(For students admitted in 2017-18 under the 4-year degree) BSc in Global China Studies: Humanities and Social Science In addition to the requirements of their major programs, students are to complete the University and School requirements for graduation. For details please refer to the respective sections on this website. Unless approved by the Dean or the Dean's designate, students are not allowed to reuse courses included in the University Common Core or the School Requirements to fulfill the major and option requirements. Major Requirements Required Course(s) Credit(s) attained HUMA 2400 Approaches to Humanities in China Studies HUMA/SOSC Note: HUMA 250 OR SOSC 220 HUMA 250 The Making of the Modern World: Renaissance to the Present SOSC 220 Understanding Globalization SOSC 2140 Research Methods in the Social Sciences SHSS Note: SHSS 41 OR SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) [For students taking one of the Research Options, they should take SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4)] -6 SHSS 41 Capstone Project SHSS 42 Honors Thesis 6 SHSS 4 Honors Research Elective(s) HUMA/SOSC HUMA/SOSC Restricted Electives (6 courses, which should include three 000-level courses & three 4000-level courses taken from at least different areas, from the specified elective list.) 18 Area: Environment, Economy & Globalization SOSC 120 Economic Development SOSC 150 Science, Technology and Environment SOSC 4260 China's Economic Transformation SOSC 4280 China in the Global Political Economy SOSC 420 China's Sustainable Development Area: Heritage, Community & Identity HUMA 60 Community and Cultural Identity 2017-18 GCS (4Y) (2017-18 intake) Page 1
HUMA 00 Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern World HUMA 4610 Heritage in Cross-cultural Perspective HUMA 4700 Confucianism in a Global Context Area: Political & Social Change SOSC 520 Understanding Comparative Politics SOSC 880 Social Inequality and Social Mobility SOSC 4270 Social Change in Contemporary China SOSC 4600 Understanding Chinese Politics Area: Literature, Communication & Media HUMA 00 Language, Communication and Culture HUMA 200 Questions of Humanity in World Literature HUMA 4020 Language and Literature in Modern China HUMA 4220 Verbal and Visual Representation of China HUMA/SOSC/ SHSS HUMA/SOSC/SHSS Electives [Students opting for SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) are to take a minimum total of 6 courses (18 credits), out of which 2 must be at 000-/4000- level; students opting for SHSS 41 are to take a minimum total of 7 courses (21 credits), out of which must be at 000-/4000- level.] 18-21 Student may opt to graduate with or without an option. Students who take an option MUST complete all requirements specified in addition to the major requirements. Option(s) Applied Economics Research Option Students with CGA of. or above may apply for enrollment in the Applied Economics Research Option. In addition, they should take SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) as specified in the major requirements. ECON/SOSC Applied Economics Electives ( courses, which should include two courses at 000-level or above, from the specified elective list. Courses taken as Major Elective Courses may not be counted towards this elective requirement.) SOSC 1420 Poverty SOSC 260 Development in Rural China SOSC 120 Economic Development SOSC 410 East Asian Economic Development SOSC 4260 China's Economic Transformation ECON Any ECON courses 2017-18 GCS (4Y) (2017-18 intake) Page 2
Environment and Technology Research Option Students with CGA of. or above may apply for enrollment in the Environment and Technology Research Option. In addition, they should take SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) as specified in the major requirements. ENVR/HUMA/ SOSC Environment and Technology Electives ( courses, which should include two courses at 000-level or above, from the specified elective list. Courses taken as Major Elective Courses may not be cuonted towards this elective requirement.) HUMA 2621 Culture and Environment SOSC 1110 Science, Technology and Society SOSC 110 Science, Technology and Business SOSC 1150 Science, Technology and Work SOSC 1170 Environmental and Energy Governance in China SOSC 2170 Environment, Sustainability and Business: A Design Approach SOSC 110 Innovation and Technology in Hong Kong SOSC 150 Science, Technology and Environment SOSC 180** Sustainable Development SOSC 420 China's Sustainable Development ENVR 210 Environmental Technology ENVR 10 Green Business Strategy ENVR 410 Economics for Environmental Policy and Management Heritage and Cultural Sustainability Research Option Students with CGA of. or above may apply for enrollment in the Heritage and Cultural Sustainability Research Option. In addition, they should take SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) as specified in the major requirements. HUMA/SOSC Heritage and Cultural Sustainability Electives ( courses, which should include two courses at 000-level or above, from the specified elective list. Courses taken as Major Elective Courses may not be counted towards this elective requirement.) HUMA 1100 Music of the World HUMA 1620 Human Culture and Society HUMA 1621** Anthropology of Hong Kong HUMA 160 Popular Religion in South China HUMA 161 Exploring Chinese Culture in Fieldwork HUMA 16 Marriage, Family and Kinship in Cross-cultural Perspectives HUMA 1650 Appreciation of Western Art HUMA 1660 Introduction to Chinese Art 2017-18 GCS (4Y) (2017-18 intake) Page
