1. Foundation-year courses (3 credit units)** |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN2722 | Foundations of Language and Communication Studies | 3 |
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2. Core Courses (36 credit units = 24 major core + 12 stream core) |
Major Core Requirement (24 credit units) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN2711 | The Structure of English | 3 | | EN2717 | Literature Across Time | 3 | | EN2718 | Literature Across Media | 3 | | EN3329 | Discourse and Pragmatics | 3 | | EN3525 | English in Corporate and Professional Communication | 3 | | EN3593 | Internship | 3 |
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Capstone Experience (6 credits) |
Students choose ONE of the following courses| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN4575 | Research Final Year Project | 6 | | EN4576 | Professional English Final Year Project | 6 |
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Core Stream Requirements |
English and Professional Communication Stream (12 credits) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN3504 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | | EN3586 | Workplace Culture and Interaction | 3 | | EN3592 | Professional and Corporate Discourse | 3 | | EN4574 | Communication Strategies in Business Projects | 3 |
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Language and Literature Stream (12 credits) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN3589 | Modern Drama: Text and Performance | 3 | | EN3594 | English as a World Language | 3 | | EN3595 | English in Society | 3 | | EN4577 | Critical Approaches to Literature | 3 |
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3. Electives courses for English and Professional Communication Stream (15 credit units) |
Students in the English and Professional Communication stream are required to take a minimum of 9 credits of the following courses.| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN2502 | Language in Social Interaction | 3 | | EN2720 | Persuasive Writing | 3 | | EN2837 | Communicating Fashion Culture | 3 | | EN2859 | The Language of Sustainability | 3 | | EN3321 | Public Speaking and Presentations in Context | 3 | | EN3513 | Promotional Writing in English | 3 | | EN3561 | Advertising Copywriting in English | 3 | | EN3596 | English Summer Programme | 3 | | EN4505 | Intercultural Organizational Communication and Institutional Interaction | 3 | | EN4511 | English in Creative and Cultural Professions | 3 | | EN4519 | Public Relations Writing in English | 3 | | EN4528 | Multimodal and Mediated Discourse | 3 | | EN4564 | Strategic Business Communication in English | 3 | | EN4565 | Negotiation in Professional Contexts | 3 | | EN4573 | Language in Law and Crime | 3 | | EN4579 | Research Skills in English Studies | 3 |
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Students in the English and Professional Communication stream can also take up to 6 credits of the following courses. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN2131 | Asian Literature in English | 3 | | EN2319 | Introduction to English Poetry | 3 | | EN2320 | Fantasy in Literature | 3 | | EN2321 | Modern and Contemporary Fiction | 3 | | EN2322 | Creative Writing | 3 | | EN2721 | The Art of Life Narrative | 3 | | EN2801 | Popular Culture and Social Life | 3 | | EN2808 | Introduction to English Film Studies | 3 | | EN2832 | Literature and Music | 3 | | EN2848 | Language and Digital Media | 3 | | EN3327 | Drama Workshop | 3 | | EN3571 | Advanced English Phonetics and Phonology | 3 | | EN3572 | Fiction Writing | 3 | | EN3578 | Travel Writing | 3 | | EN3579 | World Literature in English | 3 | | EN3580 | Literature in the Digital Age | 3 | | EN3581 | Literature and the City | 3 | | EN3587 | Critical Discourse Analysis | 3 | | EN3588 | Advanced English Grammar | 3 | | EN3589 | Modern Drama: Text and Performance | 3 | | EN3590 | Crime Fiction | 3 | | EN3591 | Hong Kong Language and Society | 3 | | EN3594 | English as a World Language | 3 | | EN3595 | English in Society | 3 | | EN4166 | Writing and the Modern World | 3 | | EN4525 | Gender Discourse | 3 | | EN4577 | Critical Approaches to Literature | 3 | | EN4578 | Shakespeare: Film, Text, Performance | 3 |
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4. Elective Courses for the Language and Literature Stream (15 credit units) |
Students in the Language and Literature stream are required to take a minimum of 9 credits of the following courses. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN2131 | Asian Literature in English | 3 | | EN2319 | Introduction to English Poetry | 3 | | EN2320 | Fantasy in Literature | 3 | | EN2321 | Modern and Contemporary Fiction | 3 | | EN2322 | Creative Writing | 3 | | EN2721 | The Art of Life Narrative | 3 | | EN2801 | Popular Culture and Social Life | 3 | | EN2808 | Introduction to English Film Studies | 3 | | EN2832 | Literature and Music | 3 | | EN2848 | Language and Digital Media | 3 | | EN3327 | Drama Workshop | 3 | | EN3571 | Advanced English Phonetics and Phonology | 3 | | EN3572 | Fiction Writing | 3 | | EN3578 | Travel Writing | 3 | | EN3579 | World Literature in English | 3 | | EN3580 | Literature in the Digital Age | 3 | | EN3581 | Literature and the City | 3 | | EN3587 | Critical Discourse Analysis | 3 | | EN3588 | Advanced English Grammar | 3 | | EN3590 | Crime Fiction | 3 | | EN3591 | Hong Kong Language and Society | 3 | | EN3596 | English Summer Programme | 3 | | EN4166 | Writing and the Modern World | 3 | | EN4525 | Gender Discourse | 3 | | EN4578 | Shakespeare: Film, Text, Performance | 3 | | EN4579 | Research Skills in English Studies | 3 |
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Students in the Language and Literature stream can also take up to 6 credits of the following courses. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| EN2502 | Language in Social Interaction | 3 | | EN2720 | Persuasive Writing | 3 | | EN2837 | Communicating Fashion Culture | 3 | | EN3321 | Public Speaking and Presentations in Context | 3 | | EN3504 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | | EN3513 | Promotional Writing in English | 3 | | EN3561 | Advertising Copywriting in English | 3 | | EN3586 | Workplace Culture and Interaction | 3 | | EN3592 | Professional and Corporate Discourse | 3 | | EN4505 | Intercultural Organizational Communication and Institutional Interaction | 3 | | EN4511 | English in Creative and Cultural Professions | 3 | | EN4519 | Public Relations Writing in English | 3 | | EN4528 | Multimodal and Mediated Discourse | 3 | | EN4564 | Strategic Business Communication in English | 3 | | EN4565 | Negotiation in Professional Contexts | 3 | | EN4573 | Language in Law and Crime | 3 | | EN4574 | Communication Strategies in Business Projects | 3 |
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** Note: Students of second major and students changed to the major (only applicable to normative 4-year degree students and students admitted with Advanced Standing I) will follow the Advanced Standing I curriculum and will be required to take one designated Foundation-year course, i.e. EN2722 (3 credit units). |
