Program Overview

Program Overview

The Department of Chinese and History offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Undergraduate Programs

• BA in Chinese and History
  • Overview
  • JUPAS (HKDSE)
  • Non-JUPAS (Direct Application)
  • Senior-year Admissions
• Undergraduate Degree
  • 2025 cohort and thereafter
  • 2024 cohort
  • 2022 and 2023 cohorts
  • 2020 and 2021 cohorts
• Minor Studies
  • Overview
  • Minor in Art History and Archaeology
  • Minor in Chinese for Professional Purposes
  • Minor in Culture and Heritage Management
  • Minor in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature

Postgraduate Programs

• Master's Degree
  • MA in Chinese and History (2025 and 2026 cohorts)
  • MA in Chinese (2023 to 2024 cohorts)
  • MA in Chinese (2022 cohort)
  • MA in Chinese (2021 cohort)
  • MA in Chinese (2017 to 2020 cohorts)
• Research Degree

Study Plan for BA in Chinese and History

Year 1

• Type of courses | Number of credit units required to fulfill
  • Two College Foundation Courses – compulsory one course in each semester, 3 credit units per course
  • Select one course from liberal arts group
    • EN2011 English on the Move
    • LT1101 Amazing Things about Language
  • Select one course from social sciences group
    • COM1101 Media and Communication in the Digital Age
    • PIA2801 Social Change and Governance Challenges: A Critical Appreciation Through Film
    • SS1600 Discovering the Mystery of Applied Social Sciences
  • Foundation-year Courses (15 credit units for normative 4-year degree students)
    • Semester A
      • CAH2610 Sources of Chinese Tradition
      • CAH2614 Methods for Studying Humanities
    • Semester B
      • CAH2611 Sources of Literature, Cultural Heritage and History
      • CAH2612 Introduction to Sinology
      • CAH2613 Chinese Writing for Academic Purpose
  • Stream Core Courses – select one to two B2 level courses from any of the stream(s), 3 credit units per course
    • Chinese Stream
      • CAH2140 Modern Chinese Literature
      • CAH2141 History of Chinese Literature
      • CAH2142 Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
    • History and Cultural Heritage Stream
      • CAH2501 Art and Visual Culture
      • CAH2509 History and Heritage
      • CAH2536 Intangible Heritages and Indigenous Cultures
      • CAH2812 Early and Imperial China
      • CAH2840 Late Imperial and Modern China
  • For students whose entry qualification in English scoring below Level 4 in HKDSE English Language or below Grade D in HKALE AS-level Use of English, or as determined by English Language Centre, they are required to complete LC0200A* and LC0200B first, then GE English courses
    • LC0200A English for Academic Purposes 1* (3 credit units)
    • LC0200B English for Academic Purposes 2 (3 credit units)
    • GE English Course (1) – GE1401 University English (3 credit units)
    • GE English Course (2) – Discipline-specific English course (3 credit units)
  • College-specified courses – select one course from college-specified requirement provided
  • GE1601 Whole-Person Development | 1 credit unit
  • Total: | 34 to 37 credit units

Year 2-4

• Type of courses | Number of credit units required to fulfill
  • GE1501 Chinese Civilisation – History and Philosophy | 3 credit units
  • Gateway Education courses in Distributional Areas – select four courses from the following area (minimum 3 credit units from each area)
    • Arts and Humanities
    • Study of Societies, Social and Business Organisations
    • Science and technology
  • College-specified courses – select two courses from college-specified requirement provided
  • Stream Core Courses – Courses of the stream(s) are pre-assigned to students, 3 credit units per course
    • Chinese Stream
      • Year 2
        • CAH2140 Modern Chinese Literature
        • CAH2141 History of Chinese Literature
        • CAH2142 Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
        • CAH3131 Classical Chinese
      • Year 3
        • CAH3110 Readings in Pre-Qin Confucianism and Daoism
        • CAH3132 Chinese Philology
        • CAH3133 Introduction to Chinese Documentology
        • CAH4150 Selected Readings in Chinese Shi and Ci
      • Year 4
        • CAH4499 Capstone Project in Chinese, History and Cultural Heritage I
    • History and Cultural Heritage Stream
      • Year 2
        • CAH2501 Art and Visual Culture
        • CAH2509 History and Heritage
        • CAH2536 Intangible Heritages and Indigenous Cultures
        • CAH2812 Early and Imperial China
        • CAH2840 Late Imperial and Modern China
      • Year 3
        • CAH3511 Hong Kong's Culture and Heritage
        • CAH3542 Museum Studies
        • CAH4802 Chinese Historical Methods
        • CAH4842 History of the Modern World
      • Year 4
        • CAH4813 History of the Ancient World
        • CAH4499 Capstone Project in Chinese, History and Cultural Heritage I
  • Stream Electives – a total of 21 credit units (Chinese Stream)/ a total of 15 credit units (History and Cultural Heritage Stream)
  • Free Electives/Minor – a total of 21 credit units
  • Total: | 90 credit units