Graduation Requirements
For postgraduate diploma, 15 credit units are required (include 13 units from mandatory courses and 2 units from elective courses).
For master’s course, 31 credit units are required (include 21 units from mandatory courses, 2 units from elective course and 8 units by research project).
All participants must attend at least 80% of the lectures, seminars, tutorials, and practical sessions.
All participants are required to meet all the programme requirements, pass all the assessments and obtain a cumulative overall GPA of at least 2.0 in order to graduate.
Assessment
Performance will be assessed in class (tutorial, presentation), assignment (report, essay), written examination (MCQ) and EXIT examination.
Master of Science programme will also require satisfactory completion of a research dissertation.
Tuition Fee
(Fees for 2018/19)
1 year part-time for Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health : HK$64,000 (Provisional)
2 years part-time for Master of Science in Mental Health : HK$131,000 (Provisional)
Curriculum
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Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Science (1st year) programme
| Module | Title |
| MHLS5101 | Introduction to Mental Health and Related Issues |
| MHLS5102 | Common Mental Health Problems and its Management |
| MHLS5103 | Basic Psychopharmacology |
| MHLS5104 | Fundamentals of Psychotherapeutic Intervention |
| MHLS5201 | Severe Mental Disorders & Risk Assessments (elective) |
| MHLS5202 | Old Age Psychiatry (elective) |
| MHLS5203 | Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Problems (elective) |
| MHLS5301 | Introduction to Research Methodology |
Master of Science (2nd year) programme
| Module | Title |
| MHLS5105 | Clinical Supervision and Practice 1 |
| MHLS5106 | Clinical Supervision and Practice 2 |
| MHLS5302 | Research Project 1 |
| MHLS5303 | Research Project 2 |
Overview
Target participants:
This course is suitable for medical practitioners and health care professionals who have interest in advancing knowledge in mental health studies, or who wish to equip with special skills in psychiatry. Those with service contacts with people with mental health problems will have a priority.
Topics:
Common Mental Health Problems
Severe Mental Disorders and Risk Assessment
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapeutic Interventions
Old Age Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Problems
Research methodology
Mode of teaching:
Lectures, interactive tutorials, seminars, case studies and projects
Medium of instruction:
English and Chinese (Cantonese)
Period of study:
2 years part-time for Master programme
1 year part-time for Postgraduate Diploma programme
Commencement date:
September 2018
Schedule:
Saturdays (1:30pm-6:15pm), no class on public holidays
Venue:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin
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