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

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CHINESE
The aim of the Department of Chinese is to promote the understanding of Chinese language,
literature and history; to further the ability of the students in the use of the Chinese language; and to
study the development of the Chinese civilization and its place in the modern world.
The degree courses in the Department of Chinese are normally taught in Chinese. Course design is
based on the assumption that the students have attained facility in the use of the Chinese language
before entering the University, and that they have also acquired sufficient mastery of the English
language to enable them to use freely references and relevant works published in English.
Provision may be made from time to time for elective courses on various aspects of the Chinese
civilization.
The Department offers four majors and four minors in the second and third years.
are as follows:
The four majors
(i) Chinese Language and Literature: Group A.
(ii) Chinese History: Group B.
(iii) Translation: Group C (please refer to Group C for other requirements).
(iv) Chinese Studies: Groups A and B.
Students are required to take not less than a total of 48 credits of second and third year courses in the
specified group(s), and to meet other specified requirements, if any. Students who intend to major
in Chinese Language and Literature or in Translation are required to take the following first year
courses as prerequisites unless the Head of Department approves otherwise:
(i)
(ii)
Chinese Language and Literature majors: CHIN1101. A survey of the Chinese language
and a total of not less than 6 credits of other first year courses in Group A.
Translation majors: CHIN1311. Introduction to translation and CHIN1312. Language
studies for translation I.
There are no first year prerequisites for the majors in Chinese History and Chinese Studies.
The four minors are as follows:
(i) Chinese Language and Literature: Group A.
(ii) Chinese History: Group B.
(iii) Translation: limited to List 2 of Group C.
(iv) Chinese Studies: Groups A and B.
Students are required to take not less than 24 credits of second and third year courses in the specified
group(s).
There are no first year prerequisites for the minors.
Not all the courses listed below will be offered every year. Students should refer to the
departmental undergraduate handbook, published yearly and usually in the summer, for the courses
on offer in the next academic year.