Course Registration - Important Announcement

Important Announcement for Course Add/Drop Exercise (Semester 2, 2024/25)

(not applicable to Exchange students)

Online course add/drop (on a first-come-first-served basis) has been scheduled for 13-25 January, 2025 (except for 19 January).

Classes for Semester 2 will begin on 13 January (Monday).  Please check your updated course enrolment record and class timetable before attending classes (click "My Enrolment Records & Class Timetable").

Please refer to the webpage about Course Add/Drop for further details and online applications.

Course Registration Enquiry: ugs@hkbu.edu.hk or (852) 3411-2224.

Announcement

1. All final year students are advised to generate the Graduation Audit Report via the BUniPort (Result > Graduation Audit Check) to check whether you have fulfilled the graduation requirements.
2. Message from Academy of Visual Arts: 
    

   [a] Students taking courses offered by the Academy of Visual Arts are required to pay material fee.  For details, please contact the Academy of Visual Arts.
   
   [b] Most of the 1.5-unit VA level 2 courses will be offered in pairs and are co-requisites to each other, i.e. they must be taken/dropped together.  Each 1.5-unit VA level 2 course lasts for six weeks. 
   
   [c] The venue of the first class of some courses offered by the Academy of Visual Arts may not be the same as that shown on the class timetable. Please click HERE for details in early January 2025.

3. For the requirements on General Education courses, please visit the website of General Education Office via the links below: 
   
   (i) For students of bulletin year 2017 or before  (students can take courses under the new GE programme to fulfill the requirements)
   
   (ii) For students of bulletin year 2018 or after 

4. Medium of Instruction of UCLC1005 University Chinese (applicable to Year 1 students only)
    

   As part of the language requirements for graduation, all students are required to take the University Chinese course.  Mainland students (admitted via Mainland admission scheme) will be assigned to the sections with Putonghua as medium of instruction while local students will be assigned to Cantonese sections.  Students who would like to change to another section with a different medium of instruction should do so during the Course Pre-registration period, or the Course Add/drop period. 

5. Message from Language Centre: 
    

   LANG1026 Practical Putonghua

   With effect from the 2018-2019 academic year, results in LANG1026 Practical Putonghua will be excluded from GPA calculation.  Distinction/Pass/Fail will be used to classify students' performance.

6. Message from Academy of Wellness and Human Development
   
   The venue of the first class of some UCHL courses offered by the Academy of Wellness and Human Development may not be the same as that shown on the class timetable. Please click HERE for details in early January 2025.

7. Amendments to courses/sections in Semester 2: 

   (changes made after the release of Pre-registration results are in red)

    

   Courses/Sections newly added:

   COMM2006 (00003) Communication Theory (Communication Studies) (2024-12-05) GEST3027 (00001 & 10001) Principles of AI: from Model to Applications (2024-12-03) GFHC1045 (00004&00005) Hong Kong between Past and Present (2024-11-29) GFHC1047 (00002) Cultures of Innovation and Invention in European History (2024-11-29) JPSE1005 (00005&00006) Japanese I (2024-12-09) SPAN1006 (00004) Spanish II (2024-12-09) UCLC1005 (00047) University Chinese (MOI: P) (2024-11-19) UCLC1005 (00048) University Chinese (MOI: P) (2024-12-09) VART2535 (00002) Glass Blowing: Vessels (2024-12-02) VART2536 (00002) Glass Blowing: Basics (2024-12-02)

    

   Courses/Sections cancelled:

