Fine Arts — CUHK Minor Requirements (2026-27)
Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27.
Description
Students are required to complete a minimum of 25 units of courses with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:
1. Required Courses : 9 units
FAAS1600, 1700, 1900
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
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| FAAS 1600 | Artistic Traditions in China | — | A-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM AT01-TUT: We 10:30AM - 11:15AM B-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM BT01-TUT: We 11:30AM - 12:15PM BT02-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM | Not for students who have taken UGEA1310 or UGED2291. | |||
| FAAS 1700 | Artistic Traditions in the West | --LEC: Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 1900 | Introduction to Art History | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | — |
2. Elective Courses: 16 units
(a) Any two courses from the following: FAAS1100, 1110, 1130, 1140
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAAS 1100 [2] | Drawing Fundamentals | A-LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM AE01-EXR: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM B-LEC: Th 11:30AM - 1:15PM BE01-EXR: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM | C-LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM CE01-EXR: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM D-LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM DE01-EXR: Tu 4:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 1110 [2] | Principles of Chinese Calligraphy | A-LEC: Th 11:30AM - 1:15PM AE01-EXR: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM B-LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM BE01-EXR: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM | --LEC: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM -E01-EXR: Th 11:30AM - 1:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 1130 [2] | Principles of Chinese Painting | — | A-LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM AE01-EXR: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM B-LEC: Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM BE01-EXR: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 1140 [2] | Fundamentals of 3-Dimensional Forming | --LEC: Tu 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM | A-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM AE01-EXR: Mo 11:30AM - 1:15PM B-LEC: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM BE01-EXR: Th 4:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — |
(b) Two Art History Courses[a]
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAAS 2100 | Life and Arts in Pre-Modern China | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 2101 | Reading Chinese Painting | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | --LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | |||
| 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 | — | --LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Tu 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | ||
| 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 | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3112 | Auspicious Metal: the Ritual Bronzes of Ancient China | --LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | --LEC: We 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3120 | Daoist Art | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3223 | Calligraphy in Ancient Scripts | --LEC: We 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4100 | Special Topics in Art History | — | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4101 | Art and Social Engagement: Summer Internship | -S01-SEM: TBA -W01-WKS: TBA | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4106 | Tradition and Transformation: Chinese Literati Painting | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | --LEC: Th 11:30AM - 1:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 1:30PM - 2:15PM | — | — |
(c) Two Studio Art Courses[a]
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
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| FAAS 2201 | Creative Watercolour Painting | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 2203 | Clerical and Regular Scripts | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 2204 | Mineral-pigment Painting | — | --LEC: Th 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 2206 | Becoming a Comics Director | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -E01-EXR: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM -W01-WKS: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM | — | Pre-requisite: FAAS1100. | — | ||
| FAAS 2208 | Basic Photography | --LEC: Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM -E01-EXR: Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM | — | — | |||
| FAAS 2211 | Western Painting I | --LEC: Tu 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM | --LEC: Th 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 2217 | Mixed Media | --LEC: Th 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 2218 | Art, Archive and Technology | --LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 2219 | Digital Imaging Workshop | — | --LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3111 | Chinese Ceramic Technology: Theory and Practice | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3201 | Western Painting II | — | --LEC: We 1:30PM - 3:15PM -E01-EXR: Mo 12:30PM - 2:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3202 | Printmaking | --LEC: Th 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3203 | Running and Cursive Scripts | — | --LEC: Th 3:30PM - 5:15PM -E01-EXR: Th 1:30PM - 3:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3204 | Xieyi: Chinese Expressive Painting | — | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -E01-EXR: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3206 | Sculpting Moulding and Casting | --LEC: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM -E01-EXR: We 11:30AM - 1:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3210 | Art in Public Space | — | --LEC: Th 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3211 | Experimental Drawing | — | --LEC: Tu 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3212 | Combined Printmaking | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3216 | Sculpture: Building and Carving | — | --LEC: We 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3219 | Moving Image Workshop | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3221 | Figure Sketching | --LEC: Tu 12:30PM - 2:15PM -E01-EXR: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3223 | Calligraphy in Ancient Scripts | --LEC: We 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3224 | Gongbi: Chinese Delineative Painting | --LEC: Th 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3229 | Text and Image | — | — | — | |||
| FAAS 3234 | Chinese Landscape Painting | — | --LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3236 | Ceramic Art: Form and Space | — | --LEC: Tu 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 3246 | Ceramic Art: Surface Treatment and Exploration | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4101 | Art and Social Engagement: Summer Internship | -S01-SEM: TBA -W01-WKS: TBA | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4201 | Art As Profession | --LEC: Th 11:30AM - 1:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 1:30PM - 2:15PM | — | — | |||
| FAAS 4202 | Special Topics in Studio Art | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4203 | Seal Carving | — | --LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM -E01-EXR: Tu 11:30AM - 1:15PM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4210 | Creative Workshop I | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4211 | Creative Workshop II | — | --LEC: We 11:30AM - 1:15PM -E01-EXR: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4212 | Creative Workshop III | --LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -E01-EXR: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4213 | Creative Workshop IV | — | — | — | — | ||
| FAAS 4214 | Modern Ink Painting | — | — | — | — |
Explanatory Notes
1.This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Fine Arts.
2.No more than 12 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.
[a]Excluding FAAS4180, 4183, 4280, 4283 and courses listed under 2(a).