B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature — CUHK Major Requirements (2026–27)
Faculty: Arts · Admission code: CHLLN · 66 units · For students admitted in 2026–27
Students are required to complete a minimum of 66 units of courses as follows:
1.Faculty Package9 units
Any three courses from:
ANTH1020, ARTS1009, 1010, BMBL1001, CHES1101 or 1102, CHLL1900 or 1902 or 1903, CURE1000 or 1400, 1110, ENGE1000, FAAS1900, HIST1000 or 1700 or 1701, JASP1090, LING1000, MUSC1000, PHIL1110, THEO1000, TRAN1000
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| Course | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Enrolment information | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 1020 | Anthropology: The Study of Global Humanity | --LEC: Tu 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 3:30PM - 4:15PM | --LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Tu 11:30AM - 12:15PM -T02-TUT: Tu 2:30PM - 3:15PM -T03-TUT: Tu 3:30PM - 4:15PM -T04-TUT: Tu 5:30PM - 6:15PM | ||||
| ARTS 1009 | Generative AI and Creative Expressions | — | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | |||
| ARTS 1010 | LLMs for Language Studies | — | — | — | |||
| BMBL 1001 | Introduction to Sign Language and Bimodal Bilingualism | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | Not for students who have taken LING2303 or UGED1997. | — | ||
| CHES 1101 | China in Global Perspectives | --LEC: Th 10:30AM - 1:15PM | — | Not for students who have taken CHES1100 and CHES2110. | — | ||
| CHES 1102 | Chinese Religion in Everyday Life Practice | — | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 1900 | Exploring China: Words and Images | — | — | Not for student who have taken CHLL1902. | — | ||
| CHLL 1902 | Classics of Chinese Humanities: Guided Reading | --LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 4:15PM | — | Not for student who have taken CHLL1900. | — | ||
| CHLL 1903 | Staging Love: Six Hundred Years of Chinese Romantic Plays | — | --LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | |||
| CURE 1000 | Why Culture Matters | --LEC: We 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T02-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T03-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T04-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T02-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T03-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | |||
| CURE 1400 | Interpretation of Art | — | — | — | |||
| CURE 1110 | Religion and Contemporary Life | --LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T02-TUT: Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T03-TUT: Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T02-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T03-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM | ||||
| ENGE 1000 | English Studies: Thinking Creatively in a Global Language | — | A-LEC: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM AT01-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM AT02-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM AT03-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM B-LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM BT01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM BT02-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM BT03-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | |||
| FAAS 1900 | Introduction to Art History | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | ||||
| HIST 1000 | History for Today | A-LEC: Th 8:30AM - 10:15AM AT01-TUT: TBA | B-LEC: Tu 12:30PM - 2:15PM BT01-TUT: TBA | ||||
| HIST 1700 | Introduction to Public History: Theory and Practice | --LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM -D01-DIS: TBA -T01-TUT: We 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | ||||
| HIST 1701 | History for Tomorrow: Technology and the Humanities | — | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA | ||||
| JASP 1090 | Understanding Japan | A-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM AT01-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM B-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM BT01-TUT: Th 10:30AM - 11:15AM BT02-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM C-LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM CT01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM | D-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM DT01-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM | Not for students who have taken JASP1020. | |||
| LING 1000 | Invitation to Linguistics | --LEC: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM | --LEC: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T02-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM | LING1000 is double-coded with UGED1924.Not for students who have taken UGED1924. | |||
| MUSC 1000 | The Study of Music | --LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 2:15PM | — | ||||
| PHIL 1110 | Introduction to Philosophy | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | --LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 12:30PM - 1:15PM | ||||
| THEO 1000 | Approaches to Christian Studies | --LEC: Th 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | ||||
| TRAN 1000 | Lost and Found: Meaning, Practice, and Creativity in Translation | A-LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM AT01-TUT: We 11:30AM - 12:15PM | B-LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM BT01-TUT: Tu 1:30PM - 2:15PM | — |
2.Required Courses33 units
(a)Basic courses
CHLL1110, 1211, 1401, 2121, 2131, 2212, 2302, 2350, 2403
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| Course | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Enrolment information | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 1110 | Introduction to Chinese Linguistics | A-LEC: Th 8:30AM - 10:15AM AT01-TUT: Th 10:30AM - 11:15AM B-LEC: Th 1:30PM - 3:15PM BT01-TUT: Th 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 1211 | Introduction to Chinese Classic Texts | — | A-LEC: We 3:30PM - 5:15PM AT01-TUT: Tu 12:30PM - 1:15PM AT02-TUT: Tu 1:30PM - 2:15PM B-LEC: Th 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 1401 | Introduction to Literature | A-LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM AT01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM AT02-TUT: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM B-LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM BT01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM BT02-TUT: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 2121 | Introduction to Chinese Philology | A-LEC: We 1:30PM - 3:15PM AT01-TUT: We 3:30PM - 4:15PM B-LEC: We 1:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 2131 | Introduction to Chinese Phonology | A-LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM AT01-TUT: Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM AT02-TUT: Th 1:30PM - 2:15PM B-LEC: Tu 8:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 2212 | Introduction to the Study of Classical Chinese Texts | A-LEC: Fr 8:30AM - 11:15AM B-LEC: Fr 8:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 2302 | History of Chinese Literature | — | A-LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM AT01-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM AT02-TUT: We 2:30PM - 3:15PM B-LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 3:15PM BT01-TUT: Mo 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 2350 | Classical Chinese Poetry: Selected Readings and Writing Practice | — | A-LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 12:15PM B-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM C-LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 12:15PM D-LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM E-LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 2403 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | — | A-LEC: We 3:30PM - 6:15PM B-LEC: Th 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — |
(b)Capstone courses
CHLL4001, 4002
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| Course | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Enrolment information | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 4001 [0] | Independent Research I | AJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM BJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM CJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM DJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM EJ01-PRJ: Tu 8:30AM - 11:15AM FJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM GJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM HJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM JJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM KJ01-PRJ: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM LJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM MJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM NJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM PJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM QJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM RJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM SJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM XJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM YJ01-PRJ: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4002 [6] | Independent Research II | — | AJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM BJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM CJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM DJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM EJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM FJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM GJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM HJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM JJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM KJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM LJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM MJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM NJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM PJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM QJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM RJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM SJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM XJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM YJ01-PRJ: Th 1:30PM - 4:15PM | Pre-requisite: CHLL4001. | — |
3.Elective Courses24 units
Students are required to complete 24 units of elective courses from the following Speciality courses, of which at least one course from category (1) or (2) and one course from category (3) or (4).
