Postgraduate Courses
HMMA
Chinese Culture
a) 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.
b) 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. For undergraduate courses, alternative English reading materials may be provided.
- HMMA 5000Fundamentals of Humanities[3-0-0:3]Medium of Instruction[PU] PutonghuaReading Material[C] Require Chinese readingDescriptionThis is an integrated multidisciplinary course in humanities, aiming to provide students with a broad understanding of the perspectives and methodologies of humanistic studies across various disciplines, including history, anthropology, literature, linguistics, philosophy and religion. Emphasis will be put on the introduction of fundamental concepts and general methodological/theoretical underpinnings of humanities, as well as cross-cutting issues in China-related areas from a comparative perspective. This is a compulsory foundation course for all students in the MA program in Humanities.
- HMMA 5001Fundamentals of Chinese Culture[3-0-0:3]Exclusion(s)HMMA 5000Reading Material[C] Require Chinese readingDescriptionThis is an integrated multidisciplinary course on Chinese culture, aiming to provide students with a broad understanding of the perspectives and methodologies of humanistic studies on Chinese culture across various disciplines, including history, anthropology, literature, linguistics, philosophy and religion. Emphasis will be put on the introduction of fundamental concepts and general methodological/theoretical underpinnings of the studies of Chinese culture in humanities perspective. This is a compulsory foundation course for all students in the MA program in Chinese Culture.
- HMMA 5002Chinese Historical Phonology[3-0-0:3]Exclusion(s)HUMA 5160Medium of Instruction[PU] PutonghuaReading Material[C] Require Chinese readingDescriptionThis course is an introduction to the phonological characteristics of the Putonghua sounds and their origins in earlier Mandarin and ancient Chinese, and to the methods and materials used in the historical reconstruction of the earlier stages of the Chinese language. A main focus of the course will be the application of computer-assisted procedures to problems in the reconstruction of the history of Chinese phonology. Other topics will include: the typology and evolution of tone and the subgrouping of Chinese dialects.
- HMMA 5003Chinese Literary History[3-0-0:3]Exclusion(s)HUMA 5300Reading Material[C] Require Chinese readingDescriptionThis course aims at familiarizing students with the history of Chinese literature from literary, historical and theoretical perspectives. Emphasis is on the recent scholarship of major genres in Chinese literary history and their interactions in the context of cultural tradition.
- HMMA 5004Pre-Modern Chinese History[3-0-0:3]Exclusion(s)HUMA 5510Reading Material[C] Require Chinese readingDescriptionExploration of major and substantive issues in pre-modern Chinese history. Approaches to the subject can be political, social, cultural, intellectual, or comparative.
- HMMA 5005Modern Chinese History[3-0-0:3]Reading Material[C] Require Chinese readingDescriptionThis course aims at exploring the political and social history of late Imperial and modern China from the 1800s to early 1940s. A selection of important political events and social phenomena are examined to broaden our knowledge of the late-Qing and Republican politics, society and economy as well as revealing the complexity of historical reality in this period.
- HMMA 5006Anthropological Studies of China[3-0-0:3]Exclusion(s)HUMA 5700, MGCS 5031Reading Material[C] Require Chinese readingDescriptionAnthropological consideration of Chinese culture and society. Special topics in Chinese anthropological studies, such as kinship, ethnicity, religion, and regional system.
- HMMA 5007Fundamentals of Chinese Philosophy[3-0-0:3]Exclusion(s)HUMA 5800Medium of Instruction[PU] PutonghuaReading Material[C] Require Chinese readingDescriptionThis course is designed to guide students to in-depth researches into important issues in Chinese philosophy. The subject matter of the course may vary from one year to another depending on the particular interests of the instructors.
- HMMA 5470China in Foreigners’ Eyes[3-0-0:3]Exclusion(s)HUMA 5470DescriptionGiven the growing “China fever” nowadays and the rising global attention on China as the next superpower, this course aims to explore China “in and through foreigners’ eyes” by undergoing an in-depth examination of the variety of writings and observations by foreign individuals across different fields and disciplines from early 20th century to now.
