Bachelor of Arts Cultural Studies

General Requirements (Notes)

1. Applicants shall be eligible to apply if they:

*have obtained in one sitting of the GCE Advanced Level Examination pass grades in no less than three Advanced Level subjects (Applicants with pass grades in 2 Advanced Level and 2 Advanced Subsidiary Level subjects may also apply)*; OR

*have acquired an International Baccalaureate Diploma (check preferred subject requirements of the programmes)*; OR

*possess a qualification obtained outside Hong Kong which qualifies them for university admission in the country/region where such qualification is originated (e.g. high school diploma plus SAT in USA, UEC / STPM in Malaysia, ATAR in Australia, OSSD in Canada, GSAT in Taiwan, etc.); OR

have successfully completed:

*at least one year of full-time undergraduate study at a recognized university; OR

*a course of study leading to the qualification of an associate degree / higher diploma; OR

*are mature persons aged 23 or over on 1st September in the year when admission is sought, provided they are able to show either by publication or by other acceptable evidence that they have achieved sufficient competence in their chosen field of study to justify admission; or have shown exceptional ability in appropriate academic or professional fields; OR

*have other exceptional achievements which merit admission.

For candidates who have completed only GCE-AS or the first year of IB Diploma studies with outstanding results, they may be considered for admission under special circumstances on individual merits case-by-case.

2. Language Requirement

Applicants should have attained an acceptable level of proficiency in English. Below are the minimum required scores or grades for some of the more common acceptable examinations.

Test (English Language) Minimum Attainment

GCE-AL/AS          E

GCSE/IGCSE/GCE-OL      C

IB            4

IELTS      6.0

SAT Reasoning Test Essay             8

TOEFL   

- Paper 550

- Computer         213

- Internet            80

In addition to the General Requirements, including the Language Requirement, individual programmes may have additional or higher requirements. Please refer to the website(s) of the respective programme(s) to which you wish to apply for admission for updates on the programme requirements.

Notes:

Students admitted on GCE A-level / IB or equivalent qualifications (e.g. STPM) will normally be required to complete 99 units of courses (normative period of study is 3 years) in order to graduate. Students admitted on standing below GCE A-level / IB qualification (e.g. qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong for admission to 4-year undergraduate programmes of an overseas university) will normally be required to complete 123 units of courses (normative period of study is 4 years) in order to graduate. There are yet some other programmes that are offered as a standard four-year or five-year programme.

Additional Considerations

Applicants are:

1.expected to possess keen interests, suitable talents or academic background to make a unique contribution to the cultural diversity on campus;

2.recommended to take TOEFL, IELTS or another acceptable language test, if English is not their native language;

3.expected to be able to support themselves financially during all periods of enrolment

Course Code      Course Title        Unit(s)

CURE1000            Culture, Humanities & Contemp Society                3

CURE1001            Introduction to Cultural Studies 3

CURE1003            Cultural Studies of Space              3

CURE1009            Research Methods in Cultural Studies    3

CURE1010            Text and Image: A Critical Analysis            3

Elective Courses

Area 1: Cultural Discourses and the Everyday Life

CURE2005            Culture and Travel           3

CURE2016            Modernity and Urban Culture    3

CURE2021            Cosmopolitan Culture and Hong Kong Urbanscape           3

CURE2023            Technoscience and Culture         3

CURE2025            Contemporary Consumer Culture            3

CURE2032            Youth and Popular Culture           3

CURE3001            Imperialism, Colonialism, and Culture     3

CURE3017            Globalization and Cultural Production     3

CURE3022            Myth, Fantasy and Culture          3

CURE3024            Creativity and Creative Industries             3

CURE3032            The Politics and Culture of Nationalisms                3

Area 2: Representation and the Media

CURE2030            Hong Kong Cinema          3

CURE2031            Understanding Visual Culture     3

CURE2035            Fashion Culture                3

CURE2042            Xiqu and Culture?            3

CURE2043            Violence and Horror Culture       3

CURE2047            Performance Studies     3

CURE2051            Understanding Comic Art             3

CURE3002            Film and Literature: Inter-media Studies               3

CURE3026            New Media and Cyberculture    3

CURE4027            Film Classics: Aesthetics and Politics        3

CURE4031            Arts, Propaganda and Social Action          3

CURE4032            Digital Imaging, Book Production and Contemporary Arts              3

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

CURE3018            Feminist Readings and Women's Writings             3

CURE3021            Gendering Modernity    3

Area 4: Cultural Criticism and Cultural Practices

CURE2001            Academic Reading and Writing in Cultural Studies             3

CURE2034            Outline of Cultural Theories?      3

CURE2037            Cultural Policy    3

CURE2046            Inter-Asia Cultural Studies           3

CURE3006            Special Topics in Cultural Studies               3

CURE3020            Cultural Studies in China Mainland, HK & Taiwan                3

CURE3027            Cultural & Creative Industries     3

CURE2048            Cultural Management: Discourse and Practice    3

CURE3030            Cultural Criticism Workshop        3

CURE4014            Graduation Thesis           3

CURE4024            Culture and Heritage Conservation          3

CURE4025            Seminar in Cultural Theories       3

CURE4026            Development Discourse and Cultural Critique     3

CURE4038            Summer Internship         3

Common Area of Cultural and Religious Studies

CURE2370            Outline of European Cultural Histories    3

CURE2371            Rural Culture and Development                3

CURE2372            Fieldwork on Rural Development             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

CURE3370            Religion and Pluralistic Culture   3

CURE3371            Religion and Ecology       3

CURE3372            Hermeneutics and Critical Theory             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