China Studies

Arts
Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27.

Description

Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 level or above, as follows:

1. Required Courses: 3 units

CHES1000(3 units)
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CodeTitleT1T2Prerequisites
CHES 1000Introduction to Chinese Studies

2. Elective Courses : 15 units

CHES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2111, 2126, 3000, 3002, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3012, 3014, 3102, 3103, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3200, 3201
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CodeTitleT1T2Prerequisites
CHES 2001Modern Chinese History
CHES 2002Chinese Culture and Society in TransformationNot for student who have taken CCSS1004.
CHES 2003China’s Political EconomyNot for students who have taken CCSS3550.
CHES 2004Classical Chinese Literature and Its Contemporary Adaptation
CHES 2005Emotional Landscapes of Contemporary China
CHES 2006Sound Culture in Contemporary China
CHES 2007China on ScreenNot for students who have taken CCSS3440, CHES3101.
CHES 2008Planet Hong Kong: Film Genres, Directors and Stars
CHES 2102China’s Business Environment in Historical PerspectiveNot for students who have taken CCSS2450.
CHES 2103Popular Culture in Contemporary ChinaNot for students who have taken CCSS2005.
CHES 2104Consumer Culture in Contemporary China
CHES 2105Modern Chinese LiteratureNot for students who have taken CCSS2030.
CHES 2106Chinese Philosophical and Religious TraditionsNot for students who have taken UGEA1432, CCSS3411 or CHES3104.
CHES 2107An Introduction to the Development of Science and Technology in China
CHES 2108Innovation, Catch-up and China’s Development
CHES 2109State and Market in Modern China
CHES 2111Foreign Policy of China
CHES 2126Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second Language
CHES 3000Ethnicity and Regional Culture in China
CHES 3002China’s Financial Reform - problems and perspectivesNot for students who have taken CCSS3610.
CHES 3004Media ChinaNot for students who have taken CCSS3101.
CHES 3005Social Issues and Problems in Contemporary ChinaNot for students who have taken CCSS3420.
CHES 3006China’s Strategic and Diplomatic CulturesNot for students who have taken CCSS3500.
CHES 3007Urban ChinaNot for students who have taken CCSS3700.
CHES 3008Environment and Society in China
CHES 3009Youth in China
CHES 3010Governing China
CHES 3012Trauma and Memory in 20th and 21st Century China
CHES 3014Family, Marriage and Love: Exploring Intimate Relationships in Contemporary ChinaNot for students who have taken CHES2101 and CCSS2120.
CHES 3102East Asian Film Genres in a Globalizing World
CHES 3103Art in Contemporary China
CHES 3105Cultural History of ChinaNot for students who have taken CCSS3411.
CHES 3106Chinese Legal and Justice Cultures
CHES 3107China and Regional Order
CHES 3108Infrastructure and Development in Contemporary China: An Anthropological Perspective
CHES 3200Advanced Chinese Literature Seminar
CHES 3201Special Topics in Chinese Studies

Explanatory Notes

1.This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Chinese Studies.
2.No more than 9 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.