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The following Curriculum Structure and Major Requirements are applicable to BA students admitted in 2024 and onward. Those admitted before 2023 should refer to their corresponding study schemes listed below.

Curriculum Structure (for students admitted in 2024-25)

Component		No. of Units
Major Programme Requirement	Faculty Package*	9	72
	Required Courses	30
	Elective Courses	33
*University Core requirements*
Languages	Chinese language	5	39
	English language	8
General Education**		19
Understanding China		1
Hong Kong in the Wider Constitutional Order		1
Digital Literacy and Computational Thinking		3
Physical Education		2
Free Electives		Remaining Units
Total		At least 123

* Including CHES1101 China in Global Perspectives pre-assigned

** University General Education 7 Units; College General Education 6 Units; General Education Foundation 6 Units

Major Programme Requirements (for students admitted in 2024-25)

Major Required and Elective Courses	No. of Units	Specific time to take
(a) Three Faculty Package including (CHES1101 pre-assigned)*	9	Year 1 -2
(b) Major Required Courses (CHES1000 pre-assigned)**	3	Year 1
(c) Stream Courses***	12	Year 1 – Year 3
(d) Experiential Learning Courses
China Summer Field Trip CHES3300	3	Year 2 Summer Session
Social Enterprise Project in China CHES3400	3	Year 3 Summer Session
Social-Cultural Immersion CHES3403	3	Year 2 Summer Session
(e) Research Component Courses
Research Methods CHES3500	3	Year 4 Term 1
Thesis Research Paper CHES4500	3	Year 4 Term 2
(f) Elective Courses	33	Year 1 Term 2 – Year 4
No. of Units	72

* Including CHES1101 China in Global Perspectives pre-assigned

** Introduction to Chinese Studies CHES1000.

*** CCS Students are required to take 12 units of stream courses from either “International Stream (IS)” or “Chinese Native Stream (CNSS)”, depending on the student’s level of Chinese language proficiency.

Applicable to students admitted in 2024-25