   CHIL4057 (00001&10001) Special Topics in Chinese Language (2025-01-20) ENGL2035 (00001) The Short Story (2024-12-09) ENGL3026 (00001) Special Topic in Language (2024-12-09) ENGL3107 (00001) Acquiring and Learning a Language (2024-12-09) ENGL4006 (00001) Advanced Topic in Language (2024-12-09) ENGL4007 (00001) Advanced Topic in Linguistic Theory (2024-12-09) ENGL4055 (00001) Stories of English (2024-12-09) ENGL4066 (00001) World Literatures (2024-12-09) ENGL4077 (00001) Detective Fiction (2025-01-15) ENGL4085 (00001) Special Topic in Literature (2024-12-09) ENGL4126 (00001) Exploring Linguistics Through Experimental Methods (2024-12-09) FILM3097 (00001) Hong Kong Cinema (2024-11-22) FREN1006 (00001&00005) French II (2025-01-17) FREN2005 (00001) French III (2025-01-17) GCAP3046 (00001) GE Capstone Interdisciplinary Independent Study (BIOL) (2025-01-20) GERM1006 (00004) German II  (2025-01-17) GEST3026 (00001 & 10001) Networks, Complexity and their Applications (2024-12-03) GFHC1046 (00002) An Introduction to Gender, Class and Race (2024-11-29) GFHC1056 (00001&00002) Fashion in History (2024-11-29) GTCU2025 (00002) Gender, Language, and Creativity (2024-12-09) GTSC2015 (00001) Disease and Public Health in China since 1800 (2024-12-02) HIST4406 (00001) Topic Studies in Cultural History (2025-01-03) HUMN2055 (00001) Environmental Humanities: Key Concepts (2024-12-10) HUMN3076 (00001, 10001&10002) Digital Humanities (2024-12-10) HUMN4067 (00001, 10001&10002) Aesthetics: Philosophy of Arts (2025-01-15) JOUR3107 (00001) Media Development in Global Perspective (2025-02-11) JPSE1006 (00014) Japanese II (2024-12-09) JPSE1006 (00004, 00008&00013) (2025-01-17) JPSE1007 (00004) Exploring Japanese Language, Culture and Society (2024-12-09) ISEM4037 (00001) Machine Learning for Financial & Business Forecasting (2024-11-22) LANG1106 (00001) Introductory Mandarin for Non-Chinese Speakers (Part II) (2025-01-17) LANG1026 (00021) Practical Putonghua (2025-01-17) LANG2046 (00002) Comprehension of Modern Spoken English: Culture and Context (2025-01-17) MATH4665 (00001) Special Topics in Applied Mathematics I (2025-01-20) MKTG2005 (00006) Marketing Management (2024-12-12) MKTG3057 (00001) Seminar in MarTech and Business Intelligence (2024-12-12) MUSI2056 (00001) Exploring Musical Cultures Worldwide (2025-01-08) PERM4007 (00001) Leadership and Communication in Sport and Recreation (2025-01-17) POLS3235 (00001) Comparative Democracies: The United Kingdom and The United States (2024-12-20) PRAO3007 (00001&00011) Advertising Design and Visualization (2025-01-20) PRAO3066 (00001&00011) Writing for Professional Communication (2024-12-06) SPAN1006 (00001&00004) Spanish II (2025-01-17) SPAN2006 (00001) Spanish IV (2024-12-09) SPAN3006 (00002) Spanish Language, Culture and Society (2024-12-09) TRAN1005 (00002) Introduction to Translation (2024-12-18) TRAN4047 (00001) Translation Workshop (2025-01-17) TRAN4056 (00001) Community Interpreting (2025-01-09) UCLC1005 (00001) University Chinese (MOI: C) (2024-11-19) UCLC1005 (00009, 00015, 00026&00028) University Chinese (MOI: C) (2024-12-09) UCLC1009 (00032&00073) University English II (2025-01-17) UCLC1009 (00060&00079) University English II (2025-01-20) UCLC1017 (00001) Chinese II (2025-01-17) UCPN1005 (00013&00038) The Art of Persuasion (2025-01-08) UCPN1005 (00008, 00009&00022) The Art of Persuasion (2025-01-17) UCPN1005 (00014) The Art of Persuasion (2025-01-20) VART2407 (00001&00002) Life Drawing (2024-12-02) VART2465 (00001) Video Editing (2024-12-02) VART2466 (00001) Media Arts: Multimedia Authoring (2024-12-02) VART2467 (00001) Media Arts: Physical Media (2024-12-02) VART2515 (00002) Graphic Design (2024-12-02) VART2516 (00002) Editorial Design (2024-12-02) VART2517 (00001) Screen Printing Basics (2024-12-02) VART2525 (00001) Advanced Screen Printing (2024-12-02) VART2596 (00001&00002) Observational Drawing (2024-12-02) VART2606 (00002) Sculpture: 3D Technology for Sculpture (2024-12-02) VART2607 (00002) Fibreglass Sculpture (2024-12-02) VART2626 (00001) Video Compositing and Effects (2024-12-02) VART3396 (00001) Studio: Glass (2024-12-02)  VART4076 (00001) Further Studies in Studio and Media Arts (Lens-based Media) (2024-11-22) VART4077 (00001) Further Studies in Studio and Media Arts (Sculpture) (2024-12-02)

