Minor Programme in Journalism
Students seeking to pursue the study of a minor programme would need to fulfil 15 units of courses specified by the offering department/programme, with at least one course (3 units) at Level 3 or 4. Note that no registration priority will be given to enrolment in minor courses. Upon completion of the 15 units required for the minor programmes, students should apply to the Academic Registry for approval.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Required Courses | 9 units |
| II) | Elective Courses | 6 units |
| 15 units |
Requirements
| I. | Required Courses | 9 units |
| Take any two Skill Writing Courses from the following: | ||
| JOUR2046 Advanced Reporting and Feature Writing (Chinese) | 3 units | |
| JOUR2077 Introduction to Chinese News Reporting and Writing | 3 units | |
| JOUR2085 Introduction to English News Reporting and Writing | 3 units | |
| JOUR2096 Advanced News and Feature Writing (English) | 3 units | |
| Take any one Theory Course from the following: | ||
| JOUR3007 Media Law and Ethics | 3 units | |
| JOUR3115 Media Management | 3 units | |
| JOUR3136 International News in a Globalized World | 3 units | |
| JOUR3137 Communication Theory | 3 units | |
| JOUR4007 Research Methods in Communication | 3 units | |
| II. | Elective Courses | 6 units |
| Take any two Journalism Elective Courses from the following: | ||
| JOUR2076 Data Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR2106 Data Visualization for News | 3 units | |
| JOUR3016 Political Economy for Journalists | 3 units | |
| JOUR3096 Current Affairs and News Analysis | 3 units | |
| JOUR3097 Current Hong Kong Issues for Communicators | 3 units | |
| JOUR3105 Current Issues in Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR3117 News Translation | 3 units | |
| JOUR3135 Analytical and Opinion Writing | 3 units | |
| JOUR4017 China Reporting | 3 units | |
| JOUR4025 Critical Studies of Media | 3 units | |
| 15 units |
