BA (Hons) in English Studies
| Programme Structure | Course title | Credit value | |
| College Required | ENG181 & ENG182 Freshman English | 6 | 12 |
| University Chinese | 3 | ||
| Computer Literacy | 3 | ||
| General Education | 4 courses (3 courses + seminars) | 12 | 12 |
| Core Courses | ENG148 Introduction to Communication | 3 | 54 |
| ENG171 Introduction to Literature I | 3 | ||
| ENG172 Introduction to Literature II | 3 | ||
| ENG173 Introduction to Linguistics I | 3 | ||
| ENG174 Introduction to Linguistics II | 3 | ||
| ENG170 Functional Grammar | 3 | ||
| ENG297 Cross-disciplinary and Intercultural Communication | 3 | ||
| ENG291 Business English I | 3 | ||
| ENG292 Business English II | 3 | ||
| ENG293 Technical English I | 3 | ||
| ENG295 Media English I | 3 | ||
| ENG296 Media English II | 3 | ||
| ENG300 Research Methodology | 3 | ||
| ENG468 Final Year Project | 6 | ||
| ENG382 Marketing Communications | 3 | ||
| ENG298 Introduction to Translation: Concepts and Practice | 3 | ||
| The Acquisition of English (NEW) | 3 |
*Courses marked ‘NEW’ are new English-language courses.
| Programme Electives
(Min 10 courses) |
Course Title | Credit value |
30 |
| Literature | |||
| ENG251 Cultural Theory and Criticism | 3 | ||
| ENG352 Shakespeare | 3 | ||
| Major Themes in Poetry (NEW) | 3 | ||
| Novel Since 18th Century (NEW) | 3 | ||
| Modern/Contemporary Drama (NEW) | 3 | ||
| Film and Literature (NEW) | 3 | ||
| Linguistics | |||
| ENG144 Phonetics and Phonology | 3 | ||
| ENG278 World Englishes | 3 | ||
| ENG285 Discourse Analysis | 3 | ||
| ENG289 Conversation Analysis: Face Work, Politeness and Rapport Management | 3 | ||
| ENG368 Sociolinguistics | 3 | ||
| Translation | |||
| ENG390A Theory and Practice of Translation (re-activated) | 3 | ||
| ENG393 Business and Technical Translation (re-activated) | 3 | ||
| Literary Translation (English/Chinese) (NEW) | 3 |
| Free Electives (3 Credits @Course) | |||
| Free Electives* | 5 courses | 15 | 15 |
| Credits for Graduation | 123 | 123 | |
Not all the courses are to be offered at the same time. They are offered subject to student progress and staff availability.
*Students are allowed to take courses from the new ‘programme electives’ and ‘free electives’ categories of the revised programme offered by the English Department, or courses from other departments.
