Fine Arts — CUHK Minor Requirements (2024-25)
Applicable to students admitted in 2024-25.
Description
Students are required to complete a minimum of 25 units of courses as follows:
1. Required Courses : 9 units
FAAS1600, 1700, 1900
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAAS 1600 | Artistic Traditions in China | Not for students who have taken UGEA1310 or UGED2291. | ||
| FAAS 1700 | Artistic Traditions in the West | — | ||
| FAAS 1900 | Introduction to Art History | — |
2. Elective Courses[a]: 16 units
(a) Any two courses from the following: FAAS1100, 1110, 1130, 1140
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAAS 1100 [2] | Drawing Fundamentals | — | ||
| FAAS 1110 [2] | Principles of Chinese Calligraphy | — | ||
| FAAS 1130 [2] | Principles of Chinese Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 1140 [2] | Fundamentals of 3-Dimensional Forming | — |
(b) Two Art History Courses[b]
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAAS 2100 | Life and Arts in Pre-Modern China | — | ||
| FAAS 2101 | Reading Chinese Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 2102 | Arts of Ancient China:Neolithic Through Bronze Age | — | ||
| FAAS 2103 | Art Along the Silk Road | — | ||
| FAAS 2104 | History of Early Chinese Ceramics | — | ||
| FAAS 2105 | Classical Traditions of Chinese Calligraphy | — | ||
| FAAS 2106 | Visual and Material Culture of the Ming Dynasty | — | ||
| FAAS 2110 | Religious Art of China | — | ||
| FAAS 2113 | Introduction to Asian Art: The Art and Archaeology of West, South, Southeast, and Inner Asia | — | ||
| FAAS 2116 | (not found in course_info) | |||
| FAAS 2117 | Art in HK: from the Foundation of the Colony to the Early 21st Century | — | ||
| FAAS 2118 | Global Currents in Contemporary Art | — | ||
| FAAS 2119 | Western Art I: from the 15th to the Late 19th Century | — | ||
| FAAS 3102 | Jades for Life and Death | — | ||
| FAAS 3104 | Jingdezhen and Beyond: History of Later Chinese Ceramics | — | ||
| FAAS 3105 | Art of the Elite: Calligraphy from Song to Qing | — | ||
| FAAS 3108 | Contemporary Art: Artistic Strategies in a Postmodern Era | — | ||
| FAAS 3109 | Media Art: Body, Technology, Time | — | ||
| FAAS 3110 | Buddhist Art and Architecture | — | ||
| FAAS 3111 | Chinese Ceramic Technology: Theory and Practice | — | ||
| FAAS 3112 | Auspicious Metal: the Ritual Bronzes of Ancient China | — | ||
| FAAS 3113 | (not found in course_info) | |||
| FAAS 3114 | (not found in course_info) | |||
| FAAS 3115 | The Art of Chinese Seals | — | ||
| FAAS 3116 | Art Under Imperial Patronage: Chinese Court Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 3117 | Modern Challenges: Chinese Art of the Twentieth Century | — | ||
| FAAS 3119 | Western Art II: from Impressionism to the Late 1940s | — | ||
| FAAS 3120 | Daoist Art | — | ||
| FAAS 3223 | Calligraphy in Ancient Scripts | — | ||
| FAAS 4100 | Special Topics in Art History | — | ||
| FAAS 4101 | Art and Social Engagement: Summer Internship | — | ||
| FAAS 4102 | (not found in course_info) | |||
| FAAS 4106 | Tradition and Transformation: Chinese Literati Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 4109 | (not found in course_info) | |||
| FAAS 4116 | Understanding Theories of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy | — | ||
| FAAS 4119 | An Illustrated History of Western Art Theory: from Plato to Postmodernism | — | ||
| FAAS 4201 | Art As Profession | — | ||
(c) Two Studio Art Courses[b]
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAAS 2201 | Creative Watercolour Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 2203 | Clerical and Regular Scripts | — | ||
| FAAS 2204 | Mineral-pigment Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 2206 | Becoming a Comics Director | Pre-requisite: FAAS1100. | ||
| FAAS 2208 | Basic Photography | — | ||
| FAAS 2211 | Western Painting I | — | ||
| FAAS 2217 | Mixed Media | — | ||
| FAAS 2218 | Art, Archive and Technology | — | ||
| FAAS 2219 | Digital Imaging Workshop | — | ||
| FAAS 3111 | Chinese Ceramic Technology: Theory and Practice | — | ||
| FAAS 3200 | (not found in course_info) | |||
| FAAS 3201 | Western Painting II | — | ||
| FAAS 3202 | Printmaking | — | ||
| FAAS 3203 | Running and Cursive Scripts | — | ||
| FAAS 3204 | Xieyi: Chinese Expressive Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 3206 | Sculpting Moulding and Casting | — | ||
| FAAS 3210 | Art in Public Space | — | ||
| FAAS 3211 | Experimental Drawing | — | ||
| FAAS 3212 | Combined Printmaking | — | ||
| FAAS 3216 | Sculpture: Building and Carving | — | ||
| FAAS 3219 | Moving Image Workshop | — | ||
| FAAS 3221 | Figure Sketching | — | ||
| FAAS 3223 | Calligraphy in Ancient Scripts | — | ||
| FAAS 3224 | Gongbi: Chinese Delineative Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 3229 | Text and Image | — | ||
| FAAS 3234 | Chinese Landscape Painting | — | ||
| FAAS 3236 | Ceramic Art: Form and Space | — | ||
| FAAS 3246 | Ceramic Art: Surface Treatment and Exploration | — | ||
| FAAS 4101 | Art and Social Engagement: Summer Internship | — | ||
| FAAS 4201 | Art As Profession | — | ||
| FAAS 4202 | Special Topics in Studio Art | — | ||
| FAAS 4203 | Seal Carving | — | ||
| FAAS 4210 | Creative Workshop I | — | ||
| FAAS 4211 | Creative Workshop II | — | ||
| FAAS 4212 | Creative Workshop III | — | ||
| FAAS 4213 | Creative Workshop IV | — | ||
| FAAS 4214 | Modern Ink Painting | — | ||
Explanatory Notes
[a]Including at least 6 units of courses at 3000 or above level.
[b]Excluding FAAS4180, 4182, 4280, 4282 and courses listed under 2(a).