Minor Programme in Journalism
 

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. 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.

 
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
 
I) Required Courses 9 units
II) Elective Courses 6 units
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    15 units
 
I. Required Courses 6 units
  Take any two Core Skill Writing Courses from the following:  
  JOUR 2007 Foundations of Business News Writing 3 units
  JOUR 2015 Introduction to News & Features (International Journalism) 3 units
  JOUR 2017 News Gathering & Wriitng 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
     
II. Elective Courses 3 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
 
 
 
©2014 Hong Kong Baptist University
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2014-2015
Last modified: August 2014