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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum structure - Normative 4-year degree

(Applicable to Normative 4-year degree students admitted from 2014/15 onwards)

The four-year undergraduate curriculum allows students to gain in-depth knowledge through major studies, and diversify their learning with Gateway Education (GE) courses, electives and optional minors. The curriculum structure is as follows:

Component First-Year entrants of normative 4-year degree
GE English (see notes) 6 credits
Chinese Civilisation - History and Philosophy 3 credits
Distributional Area Requirements
Minimum 3 credit units from each area
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Study of Societies, Social and Business Organisations
  • Science and Technology
 12 credits
College-specified courses 9 credits
Major + college requirement (see notes) ≤ 72 credits
Minor (optional) 15-18 credits
Free electives Remainder to fulfill the credit requirement for graduation, if necessary
Minimum credit units for graduation 120 credits, depending on major
Maximum credit units for graduation 144 credits
Notes
  1. First-year entrants with Level ‘4’ (or equivalent) or above in HKDSE English Language will proceed to directly into GE English courses.
    Students scoring below Level 4 in HKDSE English Language or Grade D in HKALE AS-level Use of English or students who do not possess an equivalent qualification are required to complete two 3-credit unit courses, LC0200A English for Academic Purposes 1 and LC0200B English for Academic Purposes 2, prior to taking the GE English courses. Students who demonstrate that they have achieved a grade B or above in their overall course results for LC0200A will achieve 3 credits and also be considered to have satisfied the pre-requisite for entry to the GE English courses without needing to take LC0200B. The credit units of LC0200A and LC0200B will not be counted towards the minimum credit units required for graduation and will not be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average (CGPA). However, they will be counted towards the maximum credit units permitted.
  2. Students scoring below Level 4 in HKDSE Chinese Language, or below Grade D in HKALE AS-level Chinese Language and Culture will be required to complete a 3-credit unit course CHIN1001 University Chinese I. The 3 credit units will not be counted towards the minimum credit units required for graduation and will not be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average (CGPA). However, they will be counted towards the maximum credit units permitted.

Major Requirement

Please refer to Academic Regulations and Records Office / Departmental websites.