Faculty of Arts Chinese History and Culture

Offered As:	Major	Minor
URL:	https://www.chinese.hku.hk/en/undergraduate/handbook/	https://www.chinese.hku.hk/en/undergraduate/handbook/
*Open to students of other Faculties:	Yes	Yes
Credits:	72	36
What is it about?	The Chinese History and Culture programme provides students with solid and critical training in China's history and its cultural tradition. Courses are normally taught in Chinese. Students can choose, and mix and match courses on China's imperial dynasties and their institutions, or courses on Chinese philosophy, religions, or other aspects of China's cultural life. Students have the flexibility to build up their own expertise on China, be it on early China, Tang or Song China, or Ming-Qing China, or on Chinese religions, Chinese thought, or Chinese material culture.
Offering Faculty/ Department/ School/Institute	School of Chinese

Pre-requisite requirements and/or other conditions for declaring the major/minor	Major: Pre-requisite course(s): Any 6-credit course with a prefix CHIN12xx (6 credits) Additional introductory credits of the respective major programme: 18 Credits required for the advanced course(s) excluding capstone:42 Capstone: CHIN3221 (6 credits) Total credits required: 72 Minor: Pre-requisite course(s): Any 6-credit course with a prefix CHIN12xx (6 credits) Additional introductory credits of the respective minor programme: 12 Credits required for the advanced course(s): 18 Total credits required: 36
Career opportunities	The training is particularly relevant in careers like education and commerce, press and publishing, civil and community services. For further information, please check with School of Chinese, Faculty or CEDARS (Careers & Placement)
Further information	https://www.chinese.hku.hk/en/undergraduate/handbook/
Contact	T: 3917 1199 E: chinese@hku.hk

* Note: Students pursuing curricula with major / minor programme(s) must complete at least one major programme from their home Faculties upon graduation. Disclaimer: The information mainly applies to students admitted in 2024-25 and thereafter. For students from different cohorts, the information is only for reference. Please check with Faculty/offering department for details. The pre-requisite requirements / conditions are subject to changes by Faculties from time to time, and students are advised to check with their Faculty Office in case of doubt.