Study Scheme - B.A.(Hons) Programme

The Study Scheme of the B.A. (Hons) in English Programme:

Year 1 Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSES		NUMBER OF CREDITS
Language Requirement		1st Term	2nd Term
CHI 101-2	First Year Chinese I & II	4	4
Department Core Requirements
ENG 101-2	English Skills I & II	4	4
ENG 120	Introduction to Literature	3	-
ENG 140	Introduction to Translation	-	3
ENG 153	Introduction to Cultural Studies	-	3
ENG 160	Introduction to Linguistics	3	-
Total Required Credits		14	14
Departmental Electives (Choose 2-5 Credits)
ENG 181-2	Oral English I & II (Tutorial)	2
ENG 183	Modern Asian Fiction	3
ENG 184	Women's Writing & Feminist Readings	3
Free Electives (Choose 6-7 Credits)
CHI 131-2	Elementary Putonghua I & II	2
COMP 101	Introduction to Information Technology	3
FREN 190	French I	3
HIST 141	Foundations of Western Culture	3
JOUR 100	Media Studies	3
PE 101-2	Physical Education	4
PHIL 103	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL 113	Logic	2
PSY 100	Introductory Psychology	3
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 150	Critical Thinking	3
Total Required Credits		28
Total Elective Credits		9
TOTAL FIRST YEAR CREDITS		37

Year 2 Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSES		NUMBER OF CREDITS
Department Core Requirements		1st Term	2nd Term
ENG 210	Textual Analysis of 20th Century Fiction	3	-
ENG 233	The Language of Poetry	-	3
ENG 240	Literary Translation	3	-
ENG 250	Sociolinguistics	3	-
ENG 260	Academic Writing	-	3
TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS		9	6
Departmental Electives (Choose 6 Credits)
ENG 183	Modern Asian Fiction	3
ENG 184	Women's Writing & Feminist Readings	3
ENG 281	Pedagogical Grammar	3
ENG 282	Persuasive Writing	3
ENG 283	Literature & Film	3
ENG 284	Modern Drama	3
Free Electives (Choose 9-10 Credits)
BUS 233	Principles of Marketing	3
CHI 131-2	Elementary Putonghua I & II	2
COMP 201	Computer Applications	3
FREN 290	French II	3
HIST 110	Foundations of Western Culture	3
JOUR 100	Media Studies	3
JOUR 110	Media, Technology & Society	3
JOUR 230	Cultural History of Mass Communication in the Western World	3
PE 101-2	Physical Education	4
PHIL 113	Logic	2
Total Required Credits		15
Total Elective Credits		15
TOTAL SECOND YEAR CREDITS		30

Year 3 Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSE			NUMBER OFCREDITS
Department Core Requirements			1st Term	2nd Term
ENG 305	Technoscience Culture		-	3
ENG 320	Critical Analysis of Drama		3	-
ENG 340	Interpreting		3	-
ENG 350	Psycholinguistics		-	3
TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS			6	6
Departmental Electives (Choose 9 Credits)
ENG 283		Literature & Film	3
ENG 384		Themed Fiction	3
ENG 385		Shakespeare	3
ENG 387		Media Translation	3
ENG 386		Renaissance Literature and the English Society, 1516 - 1667 or	3
ENG 388		American Literature
ENG 389		Travel & Culture or	3
SOC/ENG335		Popular Culture
Free Electives (Choose 8-9 Credits)
CHI 251-2		Intermediate Putonghua	2
COMP 201		Computer Applications	3
FREN 390		French III	3
HIST 200		History of Hong Kong	3
HIST 241		From the French Revolution to the Russian Revolutions	3
JOUR 220		Mass Communication Theories	3
PRA 310		Public Relations and the Media	2
PRA 330		Fundamentals of Advertising	2
SOC 204		Cultures in the Contemporary World	3
SOC 360		Chinese Culture and Society	3
Total Required Credits			12
Total Elective Credits			18
TOTAL THIRD YEAR CREDITS			30

Year 4 Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSE			NUMBER OFCREDITS
Department Core Requirements			1st Term	2nd Term
ENG 406	Literature, Culture and Ecological Ethics		3	-
ENG 409	Interdisciplinary Approach to English Studies		-	3
ENG 440	Translation and Globalization		3	-
ENG 450	Phonological Studies in World Englishes		-	3
TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS			6	6
Departmental Electives (Choose 9 Credits)
ENG 460		Contemporary Literature or	3
ENG 470		Comparative Literature
ENG 484		Romantics and Romantic Sceptics or	3
ENG 485		Victorian Literature and Society
ENG 486		Issues in Pragmatics	3
ENG 487		Contemporary Translation Theory and Its Applications	3
ENG 488		Honours Project	3
Free Electives (Choose 5-6 Credits)
CHI 251-2		Intermediate Putonghua	2
COMP 204		Web Page Development	3
HIST 242		The Great Wars	3
JOUR 220		Mass Communication Theories	3
PRA 310		Public Relations and the Media	2
PRA 330		Fundamentals of Advertising	2
SOC 331		Western Classical Social Thought	3
SOC 336		Love, Family, and Kinship	3
SOC 360		Chinese Culture & Society	3
Total Required Credits			12
Total Elective Credits			15
TOTAL FOURTH YEAR CREDITS			27