Programmes
COURSE OFFERED FOR YEAR 2021-2022
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Journalism and Mass Communication
Minimum Graduation Requirement: 124 Credits
Year 1
| College Requirements (14 Credits) | |||||
| CHI | 101-2 | First Year Chinese I & II (Including Practical Chinese Writing) | |||
| ENG | 111-2 | English Usage I & II | |||
| Electives (9 Credits) | |||||
| JOUR | 100 | Introduction to Journalism and Mass Communication | |||
| JOUR | 130 | Digital Photojournalism | |||
| PRA | 130 | Principles of Advertising and Marketing | |||
| Departmental Electives / Free Electives / GE courses (9 Credits) (need to complete at least one GE course) |
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| Departmental Electives | |||||
| JOUR | 120 | Introduction to Political Science | |||
| JOUR | 121 | International Relations and Global Politics | |||
| JOUR | 160 | Current Social Issues in Hong Kong | |||
| JOUR | 170 | Visual Communication | |||
| JOUR | 180 | History of Hong Kong Journalism | |||
| JOUR | 190 | Media Aesthetics | |||
| GE courses and Free Electives offered from other contributing departments- TBA | |||||
| Total Credits 32 | |||||
Year 2
| College Requirements (6 Credits) | |||||
| ENG | 211-2 | English Writing | |||
| Departmental Core Requirements (17 Credits) | |||||
| JOUR | 220 | Mass Communication Theories | |||
| JOUR | 221 | News Reporting & Writing in Chinese I | |||
| JOUR | 222 | News Reporting & Writing in Chinese II | |||
| JOUR | 263 | Professional Putonghua in Journalism and Communication | |||
| JOUR | 200 | Statistics for Communication | |||
| JOUR | 201* | Audio-Visual Production | |||
| Departmental Electives / Free Electives / GE courses (9 Credits) | |||||
| (need to complete two GE courses) | |||||
| Departmental Electives | |||||
| JOUR | 230 | Technological Change and Human Communication | |||
| JOUR | 250 | Introduction to Mass Media in China | |||
| JOUR | 260 | Computer Graphic Design and Publishing | |||
| JOUR | 280 | Hong Kong Politics | |||
| PRA | 200 | Public Relations and the Media | |||
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GE courses and Free Electives offered from other contributing departments- TBA * Pre-requisite for specific field of JOUR 403 Professional Internship |
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| Total Credits 32 | |||||
Year 3
| College Requirements (3 Credits) | |||||
| JOUR | 303 | English News Writing and Reporting | |||
| Departmental Core Requirements (9 Credits) | |||||
| JOUR | 311 | Comunication Research Methods | |||
| JOUR | 370 | Mass Communication Law | |||
| JOUR | 371 | Newspaper Practicum | |||
| Departmental Electives / Free Electives / GE courses (18 Credits) | |||||
| (need to complete the remaining GE courses) | |||||
| Departmental Electives | |||||
| JOUR | 300* | News Editing | |||
| JOUR | 301* | Intermediate Audio-Visual Production | |||
| JOUR | 310* | Storytelling | |||
| JOUR | 312 | Public Opinion Polls | |||
| JOUR | 320 | News Translation | |||
| JOUR | 335 | Visualization Analysis & Design | |||
| JOUR | 341* | Digital News and Information Production | |||
| JOUR | 342 | Data Journalism and AR-enhanced News | |||
| JOUR | 350* | Feature Writing | |||
| JOUR | 360 | Magazine Writing & Editing | |||
| JOUR | 380* | Business and Financial Reporting | |||
| JOUR | 381* | Advanced Financial News Analysis | |||
| JOUR | 390 | Computer Animation in Journalism & Communication | |||
| JOUR | 395* | Social Media and Networked Communication | |||
| PRA | 310* | Advertising Copywriting | |||
| PRA | 320* | Public Relations Disciplines | |||
| PRA | 330* | Advertising Strategies and Design | |||
| PRA | 340* | Event Management | |||
| PRA | 350* | Public Relations Writing | |||
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GE courses and Free Electives offered from other contributing departments- TBA * Pre-requisite for specific field of JOUR 403 Professional Internship |
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| Total Credits 30 | |||||
Year 4
| Departmental Requirements (6 Credits) | |||||
| JOUR | 403 | Professional Internship | |||
| JOUR | 410 | Media Ethics | |||
| Departmental Electives / Free Electives (24 Credits) | |||||
| Must choose any 8 courses | |||||
| JOUR | 400 | Editorial and Commentary Writing | |||
| JOUR | 420 | Press Policy and Law of China | |||
| JOUR | 431 | Script Writing | |||
| JOUR | 440 | Entertainment & Pop Culture | |||
| JOUR | 441-2 | Dissertation | |||
| JOUR | 450 | Honours Project | |||
| JOUR | 460 | Digitization and Interactive Multimedia | |||
| JOUR | 470 | In-depth and Investigative Reporting | |||
| JOUR | 480 | China Reporting | |||
| JOUR | 490 | Documentary and Public Affairs Programmes | |||
| PRA | 420 | Integrated Marketing Strategies and Planning | |||
| PRA | 430 | Audio-Visual Production in PRA | |||
| PRA | 440 | Advertising Agency Account Planning | |||
| PRA | 450 | Crisis Communication | |||
| PRA | 460 | Media Planning | |||
| PRA | 470 | Financial Public Relations | |||
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Free Electives offered from other contributing departments - TBA |
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| Total Credits 30 | |||||
Note: For the descriptions of courses not listed under the Department of Journalism and Communication, please refer to their respective Departments for details.