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.
| I) | China Studies Core Courses | 40 units |
| II) | Main Concentration Courses | 30 units |
| III) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| IV) | General Education | 38 units |
| V) | Free Electives# | 15 units |
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| 129 units |
| # | Students may take additional GE courses in any categories to fulfill the “Free Electives” requirement but only a maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfillment of the “Free Electives” requirement. |
| I. | China Studies Core Courses | 40 units | |||
| Programme Requirement (13 units) | |||||
| CHST | 1005 | Introduction to China Studies | 1 unit | ||
| CHST | 3005* | Summer Sojourn | 3 units | ||
| LANG | 1005 | Elementary Putonghua | 3 units | ||
| Social Sciences Foundation Courses (12 units) | |||||
| CHSE | 1005 | Essentials of Economics | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 1005 | Geography & the Contemporary World | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 1105 | China in the Imperial Age | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 1005 | Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology | 3 units | ||
| China Studies Foundation Courses (12 units) | |||||
| CHSH | 2105 | Introduction to Modern Chinese History | 3 units | ||
| Three of the following courses: | |||||
| CHSE | 2005 | Foundations of Chinese Economy | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 2025 | Hong Kong & the Pearl River Delta: A Survey | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 3006 | Regional Geography of China | 3 units | ||
| CHSP | 1005 | Foundations of Political Science | 3 units | ||
| CHSP | 3017 | Government & Politics of China | 3 units | ||
| CHSP | 3205 | Chinese Legal System | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 2016 | Modern Chinese Society | 3 units | ||
| Advanced China Studies Courses (9 units) | |||||
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| CHSE | 3035 | Industrial Management & Development in China | 3 units | ||
| CHSE | 3047 | Rural Economic Development in China | 3 units | ||
| CHSE | 3055 | Urban & Regional Economic Development in China | 3 units | ||
| CHSE | 4005 | China's Foreign Economic Relations & Trade | 3 units | ||
| CHSE | 4007 | Money & Finance in China | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 4016 | Energy Development in China | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 4047 | Resource Management in China | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 4055 | Rural & Agricultural Development in China | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 4056 | Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Human Geography) | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 4057 | Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Physical & Environmental Geography) | 3 units | ||
| CHSG | 4085 | Urban Development in China | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 3105 | Contemporary China | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 3115 | Engendering Imperial Chinese History | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 3305 | China & Asia since 1900 | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 3325 | History of Chinese Food Culture in Global Perspective | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 3406 | Information Technologies & Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4105 | History of Chinese Women since 1912 | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4116 | Intellectual Trends in Modern China | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4117 | Missionaries in Modern China | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4125 | Revolution & Nationalism in Republican China (1912-1949) | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4126 | Selected Themes in the History of Chinese Women | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4127 | Social & Economic Development of Modern China | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4135 | Topic Studies in Chinese History | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4136 | Childhood in Imperial China | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4137 | Legal History of Traditional China | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4145 | Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4305 | Sino-American Relations | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4306 | Sino-Russian Relations | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4315 | Introduction to Museum Studies | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4327 | Topic Studies in Comparative History | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4405 | Oral History & Its Local Applications | 3 units | ||
| CHSH | 4407 | Topic Studies in Social History | 3 units | ||
| CHSP | 4206 | China & the World | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 4006 | Chinese Family & Kinship | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 4007 | Chinese Social Thought | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 4025 | Population of China | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 4035 | Selected Topics in the Sociology of China I | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 4036 | Selected Topics in the Sociology of China II | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 4046 | Social Networks & Chinese Society | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 4047 | Sociological Issues in Urban & Rural Development | 3 units | ||
| CHSS | 4055 | Women in China | 3 units | ||
| * | Students are required to attain grade "B" or above in CHST 3005 Summer Sojourn and those who fail to meet this requirement are required to take LANG 1006 Intermediate Putonghua as one of the "Free Electives". |
| II. | Main Concentration Courses | 30 units | ||
| Main Concentration Core Courses (18 units) | ||||
| HIST | 2405 | Historiographical Traditions: East & West | 3 units | |
| HIST | 3135 | The Socialist & Communist Traditions | 3 units | |
| HIST | 3405 | Historical Theory & Practice | 3 units | |
| Three of the following courses: | 3 units | |||
| HIST | 3106 | Current Issues in Hong Kong & China | 3 units | |
| HIST | 3116 | Foreign Relations of Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST | 4106 | Contemporary Chinese Political Thought | 3 units | |
| HIST | 4107 | History of Taiwan | 3 units | |
| Main Concentration Elective Courses (12 units) | |||||
| Four of the following courses: | |||||
| HIST | 2106 | History of Hong Kong since 1900 | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 2205 | Modern Asia (1800-1945) | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3107 | Early Imperial China | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3117 | History of Hong Kong to 1900 | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3125 | Late Imperial China | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3126 | Mid Imperial China | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3127 | The Historial Role of China in The World | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3205 | Great Trends in Modern European History | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3206 | History of Southeast Asia | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3216 | History of Japan since 1912 | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3226 | History of Korea | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3227 | Modern History of Singapore | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 3317 | The Chinese Diaspora | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4115 | History of the Catholic Church in China | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4205 | Origins of Western Imperialism | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4206 | Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4207 | Topic Studies in Asian History | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4316 | Global History of the Seas, 1400-1950 | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4317 | Global History of Tourism | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4325 | History of Africa since Independence | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4326 | Science and Society: A Historical Perspective | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4335 | Topic Studies in Global History | 3 units | ||
| HIST | 4406 | Topic Studies in Cultural History | 3 units | ||
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units | |||
| CHSH | 4898-9 | Honours Project | 6 units | ||
| IV. | General Education | 38 units | |||
| V. | Free Electives | 15 units | |||
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| 129 units | |||||
| Students are also required to pass two Putonghua courses: Elementary Putonghua and Intermediate Putonghua. |
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2015-2016
Last modified: July 2015
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