HUMA 1680** Western Architectural Forms: A Brief History HUMA 2240 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature HUMA 220 Chinese Drama HUMA 2620** Culture and Tourism HUMA 2621 Culture and Environment HUMA 2622** Heritage and Culture HUMA 260 Anthropology of Food HUMA 262 Chinese Culture and Society in Anthropological Perspectives HUMA 26** Before Mao: Traditional Chinese Society from 1800 to 14 HUMA 265 Cultural Diversity in China HUMA 2660 Introduction to Chinese Painting HUMA 2661 Chinese Oil Painting HUMA 2670 Understanding Western Painting HUMA 2680 Understanding Western Architecture HUMA 2840 Buddhism and the Chinese Intellectual Tradition HUMA 620** Visual Anthropology HUMA 60 Community and Cultural Identity HUMA 660 Tradition & Modernity: Chinese Ink Painting in 20th Century HUMA 680 Contemporary Architecture: The Pritzker Prize Winners HUMA 810 Taoism and the Chinese Tradition HUMA 4610 Heritage in Cross-cultural Perspective HUMA 4700 Confucianism in a Global Context SOSC 10 Hong Kong Culture History Research Option Students with CGA of. or above may apply for enrollment in the History Research Option. In addition, they should take SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) as specified in the major requirements. HUMA History Electives ( courses, which should include two courses at 000-level or above, from the specified elective list. Courses taken as Major Elective Courses may not be counted towards this elective requirement.) HUMA 1410** General Chinese History: Pre-modern HUMA 140 History of P. R. China's Diplomacy, 14-18 HUMA 1450** The History of the People's Republic of China HUMA 1520 Modern East Asia HUMA 1550** Europe and the World in the 20th Century HUMA 1650 Appreciation of Western Art HUMA 1660 Introduction to Chinese Art HUMA 1680** Western Architectural Forms: A Brief History HUMA 2420 Late Imperial China 2017-18 GCS (4Y) (2017-18 intake) Page 4
HUMA 2421** Pre-modern China: The Song and Yuan Dynasties, 60-168 HUMA 240 China in the 20th Century HUMA 2470 From Fung Shui to Mao's Villages: City Plans, Urban Politics & the Unseen World of Chinese Villages HUMA 2480** Daily Life in Imperial China HUMA 2481** Common Beliefs in Pre-modern China HUMA 2570** East Asia and the West: Cultures in Contact HUMA 258 Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler: Dictators and their Regimes HUMA 250 The Making of the Modern World: Renaissance to the Present HUMA 2640 Unofficial China: Social History 1800s-10s HUMA 2660 Introduction to Chinese Painting HUMA 2661 Chinese Oil Painting HUMA 2670 Understanding Western Painting HUMA 2680 Understanding Western Architecture HUMA 420 Chinese Social and Economic History HUMA 421** Chinese Military History before 1800 HUMA 40 Reading Modern Chinese History Historically HUMA 440** Issues in Chinese History from Han to Tang HUMA 50** History of the Overseas Chinese HUMA 550** Social Change and Social Thought in Europe, 1750-114 HUMA 660 Tradition & Modernity: Chinese Ink Painting in 20th Century HUMA 680 Contemporary Architecture: The Pritzker Prize Winners HUMA 4520 History of US-China Relations Language and Literature Research Option Students with CGA of. or above may apply for enrollment in the Language and Literature Research Option. In addition, they should take SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) as specified in the major requirements. HUMA Language and Literature Electives ( courses, which should include two courses at 000-level or above, from the specified elective list. Courses taken as Major Elective Courses may not be counted towards this elective requirement.) HUMA 1020 Chinese Writing and Culture HUMA 100 Structure of the Chinese Language HUMA 1060 Introduction to Mandarin Chinese Grammar HUMA 1220** Chinese Literature in Translation HUMA 2010 Metaphors in English and Chinese HUMA 2012** Chinese Language, Logic, and Science HUMA 201 The Cantonese Language HUMA 2050 Classical Chinese HUMA 2220 China in Film: Modern Chinese Culture and Identities HUMA 220** Literature and the Self in China 2017-18 GCS (4Y) (2017-18 intake) Page 5
