Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English
Newly Structured Programme 2024 - 2025
The English Department will offer a newly structured programme in 2024-25. The programme will be primarily divided into two streams, Linguistics Stream and Literature Stream. It will take an interdisciplinary approach to the areas related to languages and communication, literary and cultural studies.
Aims and Objectives
Students need to complete 124 credits in the five components of the degree:
| Language Courses | 8 credits |
| Departmental Core Courses | 59 credits |
| Departmental Electives | 30 credits |
| General Education Courses | 12 credits |
| Free Electives | 15 credits |
| TOTAL | 124 credits |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOS)
On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to:
Free Electives
Students are allowed to take Departmental Electives to fulfill Free Electives credit requirements. They can also choose Departmental Electives that are out of their current year of study. In this respect, it should be noted that senior year students are not allowed by regulation to take Year One courses (unless they need to do so in order to graduate).
The 15 Free Elective credits can be used to complete a Minor in another subject such as Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Chinese Language & Literature, History, and Journalism & Mass Communication
Education Bureau Recognition
The BA (Hons) in English is recognised by the Education Bureau as a Language Major degree providing relevant subject knowledge exempting graduates from the written papers of the Language Proficiency Assessment (LPR) for Teachers of English. Graduates who wish to pursue a career in English language teaching should complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme majoring in English within three years of taking up employment as an English teacher in order to be fully exempted from the LPR and fully qualified as a teacher.
Programme Objectives and Outcomes (before 2024 - 2025)
The BA (Hons) in English provides students with a solid foundation in the linguistics, literary and cultural aspects of the English language and competence in translating and interpreting between English and Chinese.
Aims and Objectives
Students need to complete 124 credits in the five components of the degree:
| Language Courses | 8 credits |
| Departmental Core Courses | 59 credits |
| Departmental Electives | 30 credits |
| General Education Courses | 12 credits |
| Free Electives | 15 credits |
| TOTAL | 124 credits |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)
On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to:
Free Electives
Students are allowed to take Departmental Electives to fulfill Free Electives credit requirements. They can also choose Departmental Electives that are out of their current year of study. In this respect, it should be noted that senior year students are not allowed by regulation to take Year One courses (unless they need to do so in order to graduate).
The 15 Free Elective credits can be used to complete a Minor in another subject such as Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Chinese Language & Literature, History, and Journalism & Mass Communication.
Education Bureau Recognition
The BA (Hons) in English is recognised by the Education Bureau as a Language Major degree providing relevant subject knowledge exempting graduates from the written papers of the Language Proficiency Assessment (LPR) for Teachers of English. Graduates who wish to pursue a career in English language teaching should complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme majoring in English within three years of taking up employment as an English teacher in order to be fully exempted from the LPR and fully qualified as a teacher.