Chinese Language and Literature — CUHK Minor Requirements (2025-26)
Applicable to students admitted in 2025-26.
Description
Students are required to complete a minimum of 21 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:
1. Elective Courses: 21 units
(a) Basic courses
Any 9 units of courses from the following: CHLL1110, 1211, 1401, 2121, 2131, 2212, 2302, 2350, 2403
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 1110 | Introduction to Chinese Linguistics | — | ||
| CHLL 1211 | Introduction to Chinese Classic Texts | — | ||
| CHLL 1401 | Introduction to Literature | — | ||
| CHLL 2121 | Introduction to Chinese Philology | — | ||
| CHLL 2131 | Introduction to Chinese Phonology | — | ||
| CHLL 2212 | Introduction to the Study of Classical Chinese Texts | — | ||
| CHLL 2302 | History of Chinese Literature | — | ||
| CHLL 2350 | Classical Chinese Poetry: Selected Readings and Writing Practice | — | ||
| CHLL 2403 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | — |
(b) Speciality courses
9 units of courses from any speciality areas below:
(1) Language and Linguistics CHLL 3110, 3121, 3131, 3132, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3151, 3162, 4110, 4111, 4121, 4141, 4151, 4161
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 3110 | Applied Linguistics | — | ||
| CHLL 3121 | Studies in Chinese Characters | Pre-requisite: CHLL2121. | ||
| CHLL 3131 | Studies in Chinese Phonology | Pre-requisite: CHLL2131. | ||
| CHLL 3132 | Chinese Prosodic Phonology | — | ||
| CHLL 3141 | Modern Chinese Grammar | — | ||
| CHLL 3142 | Comparative Grammar in Chinese and English | — | ||
| CHLL 3143 | Chinese Morphology | — | ||
| CHLL 3144 | The Study of Chinese Semantics | — | ||
| CHLL 3145 | Introduction to Chinese Lexical Semantics | — | ||
| CHLL 3146 | The Study of Chinese Pragmatics | — | ||
| CHLL 3151 | Chinese Rhetoric | — | ||
| CHLL 3162 | Study of Cantonese | — | ||
| CHLL 4110 | Selected Topics in Chinese Linguistics I | — | ||
| CHLL 4111 | Selected Topics in Chinese Linguistics II | — | ||
| CHLL 4121 | Chinese Paleography and Ancient Texts | — | ||
| CHLL 4141 | Chinese Historical Grammar | — | ||
| CHLL 4151 | Chinese Textual Exegesis | — | ||
| CHLL 4161 | Chinese Dialectology | — |
(2) Ancient Documents CHLL 3221, 3222, 3223, 3231, 3232, 3233, 4224, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, 4251, 4252, 4253, 4254
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 3221 | Lun Yu | — | ||
| CHLL 3222 | Meng Zi | — | ||
| CHLL 3223 | Li Ji | — | ||
| CHLL 3231 | Shi Ji | — | ||
| CHLL 3232 | Han Shu | — | ||
| CHLL 3233 | Chinese Bibliography | — | ||
| CHLL 4224 | Zuo Zhuan | — | ||
| CHLL 4241 | Lu Shi Chun Qiu | — | ||
| CHLL 4242 | Zhuang Zi | — | ||
| CHLL 4243 | Xun Zi | — | ||
| CHLL 4244 | Han Fei Zi | — | ||
| CHLL 4251 | Selected Topics on Classical Texts I | — | ||
| CHLL 4252 | Selected Topics on Excavated Texts I | — | ||
| CHLL 4253 | Selected Topics on Classical Texts II | — | ||
| CHLL 4254 | Selected Topics on Excavated Texts II | — |
(3) Classical Literature CHLL 3310, 3311, 3314, 3315, 3316, 3317, 3321, 3322, 3323, 3324, 3341, 3351, 4310, 4311, 4312, 4313, 4314, 4315, 4320, 4321, 4322, 4330, 4331, 4332, 4340, 4341, 4342, 4343
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 3310 | Poetry of Tao Qian | — | ||
| CHLL 3311 | Poetry of Li Bai | — | ||
| CHLL 3314 | Major Author(s) (Ci Poetry) | — | ||
| CHLL 3315 | Ci Poetry of Su Shi and Xin Qiji | — | ||
| CHLL 3316 | Selected Prose Works through All Ages | — | ||
| CHLL 3317 | Poetry of the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties | — | ||
| CHLL 3321 | Classical Chinese Fiction (Short Stories) | — | ||
| CHLL 3322 | Classical Chinese Fiction (Novel) | — | ||
| CHLL 3323 | Scholar-Beauty Romance | — | ||
| CHLL 3324 | Chuanqi and Kun Opera in the Ming-Qing Period | — | ||
| CHLL 3341 | Women’s Literature from Ming through Qing | — | ||
| CHLL 3351 | Classical Chinese Ci Poetry: Selected Readings and Writing Practice | — | ||
| CHLL 4310 | Shi Jing | — | ||
