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Major Programme Requirement for Senior Year Entrants


Applicable to students admitted in 2019-20 and thereafter

Students are required to complete a minimum of 60 units of courses as follows:


(I) Required courses  
ENGE1310, ENGE1320, ENGE1500, ENGE1610, ENGE3100, ENGE4700 18 units
   
(II) Elective courses  
Any fourteen courses from the following:
ENGE1520, ENGE1800, ENGE1900, ENGE2100, ENGE2110, ENGE2120, ENGE2130, ENGE2140, ENGE2150, ENGE2160, ENGE2170, ENGE2180, ENGE2190, ENGE2200, ENGE2300, ENGE2310, ENGE2320, ENGE2340, ENGE2350, ENGE2360, ENGE2370, ENGE2380, ENGE2390, ENGE2510, ENGE2520, ENGE2530, ENGE2540, ENGE2600, ENGE2620, ENGE2630, ENGE2640, ENGE2650, ENGE2700, ENGE2710, ENGE2720, ENGE2820, ENGE2840, ENGE2870, ENGE2950, ENGE2960, ENGE3000, ENGE3110, ENGE3120, ENGE3150, ENGE3160, ENGE3170, ENGE3180, ENGE3190, ENGE3200, ENGE3210, ENGE3220, ENGE3230, ENGE3250, ENGE3260, ENGE3270, ENGE3280, ENGE3290, ENGE3300, ENGE3310, ENGE3320, ENGE3340, ENGE3350, ENGE3360, ENGE3370, ENGE3380, ENGE3390, ENGE3500, ENGE3600, ENGE3610, ENGE3630, ENGE3640, ENGE3670, ENGE3680, ENGE3690, ENGE3730, ENGE3740, ENGE3750, ENGE3760, ENGE3770, ENGE3850, ENGE3860, ENGE3950, ENGE3960, ENGE3970, ENGE4100, ENGE4110, ENGE4120, ENGE4130, ENGE4140, ENGE4150, ENGE4240, ENGE4510, ENGE4620, ENGE4650, ENGE4660 		42 units
   
Stream
Students may declare the following stream in their 2nd or 3rd year of study and complete at least 18 units of courses listed below in their choice of courses in fulfilling the major programme requirement. When the requisite courses have been completed, the Stream will be indicated in the academic transcript and a certificate issued by the Department will be provided.		  
   
Creative Writing in English
  
Required Courses:
ENGE3260, ENGE3290 		 
Elective Courses:
Four courses from the following:
ENGE2390, ENGE3280, ENGE3300, ENGE3310, ENGE3320, ENGE3360, ENGE3370 		 
Total 60 units

Explanatory Notes:

  1. Students who have completed the courses ENGE1310, 1320 and 3100 will be eligible to apply for exemption of 2 units of University Core English Language Requirement for Associate Degree holders and 5 units of University Core English Language Requirement for Higher Diploma holders.
    Students are required to apply for the exemption. When exemption from a particular course is recognized, students can only be exempted from the course but not the units.

  2. ENGE courses at 2000 and above level will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.


Recommended Course Pattern

  Units
First Year of Attendance 1st term
Major Required: ENGE1310, 1500 and 1610
Major Elective(s): 2 courses 		 
9
6
2nd term
Major Required: ENGE1320
Major Elective(s): 4 courses 		 
3
12
Second Year of Attendance 1st term
Major Required: ENGE3100
Major Elective(s): 4 courses 		 
3
12
2nd term
Major Required: ENGE4700
Major Elective(s): 4 course 		 
3
12
Total: 60



Applicable to students admitted in 2018-19 or before

Students are required to complete a minimum of 60 units of courses as follows:


(I) Required courses  
ENGE1310, ENGE1320, ENGE1500, ENGE1520, ENGE1610, ENGE2370, ENGE2510, ENGE2640, ENGE2650, ENGE3100, ENGE4700 33 units
   
(II) Elective courses  
Any nine courses from the following:
ENGE1800, ENGE1900, ENGE2100, ENGE2110, ENGE2120, ENGE2130, ENGE2140, ENGE2150, ENGE2160, ENGE2170, ENGE2180, ENGE2190, ENGE2200, ENGE2300, ENGE2310, ENGE2320, ENGE2340, ENGE2350, ENGE2360, ENGE2380, ENGE2390, ENGE2520, ENGE2530, ENGE2540, ENGE2600, ENGE2620, ENGE2630, ENGE2700, ENGE2710, ENGE2720, ENGE2820, ENGE2840, ENGE2870, ENGE2950, ENGE2960, ENGE3000, ENGE3110, ENGE3120, ENGE3150, ENGE3160, ENGE3170, ENGE3180, ENGE3190, ENGE3200, ENGE3210, ENGE3220, ENGE3230, ENGE3250, ENGE3260, ENGE3270, ENGE3280, ENGE3290, ENGE3300, ENGE3310, ENGE3320, ENGE3340, ENGE3350, ENGE3360, ENGE3370, ENGE3380, ENGE3390, ENGE3500, ENGE3600, ENGE3610, ENGE3630, ENGE3640, ENGE3670, ENGE3680, ENGE3690, ENGE3730, ENGE3740, ENGE3750, ENGE3760, ENGE3770, ENGE3850, ENGE3860, ENGE3950, ENGE3960, ENGE3970, ENGE4100, ENGE4110, ENGE4120, ENGE4130, ENGE4140, ENGE4150, ENGE4240, ENGE4510, ENGE4620, ENGE4650, ENGE4660 		27 units
   
Stream
Students may declare the following stream in their 2nd or 3rd year of study and complete at least 18 units of courses listed below in their choice of courses in fulfilling the major programme requirement. When the requisite courses have been completed, the Stream will be indicated in the academic transcript and a certificate issued by the Department will be provided.		  
   
Creative Writing in English
  
Required Courses:
ENGE3260, ENGE3290 		 
Elective Courses:
Four courses from the following:
ENGE2390, ENGE3280, ENGE3300, ENGE3310, ENGE3320, ENGE3360, ENGE3370 		 
Total 60 units

Explanatory Notes:

  1. Students who have completed the courses ENGE1310, 1320 and 3100 will be eligible to apply for exemption of 2 units of University Core English Language Requirement for Associate Degree holders and 5 units of University Core English Language Requirement for Higher Diploma holders.
    Students are required to apply for the exemption. When exemption from a particular course is recognized, students can only be exempted from the course but not the units.

  2. ENGE courses at 2000 and above level will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.


Recommended Course Pattern

  Units
First Year of Attendance 1st term
Major Required: ENGE1310, 1500 and 1610
Major Elective(s): 2 courses 		 
9
6
2nd term
Major Required: ENGE1320 and 1520
Major Elective(s): 3 courses 		 
6
9
Second Year of Attendance 1st term
Major Required: ENGE2640, 2650 and 3100
Major Elective(s): 2 courses 		 
9
6
2nd term
Major Required: ENGE2370, 2510 and 4700
Major Elective(s): 2 course 		 
9
6
Total: 60