HUMA 2240 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature HUMA 2250 Modern Chinese Fiction (117-14) HUMA 2260 Contemporary Chinese Fiction (14-present) HUMA 200 Traditional Chinese Poetry: Early Chinese Poetry HUMA 210 Traditional Chinese Fiction HUMA 220 Chinese Drama HUMA 00 Language, Communication and Culture HUMA 040 Study of the Modern Chinese Writing System HUMA 200 Questions of Humanity in World Literature HUMA 210 Traditional Chinese Poetry: Tang and Song Poetry HUMA 220 Modern Chinese Poetry HUMA 4010** Topics in Chinese Grammar HUMA 4020 Language and Literature in Modern China HUMA 4220 Verbal and Visual Representation of China Politics Research Option Students with CGA of. or above may apply for enrollment in the Politics Research Option. In addition, they should take SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) as specified in the major requirements. HUMA/SOSC Politics Electives ( courses, which should include two courses at 000-level or above, from the specified elective list. Courses taken as Major Elective Courses may not be counted towards this elective requirement.) HUMA 258 Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler: Dictators and their Regimes HUMA 421** Chinese Military History before 1800 HUMA 4520 History of US-China Relations SOSC 110 China and the World: China's Development in Historical and Comparative Perspectives SOSC 1270 International Law SOSC 100 The World of Politics SOSC 140 China-United States Relations SOSC 1661 Contemporary Hong Kong: Government & Politics SOSC 1840 Government, Law and Society in China SOSC 2280 International Relations of East Asia SOSC 220 Understanding Globalization SOSC 2640 The Chinese Cultural Revolution: A Case Study in Politico-Social Movements SOSC 0 Modern Dictatorship: West and East SOSC 520 Understanding Comparative Politics SOSC 60 Democracy and Democratization around the World SOSC 4280 China in the Global Political Economy SOSC 4600 Understanding Chinese Politics 2017-18 GCS (4Y) (2017-18 intake) Page 6
Sociology Research Option Students with CGA of. or above may apply for enrollment in the Sociology Research Option. In addition, they should take SHSS 42 OR (SHSS 41 AND SHSS 4) as specified in the major requirements. HUMA/SOSC Sociology Electives ( courses, which should include two courses at 000-level or above, from the specified elective list. Courses taken as Major Elective Courses may not be counted towards this elective requirement.) HUMA 550** Social Change and Social Thought in Europe, 1750-114 SOSC 1662 Contemporary Hong Kong: Society SOSC 1780 Population and Development in China SOSC 1800** Understanding Chinese Society SOSC 1810 Sociology of the Family SOSC 1850 Understanding Society SOSC 2220** Women in China SOSC 2740 Gender and Society SOSC 2780 Modernization and Social Change SOSC 10 Hong Kong Culture SOSC 880 Social Inequality and Social Mobility SOSC 4270 Social Change in Contemporary China 2017-18 GCS (4Y) (2017-18 intake) Page 7
**Remarks on course(s): - HUMA 1220: The course was last offered in 201-14 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 1410: The course was last offered in 2014-15 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 1450: The course was last offered in 2012-1 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 1550: The course was last offered in 2012-1 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 1621: The course was last offered in 2011-12 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 1680: The course was last offered in 2010-11 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 2012: The course was last offered in 2010-11 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 220: The course was last offered in 2016-17 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 2421: The course was last offered in 2015-16 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 2480: The course was last offered in 2016-17 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 2481: The course was last offered in 201-14 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 2570: The course was last offered in 2014-15 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 2620: The course was last offered in 2010-11 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 2622: The course was last offered in 2015-16 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 26: The course will be deleted in Fall, 2018-1. - HUMA 421: The course was last offered in 200-10 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 440: The course was last offered in 2012-1 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 50: The course was last offered in 2011-12 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 550: The course was last offered in 2010-11 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 620: The course was last offered in 2010-11 and was deleted subsequently. - HUMA 4010: The course was last offered in 2012-1 and was deleted subsequently. - SOSC 1800: The course was last offered in 2011-12 and was deleted subsequently. - SOSC 2220: The course was last offered in 2012-1 and was deleted subsequently. - SOSC 180: The course was last offered in 2012-1 and was deleted subsequently. 2017-18 GCS (4Y) (2017-18 intake) Page 8