Associate Degree programme

Associate of Arts Programme in Cultural Studies

Specialisation Courses (30 credit units)
Introduction to Cultural Studies
Introduction to Hong Kong Cinema
Issues in Contemporary Culture
Introduction to Visual Culture
Introduction to Cultural Theory
Approaches to Texts
Representing Culture in Literature
Cities as Cultural Texts
Elective (2 courses from the following)
Gender, Society and Culture
Global and Local Cultures
Hong Kong and (Post-) Colonial Culture

Compulsory Generic Courses (18 credit units)
Chinese Language I
Chinese Language II
English Language I
English Language II
Introduction to Information Technologies and Multimedia Applications CEF
Quantitative Methods

General Education Courses (18 credits)
(Students should take at least one course from each of the 4 study domain)
Art and Human Development
  • Appreciation of Literature 
  • Art Appreciation 
  • Film Appreciation 
  • Psychology and Personal Growth
Culture and Society
  • Chinese and Western Modes of Thought 
  • Popular Culture and Modern Society 
  • Traditional Culture and Modern China
  • Comparative Cultures 
  • Understanding Chinese Medicine and Chinese Culture 
  • Media, Culture and Society
  • Understanding Macroeconomics and the Economy
Science and Technology
  • Adventure of Science
  • Nature and Man
  • Biology and Human Life 
  • Technology and Society
  • College Mathematics
Analytical Thinking and Ethics
  • Applied Ethics
  • Values and Life
  • Creative and Critical Thinking 
  • Logical Thinking