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

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CLIT2050. Globalization and culture
ECON0501. Economic development
ECON0503. Urban Economics
ENGL2045. Travel writing
ENGL2093. Literary islands: English poetry and prose from the South Pacific and
the Caribbean
EUST3010. European political and economic institutions and processes
FOSS0005. Globalization and crime
FOSS0006. Drug Control in comparative perspective
FOSS3001. Project in global studies
GEOG2030. Global development
GEOG2050. Modern environmentalism: society-environment relations
HIST2027. The foundations of international trade and finance in the modern
world
HIST2039. War and peace: conflicts and conflict resolutions since 1945
PHIL2368. Environmental philosophy
POLI0010. Democracy and its critics
POLI0017. Government and business
POLI0033. Problems of the Third World
POLI0058. Managing the global economy
PSYC0020. Fundamentals of social psychology
PSYC0033. Industrial psychology
SOCI0002. Class, wealth and poverty: inequality and injustice in Hong Kong
SOCI0009. Economic development and social change
SOCI0024. Modern social theory
SOWK0084. Theoretical foundations in social policy and planning
URBP0001. Cities and globalization
URBP0002. Creating the sustainable city
VII.
Media and Cultural Studies
(1) Objectives
Sophisticated information technology and consumption are among the foremost preoccupations of
our daily life in today’s world. Why How has globalization impacted these daily preoccupations
Has the globalization of information, its technology, and consumption resulted in a multiplicity of
lifestyles and identities These questions are under considerable discussion and debate in the social
sciences as it becomes clear that culture, lifestyles, and identities are the ground on which
economic, social and political forces of the new era work themselves out. The connection between
individuals, their communities, and the world are now being examined in relation to global versus
local, modern versus tradition, diaspora versus nationalism, and culture versus market. This
programme of study offers students two paths to addressing these issues and debates with one
emphasizing the links between popular culture and identity OR media and communications. This
multidisciplinary programme of study represents the collaboration of the core departments in the
faculty, and is intended to provide students with the foundation for examining the role of media and
culture in today’s society from a variety of perspectives. The programme will be highly relevant for
a career in culture-related fields including journalism, advertising, marketing, research, and other
related occupations in the communications industry.
(2) Programme structure
(a)
Core Courses (12 credits)
Candidates who minor in this programme should take any two courses (6 credits
each) from the following list: