The Study Scheme of the Proposed B.A. (Hons) in English Programme:
** Our new BA (Hons.) in English programme has been validated by the HKCAA for launch in September 2005 subject to final government approval.
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REQUIRED COURSE |
NUMBER OF CREDITS |
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Language Requirement |
1st Term |
2nd Term |
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CHI 101-2 |
First Year Chinese I & II |
4 |
4 |
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Department Core Requirements |
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ENG 101-2 |
English Skills I & II |
4 |
4 |
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ENG 120 |
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
- |
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ENG 140 |
Introduction to Translation |
3 |
- |
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ENG 153 |
Introduction to Cultural Studies |
- |
3 |
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ENG 160 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
- |
3 |
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Total Required Credits |
14 |
14 |
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Departmental Electives (Choose 2-5 Credits) |
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ENG 181-2 |
Oral English I & II (Tutorial) |
2 |
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ENG 183 |
Modern Asian Fiction |
3 |
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ENG 184 |
Women's Writing & Feminist Readings |
3 |
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Free Electives (Choose 6-7 Credits) |
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CHI 131-2 |
Elementary Putonghua I & II |
2 |
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COMP 101 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
3 |
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FREN 190 |
French I |
3 |
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HIST 141 |
Foundations of Western Culture |
3 |
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JOUR 100 |
Media Studies |
3 |
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PE 101-2 |
Physical Education |
4 |
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PHIL 103 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
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PHIL 113 |
Logic |
2 |
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PSY 100 |
Introductory Psychology |
3 |
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SOC 101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
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SOC 150 |
Critical Thinking |
3 |
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Total Required Credits |
28 |
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Total Elective Credits |
9 |
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TOTAL FIRST YEAR CREDITS |
37 |
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REQUIRED COURSE |
NUMBER OF CREDITS | ||
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Department Core Requirements |
1st Term |
2nd Term | |
| ENG 210 | Textual Analysis of 20th Century Fiction | 3 |
- |
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ENG 233 |
The Language of Poetry |
- |
3 |
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ENG 240 |
Literary Translation |
3 |
- |
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ENG 250 |
Sociolinguistics |
3 |
- |
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ENG 260 |
Academic Writing |
- |
3 |
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TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS |
9 |
6 | |
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Departmental Electives (Choose 6 Credits) | |||
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ENG 183 |
Modern Asian Fiction |
3 | |
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ENG 184 |
Women's Writing & Feminist Readings |
3 | |
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ENG 281 |
Pedagogical Grammar |
3 | |
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ENG 282 |
Persuasive Writing |
3 | |
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ENG 283 |
Literature & Film |
3 | |
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ENG 284 |
Modern Drama |
3 | |
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Free Electives (Choose 9-10 Credits) | |||
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BUS 233 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 | |
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CHI 131-2 |
Elementary Putonghua I & II |
2 | |
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COMP 201 |
Computer Applications |
3 | |
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FREN 290 |
French II |
3 | |
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HIST 110 |
Foundations of Western Culture |
3 | |
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JOUR 100 |
Media Studies |
3 | |
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JOUR 110 |
Media, Technology & Society |
3 | |
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JOUR 230 |
Cultural History of Mass Communication in the Western World |
3 | |
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PE 101-2 |
Physical Education |
4 | |
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PHIL 113 |
Logic |
2 | |
| Total Required Credits | 15 | ||
| Total Elective Credits | 15 | ||
| TOTAL SECOND YEAR CREDITS | 30 | ||
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REQUIRED COURSE |
NUMBER OFCREDITS | |||
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Department Core Requirements |
1st Term |
2nd Term | ||
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ENG 305 |
Technoscience Culture |
- |
3 | |
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ENG 320 |
Critical Analysis of Drama |
3 |
- | |
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ENG 340 |
Interpreting |
3 |
- | |
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ENG 350 |
Psycholinguistics |
- |
3 | |
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TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS |
6 |
6 | ||
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Departmental Electives (Choose 9 Credits) | ||||
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ENG 283 |
Literature & Film |
3 | ||
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ENG 384 |
Themed Fiction |
3 | ||
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ENG 385 |
Shakespeare |
3 | ||
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ENG 387 |
Media Translation |
3 | ||
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ENG 386 |
Renaissance Literature and the English Society, 1516 - 1667 or |
3 | ||
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ENG 388 |
American Literature | |||
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ENG 389 |
Travel & Culture or |
3 | ||
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SOC/ENG335 |
Popular Culture | |||
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Free Electives (Choose 8-9 Credits) | ||||
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CHI 251-2 |
Intermediate Putonghua |
2 | ||
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COMP 201 |
Computer Applications |
3 | ||
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FREN 390 |
French III |
3 | ||
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HIST 200 |
History of Hong Kong |
3 | ||
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HIST 241 |
From the French Revolution to the Russian Revolutions |
3 | ||
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JOUR 220 |
Mass Communication Theories |
3 | ||
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PRA 310 |
Public Relations and the Media |
2 | ||
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PRA 330 |
Fundamentals of Advertising |
2 | ||
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SOC 204 |
Cultures in the Contemporary World |
3 | ||
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SOC 360 |
Chinese Culture and Society |
3 | ||
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Total Required Credits |
12 | |||
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Total Elective Credits |
18 | |||
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TOTAL THIRD YEAR CREDITS |
30 | |||
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REQUIRED COURSE |
NUMBER OFCREDITS | |||
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Department Core Requirements |
1st Term |
2nd Term | ||
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ENG 406 |
Literature, Culture and Ecological Ethics |
3 |
- | |
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ENG 409 |
Interdisciplinary Approach to English Studies |
- |
3 | |
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ENG 440 |
Translation and Globalization |
3 |
- | |
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ENG 450 |
Phonological Studies in World Englishes |
- |
3 | |
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TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS |
6 |
6 | ||
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Departmental Electives (Choose 9 Credits) | ||||
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ENG 460 |
Contemporary Literature or |
3 | ||
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ENG 470 |
Comparative Literature | |||
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ENG 484 |
Romantics and Romantic Sceptics or |
3 | ||
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ENG 485 |
Victorian Literature and Society | |||
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ENG 486 |
Issues in Pragmatics |
3 | ||
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ENG 487 |
Contemporary Translation Theory and Its Applications |
3 | ||
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ENG 488 |
Honours Project |
3 | ||
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Free Electives (Choose 5-6 Credits) | ||||
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CHI 251-2 |
Intermediate Putonghua |
2 | ||
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COMP 204 |
Web Page Development |
3 | ||
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HIST 242 |
The Great Wars |
3 | ||
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JOUR 220 |
Mass Communication Theories |
3 | ||
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PRA 310 |
Public Relations and the Media |
2 | ||
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PRA 330 |
Fundamentals of Advertising |
2 | ||
| SOC 331 | Western Classical Social Thought | 3 | ||
| SOC 336 | Love, Family, and Kinship | 3 | ||
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SOC 360 |
Chinese Culture & Society |
3 | ||
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Total Required Credits |
12 | |||
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Total Elective Credits |
15 | |||
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TOTAL FOURTH YEAR CREDITS |
27 | |||
