| Programme Title | Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Language and Culture |
|---|---|
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Programme Code |
JS9019 (JUPAS) |
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Mode of Study |
Full Time |
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Number of Credits |
160 credits (4 Year Curriculum) |
Students must complete 160 credits.
(i) 60 credits of compulsory courses from Table 1 (each course carries 5 credits);
(ii) 60 credits of elective courses from Table 2 (each course carries 5 credits);
(iii) 20 credits of outside discipline courses (each course carries 5 credits); and
(iv) 20 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.
Table 1: Compulsory Courses
| Foundation level courses | |
| ENGL A102F | Classic American Films |
| ENGL A103F | British and American Short Stories |
| ENGL A131F | Introduction to English Fiction |
| ENGL A132F | Introduction to English Drama and Poetry |
| Middle level courses | |
| ENGL A203F | Hitchcock Films |
| ENGL A204F | Modern British and American Drama |
| ENGL A206F | Asian Writings in English |
| ENGL A211F | The Structure of Modern English: Words and Sentences |
| ENGL A221F | The Structure of Modern English: Sounds and Meaning |
| ENGL A235F | World Englishes and Globalization |
| ENGL A236F | English-language Media and Pop Culture |
| ENGL A241F | English Language and Hong Kong Culture |
Table 2: Elective Courses
| Middle level courses | |
| ENGL A205F | Folktales and Children's Literature in English |
| ENGL A222F | English Grammar and Usage |
| ENGL A231F | English Literature in the Modern World |
| ENGL A232F | Socio-cultural Issues in English Literature I |
| ENGL A233F | Socio-cultural Issues in English Literature II |
| ENGL A237F | Culture and Adaptation Studies |
| ENGL A238F | British and American Food Culture in Media |
| ENGL A239F | Horror, Violence and Culture |
| ENGL A240F | Cultural Representations of the Metropolis |
| Higher level courses | |
| ENGL A321F | Shakespeare |
| ENGL A322F | Chinese Literature in English Translation |
| ENGL A324F | Topic(s) in Chinese-Western Comparative Literature |
| ENGL A326F | The Poetics of English in Popular Song Lyrics |
| ENGL A340F | Special Topic(s) in Cultural Studies |
| ENGL A341F | Research Methods for English Studies |
| ENGL A342F | Major English Authors |
| LANG A333F | Introduction to Sociolinguistics |
| LANG A334F | Stylistics |
| LANG A338F | Semantics |
| LANG A336F | Discourse Analysis |
| LANG A339F | Pragmatics |
| “Outside discipline” Courses, such as: | |
|---|---|
|
CCA A201BF |
World Cinema |
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CAMD A300F |
New Media Culture |
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CAMD A306BF |
Museum Studies |
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CAMD A309BF |
Cultural Identities and Advertising |
|
ECON A121F |
Foundations of Social Sciences: Economics |
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POLS A221F |
Introductory Comparative Politics |
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PUAD A222F |
Introduction to Public Administration |
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SOCI A123F |
Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology |
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SOCI A221F |
Social Problems and Social Issues |
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TRAN A369F |
Cultural Issues and Translation |
|
TRAN A379F |
Literature and Translation |
The programme prepares graduates for employment in:
(i) civil service
(ii) administration
(iii) teaching
(iv) academic research
(v) journalism and publishing
(vi) mass communication and media writing
(vii) arts development and management
(viii) public relations in creative industries
Graduates of the programme may proceed to postgraduate studies in Hong Kong or overseas on humanities subjects such as Cultural Studies, Literary Studies, Museum Studies, Anthropology, Fine Arts and etc.
