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.
| I) | Required Courses | 9 units |
| II) | Elective Courses | 6 units |
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| 15 units |
| I. | Required Courses | 9 units | ||
| Take any two Core Skill Writing Courses from the following: | 6 units | |||
| JOUR | 2007 | Foundations of Business News Writing | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 2015 | Introduction to News & Features (International Journalism) | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 2017 | News Gathering & Writing for Print | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 2046 | Advanced Reporting & Feature Writing for Print | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 2055 | News & Feature Reporting & Writing (International Journalism) | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3095 | Business & Financial News Reporting | 3 units | |
| Core Theory Course | 3 units | |||
| JOUR | 3007 | Media Law & Ethics | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3017 | Social Inquiry & Communication Research Methods | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3115 | Media Management | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 4027 | Issues & Case Studies in International Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 4036 | Communication Theory | 3 units | |
| II. | Elective Courses | 6 units | ||
| Take any two Journalism Elective Courses from the following: | ||||
| JOUR | 3016 | Political Economy for Journalists | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3076 | English for Journalism Purposes | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3096 | Current Affairs & News Analysis | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3097 | Current Hong Kong Issues for Communicators | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3105 | Current Issues in Journalism | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3117 | News Translation | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 3135 | Analytical & Opinion Writing | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 4017 | China Reporting | 3 units | |
| JOUR | 4025 | Critical Studies of Media | 3 units | |
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| 15 units | ||||
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2015-2016
Last modified: July 2015
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