Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in China Studies – History Concentration
Programme Director: Dr CHUNG, Him
Today, China is entering a new phase in its pursuit of modernization, but this process can never be understood without going back to the roots. The aim of the History Concentration is to train students to gain a holistic and balanced view of China, thus preparing them for a variety of occupations which demand a full appreciation of the present complexities in light of past developments.
The ultimate objective of training in history is to educate generalists who can think, analyse and write. This Concentration is no exception, especially when it is becoming more and more obvious that Hong Kong society greatly needs this kind of humanist orientation. Students will be expected to follow a curriculum which (1) trains them in historical methods and historiography; (2) prepares them for a comprehensive and integrated understanding of modern Chinese history; and (3) documents the significance of that past for China’s present-day development. With their basic writing and analytical skills, students will be encouraged to examine China from the perspective of a global/regional vantage point as well as from that of their local environment—Hong Kong.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | China Studies Required Courses | 40 units |
| II) | Main Concentration Courses | 30 units |
| III) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| IV) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| V) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VI) | Free Electives# | 22 units |
| 129 units |
# Students may take additional GE courses (of Level 1 or 2) in any categories to fulfil the “Free Electives” requirement but only a maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfilment of the “Free Electives” requirement.
Requirements
| I. | China Studies Required Courses | 40 units |
| Programme Requirement (7 units) | ||
| CHST1005 Introduction to China Studies | 1 unit | |
| CHST3005 Summer Sojourn* | 3 units | |
| LANG1005 Elementary Putonghua | 3 units | |
| Social Sciences Foundation Courses (12 units) | ||
| CHSE1005 Essentials of Economics | 3 units | |
| CHSG1005 Geography and the Contemporary World | 3 units | |
| CHSH1105 China in the Imperial Age | 3 units | |
| CHSS1005 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology | 3 units | |
| China Studies Foundation Courses (12 units) | ||
| CHSH2105 Introduction to Modern Chinese History | 3 units | |
| Three of the following courses: | ||
| CHSE2005 Foundations of Chinese Economy | 3 units | |
| CHSG2025 Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta: A Survey | 3 units | |
| CHSG3006 Regional Geography of China | 3 units | |
| CHSP1005 Foundations of Political Science | 3 units | |
| CHSP3017 Government and Politics of China | 3 units | |
| CHSP3205 Chinese Legal System | 3 units | |
| CHSP3216 Ideology and Socialism in China | 3 units | |
| CHSS2016 Modern Chinese Society | 3 units | |
| Advanced China Studies Courses (9 units) | ||
| Three of the following courses, and two of them must be taken from the History Concentration: | ||
| CHSE3035 Industrial Management and Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSE3047 Rural Economic Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSE3055 Urban and Regional Economic Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSE4005 China's Foreign Economic Relations and Trade | 3 units | |
| CHSE4007 Money and Finance in China | 3 units | |
| CHSG4016 Energy Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSG4047 Resource Management in China | 3 units | |
| CHSG4055 Rural and Agricultural Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSG4056 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Human Geography) | 3 units | |
| CHSG4057 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Physical and Environmental Geography) | 3 units | |
| CHSG4085 Urban Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSH3105 Contemporary China | 3 units | |
| CHSH3115 Engendering Imperial Chinese History | 3 units | |
| CHSH3305 China and Asia since 1900 | 3 units | |
| CHSH3325 History of Chinese Food Culture in Global Perspective | 3 units | |
| CHSH3406 Information Technologies and Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies | 3 units | |
| CHSH4105 History of Chinese Women since 1912 | 3 units | |
| CHSH4116 Intellectual Trends in Modern China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4117 Missionaries in Modern China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4125 Revolution and Nationalism in Republican China (1912–1949) | 3 units | |
| CHSH4126 Selected Themes in the History of Chinese Women | 3 units | |
| CHSH4127 Social and Economic Development of Modern China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4135 Topic Studies in Chinese History | 3 units | |
| CHSH4136 Childhood in Imperial China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4137 Legal History of Traditional China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4145 Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society | 3 units | |
| CHSH4305 Sino-American Relations | 3 units | |
| CHSH4306 Sino-Russian Relations | 3 units | |
| CHSH4315 Introduction to Museum Studies | 3 units | |
| CHSH4327 Topic Studies in Comparative History | 3 units | |
| CHSH4405 Oral History and Its Local Applications | 3 units | |
| CHSH4407 Topic Studies in Social History | 3 units | |
| CHSP4206 China and the World | 3 units | |
| CHSS4006 Chinese Family and Kinship | 3 units | |
| CHSS4035 Selected Topics in the Sociology of China I | 3 units | |
| CHSS4036 Selected Topics in the Sociology of China II | 3 units | |
| CHSS4046 Social Networks and Chinese Society | 3 units | |
| CHSS4047 Sociological Issues in Urban and Rural Development | 3 units | |
| CHSS4055 Women in China | 3 units | |
| CHSS4056 States and Power: Europe and China | 3 units | |
| * In terms of the Putonghua requirement, LANG1005 Elementary Putonghua (or its equivalence as defined by the university) is the prerequisite for the Summer Sojourn, and we require all China Studies majors to pass LANG1005 Elementary Putonghua in the second semester of the third year before the Summer Sojourn. In addition, China Studies majors are required to get at least a B grade in the Putonghua Course taken during the Summer Sojourn. Students who fail to meet this requirement have to pass LANG1006 Intermediate Putonghua or its equivalence as defined by the university. | ||
| II. | Main Concentration Courses | 30 units |
| Main Concentration Required Courses (18 units) | ||
| HIST2405 Historiographical Traditions: East and West | 3 units | |
| HIST3135 The Socialist and Communist Traditions | 3 units | |
| HIST3405 Historical Theory and Practice | 3 units | |
| Three of the following courses: | ||
| HIST3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong and China | 3 units | |
| HIST3116 Foreign Relations of Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST4106 Contemporary Chinese Political Thought | 3 units | |
| HIST4107 History of Taiwan | 3 units | |
| Main Concentration Elective Courses (12 units) | ||
| Four of the following courses: | ||
| HIST2106 History of Hong Kong since 1900 | 3 units | |
| HIST2205 Modern Asia (1800–1945) | 3 units | |
| HIST3107 Early Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3117 History of Hong Kong to 1900 | 3 units | |
| HIST3125 Late Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3126 Mid Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3205 Great Trends in Modern European History | 3 units | |
| HIST3206 History of Southeast Asia | 3 units | |
| HIST3216 History of Japan since 1912 | 3 units | |
| HIST3226 History of Korea | 3 units | |
| HIST3227 Modern History of Singapore | 3 units | |
| HIST3317 The Chinese Diaspora | 3 units | |
| HIST4115 History of the Catholic Church in China | 3 units | |
| HIST4205 Origins of Western Imperialism | 3 units | |
| HIST4206 Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia | 3 units | |
| HIST4207 Topic Studies in Asian History | 3 units | |
| HIST4316 Global History of the Seas, 1400–1950 | 3 units | |
| HIST4317 Global History of Tourism | 3 units | |
| HIST4325 History of Africa since Independence | 3 units | |
| HIST4326 Science and Society: A Historical Perspective | 3 units | |
| HIST4335 Topic Studies in Global History | 3 units | |
| HIST4406 Topic Studies in Cultural History | 3 units | |
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| CHSH4898 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| CHSH4899 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| IV. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| V. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VI. | Free Electives | 22 units |
| 129 units | ||
Students are also required to pass two Putonghua courses:
Elementary Putonghua and Intermediate Putonghua.
