Hong Kong

This course examines multi-disciplinary perspectives to examine significant and complex issues of Northeast Asia in the past and present. It aims to help students understand how the historical legacy of Northeast Asia is reflected in today’s states and societies of these regions, and how political, economic, social, and cultural characteristics of Northeast Asia continue to evolve in a comprehensive way.

This course examines economic history and its persistent impact on economic development in the context of China. Particular attention will be paid to explaining the missing industrialization in the Ming-Qing period and the historical roots of China’s recent economic rise. To this end, the course will compare China to the West in terms of culture, institutions, human capital, and other fundamental forces of development, and will employ historical data and econometric tools to examine the economic impacts of these fundamentals. 

This course examines Korean society and culture through Korean Popular Culture in relation to media and cultural studies scholarship and its socio-cultural contexts. In particular, we will examine the meaning of media and culture and its social changes in contemporary Korea through exploring various emerging trends and cultural studies as methodological tool within modern and contemporary Korean issues. It covers cultural representation, meaning of hegemony, cultural industry/economy and globalism of media, post colonialism, audience of mass media and fandom culture, gender and queer issues, and then further focus on the specific context of Korean popular culture including the pivotal notions of colonial modernity, Japanese imperialism, cultural hegemony in colonial Korea, meaning of Americanization, issues of popular memory and decolonization discourses, nationalism and globalization and Korean Wave, body/gender/sexuality / LGBTQ issue in Korean Media and Popular culture, cyber culture and internet memes, transnationalism and diaspora issues and its aftermath. We actively discuss various audio-visual artifacts including Korean news, music video, films, TV dramas, and pop music in each class in order to understand better the texts and contexts within the historical and sociocultural paradigm of recent sociology, media/communication studies scholarship.

This course examines social media marketing from three perspectives—principles, applications and strategies. Social media and network theory, popular social media strategies, and data analytic tools will be introduced. 

This course examines Chinese film history and criticism via an examination of selected films directed by several of Greater China’s most skilled directors. 

This course aims at providing knowledge about adjustment and personal growth to enable students to develop more effective coping skills and social behaviors. Topics include models of personality, life cycle, self-identity, love and attraction, sexual knowledge and fulfilment, marriage and family, life style and health, stress management, social skills training, assertiveness training and theories on competent personhood.

This course examines the philosophical thought of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. As a cornerstone of Chinese culture, Confucianism contributes to the establishment of the human moral way by articulating a conception of humans as moral subjects. Taoism stresses the pursuit of an ideal life by understanding the changes of the universe, while Buddhism applies the concept of karma to show how the ultimate cause of human suffering lies in ignorance. Other Chinese philosophical thought such as Mohism, Legalism, and the School of Yin and Yang may also be covered.

The course examines specific hurdles of entrepreneurs and tech startups, including limited budgets, market uncertainties, and the need for rapid adaptation. Students will learn how to define and size their market opportunity, identify their target audience, and effectively communicate with their audience to maximize impact with minimal resources, a crucial skill in the fast-paced world of tech entrepreneurship. 

This taster course focuses on helping students engage in basic daily social interaction using Cantonese.

This course examines the C programming language. It covers basic programming topics, such as variables, control, loops, and functions, to more advanced topics.