| CHLL 4311 | Chu Ci | — | ||
| CHLL 4312 | Poetry of Du Fu | — | ||
| CHLL 4313 | Prose of Han Yu | — | ||
| CHLL 4314 | Prose of Liu Zongyuan | — | ||
| CHLL 4315 | Pre-Qin Myths | — | ||
| CHLL 4320 | Classical Chinese Drama | — | ||
| CHLL 4321 | Drama of Tang Xianzu | — | ||
| CHLL 4322 | Honglou meng | — | ||
| CHLL 4330 | Wenxin diaolong | — | ||
| CHLL 4331 | Classical Literary Criticism | — | ||
| CHLL 4332 | Chinese Poetics | — | ||
| CHLL 4340 | Literature of the Jian'an Period | — | ||
| CHLL 4341 | Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature I | — | ||
| CHLL 4342 | Chinese Literature (1840-1919) | — | ||
| CHLL 4343 | Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature II | — |
(4) Modern Chinese Literature CHLL 3402, 3403, 3404, 3405, 3406, 3407, 3408, 3409, 3410, 3411, 3412, 3413, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4406, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4413, 4414, 4415, 4416
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 3402 | Modern Chinese Literature and Film | — | ||
| CHLL 3403 | Creative Writing | — | ||
| CHLL 3404 | Modern Chinese Poetry | — | ||
| CHLL 3405 | Modern Chinese Prose | — | ||
| CHLL 3406 | Modern Chinese Fiction (Novella and Short Stories) | — | ||
| CHLL 3407 | Modern Chinese Fiction (Novel) | — | ||
| CHLL 3408 | Modern Chinese Drama | — | ||
| CHLL 3409 | Modern Fiction Workshop | — | ||
| CHLL 3410 | Modern Poetry Workshop | — | ||
| CHLL 3411 | Media Writing Workshop | — | ||
| CHLL 3412 | Travel Writing | — | ||
| CHLL 3413 | Hong Kong Wen-yi Film Studies | — | ||
| CHLL 4401 | Literature and Art | — | ||
| CHLL 4402 | Modern Literary Criticism | — | ||
| CHLL 4403 | Hong Kong Literature | — | ||
| CHLL 4404 | Chinese Women Writers | — | ||
| CHLL 4405 | Eileen Chang | — | ||
| CHLL 4406 | Studies of Selected Modern Chinese Literature Author(s) I | — | ||
| CHLL 4407 | Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature I | — | ||
| CHLL 4408 | Modern Chinese Literature and Culture | — | ||
| CHLL 4409 | Studies of Selected Modern Chinese Literature Author(s) II | — | ||
| CHLL 4410 | Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature II | — | ||
| CHLL 4411 | Lu Xun | — | ||
| CHLL 4412 | Creative Writing Masterclass | — | ||
| CHLL 4413 | Special Topics in Writing | — | ||
| CHLL 4414 | Literature and Periodical | — | ||
| CHLL 4415 | Contemporary Chinese Literature and Disaster Narratives | — | ||
| CHLL 4416 | Ecology and Technology in Sinophone Media Culture | — |
(c) Any one other Basic or Speciality course not taken to fulfill requirement 1(a) or 1(b)
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 1110 | Introduction to Chinese Linguistics | — | ||
| CHLL 1211 | Introduction to Chinese Classic Texts | — | ||
| CHLL 1401 | Introduction to Literature | — | ||
| CHLL 2121 | Introduction to Chinese Philology | — | ||
| CHLL 2131 | Introduction to Chinese Phonology | — | ||
| CHLL 2212 | Introduction to the Study of Classical Chinese Texts | — | ||
| CHLL 2302 | History of Chinese Literature | — | ||
| CHLL 2350 | Classical Chinese Poetry: Selected Readings and Writing Practice | — | ||
| CHLL 2403 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | — | ||
| CHLL 3110 | Applied Linguistics | — | ||
| CHLL 3121 | Studies in Chinese Characters | Pre-requisite: CHLL2121. | ||
| CHLL 3131 | Studies in Chinese Phonology | Pre-requisite: CHLL2131. | ||
| CHLL 3132 | Chinese Prosodic Phonology | — | ||
| CHLL 3141 | Modern Chinese Grammar | — | ||
| CHLL 3142 | Comparative Grammar in Chinese and English | — | ||
| CHLL 3143 | Chinese Morphology | — | ||
| CHLL 3144 | The Study of Chinese Semantics | — | ||
| CHLL 3145 | Introduction to Chinese Lexical Semantics | — | ||
| CHLL 3146 | The Study of Chinese Pragmatics | — | ||
| CHLL 3151 | Chinese Rhetoric | — | ||
| CHLL 3162 | Study of Cantonese | — | ||
| CHLL 3221 | Lun Yu | — | ||
| CHLL 3222 | Meng Zi | — | ||
| CHLL 3223 | Li Ji | — | ||
| CHLL 3231 | Shi Ji | — | ||
| CHLL 3232 | Han Shu | — | ||
