Course Information
Schedules
- Sep 2025
Registration period
2 Jun 2025 (Mon) - 31 Aug 2025 (Sun)
Price
HKD 145,800
CEF Reimbursable
Scholarship Available
(Local Student's Total tuition fee for two years
HK$145,800–$172,530
(Credits: 60-71)
)
CEF Reimbursable
Scholarship Available (Local Student's Total tuition fee for two years
HK$145,800–$172,530
(Credits: 60-71)
)
Study Mode
Duration
2 Year(s)
Language
Cantonese, English
Location
Programme of PolyU West Kowloon Campus 理大西九龍校園課程
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Course Overview
Why this programme?
Articulation rate 80% in 2020
Unique AD programme blending Chinese studies and Japanese studies
Develop your cultural literacy and bilingual (Japanese and Putonghua) abilities
Diversified articulation pathways including language studies (Chinese/Japanese), cultural studies, historical studies, humanities, creative media, and Asian and global studies
This programme teaches you the history, culture, social and economic development of China, Japan and Southeast Asia. It also develops your proficiency in Putonghua and Japanese, and strengthens your fundamental knowledge of contemporary Asian and Western cultures for effective cross-cultural communication. After graduation, you can devote yourself to education, business, government, or the arts on the Chinese mainland or within the East Asian cultural sphere; you can also further your studies in Chinese and Japanese cultures.
What You’ll Learn
Curriculum Structure
You are required to take, in two years, 20 - 21 subjects in total, comprising 12 - 13 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.
General Education Subjects
8 Compulsory Subjects
Language subjects
Academic English (Humanities and Communication) I OR English for Academic Studies (Humanities and Communication) I
Academic English (Humanities and Communication) II OR English for Academic Studies (Humanities and Communication) II
Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) C OR Elementary Chinese E & C ~
Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking subjects
Creative and Critical Thinking E & C
Elementary Statistics
Information Technology for Language Studies
Discipline-relevant General Education subjects
Introduction to Communication Studies
Putonghua for Cultural and Communication Purposes C
4 - 5 Elective Subjects*# (from the following cluster areas)
Community, Organisation and Globalisation
History, Cultures and World Views
Human Nature, Relations and Development
Language and Communication
Science, Technology and Environment
For the full list of more than 50 General Education subjects, please visit: http://www.hkcc-polyu.edu.hk/GEsubjects/8C110
Discipline-specific Subjects
6 Compulsory Subjects
Chinese and Western Cultures E & C
Introduction to Chinese Culture C
Japanese I
Japanese II OR Business Putonghua C
Language and Society
The History and Culture of East Asia E & C
2 Elective Subjects# (from the following subjects)
Japanese III
Japanese IV
Mass Media and Culture
The History and Culture of Hong Kong E & C
The History and Culture of Modern China E & C
Wisdom in Eastern Tradition C
~Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.
*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take two General Education elective subjects.
#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.
Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.
Skills covered in this course
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