The four-year curriculum is built on a credit unit system. It features the flexibility in the selection of courses.
Undergraduate Curriculum
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Duration and General Structure
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Faculty Package Courses
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University Core Requirement
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Major Requirements
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Outcomes
Duration and General Structure
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Duration and General Structure
The normative period of study of the undergraduate programmes is four years. Students have to complete 123 units and satisfy requirements under separate categories.
- Major (including Faculty Package): 63-72 units
- Minor (optional): 18–25 units
- University Core Requirement: 39 units
- Free electives: Remaining units
- Total: 123 units
Faculty Package Courses
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Faculty Package Courses
To encourage students to gain exposure to knowledge outside their major discipline, Faculty Package is offered to allow them to take courses worth up to 9 credit units outside their major but within the Faculty.
ARTS1004Introduction to Environmental Humanities: Debates in ChinaARTS1005Introduction to Music and PhilosophyThis course introduces music and philosophy as intersecting practices through which human beings give meaning to the world around them. No background in music or philosophy is assumed or required.
ANTH1020Anthropology: The Study of Global HumanityThis course introduces students to the basics of anthropology and its role within the humanities, and its relevance to modern-day society.
CHLL1900Exploring China: Words and ImagesThe course will examine the historical evolution of Chinese culture and literature in various forms at different times. Emphasis will be given to fiction and drama of the Ming-Qing period as well as to the literary works, films and culture of contemporary times.
CHLL1902Classics of Chinese Humanities: Guided ReadingThe course will introduce students to the many-sided splendour of the Chinese cultural tradition through reading classical Chinese texts.
CURE1000Why Culture MattersThe course explores the relationships among cultural appreciation, cultural representation, cultural continuity and cultural criticism.
CURE1110Religion and Contemporary LifeThis course is designed to introduce students to this influence of religion in various aspects of our modern life. It will explore a variety of religious themes such as religious myth, symbol and practice, as well as current religious issues in ethics and politics.
CUMT1000Interpretation of ArtTargeting at students with no prior knowledge of art history, this course introduces students to methodologies and theories currently used by art historians and curators to analyze and interpret works of art.
ENGE1000English Studies: Thinking Creatively in a Global LanguageThis course aims to foster new understandings of the various ways in which language influences and shapes the experiences of life common to all humanity.
FAAS1900Introduction to Art HistoryThis course aims to develop students’ abilities to “read” artwork. Students will gain a basic understanding that besides aesthetics and forms, artwork represents the culture, philosophy, religion, technology, literature, and history when it was produced and collected.
HIST1000History for TodayThis course teaches the art and science of historical research. It enhances Innovation and Design by encouraging students to think out of the box, with critical thinking from multiple angles, with high ethical standard, and be innovative and creative.
HIST1700Introduction to Public History: Theory and PracticeMajor topics examined in this course include museums, heritage, films, public monuments and tourism, etc. Local and global examples are used.
JASP1090Understanding JapanLING1000Invitation to LinguisticsPHIL1110Introduction to PhilosophyMUSC1000The Study of MusicTHEO1000Approaches to Christian StudiesTRAN1000Lost and Found: Meaning, Practice, and Creativity in TranslationBMBL1001Introduction to Sign Language and Bimodal BilingualismCHES1100Unofficial China
University Core Requirement
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University Core Requirement
For students admitted in 2021-22 and before:
- University and College General Education: 21 units
- Chinese and English language: 15 units
- Physical Education: 2 units
- Information Technology: 1 unit
For students admitted in 2022-23 and thereafter:
- University and College General Education: 19 units
- Chinese and English language: 13 units
- Digital Literacy and Computational Thinking: 3 units
- Physical Education: 2 units
- Understanding China: 1 unit
- Hong Kong in the Wider Constitutional Order: 1 unit
Major Requirements
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Major Requirements
CUHK ARTS offers 16 major programmes at the undergraduate level. Through the Major Programme in the subject of choice, each student gains specialised knowledge in a chosen discipline, to a level that enables the graduate to pursue relevant careers or postgraduate studies. The depth and focus of study is also an opportunity to develop high-level academic skills. Wit the inclusion of a capstone course in every Major Programme, it provide the opportunity for research or final-year project that can lead to a dissertation.
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Outcomes
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Outcomes
Students who complete the required number of course units, and satisfy the graduation requirements of the major programme and of the University, will be considered for the award of a Bachelor's degree. The University's Bachelor's degrees are classified as follows:
- First Class Honours
- Second Class Honours Upper Division
- Second Class Honours Lower Division
- Third Class Honours
- Pass
Degree classification is based on the students' grade point averages for Major courses and for all other courses.
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