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BA Chinese and History 文學士(中文及歷史) (BACHIS) #
Institution/ Scheme | CityU |
Jupas Catalogue No. | JS1103 |
Funding Category | UGC-funded |
Study Level | Bachelor’s Degree |
Duration of Study | 4 years |
First Year Tuition Fee | HK$ 42,100 |
First Year Intake | 45 |
Interview Arrangements | May require interview and/or test |
Programme Website | https://www.cityu.edu.hk/admo/programmes/ba-chinese-and-history https://www.cityu.edu.hk/cah |
Contacts |
Short Description #
Founded in 2014 with a view to establishing excellent tertiary education, world-class research and an international reputation in Hong Kong, the Department of Chinese and History offers the major in Chinese and History with two streams – a) Chinese & b) History and Cultural Heritage. It aims to equip students with advanced and professional knowledge and a wide range of analytical and writing skills.
Students will enter a stream (current stream options: Chinese, History and Cultural Heritage) after one year of study.
The Chinese Stream strives to provide students with a solid and comprehensive training in Chinese language, Chinese literature, history and philosophy. The knowledge is both ancient and modern, and can be widely used in daily life. The training equips students with both in-depth knowledge and research skills for further academic work as well as for career development in the education, public affairs, administration, literature studies, media, editing and creative industries involving the use of Chinese. The Chinese Stream consists of four specialized areas of study, which are (1) Chinese language and literature, (2) Classical and modern Chinese literature, (3) Chinese classics and philosophy, and (4) Language use and writing.
History and Cultural Heritage Stream equips the students with comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of history, particularly Chinese history knowledge. It also aims to provide the students with the necessary training as cultural professionals with historical background. History seeks to provide the student knowledge on past events, memories, collections, and interpretations of the past. It also trains the students to examine the cause-and-effect relationships in human affairs and addresses the complexity of the past in shaping contemporary society. Although Chinese history is the primary focus of the stream, it also offers the students courses related to world history and public history to acquire historical knowledge to understand other nations’ different histories and cultures.
History as a discipline is in their very process to synthesize other fields of social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, and economics, not to mention cultural history, to which Cultural Heritage belongs. Without a relatively systematic knowledge of History, it is difficult for a student to master the knowledge of Cultural Heritage well. On the other hand, locating Cultural Heritage within and with History, Cultural Heritage can provide a cultural perspective for students of History in return. This stream is designed based on these two inseparable and interactive parts of “History” and “Cultural Heritage”.
History and Cultural Heritage Stream provides the professional training necessary to nurture high caliber history-related professionals with cultural perspective and cultural professionals with historical knowledge. It meets the growing workforce needs resulting from the rapidly expanding capacity in history-related industries including education, libraries, publishing, mass-media, etc., and culture-and-heritage-related industries, including cultural tourism, museum management, exhibition industries, commercial galleries and archives, community heritage programs, entertainment and arts-related professions, cultural and creative industries, in the Greater Bay Area, particularly Hong Kong. It educates students to become historical and cultural professionals who are culturally literate and competent in managing and marketing culture and heritage, with extensive knowledge of Chinese history and Chinese cultural heritage, including knowledge of Hong Kong’s history and cultural heritage. It also educates the students to understand Hong Kong’s unique position in integrating the East and West cultures. For this goal, this stream also strives to educate the students to become cultural professionals with highly proficient English-language ability to promote one’s culture and heritage and understand and respect the historical and cultural differences of other nations. Last but not least, History and Cultural Heritage Stream promotes professionalism in History and Culture and Heritage in support of maintaining Hong Kong’s leading role in culture- and heritage-related professions and provides expert advice on the promotion of culture and the protection and preservation of heritage in the context of Hong Kong both as part of China and as an international city.
Students who choose to major in Chinese and History will enjoy the significant advantages of integrating the two streams and our interdisciplinary emphasis, and may go on to pursue a wide range of careers after graduation.
Remarks:
# Indicative intake quotas for JUPAS and non-JUPAS admissions, subject to change.
Useful Links:
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CityU Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents
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JUPAS Admissions Score Reference
Requirements #
- Programme Entrance Requirements
- General Entrance Requirements
Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
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CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | Attained |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
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ANY 2 SUBJECTS | 3 |
Notes:
- Liberal Studies would be used as the alternative of the core subject requirement of Citizenship and Social Development.
- Unspecified electives may include Category A elective subjects, Mathematics extended modules (M1/M2) (except for JS1801) and Category C other language subjects (at grade E or above) (except for JS1200, JS1201, JS1217, JS1801, JS1805, JS1806 and JS1807). If students take both M1 and M2, they are counted as one subject only.
- Applied Learning (ApL) subjects are not counted as elective subjects, except for JS1041, JS1042, JS1043, JS1044, JS1805, JS1806 and JS1807.
- Please refer to the minimum entrance requirements webpage for details.
- Applicants who are marginally failed to meet the entrance requirements of the programme may still have opportunity of admission. CityU will continue the flexibility towards the minimum entrance requirements for JUPAS applicants in 2024/25 entry. The details of flexible admission arrangement will be announced in due course.
Remarks:
- For details of the alternative Chinese Language qualifications acceptable by the University for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students, please click here.
Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination
CityU accepts repeat results and will use the best results in assessing whether applicants fulfil the entrance requirements and to calculate admission scores.
Statistics #
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
2023 | 426 | 500 | 513 | 560 | 373 | 2372 |
2022 | 437 | 553 | 551 | 544 | 379 | 2464 |
2021 | 592 | 531 | 557 | 577 | 397 | 2654 |
2020 | 397 | 454 | 569 | 640 | 478 | 2538 |
2019 | 756 | 684 | 750 | 720 | 476 | 3386 |
2018 | 454 | 507 | 674 | 838 | 572 | 3045 |
2017 | 567 | 636 | 896 | 923 | 671 | 3693 |
2016 | 958 | 684 | 867 | 965 | 597 | 4071 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
2023 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
2022 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
2021 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
2020 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
2019 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
2018 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
2017 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
2016 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 |