Course Structure

(The curriculum is undergoing minor revisions which are pending final approval from the University. For details, please contact Mr. Chan Ka Long on chankalong@hkbu.edu.hk)

The four-year undergraduate programme requires students to complete a total of 128 units, including 66 units of Major Courses (with a 3-unit General Education Capstone course listed under the Category of Major Required Courses), 13 units of University Core Courses, 15 units of General Education Courses and 34 units of Free Elective Courses. 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.

Specifically, students are required to complete 36 units of Major Required Courses and 30 units of Major Elective Courses.

Major Required Courses (36 units)

There are a total of 11 courses (36 units) in this category. They include:

Introduction to Cultural and Creative Industries	3 Units
Introduction to Cultural Studies	3 Units
Artistic Creativity and Art Appreciation	3 Units
Arts and Cultural Management	3 Units
Love and Humanities	3 Units
The Classical Heritage	3 Units
Hong Kong Studies	3 Units
Masterpieces in Humanities	3 Units
Honours Project	6 Units
Modern Western Thought	3 Units
Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Theories and Methods	3 Units

Major Electives Courses (30 units)

There are a total of 25 courses in this category. Students will choose 10 courses from the following offerings:

Introduction to World Civilization	3 units
Introduction to Gender and Sexuality	3 units
Understanding Everyday Life: A Critical Introduction	3 units
A History of Personal Writings	3 units
Cultural Studies and Creative Industries Internship	3 units
Creative Writing in Practice	3 units
Detective Fiction and the Modern World	3 units
Exploring the City	3 units
Fairy Tales and Our Society	3 units
Great Thinkers on Meanings of Life	3 units
Hong Kong Cinema and Society	3 units
Horror Film and Fiction	3 units
Manga and Anime: Japanese Popular Culture in Hong Kong	3 units
Popular Music and Society	3 units
The Critical and Creative Spirit: The Case of Historical Fiction	3 units
The World of Theatre	3 units
Theme Park and Other Themed Spaces	3 units
Understanding Globalization	3 units
Understanding Media Culture	3 units
Changing Youth, Changing Times: Concepts, Concerns and Debates	3 units
Modernity and China	3 units
Understanding Emotional Capitalism: From Consume Culture to Creative Industries	3 units
Popular Culture and Creative Industries in Asia	3 units
Digital Media and Culture	3 units
Rethinking Cultures: East and West	3 units
Sex and Gender in the Media	3 units
Contemporary Chinese Cultural Philosophy	3 units
Mobility and Migration in Contemporary Society	3 units

Remarks: a 3-unit General Education Capstone course listed under the category of Major Required course LCST3805 Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Theories and Methods.

Study Plan

Course Title	Units
Year Three Semester 1 (15 units)
Introduction to Cultural Studies	3
The Classical Heritage	3
Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Theories and Methods	3
Major Elective 1	3
Major Elective 2	3

Year Three Semester 2 (18 units)
Introduction to Cultural and Creative Industries	3
Hong Kong Studies	3
Arts and Cultural Management	3
Major Elective 3	3
Major Elective 4	3
Major Elective 5	3

Year Four Semester 1 (18 units)
Masterpieces in Humanities	3
Love and Humanities	3
Artistic Creativity and Art Appreciation	3
Major Elective 6	3
Major Elective 7	3
Honours Project I	3

Year Four Semester 2 (15 units)
Modern Western Thought	3
Major Elective 8	3
Major Elective 9	3
Major Elective 10	3
Honours Project II	3

Total	66 Units