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

160SOCI0012.SOCI0014.SOCI0021.SOCI0024.SOCI0025.SOCI0027.SOCI0028.SOCI0032.SOCI0038.SOCI0039.SOCI0042.SOCI0043.SOCI0044.SOCI0047.SOCI0054.SOCI0056.SOCI0057.SOCI0058.Gender and society (6 credits)Globalization, work and industry (6 credits)Marriage and the family (6 credits)Modern social theory (6 credits)Organizations and society (6 credits)Politics and society (6 credits)Population and society (6 credits)Religion, rituals and myths (6 credits)Social control (6 credits)Social movements (6 credits)Social research methods (6 credits)Sociology of contemporary culture (6 credits)Sociology of economic life (6 credits)Sociology of punishment (6 credits)Triads and organized crime (6 credits)Criminal justice: Policy and practice (6 credits)Crime and deviance I: An introduction to criminology (6 credits)Crime and deviance II (6 credits)Optional European Studies courses (not required for the major)EUST3002.Special reading course in European Studies (6 credits)(This course is also offered to third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)From time to time a special reading course will be offered to final-year students. This course will focuson issues of current or special interest and will be offered to European Studies majors. Students will berequired to undertake extensive reading and participate in seminar presentations.Assessment: 50% coursework, 50% examination.EUST3003.European Studies dissertation (12 credits)(This course is also offered to third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)Students in this course will be expected to submit a written dissertation based on research into an aspectof European culture.Assessment: 100% coursework.FINE ARTSThe Department of Fine Arts teaches the history and theory of art. European, American, Chinese andJapanese artistic traditions are all examined in depth, and the broader international context of art makingis also considered. An introduction to museum studies is also offered. Students may major in Fine Arts,but will also discover many fruitful combinations between Fine Arts courses and those of other Arts andSocial Science disciplines.Prospective majors in Fine Arts must select not less than 48 credits from among those courses offeredby the Department in the second and third years, and must take in their final year at least one of thefollowing third year courses: FINE3001, FINE3005 or FINE3006. These students must also normallyhave taken FINE1001 and FINE1004 in their first year. Prospective majors who have only taken one ofthese courses in their first year will normally be required to take either FINE2001 or FINE2002 in theirsecond year, however, these courses will not count towards the 48 credits required of all majors in thesecond and third years.