Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Chinese Language and Literature (FM)
The structure of the First Major (FM) is as follows:
| I. | First Major Required Courses | 30 units |
| II. | First Major Elective Courses | 12 units |
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| 48 units |
Requirements
| I. | First Major Required Courses | 30 units |
| CHIL2005 History of Classical Chinese Literature (Pre-Qin to the Five Dynasties) | 3 units | |
| CHIL2006 Introduction to Literature | 3 units | |
| CHIL2007 Modern Chinese Grammar | 3 units | |
| CHIL2015 Study Skills and Research Methodology | 3 units | |
| CHIL2016 Chinese Etymology | 3 units | |
| CHIL2017 Classical Chinese | 3 units | |
| CHIL2025 History of Classical Chinese Literature (Song to Qing Dynasties) | 3 units | |
| CHIL2026 Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature (1917–present) | 3 units | |
| CHIL3005 Chinese Phonology | 3 units | |
| CHIL4005 Literary Criticism | 3 units | |
| II. | First Major Elective Courses | 12 units |
| Students must choose three courses from Group A and one course from Group B or C or D. In addition to the Major Required Courses and Honours Project, student must complete at least 9 units (3 courses) of First Major Electives at level 3 or level 4 in order to fulfil the graduation requirement of taking at least 21 units of higher level courses in the first major.. |
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| Group A | ||
| CHIL2045 Classical Chinese Masterpieces in English (Thought and Culture) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4006 Chinese Bibliography | 3 units | |
| CHIL4007 Chinese Classics—Intensive Reading and Reflection | 3 units | |
| CHIL4015 Chinese Classics and Culture | 3 units | |
| CHIL4016 Chinese Thought and Literature | 3 units | |
| CHIL4017 Integrated Study of Chinese Culture | 3 units | |
| CHIL4025 Lun Yu | 3 units | |
| CHIL4026 Modern Views on Traditional Chinese Culture | 3 units | |
| CHIL4027 Selected Readings from Classical Confucian Works | 3 units | |
| CHIL4035 Selected Readings from Traditional Chinese Thinkers (Zi) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4036 Selected Works of Western Literature in Chinese Translations (Thought and Culture) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4037 Zhuang Zi | 3 units | |
| CHIL4067 Shi Jing | 3 units | |
| CHIL4107 Masterpieces in Chinese Historiography (Thought and Culture) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4207 Western Sinology | 3 units | |
| Group B | ||
| CHIL4045 Chinese Language and Culture | 3 units | |
| CHIL4046 Chinese Rhetoric | 3 units | |
| CHIL4047 Chinese Semantics | 3 units | |
| CHIL4055 Practical Chinese Grammar | 3 units | |
| CHIL4056 Selected Masterpieces in Chinese Linguistics | 3 units | |
| CHIL4057 Special Topics in Chinese Language | 3 units | |
| CHIL4305 Fundamentals of Chinese Dialectology | 3 units | |
| Group C | ||
| CHIL2046 Classical Chinese Masterpieces in English (Classical Literature) | 3 units | |
| CHIL3006 Chinese Biographic Literature (Classical Literature) | 3 units | |
| CHIL3007 Classical Chinese Fiction | 3 units | |
| CHIL3015 Selected Chinese Lyrics and Songs | 3 units | |
| CHIL3016 Selected Readings in Chinese Historical Writings | 3 units | |
| CHIL3065 Space and Place in Chinese Literature, Arts, and Culture | 3 units | |
| CHIL4065 Chu Ci | 3 units | |
| CHIL4066 Classical Chinese Drama | 3 units | |
| CHIL4075 Special Topics in Chinese Critical Theory (Classical Literature) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4076 Special Topics in Classical Chinese Fiction and Drama | 3 units | |
| CHIL4077 Special Topics in Classical Chinese Literature | 3 units | |
| CHIL4085 Special Topics in the History of Chinese Literature (Classical Literature) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4086 Studies in Selected Chinese Poets and/or Lyricists | 3 units | |
| CHIL4087 Wenxin Diaolong | 3 units | |
| CHIL4097 Selected Works of Western Literature in Chinese Translations (Classical Literature) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4206 Masterpieces in Chinese Historiography (Classical Literature) | 3 units | |
| Group D | ||
| CHIL3017 Creative Writing in Chinese | 3 units | |
| CHIL3025 Cross-cultural Dialogue: Hong Kong Literature and the World | 3 units | |
| CHIL3026 Modern Chinese Fiction Writing | 3 units | |
| CHIL3027 Modern Chinese Prose Writing | 3 units | |
| CHIL3057 Chinese Biographic Literature (Modern Literature) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4095 Single Chinese Author Forum (Modern and Contemporary Writer) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4096 Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature | 3 units | |
| CHIL4105 Special Topics in Chinese Critical Theory (Modern Literature) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4106 Special Topics in the History of Chinese Literature (Modern Literature) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4205 Selected Works of Western Literature in Chinese Translations (Modern Literature) | 3 units | |
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| CHIL4898 Honours Project (Research Paper/Creative Writing) | 3 units | |
| CHIL4899 Honours Project (Research Paper/Creative Writing) | 3 units | |
| 48 units |
