Programme Structure Overview
| Course Category | Credits |
| College-wide Required and General Education Courses | 24 |
| Programme Required Courses | 72 |
| Elective Courses | 21 |
| Free Electives | 6 |
| Total | 123 |
| FOUNDATION STAGE (Year 1 & Year 2) | |
|---|---|
| College-wide Required and General Education Courses | Credits |
| Freshman English I/II | 6 |
| Freshman Chinese | 3 |
| General Education Electives | 15 |
| Common Core Courses | Credits |
| Introduction to Communication | 6 |
| Introduction to Linguistics I/II | 6 |
| Introduction to Literature I/II | 6 |
| Business English I/II | 6 |
| Technical English I/II | 6 |
| Media English | 3 |
| Global History | 3 |
| Cross-disciplinary and Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| Problem-solving and Decision-making | 3 |
| Chinese Culture and Art | 3 |
| Introduction to Information Systems | 3 |
| SPECIALISATION STAGE (Year 3 & Year 4) | |
|---|---|
|
Common Core Courses |
Credits |
|
Research Methodology (to be taken in term 1 OR term 2 of Year 3) |
3 |
|
Final Year Project I/II (to be undertaken in term 1 and term 2 of Year 4) |
3 |
| Select ONE of the TWO STREAMS (Year 3) | |
| (Stream 1) Business and Technical Communication | Credits |
| Marketing Communications | 3 |
| Technical Communication Basics | 3 |
| Technical Communication about Production | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Business Operations I A/B | 3 |
| PLUS Cross-stream and Programme Electives | Credits |
| Organizational Communication Negotiation and Resolution of Conflicts | 3 |
| Leadership Communication | 3 |
| Technical Communication about Product Design, Development, and Facilities | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Business Operations II A/B | 3 |
| (Stream 2) Media Communication | Credits |
| Presentation and Instructional Media Fundamentals | 3 |
| Media Communication for World Affairs and Sports and International Events | 3 |
| Media Communication for Performing Arts and Entertainments | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Publishing Operations I A/B | 3 |
| PLUS Cross-stream and Programme Electives | Credits |
| Presentation and Instructional Media at Work | 3 |
| Media Communication for Environmental Protection, Medicine and Health Care | 3 |
| Media Communication for Science and Technology | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Publishing Operations II A/B | 3 |
| Programme Electives | |
|---|---|
| Courses | Credits |
| Cultural Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| Phonetics and Phonology | 3 |
| 20th Century American Novel | 3 |
| Philosophy I | 3 |
| Philosophy II | 3 |
| Art and Reality | 3 |
| Legal Translation | 3 |
| Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| Impact of Science and Technology | 3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Shakespeare | 3 |
| Machine Translation | 3 |
| World Englishes | 3 |
| Gender Studies | 3 |
| Western Civilisation | 3 |
| Conversation Analysis | 3 |
| Discourse Analysis | 3 |
