Programme Structure

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in History

First Year

			Units
Language Requirements
CHI	101-2	First Year Chinese I & II	8
ENG	111-2	English Usage I & II	6
CHI	131-2	Elementary Putonghua I & II	2
Departmental Requirements
HIST	110	Introduction to Chinese History	3
HIST.	120	Introduction to World History to 1500 A.D.	3
HIST.	130	Introduction to Historical Theories and Methods	3
PHIL.	113	Logic	3
Electives (Must choose at least 9 credits from the following courses)
SOC	103	Introduction to Anthropology	3
SOC	107	Understanding Sociology	3
PHIL	103	Introduction to Philosophy	2
PSY	100	Introductory Psychology	3
L.A.	110	Introduction to Political Science	3
LAW	100	Introduction to Law	3
P.E.	103	Physical Education	2
P.E.	104	Physical Education	2
ECON	100	Introduction to Economics	3
COMP	101	Introduction to Information Technology	3
COMP	204	Web Page Development	3
		Total Credits	37

Second Year

			Units
Language Requirements
ENG	211-2	English Writing	6
Departmental Requirements
HIST	210	History of Qin-Han-Wei-Jin Dynasties	3
HIST.	211	History of Sui and Tang Dynasties	3
HIST.	220	The Modern World	3
HIST	230	Study of Chinese Historical Sources and Materials	3
HIST	240	History of Hong Kong	3
Departmental Electives (Must choose at least 3 credits from the following courses)
HIST	241	From Colony to SAR: Reunification and Challenges in Contemporary H.K.	3
HIST.	250	Cultural Contacts Between Chinese and Non-Chinese Civilizations	3
Other Electives (Must choose at least 9 credits from the following courses)
CHI	251-2	Applied Putonghua	2
CHI	200	Shi Ji	3
ENG	140	Introduction to Translation	3
LAW	151-2	Hong Kong Basic Law	4
SOC	204	Cultures in the Contemporary World	3
SOC	206	Hong Kong Society	3
JOUR	240	Introduction to Culture Studies	3
AND : All Electives listed in Year 1
		Total Credits	33

Third Year

			Units
Departmental Requirements
HIST	310	History of Song and Yuan Dynasties	3
HIST.	311	History of Ming and Qing Dynasties	3
HIST.	320	The Contemporary World	3
HIST	330	Study of Western and Chinese Historiography	3
HIST	340	Economic History of Hong Kong since 1949	3
Departmental Electives (Must choose at least 9 credits from the following courses)
HIST	251	China and Europe in the Making of the Modern World	3
HIST.	360	History of Chinese Culture	3
HIST	361	Historical Geography of China	3
HIST.	364	Chinese Business Community in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong	3
HIST	470	Sino-US Relations	3
Other Electives (Must choose 6 credits from the following courses)
CHI	361-2	Advanced Putonghua I & II	4
CHI	320	Zuo Zhuan	3
ENG	282	Persuasive Writing	3
ENG	240	Literary Translation	3
SOC	150	Critical Thinking	3
ECON	223	The History of Chinese Economy	3
		Total Credits	30

Fourth Year

			Units
Departmental Requirements
HIST.	410	Republic China	3
HIST.	411	Contemporary China	3
HIST.	440	Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta: Economic and Social Change since 1978	3
Departmental Electives (Must choose at least 15 credits from the following courses)
HIST.	250	Cultural Contacts between Chinese and Non-Chinese Civilizations	3
HIST	450	China in the Contemporary World	3
HIST.	460	Intellecutual History of Modern China	3
HIST.	461	History of USA: Key Issues and Themes	3
HIST	462	The Making of Modern Japan	3
HIST	486-9	Thesis	3
AND All Departmental Electives listed in Year 3
		Total Credits	24

The minimum number of credits required for graduation is 124

The Department of History reserves the right to change the programme structure, offering patterns of the subjects of the pool.