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. 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.

 
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 9 units
     
  Take any two Skill Writing Courses from the following:  
  JOUR 2046 Advanced Reporting & Feature Writing for Print (Chinese) 3 units
  JOUR 2077 Introduction to Chinese News Reporting & Writing 3 units
  JOUR 2085 Introduction to English News Reporting & Writing 3 units
  JOUR 2096 Advanced News & Feature Writing (English) 3 units
         
  Take any one Theory Course from the following:  
  JOUR 3007 Media Law & Ethics 3 units
  JOUR 3115 Media Management 3 units
  JOUR 3136 International News in a Globalized World 3 units
  JOUR 3137 Communication Theory 3 units
  JOUR 4007 Research Methods in Communication 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 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
 
 
 
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Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2016-2017
Last modified: July 2016