This Minor is not a specialist programme. The two groups of courses are designed to provide students with basic knowledge of China and the necessary tools to further their understanding and research. The Programme allows one Chinese language course offered by the Centre for Lanuague Studies to be read in the Minor. While the Minor in China Studies is not a language programme, students are encouraged to study the Chinese language and to apply for “Study in China” under the University’s Student Exchange Programme (SEP).

Students should note the prerequisites and/or preclusions for particular courses in the Minor. New courses taught by faculty members from FASS and other faculties/schools would be added as the Minor in China Studies Programme develops in subsequent years.

• All courses read in fulfilment of the Minor requirements should be graded. Courses taken on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis may not be counted towards the Minor requirements. (Cohort 2013 and before)
• Courses taken on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis may be counted towards the minor requirements. (Cohort 2014 and after)
• Students are allowed to use up to 8 Units to meet the requirements for both the Minor and a Major or another Minor, at the same time; however, the Units for these courses would be counted ONCE. FASS students would still need to fulfill the Units required for the Unrestricted Electives (outside major) requirement.
• For students on overseas exchange, Unit transfer of up to 8 Units of relevant courses for the Minor may be accepted. Please refer to the Maximum Number of Unit Transfer for SEP Students for more information.
• Please refer to FASS website for specific guidelines governing Minor Programmes offered by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
• Students are limited to taking up to maximum of three courses from a single department (outside the student’s major).

Adoption of New Academic Terminology

The University will adopt three new academic terms on 1 August 2023:

(a) “Module” will be renamed “Course”.
(b) “Modular Credit (MC)” will be renamed “Unit”.
(c) “Cumulative Average Point (CAP)” will be renamed “Grade Point Average (GPA)”.
For more information, please click here (undergraduate)

Requirements

Cohort 2018 and before:

Students must pass a minimum of six courses (24 Units) from the list of China Studies Minor courses, which includes:

• A minimum of one course (4 Units) at level-3000.
• A minimum of two courses (8 Units) must be taken from each of the following two groups:
  Group A: History and Culture
  Group B: Society and Economy
• One course (4 Units) for the remaining two courses required may be a Chinese language course offered by the Centre for Language Studies (CLS).

Cohort 2019 and after:

Students must pass a minimum of five courses (20 Units) from the list of China Studies Minor courses, which includes:

• A minimum of one course (4 Units) at level-3000
• A minimum of two courses (8 Units) must be taken from each of the following two groups:
  Group A: History and Culture
  Group B: Society and Economy
• One course (4 Units) for the remaining two courses required may be a Chinese language course offered by the Centre for Language Studies (CLS).

 

FASS Level-4000 courses

Starting from Semester 1, AY2023-24, there will be modifications to the course codes of Level-4000 courses offered by FASS:

(a) Course codes with “HM” suffixes will be offered at 5 Units; and
(b) Course codes without the “HM” suffixes will be offered at 4 Units.

Students from Cohort 2020 and before - to read FASS Level-4000 courses with the “HM” suffix at 5 Units
Students from Cohort 2021 onwards - to read FASS Level-4000 courses without the “HM” suffix at 4 Units