Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English
Courses Requirement for 2021-2022 Year One Entry
YEAR 1 - Language Requirement
| CHI101-2 | First year Chinese I & II | 8 |
YEAR 1 - Core Courses
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG101-2 |
3 3 |
|
| ENG120 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENG140 | Introduction to Translation | 3 |
| ENG153 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 3 |
| ENG160 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG181-2 |
1 1 |
|
| Total Credits for Core Courses | 20 | |
YEAR 1 - Department Electives
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG184 | Women's Writing and Feminist Readings | 3 |
| ENG185 | Greek and Roman Mythology in Western Literature | 3 |
| Total Credits for Department Electives | 3 | |
| General Education | 6 | |
| Free Electives | 0 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR YEAR 1 | 37 | |
YEAR 2 - Core Courses
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG233 | The Language of Poetry | 3 |
| ENG234 | City Culture and Hong Kong Urbanscape | 3 |
| ENG240 | Literary Translation | 3 |
| ENG250 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| ENG260 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| Total Credits for Core Courses | 15 | |
YEAR 2 - Department Electives
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG184 | Women's Writing and Feminist Readings | 3 |
| ENG185 | Greek and Roman Mythology in Western Literature | 3 |
| ENG270 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| ENG273 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG274 | Modernist Fiction | 3 |
| ENG283 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENG284 | Modern Drama | 3 |
| ENG285 | Work Placement | 3 |
| ENG389 | Travel and Culture | 3 |
| Total Credits for Department Electives | 6 | |
| General Education | 6 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR YEAR 2 | 33 | |
YEAR 3 - Core Courses
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG305 | Technoscience Culture | 3 |
| ENG320 | Critical Analysis of Drama | 3 |
| ENG340 | Interpreting I | 3 |
| ENG350 | Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| Total Credits for Core Courses | 12 | |
YEAR 3 - Department Electives
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG270 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| ENG273 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG283 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENG285 | Work Placement | 3 |
| ENG330 | Gender, Language and Translation | 3 |
| ENG335 | Popular Culture | 3 |
| ENG360 | Work Placement (Education) | 3 |
| ENG361 | Pedagogical Grammar | 3 |
| ENG364 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENG381 | The Sound System of English | 3 |
| ENG385 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG386 | Renaissance Literature and the English Society, 1516-1667 | 3 |
| ENG387 | Media Translation | 3 |
| ENG388 | American Literature | 3 |
| ENG389 | Travel and Culture | 3 |
| ENG479 | Science Fiction in Literature and Films | 3 |
| ENG489 | Visual Culture Studies | 3 |
| Total Credits for Department Electives | 12 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR YEAR 3 | 30 | |
YEAR 4 - Core Courses
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG406 | Literature, Culture and Ecological Ethics | 3 |
| ENG409 | Interdisciplinary Approach to English Studies | 3 |
| ENG440 | Translation and Globalization | 3 |
| ENG450 | Phonological Studies in World Englishes | 3 |
| Total Credits for Core Courses | 12 | |
YEAR 4 - Department Electives
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG366 | Interpreting II | 3 |
| ENG410 | Linguistic Approaches to Translation | 3 |
| ENG460 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG479 | Science Fiction in Literature and Films | 3 |
| ENG480 | Special Topic in Literature | 3 |
| ENG484 | Romantics and Romantic Sceptics | 3 |
| ENG485 | Victorian Literature and Society | 3 |
| ENG486 | Issues in Pragmatics | 3 |
| ENG487 | Contemporary Translation Theory and Its Applications | 3 |
| ENG489 | Visual Culture Studies | 3 |
| ENG490 | Honours Project | 3 |
| Total Credits for Department Electives | 9 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR YEAR 4 | 24 | |
| Total Credits for Graduation | 124 | |