Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Liberal and Cultural Studies
Programme Director: Dr Amy W S Lee
 

The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal and Cultural Studies is a self-financed four-year full-time degree programme designed for Associate Degree/Higher Diploma graduates who wish to further their education in liberal and cultural studies. The programme intends to equip students with substantial cultural literacy, creative arts knowledge and transferable abilities through a curriculum integrating Chinese and world arts and cultures. Providing a broad-based liberal arts education with special emphasis on cultural literacy, it aims at training students¡¦ creative, synthesizing, disciplined, respectful and ethical minds. It teaches transferable abilities such as writing and presentation skills, creative and critical thinking, and sensitivity to cultural diversity, which could be applied to many professions including, among others, education, creative industries, cultural presentations, art administration, journalism, print media, electronic media, management and public relations.

 
Specifically, the programme aims to:
 
a) Commit to a distinctive mission of higher education that incorporates a bilingual, interdisciplinary and cross-cultural curriculum;
b) Offer a liberal arts education, promote understanding of Chinese and other world cultures, and enhance critical reflection and understanding of the cultural and artistic identities of Hong Kong via its selective cultural studies design; and
c) Prepare students for careers that require outstanding arts and cultural literacy and writing skills.
 
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
     
I) Major Courses 66 units
II) General Education 38 units
III) Elective Courses 24 units
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  128 units
 
Requirements
 

The four-year degree programme requires students to complete a total of 128 units, including 38-unit general education courses, 24-unit elective courses and 66-unit major courses. As the programme is designed for Associate Degree/Higher Diploma graduates, they will be admitted directly into the third year of study. The number of courses/units the students are required to complete will depend on the number of courses/units for which exemption and/or unit transfer will be granted. All unit transfer or course exemption shall be considered on a case-by-case basis upon admission. Students are required to complete all programme prerequisites and General Education courses to meet the graduation requirement.

Specifically, students are required to complete 36 units of Major Core Courses and 30 units of Major Elective Courses. The programme structure is set out as follows:

 
I. Major Courses 66 units
  Major Core Courses (36 units)  
  LCST
2005 Introduction to World Civilization 3 units
  LCST
2015 Introduction to Cultural Studies 3 units
  LCST 3005 Artistic Creativity & Art Appreciation 3 units
  LCST3015 Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Theories & Methods 3 units
  LCST3025 Love & Humanities 3 units
  LCST3035 The Classical Heritage 3 units
  LCST3045 Hong Kong Studies 3 units
  LCST3055 Modernity & China 3 units
  LCST4005 Masterpieces in Humanities 3 units
  LCST4008-9 Honours Project 6 units
  LCST4015 Modern Western Thought 3 units
         
  Major Elective Courses (30 units)  
  LCST 2105 Introduction to Cultural & Creative Industries 3 units
  LCST2115 Introduction to Gender & Sexuality 3 units
  LCST2125 Understanding Everyday Life: A Critical Introduction 3 units
  LCST3105 A History of Personal Writings 3 units
  LCST3115 Creative Writing in Practice 3 units
  LCST 3125 Detective Fiction & the Modern World 3 units
  LCST 3135 Exploring the City 3 units
  LCST 3145 Fairy Tales & Our Society 3 units
  LCST 3155 Great Thinkers on Meanings of Life 3 units
  LCST 3165 Hong Kong Cinema & Society 3 units
  LCST 3175 Horror Film & Fiction 3 units
  LCST 3185 Manga & Anime: Japanese Popular Culture in Hong Kong 3 units
  LCST 3195 Popular Music & Society 3 units
  LCST 3205 The Critical & Creative Spirit: The Case of Historical Fiction 3 units
  LCST 3215 The World of Theatre 3 units
  LCST 3225 Theme Park & Other Themed Spaces 3 units
  LCST 3235 Understanding Globalization 3 units
  LCST 3245 Understanding Media Culture 3 units
  LCST 4105 Digital Media & Culture 3 units
  LCST 4115 Rethinking Cultures: East & West 3 units
  LCST 4125 Sex & Gender in the Media 3 units
         
II. General Education 38 units
         
III. Elective Courses 24 units
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        128 units
 
 
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Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2015-2016
Last modified: July 2015