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Bachelor’s degree students who do not qualify for exemption from ELC courses must take the two core University English courses and two or three University English electives for a total of six credits. Some departments or programmes may require students to take specified electives.

University English Core Courses  Hours

Credits
EL0221 Spoken Language 48 1
EL0224 Written Language 60 2

University English Electives Hours

Credits
EL0401 Presentation Skills 24 1
EL0402 Current Issues 24 1
EL0403 Grammar in Use 24 1
EL0404  Independent Learning  24 1
EL0405 Writing Academic Essays 24 1
EL0406 Language Skills for Research Projects 48 2
EL0407* Writing Effective Lab Reports  24 1
EL0408 Pronunciation 24 1
EL0409 Debating Skills 24 1
EL0411 Social English  24 1
EL0412* English through Overseas Experience   24 1

* Open to specified students only

Associate degree students in the Division of Building Science and Technology (BST), the School of Law (SLW) and the School of Creative Media (SCM) who do not qualify for exemption from ELC courses must take the following three core courses:

BST, SLW, SCM Associate Degree Core Courses  Hours

Credits
EL1011 Interactive Communication 36 1
EL1012 Reading and Text Analysis   24 1
EL1013 Text Building   36 1

BST and SLW associate degree students must also take three credits of University English electives (above).

SCM associate degree students do not take any other ELC courses. They must take three credits of other approved language courses to fulfil the University language requirement.

BST, SLW and SCM students who articulate into a bachelor’s degree programme at CityU do not need to take the University English core courses.

Community College students who do not qualify for exemption from ELC courses must take the following course:                     

EL1000 English for Academic Studies    42 hours 3 credits

College students who articulate into a bachelor’s degree programme at CityU will have one credit transferred. They will have to take the two University English core courses and one or two University English electives, for a total of five credits.

Get information on exemption from ELC courses and exceptions to the requirements.
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