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