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General Education

c) analyse and critique a problem from multiple perspectives;
d) develop ethical sensitivity; and
e) synthesize ideas/ concepts from different disciplines.

Courses Offered

The GE courses selected to be offered in academic year 2018-19 are as follows:

Area 1: Chinese Culture in the 21st Century

Code Course Title Medium Credits Restriction(s)

GEA 101 Food and Nutrition in Chinese Culture English 3 Nil

GEA 102 Philosophical Kitchen Cantonese 3 Nil

GEA 103 The Origins and Transformation of East Cantonese 3 Nil

Asian Food Culture (EAFC)

GEA 104 Knowing Hong Kong through Historical Sites Cantonese 3 Nil

GEA 105 The Making of Hong Kong Chinese Culture Cantonese 3 Not for BSoSc (SOC)

major and students who

have taken SOC 208

Hong Kong Society and

Culture

GEA 107 Ying Yang Wu Xing and Creativity in Cantonese 3 Nil

Contemporary Life

GEA 108 The Way of GO Cantonese 3 Nil

GEA 109 The Temporal-Spatial Theme of Feng Shui Cantonese 3 Nil

and Chinese Culture

GEA 201 Chinese Medicine: Health Promotion and English 3 Nil

Disease Prevention

GEA 202 Urban Modernity in Chinese Cities: Hong Cantonese 3 Nil

Kong, Taipei and Shanghai

GEA 203 The Wisdom of Ancient Chinese Architecture English 3 Nil

GEA 204 Hong Kong Kung-fu Novels, Films and English 3 Nil

Chinese Culture

Area 2: Communication and Literacy Medium Credits Restriction(s)
Code Course Title
GEB 101 Digitalization of Communication and English 3 Nil

Technology in Daily Life English 3 Nil
GEB 102 Media and Society English 3 Not for BA (ENG) major
GEB 103 Language of the Mass and Social Media English 3 Not for BSoSc (SOC)
GEB 104 Reasoning in the Cyber Age
English major and students who
GEB 105 Communication and Storytelling English have taken SOC 150
GEB 106 Exploring Talents with Media Psychology Critical Thinking

3 Nil
3 Students shall not take

PSY 215 Cyberpsy-
chology after enrolling
this course

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