Programme Structure

Overview

Degree Requirement

1. Gateway Education (GE)
   

   	Normative 4-year degree	Advanced Standing I Δ	Advanced Standing II (Senior-year Entry) ΔΔ
   English	6 credit units	6 credit units	3 credit units
   Chinese Civilisation – History and Philosophy	3 credit units	3 credit units	Not compulsory requirement
   Distributional Requirements A minimum of 3 credit units from each of the three distributional areas below: Area 1: Arts and Humanities Area 2: Study of Societies, Social and Business Organisations Area 3: Science and Technology	12 credit units#	6 credit units*	3 credit units
   College-specified requirements	9 credit units	6 credit units	6 credit units
   Total	30 credits	21 credits	12 credits

   # Take at least 1 course from each of the three distributional areas
   * Take 2 courses from two different distributional areas

    

2. English Attainment Requirement

   Students are required to complete the following courses:

   English Language Courses	Normative 4-year degree	Advanced Standing I Δ	Advanced Standing II (Senior-year Entry) ΔΔ
   GE English (1): GE1401 University English	3 credits	3 credits	--
   GE English (2): Discipline-specific English	3 credits	3 credits	3 credits
   LC0200A English for Academic Purposes 1* and LC0200B English for Academic Purposes 2 (for students whose entry qualification in English scoring Level 3 in HKDSE English Language or Grade E in HKALE AS-level Use of English, or as determined by English Language Centre)	6 credits#	6 credits#	--

   * Early Exit Arrangement
   Bachelor's degree students successfully completing LC0200A and LC0200B for a total of 6 credits will be considered to have achieved the minimum standard required for proceeding to the GE English courses. Students who have achieved a grade B or above in their overall course results for LC0200A will be permitted to exit the programme at this point. They will achieve 3 credits and also be considered to have satisfied the pre-requistie for entry to the GE English courses.

   # The credits earned from taking LC0200A (3 credits) and/or LC0200B (3 credits) will not be counted towards the minimum credit units required for graduation and will not be included in the calculation of cumulative grade point average (CGPA). However, they will be counted towards the maximum credit units permitted.

   (For details of English Language Requirement, please refer to the University website.)

    

3. Chinese Language Requirement

   Students may be required to complete the 3-credit CHIN1001 University Chinese I # according to their entry qualification in Chinese:

   Entry Qualification in Chinese	Normative 4-year degree	Advanced Standing I Δ	Advanced Standing II (Senior-year Entry) ΔΔ
   Scoring Level 4 or above in HKDSE Chinese Language Scoring Grade D or above in HKALE AS-level Chinese Language and Culture	No	No	No
   Scoring Level 3 in HKDSE Chinese Language Scoring Grade E in HKALE AS-level Chinese Language and Culture	Yes	Yes	No
   Students who do not have the Hong Kong public examinations result of HKDSE Chinese Language or HKALE AS-level Chinese Language and Culture	No	No	No

   # The 3-credit CHIN1001 University Chinese I will not be counted towards the minimum credit units required for graduation and will not be included in the calculation of cumulative grade point average (CGPA). However, they will be counted towards the maximum credit units permitted.

   (For details of Chinese Language Requirement, please refer to the University website.)

    

4. College Requirement

   Normative 4-year degree	Advanced Standing I Δ	Advanced Standing II (Senior-year Entry) ΔΔ
   6 credit units	6 credit units	0 credit unit

   Remarks
   Students of 2015 entry or before and subsequently changed to another home major within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will follow the college requirement of catalogue term 2015 or before.

   (For details of both the College Specified Requirement and College Requirement Courses, please refer to the College website: College website)

    

5. Minor (optional)

   Normative 4-year degree	Advanced Standing I Δ	Advanced Standing II (Senior-year Entry) ΔΔ
   15 - 18 credit units	15 - 18 credit units	15 - 18 credit units

    

6. Free Electives

   Remainder to fulfill credit requirements for graduation, if necessary

    

Major Requirement

@ Normative 4-year degree students of second major will be required to take the Foundation-year courses (6 credit units). Students changed to the Major will follow the Advanced Standing I curriculum.

I. Foundation-year courses (6 credit units)

(For normative 4-year degree students in the first year)

There are two clusters for the Foundation-year courses: the Chinese cluster is for students who enroll in the Chinese stream and the English cluster is for those who enroll in the History and Cultural Heritage streams.

II. Please click the following links for course details (both core courses and electives) of the three streams:

• Chinese Stream
• Cultural Heritage Stream
• History Stream

Δ For students with recognised Advanced Level Examinations or equivalent qualifications.

ΔΔ For Associate Degree/Higher Diploma graduates admitted to the senior year.

Enquiry: cah@cityu.edu.hk