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English Language & Literature

Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies

Programme Objectives
1. To enhance students’ creativity and their potential to take on new managerial and cultural
challenges upon graduation by enabling them to expand their conceptual framework and
develop a world-view of interdisciplinarity.
2. To equip graduates to respond positively and creatively to new and substantially different
points of view.
3. To prepare students for the pursuit of further studies. The M.A. Programme provides firm
grounding for those who wish to advance to M.Phil. or Ph.D. programmes both overseas
and locally which emphasize an interdisciplinary approach. It should be noted that there
are an increasing number of academic programmes of this kind in fields such as cultural
management, education and creative media all over the world.

Programme Curriculum
The programme is offered in one-year full-time and two year part-time mode. Students
are required to complete 8 courses (a total of 24 credits), including 3 core courses and 5
elective courses.
Number of credits
Core Courses (9 credits)
ENG 501 Contemporary Critical Thought ......................................................................... 3
ENG 502 Interdisciplinary Approach to Cultural Studies .................................................. 3
ENG 503 Seminar in Cultural Theories and Practice or ................................................ 3
ENG 513 M.A. Dissertation ............................................................................................. (3)

Elective Courses (15 credits - any 5 out of 10 courses)
ENG 504 Research Methodology ..................................................................................... 3
ENG 506 Fabrications of Identity ..................................................................................... 3
ENG 507 Modern China through Films ............................................................................ 3
ENG 508 Science, Technology and Culture ..................................................................... 3
ENG 510 Literature and Visual Culture ............................................................................ 3
ENG 511 Language, Culture and Society ........................................................................ 3
ENG 514 Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies: Gender Studies Theory ................. 3
ENG 515 Anthropocene Reading in Anglo-American Literature ...................................... 3
ENG 516 Critical Animal and Plant Studies ..................................................................... 3
ENG 517 Gender Studies in Interdisciplinary Contexts .................................................... 3

The total number of credits required for graduation is 24.

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