Minor Programme in Creative Writing
Students seeking to pursue the study of a minor programme would need to fulfil 15 units of courses specified by the offering department/programme, and 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) | Elective Courses | 15 units |
| 15 units |
Requirements
| I. | Elective Courses | 15 units |
| Students are required to take 15 units from the lists below in any languages, of which at least two 3-unit courses must be at the upper level (Level III or IV): | ||
| Chinese elective courses | ||
| CHIL3026 Modern Chinese Fiction Writing | 3 units | |
| CHIL3027 Modern Chinese Prose Writing | 3 units | |
| CHIL3055 Rhymed Chinese Literature Writing | 3 units | |
| Either | ||
| HUMN2015 Writing Seminar: Workshop in Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| WRIT2015 Writing Seminar: Workshop in Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| HUMN3025 Chinese Song Lyric Writing | 3 units | |
| LANG1015 Creative Writing in Chinese | 3 units | |
| LANG2005 Creative Writing through Masterpieces | 3 units | |
| LANG2007 Refining Chinese Writing Skills | 3 units | |
| LANG3006 Creative Writing: Modern Chinese Poetry | 3 units | |
| LANG3007 Modern and Contemporary Theatre: Appreciation and Playwriting | 3 units | |
| WRIT1005 Creativity: Theory and Practice (offered in Chinese in Semester 1) | 3 units | |
| WRIT3015 Scriptwriting for Theatre | 3 units | |
| WRIT3017 Special Topic in Chinese Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| WRIT4005 Cultural Differences and Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| English elective courses | ||
| ENGL3015 Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| ENGL4106 Literary Journalism | 3 units | |
| Either | ||
| HUMN4026 The Art of Creating Stories: Writing and Appreciation | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| WRIT4007 The Art of Creating Stories: Writing and Appreciation | 3 units | |
| Either | ||
| HUMN4027 The Double Face of Creativity: Fact and Fiction | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| WRIT4015 The Double Face of Creativity: Fact and Fiction | 3 units | |
| LANG2006 English Through Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| LANG3025 Creative Writing in Children's Literature in English | 3 units | |
| WRIT1005 Creativity: Theory and Practice (offered in English in Semester 2) | 3 units | |
| WRIT2005 Biography Writing | 3 units | |
| WRIT3007 Writing for New Media | 3 units | |
| Either | ||
| WRIT2026 Special Topic in Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| WRIT3016 Special Topic in Creative Writing | 3 units | |
| WRIT4016 Writing Diaspora in a Global World | 3 units | |
| 15 units | ||
