Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Writing for Film, Television and New Media

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Writing for Film, Television and New Media is a self-funded four-year programme that concentrates on creative writing and professional scripts for feature film, short film, television drama, variety show, and new media. The programme provides students with the training and knowledge to write professional and creative scripts for various media platforms.

Programme Structure

The programme requires students to complete a total of 128 units, including:

• Major Courses: 63 units
• University Language Courses: 9 units
• General Education Courses: 22 units
• Free Electives: 34 units

Major Courses

The Major Courses are divided into two categories:

Major Required Courses (48 units)

• CRWG3005 Creative Writing for New Media I: 3 units
• CRWG3006 Introduction to Film and New Media: 3 units
• CRWG3015 Scripting a Television Show: 3 units
• CRWG3016 Scripting a Television Drama: 3 units
• CRWG3025 The Art of Screenwriting I: Essentials and Alternatives: 3 units
• CRWG3026 The Art of Screenwriting II: Narratology, Dialogue and Genre: 3 units
• CRWG3035 Cinematic Storytelling: 3 units
• CRWG3065 World Literature and the Art of Storytelling: 3 units
• CRWG3075 Adaptation Seminar: Literature, Drama and Cinema: 3 units
• CRWG3095 The Languages of New Media: 3 units
• CRWG4005 Creative Writing for New Media II: 3 units
• CRWG4015 Graduation Project I: 3 units
• CRWG4016 Graduation Project II: 3 units
• CRWG4045 New Media Studies in Greater China (Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China): 3 units
• CRWG4065 Studies in Screenplays: 3 units
• CRWG4175 Studies in Non-Fiction Films: 3 units

Major Elective Courses (15 units)

• CRWG3085 Mobile Communication: 3 units
• CRWG4055 Studies in Film and Television Classics: 3 units
• CRWG4125 Storytelling in Chinese Literature: 3 units
• CRWG4145 Special Topics in Film, Television and New Media: 3 units
• CRWG4165 Special Topics in Hong Kong Cinema: 3 units
• CRWG4185 Toy, Game and Children Culture: 3 units
• CRWG4205 Script to Film: Making Short Film: 3 units
• CRWG4215 Film Theory and Criticism: 3 units
• CRWG4235 Chinese Film Directing: 3 units
• CRWG4905 Supervision of Internship: 0 unit
• ICMT3185 Television and Hong Kong Society: 3 units

Admission Requirements

Students with Associate Degree or Higher Diploma qualifications will normally be admitted directly into the third year of study to complete the programme in two years. The number of courses/units the students are required to complete will depend on the number of courses/units for which exemption and/or unit transfer will be granted. All unit transfer or course exemption shall be considered on a case-by-case basis upon admission. Students are required to complete all programme prerequisites, University Core and General Education Courses to meet the graduation requirement. Make-up courses may be required on admission.

Programme Director

The Programme Director is Mr. LAM, Pierre.