Master of Arts in Chinese and History 文學碩士(中國語言文學與歷史)

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Applicable to students admitted in 2025/26.

 

Overview

Programme Structure

Master of Arts
Minimum number of credit units required for Master of Arts (Chinese Language and Literature Stream/ Chinese History Stream): 30, including:
  1. 1 Programme Core Course (3 credit units);
  2. 3 designated Stream Core Courses (3 credit units each);
  3. 18 credit units from Stream Electives, of which at least 12 credit units must be taken from electives of the student’s own stream. (subject to the University's approval)

Minimum number of credit units required for Master of Arts (Chinese History and Cultural Heritage Stream): 60
Students are required to follow the normative one-year curriculum  of Chinese History Stream (30 credit units) at CityUHK in their first year, and follow the curriculum specially designed and taught by Peking University (PKU) (30 credit units) at PKU in the second year. Click here for the programme structure and course introduction of the PKU curriculum.

Postgraduate Diploma
Minimum number of credit units required for Postgraduate Diploma (Chinese Language and Literature Stream/ Chinese History Stream): 24, including:
  1. 1 Programme Core Course (3 credit units);
  2. 3 designated Stream Core Courses (3 credit units each);
  3. 12 credit units from Stream Electives, of which at least 9 credit units must be taken from electives of the student’s own stream.

Postgraduate Diploma is not applicable to Chinese History and Cultural Heritage Stream.

Postgraduate Certificate
Minimum number of credit units required for Postgraduate Certificate (The stream designation is not available.): 12
  • Any 4 courses (except CAH6507 Master’s Dissertation)

Postgraduate Certificate is not applicable to Chinese History and Cultural Heritage Stream.

 

1. Programme Core Course: (3 credit units)

Course Code Course Title Level Credit Units Medium of Instruction
CAH5713 Essential Concepts in Chinese Culture
中國文化要義
P5 3 Chinese

 

2. Stream Courses: (27 credit units)

i) Stream Core Courses (9 credit units)

Stream 1: Chinese Language and Literature (9 credit units)

Course Code Course Title Level Credit Units Medium of Instruction
CAH5701 Classical Chinese Literature
中國古典文學
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5703 Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
中國現當代文學
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5797 Capstone Project in Chinese Language and Literature
中國語言及文學總整研習
P5 3 Chinese

 

Stream 2: Chinese History (9 credit units) / Stream 3: Chinese History and Cultural Heritage (9 credit units)

Course Code Course Title Level Credit Units Medium of Instruction
CAH5740 History and Historical Sources in a Changing World
變動中的史學與史料
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5741 Cultural Heritage Theories and Practices in China
中國文化遺產的理念與實踐  
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5798 Capstone Project in Chinese History and Cultural Heritage
中國歷史及文化遺產總整研習
P5 3 Chinese

 

ii) Stream Electives (18 credit units)

Students are required to take at least 4 courses (3 credit units each) or 2 courses (3 credit units each) plus CAH6507 Master’s Dissertation (6 credit units) from the electives of their own stream; the remaining 6 credit units can be taken from the electives of their own stream or another stream. (subject to the University's approval)

Stream 1: Chinese Language and Literature 

Course Code Course Title Level Credit Units Medium of Instruction
CAH5622 Selected Readings in Chinese Language and Literature
中國語言及文學作品選讀
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5702 Chinese Documentology
中國文獻學
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5704 Chinese Literary Criticism 
中國文學批評
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5707 Classical Chinese Philology 
中國古代語文學
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5708 Great Works of Chinese Literature, History and Philosophy
文史哲專書選讀  
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5722 Chinese Creative Writing
中文創意寫作
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5731 Special Topics in Hong Kong Literature and Culture
香港文學與文化專題
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5732 Gender Perspective on Chinese Literature
中國文學中的性別視野
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5733 Special Topics in Chinese Literature and Religion
中國文學與宗教專題研究
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5736 Chinese Literature and Fine Arts
中國文學與美術
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5737 Narrative Fiction and Contemporary Chinese Literature 
小說家及其時代:當代華文小說選讀
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5738 Historical Narrative in Chinese Literature and History Writing
書寫歷史:中國文學作品與歷史撰述
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5739 Women in Chinese-language Film and Fiction
華語電影與小說中的女性書寫
P5 3 Chinese
CAH6507 Master's Dissertation
碩士專題論文
P6 6 Chinese
CAH6714 Seminar on Chinese for Professional Purposes
專業中文講論會
P6 3 Chinese

 

Stream 2: Chinese History / Stream 3: Chinese History and Cultural Heritage

Course Code Course Title Level Credit Units Medium of Instruction
CAH5705 Selected Readings in Sinology
漢學名著選讀
P5 3 English/Chinese
CAH5711 Chinese Written Characters, Literary Chinese, and East Asian History
漢字、漢語文言文與東亞歷史和文化
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5734 Writing for Museum Professional 
博物館專業寫作
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5742 Chinese Art Criticism and Education 
中國藝術批評與藝術教育 
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5743 Cantonese Opera: Texts and Performance 
粵劇:文本與表演
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5744 Museum Studies in China
博物館學在中國
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5745 Archaeology and Civilization of Early China
中國考古與早期文明
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5746 Chinese Architecture, Gardens and World Heritage
中國建築園林與世界遺產
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5747 Hong Kong’s Urban Landscape and Heritage Preservation
香港的城市景觀與文物保育
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5748 Modern China and Hong Kong
近代中國與香港
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5749 History of Chinese Buddhist Thought
中國佛教思想史
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5750 Cultural History of Medicine in China
中國醫療文化史
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5751 Chinese Cultural History
文化史視野下的中國歷史
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5752 From Lingnan to the Greater Bay Area
從嶺南到大灣區
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5753 The Silk Road and the History of China’s Foreign Relations
絲路與中外交流史
P5 3 Chinese
CAH5754 Cultural and Creative Industries in Greater China
大中華地區文化及創意產業
P5 3 Chinese
CAH6507 Master's Dissertation
碩士專題論文
P6 6 Chinese

Remarks: Not all electives listed above are offered every academic year. Please refer to the Master Class Schedule for current course scheduling.

Enquiry: cahmach@cityu.edu.hk