Cultural Studies Applicable to students admitted in 2016-17 Major Programme Requirement Students are required to complete a minimum 69 units courses as follows: 1. Faculty Package: 9 Any 3 courses from: ANTH1020, ARTS1003, CHLL1900, CUMT1000, CURE1000, 1110, ENGE1000, FAAS1900, HIST1000, JASP1090, LING1000, MUSC1000, PHIL1110, THEO1000, TRAN1000 2. Required Courses: 12 3. Elective Courses: (a) Any 3 courses from Religious Studies Area(s) 9 (b) CURE4014 or 4038 3 (c) 12 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, with at least 6 courses, excluding the courses taken to fulfill other Major Programme Requirements 36 Concentrations Students may choose to declare a concentration by taking the following elective courses in place 3 (c) above: Gender Studies (a) Any 4 courses, excluding CURE courses, that can be counted towards the Gender Studies Minor Programme (b) Any 3 courses from CURE2014, 2015, 2022, 2036, 2041, 3021 (c) 5 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, with at least 3 courses Religion and Culture (a) Any 2 courses from CURE1111, 1122, 1123, 1124 (b) 10 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, with at least 5 courses Visual Studies (a) Any 4 courses from CURE2014, 2025, 2027, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2035, 2042, 3002 3025, 3043, 4027, 4032, 4033 (b) Any 3 courses from FAAS1120, 1130, 1700, 3105, 3117, 4119, GLBS3402, JASP1130, 1140 (c) 5 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, with at least 3 courses Total: 69 Explanatory Note: 1. CURE courses and non-cure courses required for concentrations at 2000 and above level will be included in the calculation Major GPA for honours classification.
First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year Recommended Course Pattern Faculty Package: 1-2 Faculty Package course(s) 3-6 CURE1001 3 Major Elective(s): Faculty Package: 1-2 Faculty Package course(s) 3-6 CURE1010 3 Major Elective(s): CURE1009 3 Major Elective(s): 1-2 courses 3-6 CURE1003 3 Major Elective(s): 1-2 courses 3-6 Total (including Faculty Package): 69 Major Programme Requirement (for Associate Degree or Higher Diploma holders admitted to senior-year places) Students are required to complete a minimum 51 units courses as follows: 1. Required Courses: 12 2. Elective Courses: (a) CURE4014 or 4038 3
(b) 12 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, with at least 10 courses 36, excluding the courses taken to fulfill other Major Programme Requirements Total: 51 Explanatory Note: 1. CURE courses at 2000 and above level will be included in the calculation Major GPA for honours classification. Recommended Course Pattern (for Associate Degree or Higher Diploma holders admitted to senior-year places) First Year Second Year 1st term CURE1001, 1003 6 CURE1009, 1010 6 1st term 2nd term CURE4014 or 4038 3 Total: 51 Minor Programme Title Cultural Studies Minor Programme Requirement Students are required to complete a minimum 18 units courses as follows: 1. Elective Courses: (a) Any one course from the following: 3 (b) 5 CURE courses at 2000 or above level from Cultural Studies 15 Area(s), with at least 2 courses at 3000 or above level Total: 18
Course List Course Code Course Title Unit(s) CURE1000 Culture, Humanities & Contemp Society 3 CURE1001 Introduction to Cultural Studies 3 CURE1003 Cultural Studies Space 3 CURE1009 Research Methods in Cultural Studies 3 CURE1010 Text and Image: A Critical Analysis 3 Elective Courses Cultural Studies Area 1: Cultural Discourses and the Everyday Life CURE2005 Culture and Travel 3 CURE2007 Celebrity, Stars and Hong Kong Popular Culture 3 CURE2016 Modernity and Urban Culture 3 CURE2025 Contemporary Consumer Culture 3 CURE2032 Youth and Popular Culture 3 CURE2034 Outline Cultural Theories 3 CURE3006 Special Topics in Cultural Studies 3 CURE3017 Globalization and Cultural Production 3 CURE3020 Cultural Studies in China Mainland, HK & Taiwan 3 CURE3022 Myth, Fantasy and Culture 3 CURE3025 Technoscience and Culture 3 CURE3032 The Politics and Culture Nationalisms 3 CURE4025 Seminar in Cultural Theories 3 Cultural Studies Area 2: Representation and the Media CURE2024 Taiwan New Cinema and Beyond: Authorship, Transnationality, 3 Historiography CURE2030 Hong Kong Cinema 3 CURE2031 Understanding Visual Culture 3 CURE2035 Fashion Culture 3 CURE2040 Television Studies 3 CURE2042 Xiqu and Culture 3 CURE2047 Performance Studies 3 CURE2051 Understanding Comic Art 3 CURE3002 Film and Literature: Inter-media Studies 3 CURE3003 Animals, Culture and Modern Society 3 CURE3026 New Media and Cyberculture 3 CURE3043 Violence and Horror Culture 3 CURE4021 Time, Space and Identity in World Cinema 3 CURE4027 Film Classics: Aesthetics and Politics 3 CURE4031 Arts, Propaganda and Social Action 3 Cultural Studies Area 3: Gender and Sexuality CURE2014 Body Politics and Representations 3 CURE2022 Feminisms: Thoughts and Movements 3 CURE2036 Queer Theory and Culture 3 CURE2039 Trans-Asian Bodies and Visual Fantasy Cultures 3
CURE2041 Gender and Theatre 3 CURE3021 Modern Girls: Gender and Social Change 3 Cultural Studies Area 4: Cultural Policy and Cultural Industries CURE2037 Cultural Policy 3 CURE3027 Cultural & Creative Industries 3 CURE4024 Culture and Heritage Conservation 3 Cultural Studies Area 5: Practices and Workshops CURE2015 Meaning in Motion: Dance, Theater and Culture 3 CURE2027 Photographic Culture and Visual Communication 3 CURE3004 Academic Reading and Writing in Cultural Studies 3 CURE3030 Cultural Criticism Workshop 3 CURE4014 Graduation Thesis 3 CURE4032 Digital Imaging, Book Production and Contemporary Arts 3 CURE4033 Documentary Studies: Theories and Practices 3 CURE4038 Summer Internship 3 Cultural Studies Area 6: Common Area Cultural and Religious Studies CURE2112 Myth, Symbol and Ritual 3 CURE2373 Western Literature and Christianity 3 CURE2374 Drama and Ritual 3 CURE2375 Hong Kong Temples and Festivals 3 CURE2376 Indian Culture through Biographies 3 CURE2377 Introduction to Peace Studies 3 CURE2378 Quest for Life: Dialogue Among Religion, Ethics, and Psychology 3 CURE3370 Religion and Pluralistic Culture 3 CURE3371 Religion and Ecology 3 CURE3373 Religion and Culture in Mesopotamia 3 CURE3374 Religion and Gender Studies 3 CURE3375 Science and Religion 3 CURE3376 Religious Fundamentalism and Asian Cultures 3 CURE3377 Fieldwork in Indian Religions and Culture 3 CURE3378 Fieldwork in Islamic Culture and Religion 3 CURE4135 The Story the Stone and Chinese Religious Culture 3 For Religious Studies courses, please refer to the course list Religious Studies Programme.