    

   Courses/Sections with revised schedule / venue:

   BIOL2015 (00001) Biodiversity (2024-12-17) BIOL2026 (00001) Genetics and Evolution (2024-12-09) BIOL4057 (00001) Organic Certification and Inspector Training (2024-12-05) CHEM4086 (00001) Forensic Chemistry and Analysis (2025-01-20) CHIL4005 (00001) Literary Criticism (2025-01-23) COMP2036 (20001) AI and Data Analytics for Health and Social Innovation II (2025-01-09) COMP3066 (00001) Health and Assistive Technology: Practicum (2025-01-17) COMP3066 (20001) Health and Assistive Technology: Practicum (2025-01-08) COMP4026 (00001) Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (2025-01-22) COMP4117 (00001 & 20001) Information Systems: Design and Integraation (2025-01-08) FILM3027 (00001) Television Studio Production (2024-12-17) FILM4046 (00001) Advanced Cinematography (2024-12-17) GCAP3187 (00001 & 10001) Connecting the Elderly with the Internet - E-sports (2025-01-17) GCST2015 (00001) Cultural Heritage and Chinese Society (2025-01-10) GFHC1047 (00001) Cultures of Innovation and Invention in European History (2024-11-29) JOUR2117 (00002&00012) Broadcast Reporting and Production (2025-01-09) JOUR 2085 (00004) English News Reporting and Writing (2025-01-06) JOUR3047 (00002) News Anchoring (2024-11-19) JOUR3285 (00001) Financial Data and Market Sentiment Analysis (2024-12-10) JOUR4066 (00001) News Documentary (2025-01-09) JOUR4066 (00002) News Documentary (2024-12-16) LANG1005 (00004) Elementary Putonghua (2025-01-24) LANG1005 (00005) Elementary Putonghua (2025-01-15) LANG2065 (00001) Chinese Language Application and Culture in Hong Kong (2025-01-22) MUSI1017 (00001) Western Music History II (2024-12-16) MUSI2055 (00001) Western Music (2024-12-16) MUSI2056 (00001) Exploring Musical Cultures Worldwide (2025-01-06) PRAO2005 (00001) Introduction to Public Relations and Advertising (2024-12-03) PRAO4075 (00001&00011) Comprehensive Management Trainee Assessment (2024-12-03) SOWK3019 (00001) Social Work Research (2025-01-10) SPAN1005 (00002) Spanish I (2024-12-09) SPAN1006 (00002) Spanish II (2024-12-09) TRAN2006 (00001) Linguistics for Translators (2024-12-31) TRAN2035 (00001) Translation, Museums and Intercultural Representation (2025-01-09) UCLC1005 (00012) University Chinese (MOI: C) (2025-02-12) UCLC1005 (00027) University Chinese (MOI: C) (2024-12-09) VART2405 (00001) Drawing: Mark Making and Collage (2024-11-25) VART2406 (00001) Drawing: On Location (2024-11-25) VART2447 (00001) Digital Photography (2024-11-25) VART2615 (00001) Photographic Lighting (2024-11-25) VART3386 (00001) Studio: Audio-Visual Practices in Media Arts (2024-11-28) VART3445 (00001) Studio: Object Technology (Robotics and Kinetics) (2024-12-20)

    

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