(BA) (4-year-programme) - The University of Hong Kong

100range of subjects and will discuss questions of technique, poetics, politics, ethics, censorship, andlegal issues.Note: This is a survey course which students can take in the second, third, or fourth year.Assessment: 100% coursework.ADVANCED COURSES OFFERED ONLY IN THE THIRD YEAR AND FOURTH YEARCLIT3019.Internship in Comparative Literature and cultural sectors (6 credits)This course aims at placing final year Comparative Literature majors in the working environmentswhere their cultural knowledge and their skills in writing, analysis and cultural research will findapplication and become enriched in the process. Internship placement will be made only if the studentpasses an interview and acquires the approval of the prospective host organization. Internshipplacements may include but are not limited to the following areas: Cultural criticism and publishing Film and media Cultural curatorship and management Cultural innovation/activism, non-government organizations Teaching and creative educationPrerequisite: A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.9 is normally required. Students with a lower GPAmay also be admitted with the consent of the instructorNote: This is a capstone learning course which students should take in the second semester of the thirdyear, the summer semester of their third year (if it is offered) or the fourth year. It is for ComparativeLiterature majors only.Assessment: 100% coursework.CLIT3020.Independent research (6 credits)This course aims at providing well-prepared Comparative Literature majors in the final year anopportunity to pursue a research topic under the supervision of a teacher. It contributes to the capstonelearning experience of major students in Comparative Literature majors. It helps students advancetheir skills in doing research for disciplinary and interdisciplinary topics in literary and culturalstudies. The contact hours are minimal (10-14 hours for a 6-credit course) and will include teaching ofresearch method and discussion of work-in-progress. Students will undertake independent researchand writing. Assessment is through a single research essay or an undergraduate dissertation ofapproximately 7,000 words. The research courses require students to have a final year ComparativeLiterature Departmental major status, a GPA of 3.25 or above, and lecturer approval upon the receiptof a research proposal of approximately 1,000 words and a working bibliography at least one monthprior to the semester when the course is taken.Prerequisite: 6-credits of first year Comparative Literature course and 12 credits of designatedsecond year foundational Comparative Literature courses; a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 isnormally required.Note:This is a capstone learning course which students should take in their third or fourth year. It isfor Comparative Literature majors only.Assessment: 100% coursework.CLIT3021.Advanced studies in theory and cultural analysis (6 credits)This course serves as an advanced, undergraduate study of select traditions or problems within thefields of “theory” and cultural analysis. As befits an upper-level course it will focus on one or morespecific strands of theory and/or cultural analysis. As opposed to earlier, more introductory theory