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

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INTERDISCIPLINARY MINORS
Candidates proceeding to their second year (or third semester, in respect of those admitted in or after
2002-03) of study of the curriculum in or after the academic year 2001-02 may select courses from
the lists specified in the syllabuses to satisfy the requirements for up to two interdisciplinary minors
but shall not be permitted to take more than 12 credits from one department/programme to satisfy
the requirements of one minor. The same course shall not be taken to fulfil the requirements for a
major and a minor, or for two minors.
The interdisciplinary minor programmes are as follows. Courses may have prerequisites; please
refer to the syllabus of the relevant department/programme for the prerequisite(s).
1. Histories and Cultures of the Asia-Pacific Region
A minor in the histories and cultures of the Asia-Pacific region will provide you with a
broad general knowledge about history and thought in the region of which Hong Kong is a
part. This will be useful regardless of what you are studying as a major and can thus be
recommended for all students in the Faculty of Arts.
AMER2006. Here’s looking at you, kid: America as a foreign country (6 credits)
AMER2014. 'A dream in the heart': varieties of Asian American culture (6 credits)
CHIN2231. Religious Daoism and popular religions in China (3 credits)
CHIN2241. History of Chinese civilization (6 credits)
CHIN2254. Christianity and Chinese Culture (3 credits)
CLIT2043. Reading the empire of the senses: Japan in contemporary culture (6 credits)
CLIT2052. Chinese urban culture (6 credits)
ENGL2066. Orientalism and linguistics (6 credits)
ENGL2075. The idea of China (6 credits)
FINE2004. Later Chinese painting (Yuan to Qing) (6 credits)
FINE2005. Twentieth century Chinese art (6 credits)
FINE2011. Japanese art: the interactive dimension (6 credits)
HIST2003. Twentieth-century China, Part I: from revolution to revolution, 1900-1949 (6
credits)
HIST2043. The city in modern China (6 credits)
HIST2044. The city in traditional China (6 credits)
JAPN2014. China and Japan (6 credits)
LING2010. Language and dialect (6 credits)
MUSI2010. Music of China (6 credits)
MUSI2033. Music and culture in Bali: an overseas fieldtrip (6 credits)
PHIL2430. Chinese philosophy: Ethics (6 credits)
PHIL2450. Zhuangzi (6 credits)
2. Contemporary China and Hong Kong
This minor gives students with a general interest in China and Hong Kong a better
understanding of physical, cultural and human environments of the two societies within the
larger global and regional settings. The courses offered examine a range of contemporary
development issues and future challenges faced by China and Hong Kong in an increasingly
globalized world.
CHIN2131. Contemporary Chinese literature (since 1949) I (6 credits)
CHIN2132. Contemporary Chinese literature (since 1949) II (6 credits)
CHIN2133. Contemporary Chinese literature (since 1949) III (6 credits)
CLIT2064. Hong Kong culture: popular culture (6 credits)
ENGL2075. The idea of China (6 credits)