New Course Development and Approval

Course Proposal Submission Eligibility 

Faculty members, teaching teams, schools, departments, and units are encouraged to submit course proposals for any common core areas of the Common Core Program, excluding English Communication (E-Comm) and Chinese Communication (C-Comm). The Center for Language Education (CLE) is the sole provider of courses in the E-Comm area, while both the CLE and the Division of Humanities (HUMA) can propose courses for the C-Comm area. Faculty or teaching staff interested in joining the HMW teaching team should reach out to their respective school or unit.

All Schools are eligible to offer courses in the Undergraduate Teaching Opportunities Program (UTOP), Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP), and Undergraduate Global Challenges, and Opportunities Program (UCOP). The Research Office (RO) is responsible for courses in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). For proposing UxOP courses, please refer to the guidelines of UxOP and the code assignment for UxOP for more details. 

Non-academic units wishing to submit common core course proposals must collaborate with an academic unit for course development and delivery.

Exploring Course Topics

For those considering potential topics for new courses, it is beneficial to explore various areas that align with current educational trends and student interests. Faculty can refer to the list for inspiration. 

Proposal Submission Guidelines

Proposals can introduce new courses or modify existing ones. To submit a proposal, faculty should use the “Approval of Undergraduate Course” form (downloadable from https://registry.hkust.edu.hk/resource-library/forms). This form requires basic course information, including course objectives, intended learning outcomes, proposed common core areas, competencies, course outline, teaching and learning arrangement, assessment tasks, and course materials and resources.

General Criteria and Guideline

Detailed information about the general criteria, guideline is available. 

Evaluation and Approval Process

Comprehensive details regarding course evaluation and approval process and submission timelines is available.

Remarks

Only new courses for the 30-credit Program will be considered.