Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

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• Earth Sciences
• Economics and Finance
• English
• European Studies
• Fine Arts
• Geography
• History
• Japanese Studies
• Journalism and Media Studies Centre
• Language and Communication
• Language Centre
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Politics and Public Administration
• Psychology
• Social Work and Social Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics and Actuarial Science
A candidate's selection of major(s), minor(s) and of cross-departmental course combinations shall be
made only with the approval of the Heads of the Departments/Centre/School concerned, and a
candidate's choice shall normally be confined to those combinations which are possible under the
published timetable. Candidates shall not be permitted to take, within their normal study load of
120 credits, more than 30 credits outside the Faculty, except that a candidate taking a major in the
Department of Philosophy or in one of the following majors shall be permitted to take up to 48
credits from the departments/school/programme listed in Regulation A9(c)(ii) above: American
Studies, History, Linguistics and Philosophy, or Politics and Philosophy.
Candidates who wish to exceed the normal load of 60 credits in each academic year shall be allowed
to take up to 6 additional credits from the departments/school/programme listed in Regulation A9(b)
and (c)(ii) above in each of second and third academic years of the BA curriculum.
Assessment and grades
A 12 Candidates shall be assessed for each of the courses for which they have registered, and
assessment may be conducted in any combination of: coursework, written examinations or tests,
continuous assessment of class performance, field work, research or project reports, or in any other
manner as specified in the syllabuses. Grades shall be awarded in accordance with UG 5 of the
Regulations for First Degree Curricula.
A 13 Written examinations or tests shall normally be held at the end of the semester in which it is
taught unless otherwise provided for in the syllabuses. Candidates may be required to sit written
examinations or tests for more than one course on any particular date.
A 14 Courses in which a candidate is given an F grade shall be recorded on the transcript,
together with the new grade obtained by the candidate repeating the failed course under Regulation
A16(a). Any failed grade(s) shall be included in calculating the Semester GPA and shall be taken
into account for the purpose of honours classification, except as provided for under Regulation
A16(b).