the field of lifelong education. The School also offers full time Associate Degree and Higher Diploma programmes in the Community College, as well as full time top-up Bachelor’s Degrees under the Centre for International Degree Programme.
The School conducts taught postgraduate programmes in a wide variety of subjects organized by the three Colleges (Business and Finance, Humanities and Law, and Life Science and Technology) and the Centre for International Degree Programmes. Some of these programmes are collaborative efforts with departments, centres or schools within the University, while others are joint ventures with overseas universities. In the academic year 2008-2009, there were 6,183 postgraduate student enrolments, equivalent to some 938 FTEs. Most courses are at Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master’s Degree levels. The School currently offers two doctoral level programmes: the Doctor of Education (Lifelong Education), in collaboration with the University of Nottingham; and the Doctor of Social Science in the field of Human Resource Development, in collaboration with the University of Leicester.
The School’s headquarters are located in the T.T.Tsui Building on the University Main Campus. The School has a network of Learning Centres at Admiralty, Wan Chai, North Point, Quarry Bay, Kowloon Bay and Mei Foo. The 13-storey Kowloon East Campus with a gross floor area of 15,000 square metres was commissioned in early 2007. The 19-storey HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Community College in Causeway Bay was opened in 2008.
In Mainland China, HKU SPACE offers programmes in Suzhou, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai.
Information about the School is accessible through its web site at hkuspace.hku.hk.
Postgraduate courses offered within the University system include:
College of Business and Finance
Graduate Diploma in Marketing (Services)
(in collaboration with Hong Kong Institute of Marketing)
Postgraduate Certificate in China Business
Postgraduate Diploma in China Business
Postgraduate Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Law
Postgraduate Diploma in Investment Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting
Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing
Postgraduate Diploma in Yield Management
College of Life Sciences and Technology
Postgraduate Certificate in Chinese Medicine
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice (Enterostomal Therapy Nursing)
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice (Intensive Care Nursing)
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Intelligence
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (IT/IS Project Management)
Postgraduate Diploma in IT Forensics
College of Humanities and Law
Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and Training
Postgraduate Certificate in Building Engineering
Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies
Postgraduate Certificate in Public Relations and Corporate Communications
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation
Postgraduate Diploma in Arbitration
Postgraduate Diploma in Arbitration and Mediation
Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Industries Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Heritage Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Enterprise Risk Management
(in collaboration with College of Business and Finance and College of Life Sciences and Technology)
Postgraduate Diploma in Facilities Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Law
(in collaboration with College of Business and Finance)
Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Arts
Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Marketing Communications
Postgraduate Diploma in Music Therapy
Postgraduate Diploma in Popular and World Musics
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations and Corporate Communications
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations and Exhibition Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Translation
Centre for International Degree Programmes
Postgraduate Diploma in Media & Cultural Critique
Postgraduate courses offered with overseas universities include the following:
College of Business and Finance
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Curtin University of Technology
Master of Accounting
Curtin University of Technology
MBA in International Management
University of London – Royal Holloway
Wine MBA
Bordeaux Management School
Master of Science in International Hotel Management
The University of Surrey
Master Programme in Accounting
Dongbei University of Finance & Economics
Master of Finance
Curtin University of Technology
Master of Science in Finance
University of Michigan – Dearborn
MSc in International Management
University of London – Royal Holloway
MSc in Retail Management
University of Surrey
MSc in Tourism Marketing
University of Surrey
Master of Science in Business Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Master of Science in Managerial Leadership
Edinburgh Napier University
Master of Science in Marketing
Edinburgh Napier University
Master of Science in Marketing with Festival and Event Management
Edinburgh Napier University
Doctor in Business Administration (subject to approval)
Edinburgh Napier University
College of Life Sciences and Technology
Graduate Diploma of Information Studies (subject to approval)
Charles Sturt University
Master of Information Studies (subject to approval)
Charles Sturt University
Master of Information Technology
Charles Sturt University
Master of Physical Education and Sport Training
Beijing Sport University
Master of Science in Biomedical Science
Edinburgh Napier University
Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy
University of Sunderland
Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate in Dementia Studies
University of Stirling
Master of Science in Food Safety Management
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)
Master of Science in Human Nutrition/Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics/Postgraduate
Diploma in Human Nutrition
University of Ulster
Master of Science in International Pharmaceutical Science
University of Sunderland
Master of Science in Medicines Management
University of Sunderland
Master of Sports Administration
Ohio University
College of Humanities and Law
Graduate Diploma in English and Hong Kong Law / Common Professional Examination of
England and Wales
Manchester Metropolitan University
Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies
The University of Sydney
LLM in Islamic Banking Law
International Islamic University Malaysia
Master of Arts in Communications
California State University, Fullerton
Master of Arts in Work-Based Learning Studies (Communication)
Master of Arts in Work-Based Learning Studies (Creative Industries Management)
Middlesex University
Master of Education (Lifelong Education)
University of Nottingham
Master of Museum Studies
The University of Sydney
Master of Science in Project Management
The University of Greenwich
Master of Science in Facilities Management
The University of Greenwich
Master of Science in Human Resource Development / Master of Science in Human Resource Management and Development / Master of Science in Human Resource Development & Performance Management / Master of Science in International HR and Globalisation / Master of Science in Industrial Relations and HR
University of Leicester
Master of Science / Postgraduate Diploma / Postgraduate Certificate in Occupational Hygiene
The University of Greenwich
Master of Science / Postgraduate Diploma / Postgraduate Certificate in Safety, Health and Environment
The University of Greenwich
Master of Science in Real Estate
The University of Greenwich
Doctor of Education (Lifelong Education)
University of Nottingham
Doctor of Social Sciences in the field of Human Resource Development
University of Leicester
Details of the programmes are available in a general prospectus issued by the School twice yearly, in December and June. HKU SPACE staff can supervise research work in a wide variety of disciplines via registration through the appropriate department or Faculty. Those interested should contact the School Secretary & Registrar.