Undergraduate Course Offering for Fall 2026

Under a policy approved by the Senate, exceptions to the general University policy stating that English is the medium of instruction will be permitted when the courses are related to the area of Chinese studies and are approved by the School of Humanities and Social Science. Courses approved to be taught in Chinese carry a [PU] or [CA] notation in the course description, which indicates the spoken language used in teaching: [PU] stands for Putonghua; and [CA] for Cantonese.

Courses marked with a [C] in the course description are not taught in Chinese but may require students to read materials in Chinese. Students who have difficulty reading materials in Chinese should consult the instructor concerned prior to enrolling in these courses. Alternative English reading materials may be provided.

 

course syllabus

 

Multidisciplinary Course
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA2400*# Approaches to Humanities in China Studies [C] Xiaolu MA, Giulio ONGARO, Michael CHUNG  

 

Linguistics
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1010 Introduction to Language Dennis TAY
HUMA2031 The Cantonese Language [CA] [C] Carine Yuk-man YIU  
HUMA2032  Language, Power and Identity (L1) Pip FREESTONE  
HUMA2032  Language, Power and Identity (L2) Pip FREESTONE  
HUMA2035 Language in Action: Doing Discourse Analysis Cathy Ping PAN  
HUMA3050 Psychology of Language Quentin Zhen QIN  
HUMA4020*# Language and Literature in Modern China [CA] [PU] [C] Min ZHANG  

 

Literature, Film, and Media Studies
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1210 Chinese Women on Screen Daisy DU  
HUMA1301 World Literature and Film Yishan JIANG >
HUMA1302 World Literature in the 20th Century [EN] (New Course) Lianke YAN  
HUMA2205 Asian Cinema, Global Cinema Zhiwen HU
HUMA2401 Global Science Fiction: An Interdisciplinary Approach Baryon Tensor POSADAS, 
Tobias Benedikt ZUERN

 

History and Anthropology
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1412 China Through Time and Space [C] Steve Haonan MA
HUMA1440* Modern China [C] Lawrence ZHANG  
HUMA1622 Science, Technology and Society: Historical and Cultural Approaches Liz Pui Yee CHEE  
HUMA1650 Appreciation of Western Art Anna Y N KWONG
HUMA1660 Introduction to Chinese Arts Mi TIAN >
HUMA1673 Art and Digital Culture Steve Haonan MA
HUMA1676 Marco Polo and His Book of Travels (L1) Marco CABOARA  
HUMA1676 Marco Polo and His Book of Travels (L2) Marco CABOARA  
HUMA2440 Twentieth-Century China in Documentary Films David Cheng CHANG  
HUMA2470 From Fung Shui to Mao's Villages: City Plans, Urban Politics & the Unseen World of Chinese Villages [C]  Mian CHEN
HUMA2588*# Nazism and German Society, 1914-1945 Joshua DERMAN
HUMA2623 Cultural Sustainability in South China [PU] [CA] Junmin LIU
HUMA2638 Peoples and Cultures in Southeast Asia Jianxiong MA  
HUMA2680 Understanding Western Architecture Anna Y N KWONG

 

Philosophy and Religion
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1710 The Art of Thinking in the Hong Kong Context [CA] [C] (L1) Sai Lok NAM
HUMA1710 The Art of Thinking in the Hong Kong Context [CA] [C] (L2) Sai Lok NAM 
HUMA1811 History of Chinese Philosophy Chi Keung CHAN  
HUMA1922 Introduction to Analytic Philosophy Yafeng SHAN
HUMA2921 Ethical Theories and Contemporary Issues Kyung-Ah NAM  
HUMA3900# Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern World Kyung-Ah NAM  
HUMA4801*#@ Classical Chinese Philosophy Richard Joachim SAGE  

 

Music
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1102 Enjoyment of Classical Music (L1) Isaac David DROSCHA  
HUMA1102 Enjoyment of Classical Music (L2) Isaac David DROSCHA  
HUMA1109  Understanding Music in Context Oliver LO
HUMA1100 Music of the world Yifan SHAO  
HUMA1110 Improvisational Artists Lab Yifan SHAO  
HUMA1157 Introduction to Acting and Public Speaking Isaac David DROSCHA  
HUMA2103* Introduction to Electronic Music Composition Steven Dewey SNOWDEN  
HUMA2104 Music Theory I: Introduction to Tonal Music Austin LEUNG Hin Yan
HUMA2105 Music Drama and Theatre Oliver LO
HUMA2107 Introduction to Electronic Music Composition Steven Dewey SNOWDEN  
HUMA3102* Making Chamber Music A (L1) Amy SZE  
HUMA3102* Making Chamber Music A (L2) Amy SZE  
HUMA3102* Making Chamber Music A (L3) Amy SZE  
HUMA3104* Music Theory II-B (Music Analysis) Austin LEUNG Hin Yan

 

Creative Arts
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1154 Photography (L1) Birdy CHU  
HUMA1154 Photography (L2) Birdy CHU  
HUMA1156 Exploration of Chinese Calligraphy Birdy CHU  
Special Topic Course
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA2000F Jewish Communities in China within the Wider Currents of Jewish, Chinese, and Global History Rotem KOWNER
HUMA2000G* Find Your Voice: From Classical to Broadway Oliver LO
HUMA4000O* Images of Asia (Co-list with HUMA5451) Baryon Tensor POSADAS

 

* non-common core course

^ Chinese communication course

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About credit transfer from other Universities:

if the system mapping shows “HUMA1000 Cultures and Values” in HKUST Equivalent Course field, it means the course map with HUMA1000 School-Sponsored Course (SSC).

if the system mapping shows “HUMA1000-level course in Humanities” in HKUST Equivalent Course field, it means the course map with HUMA1000 level courses.

 

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