The Honours Programme
Duration of the Programme
The honours programme is a three-year programme running in parallel with the degree programme that the student enrolled at her/his home unit.
Curriculum of the Programme
The curriculum is designed to shape high achieving students into globally competitive leaders and intellectual achievers committed to collaborative and creative thinking for Macau and beyond. Integration of the curriculum for the 3 years is with clear continuity. It features components in "Self-Discovery and Leadership", "Study Abroad", and "Honours Project" requiring students to earn 10 Honours credits from the college at University of Macau. Arrangement of the courses and required component are shown below.
| Degree Programme at Home Unit | Honours Programme | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
| Year 1 | Application preparation | Application preparation | |
| Year 2 | Year 1 | HONR 201 Self-Discovery | HONR 202 Development of Leadership Skills |
| Year 3 | Year 2 | HONR 301 Leadership from a Global Perspective | Study Abroad |
| Year 4 | Year 3 | HONR 400 Honours Project | HONR 400 Honours Project |
Honours Students are student ambassadors of the University. They would be asked to serve the University from time to time in various capacities in order to gain more service learning experience.
Course Description
HONR 201 SELF-DISCOVERY (2 credits)
This course focuses on the self discovery process to facilitate students’ self-awareness of personal style, values, leadership potential, etc. Group objective focuses on the development of an Honours’ College membership identity and team spirit to foster group learning in leadership. Course includes honours seminars delivered by leaders in their fields.
HONR 202 DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS (2 credits)
This course focuses on students’ development of leadership skills on campus through small group coaching. Group objective includes peer input and feedback and the planning and implementation of a community project in summer. Course includes honours seminars delivered by leaders in their fields.
HONR 301 LEADERSHIP FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (2 credits)
This course focuses on learning cross-cultural skills and leadership from the global perspective. The goal is to prepare students to be a successful exchange student in the study aboard program. Course includes honours seminars delivered by leaders in their fields.
STUDY ABROAD
Students of the honours programme are required and funded to complete one semester of full time study in another country. Each outbound student is required to complete courses at the destination university equivalent to courses of the degree programme in the corresponding semester at her/his home unit. Students are advised to consult their advisors to plan ahead for courses to be taken in the destination university.
HONR 400 HONOURS PROJECT (4 credits)
All students of the Honours College are required to complete a one-year honours project that leads to the development a scholarly product. It takes the form of an undergraduate research thesis/creative project mentored by a faculty member in the student’s field of study.† Students have to present results of their projects at the “University Honours Project Symposium” held in the end of each academic year. Resources are available through the funded undergraduate research program, students are advised to contact advisor of their home faculty to explore opportunities.
| † | For student whose major programme already requires a final year project, the Honours Project could be complementing the final year project with additional requirement; e.g. to require the writing of an academic paper from the project results for publication in an established conference or a refereed journal. |
Language of Instruction
English is the main language of instruction.