Full-time HD
AS110112
Higher Diploma in Environmental Protection (Subject Group)
AS110112

Higher Diploma in Environmental Protection (Subject Group)

Programme Aims

The Health and Life Sciences Discipline and the Engineering Discipline collaboratively run a two-semester based curriculum common to all first-year Higher Diploma students studying Environmental Protection. The programme aims to provide students with fundamental environmental protection knowledge, including environmental investigation and data analysis, carbon audit and recycling technology. Year One students who completed the common semesters can opt to progress to either environmental protection and management or environmental engineering professional programmes.
 
The environmental protection broad-based common curriculum design provides a holistic experience for the Year One student and a sound foundation to enable the students to confirm their study in the professional. The programme is suitable for students who have a great interest in the environmental protection industry and professions.

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Information

Duration of Study 2 Years
Mode of Study Full-time
Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s) IVE (Sha Tin)
Entrance Requirements
  • Five HKDSE subjects at Level 2 or above, including Chinese Language and English Language; OR
  • VTC Diploma of Foundation Studies; OR
  • VTC Diploma of Vocational Education / VTC Diploma of Vocational Baccalaureate; OR
  • Diploma Yi Jin / Diploma of Applied Education; OR
  • Relevant and substantial work experience and/or prior qualification(s) obtained in or outside Hong Kong (e.g. assessed through recognition of prior learning and credit accumulation and transfer), with demonstrated ability to undertake sub-degree education; OR
  • Equivalent

Remarks:
  1. An "Attained", "Attained with Distinction (I)" and "Attained with Distinction (II)" in an HKDSE Applied Learning (ApL) subject (Category B subjects) are regarded as equivalent to an HKDSE subject at "Level 2", "Level 3" and "Level 4" respectively, and a maximum of two ApL subjects (excluding ApL(C)) can be counted for admission purpose.
  2. A "Grade D or E" and a "Grade C or above" in an HKDSE Other Language subject (Category C subjects) are regarded as equivalent to an HKDSE subject at "Level 2" and "Level 3" respectively, and one Other Language subject can be counted for admission purpose.
  3. An “Attained” in HKDSE Citizenship and Social Development is regarded as equivalent to an HKDSE subject at “Level 2” for admission purpose.
  4. If one of the five HKDSE subjects is Citizenship and Social Development, the general entrance requirement would become “Attained” for Citizenship and Social Development and Level 2 or above in four other HKDSE subjects including Chinese Language and English Language. Besides, Level 2 or above in Mathematics Extended Part (Module 1 or Module 2) is also recognised as one of the five HKDSE subjects in fulfilling the general entrance requirement. If applicants have taken both Module 1 and Module 2, either one of the modules (with a higher level) will be counted for admission purpose.
  5. Applicable to holders of Diploma in Vocational Education / Diploma of Vocational Education (DVE) (students admitted to DVE in AY2017/18 or before are required to complete prescribed further studies modules).
  6. Upon completion of the Diploma of Vocational Baccalaureate (DVB) programmes, students can progress to Higher Diploma programmes in VTC, subject to their BTEC and IGCSE results.
  7. Applications with work experience and/or prior qualification(s) submitted will be assessed individually by the departments concerned.
Programme Stream

Students will choose one of the following specialised programmes to enhance professional knowledge and skills in specific areas in the 3rd Semester:

  1. Higher Diploma in Environmental Protection and Management
  2. Higher Diploma in Environmental Engineering

* The 1st and 2nd semesters are common semesters. Students will progress to the professional programmes in the 3rd semester, subject to their programme choice, academic performance and study place availability in a specific programme.
Notes
  1. Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
  2. Programme with interdisciplinary collaboration. The programme is jointly offered by the Health and Life Sciences and Engineering disciplines.
 
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