Speciality courses
(1)Language and Linguistics
CHLL 3121, 3131, 3141, 3142, 3143, 3144, 3145, 3146, 3151, 3162, 4121, 4141, 4151, 4161
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| Course | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Enrolment information | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 3121 | Studies in Chinese Characters | — | --LEC: Fr 8:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: Fr 10:30AM - 11:15AM | Pre-requisite: CHLL2121. | — | ||
| CHLL 3131 | Studies in Chinese Phonology | — | — | Pre-requisite: CHLL2131. | — | ||
| CHLL 3141 | Modern Chinese Grammar | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3142 | Comparative Grammar in Chinese and English | --LEC: We 8:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: We 10:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | |||
| 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 4121 | Chinese Paleography and Ancient Texts | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4141 | Chinese Historical Grammar | — | --LEC: Tu 1:30PM - 4:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 4151 | Chinese Textual Exegesis | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4161 | Chinese Dialectology | — | --LEC: Th 8:30AM - 10:15AM Mo 1:30PM - 2:15PM | — |
(2)Ancient Documents
CHLL 3221, 3222, 3231, 3232, 3233, 4224, 4241, 4242, 4243, 4251, 4253
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| Course | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Enrolment information | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 3221 | Lun Yu | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3222 | Meng Zi | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3231 | Shi Ji | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3232 | Han Shu | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3233 | Chinese Bibliography | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4224 | Zuo Zhuan | --LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4241 | Lu Shi Chun Qiu | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4242 | Zhuang Zi | --LEC: Th 8:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T02-TUT: Mo 1:30PM - 2:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4243 | Xun Zi | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4251 | Selected Topics on Classical Texts I | — | --LEC: We 9:30AM - 12:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 4253 | Selected Topics on Classical 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, 4322, 4330, 4332, 4340, 4341, 4342, 4343
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| Course | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Enrolment information | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 3310 | Poetry of Tao Qian | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3311 | Poetry of Li Bai | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3314 | Major Author(s) (Ci Poetry) | --LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T02-TUT: Tu 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | |||
| 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) | --LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3322 | Classical Chinese Fiction (Novel) | — | --LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | |||
| 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 | — | --LEC: Tu 8:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T02-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | |||
| 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 | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4315 | Pre-Qin Myths | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4320 | Classical Chinese Drama | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4322 | Honglou meng | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4330 | Wenxin diaolong | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4332 | Chinese Poetics | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4340 | Literature of the Jian'an Period | --LEC: We 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: We 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4341 | Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature I | — | --LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM -T02-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 4342 | Chinese Literature (1840-1919) | — | --LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T02-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 4343 | Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature II | — | — | — |
(4)Modern Chinese Literature
CHLL 3402, 3403, 3404, 3405, 3406, 3407, 3408, 3411, 3412, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4407, 4408, 4410, 4411, 4415, 4416
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| Course | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Enrolment information | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLL 3402 | Modern Chinese Literature and Film | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3403 | Creative Writing | — | --LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 1:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 3404 | Modern Chinese Poetry | — | --LEC: Tu 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 3405 | Modern Chinese Prose | — | --LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T02-TUT: Tu 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 3406 | Modern Chinese Fiction (Novella and Short Stories) | --LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T02-TUT: Mo 1:30PM - 2:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3407 | Modern Chinese Fiction (Novel) | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3408 | Modern Chinese Drama | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3411 | Media Writing Workshop | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 3412 | Travel Writing | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4401 | Literature and Art | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM -T02-TUT: We 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4402 | Modern Literary Criticism | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4403 | Hong Kong Literature | — | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T02-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 4404 | Chinese Women Writers | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4407 | Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature I | --LEC: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4408 | Modern Chinese Literature and Culture | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4410 | Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature II | — | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4411 | Lu Xun | --LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: We 11:30AM - 12:15PM -T02-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | |||
| CHLL 4415 | Contemporary Chinese Literature and Disaster Narratives | — | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM -T02-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | |||
| CHLL 4416 | Ecology and Technology in Sinophone Media Culture | — | — | — |
Explanatory Notes
1.
CHLL courses at 2000 and above level will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.
2.
A Chinese Language and Literature Major student who pursues a second Major in Linguistics can be exempted from taking LING1002 and 3108 by taking CHLL3162 and 4161 respectively. Units earned can be counted towards both Major Programmes.
3.
A Chinese Language and Literature Major student who pursues a second Major in Fine Arts can be exempted from taking FAAS2117, 3105, 3223 and 4106 by taking CHLL4403, 4332, 4121 and 4401 respectively. Units earned can be counted towards both Major Programmes.