Programme Structure for 2022-2023 Year Two Entry

Year-2 entry students are required to take CHI102 First Year Chinese II, but they are exempted from all other Year 1 courses. Since Years 2 to 4 of the programme include required core courses in Literature, Translation, Cultural Studies and Linguistics, Year-2 entry students who have not previously studied one or more of these subjects are encouraged to audit the relevant Year 1 introductory course(s) (listed below):  

Code Course Credits
    1st Term 2nd Term
ENG120

Introduction to Literature

3

-
ENG140 Introduction to Translation - 3
ENG153 Introduction to Cultural Studies 3 -
ENG160 Introduction to Linguistics - 3
Auditing the course means that you will not be required to complete the course assessments, but you can attend lectures and tutorials, will have access to all the learning materials and can consult the course lecturer for advice.
 
Code Course Credits 
    1st Term  2nd Term
CHI102 First year Chinese II - 4
Total Credits for Language Requirement 4
 
Code Course Credits
    1st Term 2nd Term
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
Code Course Credits
    1st Term 2nd Term
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
Free Electives 6  
TOTAL CREDITS FOR YEAR 2 31  
Code Course Credits
    1st Term 2nd Term
ENG305 Technoscience Culture - 3
ENG320 Critical Analysis of Drama 3 -
ENG340 Interpreting I - 3
ENG350 Psycholinguistics - 3
Total Credits for Core Courses 12
Code Course Credits
    1st Term 2nd Term
ENG270 Discourse Analysis - 3
ENG273 Children's Literature - 3
ENG283 Literature and Film 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  
Code Course Credits
    1st Term 2nd Term
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  
Code Course Credits
    1st Term 2nd Term
ENG366 Intrepreting 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 85