Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History

It is hoped that our students, after completing this programme successfully, will be able:

  1. To investigate the development of human society from a historical perspective;
  2. To demonstrate power of critical thinking and analytical ability in understanding historical events;
  3. To show in-depth knowledge of the heritage of China and other great civilizations;
  4. To pursue graduate studies in history or a related discipline; and
  5. To enter various fields outside history, such as the civil service, business, publishing, and teaching.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I) Social Sciences Common Core 4 units
II) Major Required Courses 27 units
III) Required Major Elective Courses 9 units
IV) Major Elective Courses 21 units
V) Honours Project 6 units
VI) University Core Courses 13 units
VII) General Education Courses 18 units
VIII) Free Electives 30 units
    128 units

Requirements

 I. Social Sciences Common Core 4 units
  Core Course (1 unit)  
  SOSC1006 Invitation to Social Sciences 1 unit
  Experiential Learning in Action (3 units)  
  Either  
  SOSC3005 Community and Civic Engagement 3 units
  Or  
  SOSC3006 Global Outreach  3 units
     
II. Major Required Courses 27 units
  HIST1205 World History: Civilizations in Contact 3 units
  HIST1405 History, Heritage and Human Communities 3 units
  HIST3105 Contemporary China 3 units
  HIST3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong and China 3 units
  HIST3127 Historical Interactions of China and the World 3 units
  HIST3205 Themes in Modern European History 3 units
  HIST3207 History of the United States since 1877 3 units
  HIST3316 Colonialism and Modern Asia 3 units
  HIST3405 Historical Theory and Practice 3 units
     
III. Required Major Elective Courses 9 units
  At least one course from each of the following three clusters: 
  Chinese History Cluster  
  HIST1105 China in the Imperial Age 3 units
  HIST2105 Introduction to Modern Chinese History 3 units
  HIST3317 The China Diaspora 3 units
     
  Western and Non-China Asian History Cluster  
  HIST3215 History of the United States to 1877 3 units
  HIST3216 History of Japan since 1912 3 units
  HIST3225 Europe since the First World War 3 units
     
  East-West Studies Cluster  
  HIST2305 China and the West since 1500 3 units
  HIST2405 Historiographical Traditions: East and West 3 units
  HIST3306 International Relations after 1945 3 units
     
IV. Major Elective Courses 21 units
  HIST1105 China in the Imperial Age* 3 units
  HIST2105 Introduction to Modern Chinese History* 3 units
  HIST2106 History of Hong Kong since 1900 3 units
  HIST2205 Modern Asia (1800-1945) 3 units
  HIST2305 China and the West since 1500* 3 units
  HIST2405 Historiographical Traditions: East and West* 3 units
  HIST3107 Early Imperial China 3 units
  HIST3115 Engendering Imperial Chinese History 3 units
  HIST3116 Foreign Relations of Modern China 3 units
  HIST3117 History of Hong Kong to 1900 3 units
  HIST3125 Late Imperial China 3 units
  HIST3126 Mid Imperial China 3 units
  HIST3135 The Socialist and Communist Traditions 3 units
  HIST3206 History of Southeast Asia 3 units
  HIST3215 History of the United States to 1877* 3 units
  HIST3216 History of Japan since 1912* 3 units
  HIST3217 Nineteenth Century European History 3 units
  HIST3225 Europe since the First World War* 3 units
  HIST3226 History of Korea 3 units
  HIST3227 Modern History of Singapore 3 units
  HIST3305 China and Asia since 1900 3 units
  HIST3306 International Relations after 1945* 3 units
  HIST3307 International Relations to 1945 3 units
  HIST3315 Modern Japan and the West 3 units
  HIST3317 The Chinese Diaspora* 3 units
  HIST3325 History of Chinese Food Culture in Global Perspective 3 units
  HIST3406 Information Technologies and Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies 3 units
  HIST4105 History of Chinese Women since 1912 3 units
  HIST4106 Contemporary Chinese Political Thought 3 units
  HIST4107 History of Taiwan 3 units
  HIST4115 History of the Catholic Church in China 3 units
  HIST4116 Intellectual Trends in Modern China 3 units
  HIST4117 Missionaries in Modern China 3 units
  HIST4125 Revolution and Nationalism in Republican China (1912–1949) 3 units
  HIST4126 Selected Themes in the History of Chinese Women 3 units
  HIST4127 Social and Economic Development of Modern China 3 units
  HIST4135 Topic Studies in Chinese History 3 units
  HIST4136 Childhood in Imperial China 3 units
  HIST4137 Legal History of Traditional China 3 units
  HIST4145 Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society 3 units
  HIST4205 Origins of Western Imperialism 3 units
  HIST4206 The Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia 3 units
  HIST4207 Topic Studies in Asian History 3 units
  HIST4215 Topic Studies in Western History 3 units
  HIST4216 The US in the World in the Twentieth Century 3 units
  HIST4217 Western Intellectual Thought 3 units
  HIST4305 Sino-American Relations  3 units
  HIST4306 Sino-Russian Relations 3 units
  HIST4307 Topic Studies in Sino/Asian-Western Relations 3 units
  HIST4315 Introduction to Museum Studies 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
  HIST4327 Topic Studies in Comparative History 3 units
  HIST4335 Topic Studies in Global History 3 units
  HIST4405 Oral History and Its Local Applications 3 units
  HIST4406 Topic Studies in Cultural History 3 units
  HIST4407 Topic Studies in Social History 3 units
  * Also as the Required Major Elective Courses 
     
V. Honours Project 6 units
  HIST4898 Honours Project 3 units
  HIST4899 Honours Project 3 units
     
VI. University Core Courses 13 units
     
VII. General Education Courses 18 units
     
VIII. Free Electives 30 units
    128 units

 

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