| CHLL 3233 | Chinese Bibliography | — | ||
| CHLL 3310 | Poetry of Tao Qian | — | ||
| CHLL 3311 | Poetry of Li Bai | — | ||
| CHLL 3314 | Major Author(s) (Ci Poetry) | — | ||
| CHLL 3315 | Ci Poetry of Su Shi and Xin Qiji | — | ||
| CHLL 3316 | Selected Prose Works through All Ages | — | ||
| CHLL 3317 | Poetry of the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties | — | ||
| CHLL 3321 | Classical Chinese Fiction (Short Stories) | — | ||
| CHLL 3322 | Classical Chinese Fiction (Novel) | — | ||
| CHLL 3323 | Scholar-Beauty Romance | — | ||
| CHLL 3324 | Chuanqi and Kun Opera in the Ming-Qing Period | — | ||
| CHLL 3341 | Women’s Literature from Ming through Qing | — | ||
| CHLL 3351 | Classical Chinese Ci Poetry: Selected Readings and Writing Practice | — | ||
| CHLL 3402 | Modern Chinese Literature and Film | — | ||
| CHLL 3403 | Creative Writing | — | ||
| CHLL 3404 | Modern Chinese Poetry | — | ||
| CHLL 3405 | Modern Chinese Prose | — | ||
| CHLL 3406 | Modern Chinese Fiction (Novella and Short Stories) | — | ||
| CHLL 3407 | Modern Chinese Fiction (Novel) | — | ||
| CHLL 3408 | Modern Chinese Drama | — | ||
| CHLL 3409 | Modern Fiction Workshop | — | ||
| CHLL 3410 | Modern Poetry Workshop | — | ||
| CHLL 3411 | Media Writing Workshop | — | ||
| CHLL 3412 | Travel Writing | — | ||
| CHLL 3413 | Hong Kong Wen-yi Film Studies | — | ||
| CHLL 4110 | Selected Topics in Chinese Linguistics I | — | ||
| CHLL 4111 | Selected Topics in Chinese Linguistics II | — | ||
| CHLL 4121 | Chinese Paleography and Ancient Texts | — | ||
| CHLL 4141 | Chinese Historical Grammar | — | ||
| CHLL 4151 | Chinese Textual Exegesis | — | ||
| CHLL 4161 | Chinese Dialectology | — | ||
| CHLL 4224 | Zuo Zhuan | — | ||
| CHLL 4241 | Lu Shi Chun Qiu | — | ||
| CHLL 4242 | Zhuang Zi | — | ||
| CHLL 4243 | Xun Zi | — | ||
| CHLL 4244 | Han Fei Zi | — | ||
| CHLL 4251 | Selected Topics on Classical Texts I | — | ||
| CHLL 4252 | Selected Topics on Excavated Texts I | — | ||
| CHLL 4253 | Selected Topics on Classical Texts II | — | ||
| CHLL 4254 | Selected Topics on Excavated Texts II | — | ||
| CHLL 4310 | Shi Jing | — | ||
| CHLL 4311 | Chu Ci | — | ||
| CHLL 4312 | Poetry of Du Fu | — | ||
| CHLL 4313 | Prose of Han Yu | — | ||
| CHLL 4314 | Prose of Liu Zongyuan | — | ||
| CHLL 4315 | Pre-Qin Myths | — | ||
| CHLL 4320 | Classical Chinese Drama | — | ||
| CHLL 4321 | Drama of Tang Xianzu | — | ||
| CHLL 4322 | Honglou meng | — | ||
| CHLL 4330 | Wenxin diaolong | — | ||
| CHLL 4331 | Classical Literary Criticism | — | ||
| CHLL 4332 | Chinese Poetics | — | ||
| CHLL 4340 | Literature of the Jian'an Period | — | ||
| CHLL 4341 | Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature I | — | ||
| CHLL 4342 | Chinese Literature (1840-1919) | — | ||
| CHLL 4343 | Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature II | — | ||
| CHLL 4401 | Literature and Art | — | ||
| CHLL 4402 | Modern Literary Criticism | — | ||
| CHLL 4403 | Hong Kong Literature | — | ||
| CHLL 4404 | Chinese Women Writers | — | ||
| CHLL 4405 | Eileen Chang | — | ||
| CHLL 4406 | Studies of Selected Modern Chinese Literature Author(s) I | — | ||
| CHLL 4407 | Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature I | — | ||
| CHLL 4408 | Modern Chinese Literature and Culture | — | ||
| CHLL 4409 | Studies of Selected Modern Chinese Literature Author(s) II | — | ||
| CHLL 4410 | Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature II | — | ||
| CHLL 4411 | Lu Xun | — | ||
| CHLL 4412 | Creative Writing Masterclass | — | ||
| CHLL 4413 | Special Topics in Writing | — | ||
| CHLL 4414 | Literature and Periodical | — | ||
| CHLL 4415 | Contemporary Chinese Literature and Disaster Narratives | — | ||
| CHLL 4416 | Ecology and Technology in Sinophone Media Culture | — |
Explanatory Notes
1.This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Chinese Language and Literature Major Programme and Chinese Language and Literature and Translation Double Major Programme.
2.No more than 10 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.