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INTERNATIONAL ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME SENIOR SEMINAR
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
Political Science
Asian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
188
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UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME SENIOR SEMINAR
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL ASIAN STDS SEM
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
In this interdisciplinary seminar students conduct research in small groups and prepare reports from a comparative perspective, especially a comparative analysis of Chinese and Western views. Research topics include current affairs; political, economic, societal, moral, technological, and art issues; university, Hong Kong, and global issues; and developments and discoveries in various fields. The course objectives are to conduct collaborative research, develop an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective, and achieve cross-cultural team building skills. Students prepare written reports, make an oral class presentation, and participate in discussion of the presentations. Assessment: oral presentation (20%), a 6,000- to 10,000-page written report (50%), and participation in class discussion (30%).
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
IASP4280
Host Institution Course Title
INTERNATIONAL ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAMME SENIOR SEMINAR
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International Asian Studies
Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023
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THE STUDY OF CULTURES
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
20
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE STUDY OF CULTURES
UCEAP Transcript Title
STUDY OF CULTURES
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course introduces the basics of anthropology and its role within the humanities, and its relevance to modern-day society. It addresses the basic question of "why people do what they do": how our cultural and social shaping in large part makes us what we are as human beings. The course focuses on the similarities and differences in human societies and cultures, in order to promote a fuller and deeper understanding of the nature and meaning of being human in today's world. The course studies the cultures in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Western Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ANTH1020
Host Institution Course Title
THE STUDY OF CULTURES
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Anthropology
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Hong Kong Summer, CUHK
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
142
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTERNATL FINANCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course examines international monetary relations and problems. Major areas of discussion include basic concepts and analysis of the balance of payments, the foreign exchange market, determination of spot and forward exchange rates, international capital flows, the payments adjustment mechanism, international monetary problems and arrangements, and international debt and its development. Text: Cheol Eun and Bruce Resnick, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. Assessment: class participation (15%), case report (15%), quiz (25%), final examination (45%).
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
FINA3020
Host Institution Course Title
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Host Institution Course Details
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International Summer School
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Host Institution Department
Business and Management
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RISE OF CHINA IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT I: DIPLOMACY, TRADE, AND SOFT POWER
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
142
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
RISE OF CHINA IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT I: DIPLOMACY, TRADE, AND SOFT POWER
UCEAP Transcript Title
RISE OF CHINA
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course looks at the rise of China from the perspective of global governance and specifically sheds light on its diplomatic, trade and cultural relations with others in the global community. It provides a critical analysis on the transformation of Chinese foreign policies since the establishment of the People's Republic of China and the momentum behind this change of practices. This course covers such topics as the history and evolution of Chinese foreign policies; the analytical framework of policy-making process in China, particularly in handling foreign and security affairs; China's foreign relations with both the developed and developing nations; Chin's booming economy and integration with the global economy; and assessment on the rhetoric of Peaceful Rise and Charm Offensive with reference to the Confucius Institute.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GLBS3106
Host Institution Course Title
RISE OF CHINA IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT I: DIPLOMACY, TRADE, AND SOFT POWER
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Global Studies
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HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Chinese
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
HISTORY CHINESE LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course introduces the origins, characteristics, achievements and development of Chinese literature from Pre-Qin to the Tang dynasty. Students gain a more comprehensive understanding of the history of Chinese literature.
Language(s) of Instruction
Cantonese
Host Institution Course Number
CHLL2300
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE 1
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Chinese Language and Literature
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ADVANCED PUTONGHUA: NEWS MEDIA AND PRESENTATION SKILS
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Chinese
UCEAP Course Number
130
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
ADVANCED PUTONGHUA: NEWS MEDIA AND PRESENTATION SKILS
UCEAP Transcript Title
ADV PUTONGHUA: NEWS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This is an advanced Putongua course designed to familiarize students with news media, including newspapers, journal articles, TV programs, and news broadcasts. Assessment: participation (20%), assignments (10%), quizzes (20%), oral presentation (20%), final exam (30%).
Language(s) of Instruction
Chinese
Host Institution Course Number
CLCP4413
Host Institution Course Title
NEWS MEDIA AND PRESENTATION SKILLS I
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Host Institution Department
Chinese Language Center
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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WESTERN ART THEORY: FROM PLATO TO POSTMODERNISM
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art History
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WESTERN ART THEORY: FROM PLATO TO POSTMODERNISM
UCEAP Transcript Title
ART THEORY EUR/N AM
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course presents the history of Western thought in relations to the visual arts from Plato to the most contemporary thinkers, such as Jacques Derrida and Jean-Francois Lyotard. Topics include antiquity and humanism, enlightenment, modernity, phenomenology and formalism, psychoanalysis, structuralism and poststructuralism, and Frankfurt school and postmodern theory. The works of the most important thinkers are presented using texts and visual documentation. Thinkers include Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Diderot, Kant, Goethe, Goya, Schiller, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Freud, Cezanne, Kandinsky, Barthes, and Adorno, among others.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
FAAS4119
Host Institution Course Title
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WESTERN ART THEORY: FROM PLATO TO POSTMODERNISM
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Fine Arts
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FIRST STEPS IN SPANISH
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
3
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FIRST STEPS IN SPANISH
UCEAP Transcript Title
FIRST STEPS SPANISH
UCEAP Quarter Units
1.50
UCEAP Semester Units
1.00
Course Description
This online course examines the Spanish language and the Hispanic world through a virtual journey. It covers daily expressions in Spanish.
Language(s) of Instruction
Host Institution Course Number
SPAN1001
Host Institution Course Title
FIRST STEPS IN SPANISH
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Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023
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ADVANCED CANTONESE FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Chinese
UCEAP Course Number
140
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ADVANCED CANTONESE FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS
UCEAP Transcript Title
ADVANCED CANTONESE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This advanced Cantonese course for students who speak Chinese (Putonghua). The course equips students with various advanced communicative skills in various academic and professional settings, such as seminars, meetings, group discussions, debate, presentations, performance, impromptu speaking etc. Students are trained to speak in connected discourse in academic and professional settings with different level of formality.
Language(s) of Instruction
Cantonese
Host Institution Course Number
CLCC3703
Host Institution Course Title
ADVANCED CANTONESE FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS
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Host Institution Department
Chinese Language Center
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HISTORY OF WEST PHILOSOPHY
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
104
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF WEST PHILOSOPHY
UCEAP Transcript Title
WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
The course introduces the history of classical ancient philosophy, with a special focus on the philosophical thought of Plato and Aristotle. Topics: Plato and Aristotle; The Ancient Theory of Forms (Plato and Aristotle); Problem of Universals; Ancient Science; Virtue Ethics; Ancient Greek Political Philosophy; Meta-philosophy.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL2040
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY I
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Philosophy
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