Each year CUHK welcomes nearly 1000 students from both partner and non-partner institutions to study here for one term or the entire academic year. Courses offered by the Contemporary China Studies programme are all taught in English and are popular to visiting students who are either striving for in-depth knowledge on China or are just wanting to catch a glimpse of Chinese culture or society.
Visiting students can choose courses from the introductory (1000) to the advanced (4000) levels, as well as postgraduate level (5000) in the following list. Anyone interested in joining the CUHK Visiting Student Programme should contact the Office of Academic Links for applications and details.
| Course Code | Course Title | Unit(s) |
| CCSS1001 | China’s Cultural Past | 3 |
| CCSS1003 | The Cultural Revolution and its Legacies | 3 |
| CCSS1004 | Chinese Society in Transformation | 3 |
| CCSS1005 | Modern China | 3 |
| CCSS1006 | Politics and Governance in Contemporary China | 3 |
| CCSS1007 | Introduction to the Chinese Economy | 3 |
| CCSS1010 | Chinese Languages and Cultures: A Linguistic Perspective | 3 |
| CCSS2002 | Global China | 3 |
| CCSS2003 | Thinking about Contemporary China | 3 |
| CCSS2005 | Contemporary Chinese Popular Culture | 3 |
| CCSS2030 | Modern Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CCSS2120 | Chinese Family and Marriage | 3 |
| CCSS2150 | War and Revolution in China | 3 |
| CCSS2410 | Theories of Development and the China Case | 3 |
| CCSS2450 | Business and China | 3 |
| CCSS2630 | Fundamental Principles of Economics (Macro/Micro) | 3 |
| CCSS2800 | Chinese Politics in Comparison | 3 |
| CCSS3030 | China Under Mao | 3 |
| CCSS3050 | Shanghai in Modern and Contemporary China | 3 |
| CCSS3101 | Media China | 3 |
| CCSS3411 | Cultural History of Modern China | 3 |
| CCSS3420 | Social Issues and Problems in Contemporary China | 3 |
| CCSS3440 | China on Screen | 3 |
| CCSS3451 | Rural Development in China | 3 |
| CCSS3460 | Chinese Literature: Late Qing to the Present | 3 |
| CCSS3500 | China in Regional and World Systems | 3 |
| CCSS3550 | Political Economy of China’s Reform | 3 |
| CCSS3600 | Geographies of Development in China | 3 |
| CCSS3610 | Investment and Finance in China | 3 |
| CCSS3700 | Urban China | 3 |
| CCSS3800 | Popular Protest and Social Movements in China | 3 |
| CCSS3900 | Environmental Politics in China | 3 |
| CCSS4008 | Places of Memory in Modern China Seminar | 3 |
| CCSS4009 | Student Protest in 20th Century China Seminar | 3 |
| CCSS4010 | Advanced Topics in Chinese Literature Seminar | 3 |
| CCSS4011 | Advanced Topics on China and the Global Economy Seminar | 3 |
| CCSS4012 | 20th Century China through Local History and Fieldwork Seminar | 3 |
| CCSS4015 | Social Conflict and Policing in China Seminar | 3 |
| CCSS4016 | Youth, Market and State Seminar | 3 |
| CCSS4410 | Law and Society in China Seminar | 3 |
| CCSS4502 | Selected Topics in Contemporary China Studies (Humanities) | 3 |
| CCSS4504 | Selected Topics in Chinese Language and Culture I | 3 |
| CCSS4505 | Selected Topics in Chinese Language and Culture II | 3 |
| CHES5101 | Selected Themes on Gender in China | 3 |
| CHES5102 | Selected Themes on Chinese International Relations | 3 |
| CHES5105 | Selected Themes on Chinese History | 3 |
| CHES5115 | Chinese Business and Economy | 3 |
| CHES5124 | Housing and Urban Governance in Contemporary China | 3 |
| CHES5126 | China on Screen | 3 |
| CHES5130 | China's Regions and their Global Interactions | 3 |
| CHES5133 | Trauma and Memory in 20th and 21st Century China | 3 |
| CHES5134 | East Asian Film Genres in a Globalizing World | 3 |
| CHES5135 | State and Civil Society in Contemporary China | 3 |
| CHES5136 | Hong Kong and Mainland China: Interaction and Integration | 3 |
| CHES5145 | Chinese Art in the World after 1900: Aesthetics and History | 3 |
| CHES5149 | China and Regional Order in Asia | 3 |
| CHES5150 | Chinese Painting: Aesthetics and History | 3 |
| CHES5151 | Selected Themes on Chinese Art History | 3 |
| CHES5152 | "Ethnic Minorities" in China: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Issues in Anthropology | 3 |
| CHES5154 | Politics and Economy of China, 1900s-1990s | 3 |
Note: Not all of the above courses are offered every year. Please refer to our Major programme and MA programme for our course lists.