Undergraduate Course Offering for Fall 2025

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

Linguistics
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1010 Introduction to Language Dechao LI  
HUMA2010 Metaphors in English and Chinese [C] Min ZHANG  
HUMA2033 Language and Intercultural Communication Ping PAN  
HUMA3030# Language, Communication and Culture Ping PAN  
HUMA3050 Psychology of Language Quentin QIN  

 

Literature, Film, and Media Studies
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1231 Popular Culture of East Asia Xiaolu MA  
HUMA2204 Japanese Science Fiction Baryon Tensor POSADAS
HUMA2340 Between Old and New: Chinese Stories and Their Reinventions Huan JIN  
HUMA3201 Animation: A Global Perspective Daisy Yan DU  
HUMA3203* Nineteenth-century foreign literature [PU] Lianke YAN  
HUMA3220 Modern Chinese Poetry [C] [PU] Shengqing WU  

 

History and Anthropology
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1440*# Modern China [C] Lok Cheung Lawrence ZHANG  
HUMA1650 Appreciation of Western Art Anna Y N KWONG  
HUMA1673 Art and Digital Culture Steve MA  
HUMA1676 Marco Polo and His Book of Travels Marco CABOARA  
HUMA2440 20th-Century China in Documentary Films (WBB sponsor) Zhuyun LIN  
HUMA2588 Nazism and German Society, 1914-1945 Joshua DERMAN  
HUMA2621 Culture and Environment Jianxiong MA  
HUMA2660 Introduction to Chinese Painting [C] [PU] Li-tsui FU  
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 [C] [CA] Sai Lok NAM  
HUMA2840 Buddhism and the Chinese Intellectual Tradition [C] [PU] Simon Man Ho WONG  
HUMA4801*# Classical Chinese Philosophy Hochuen KWAN  

 

Music
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1102 Enjoyment of Classical Music Ilari Kaila  
HUMA1157 Introduction to Acting and Public Speaking Isaac David DROSCHA  
HUMA2101 Enjoyment of Western Opera Isaac David DROSCHA  
HUMA2103* Introduction to Music Composition Ilari Kaila  
HUMA2104 Music Theory I TBC  
HUMA2107 Introduction to Electronic Music Composition TBC  
HUMA3102* Making Chamber Music A Amy Sze  

 

Creative Arts
Course Code Course Title Instructor  
HUMA1154 Photography (L1) Birdy CHU  
HUMA1154 Photography (L2) Birdy CHU  
HUMA1156 Exploration of Chinese Calligraphy Birdy CHU  

 

* 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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