Major Programme in English
Students are required to complete a minimum of 69 units of courses as follows:
(I) Faculty Package
9
units
(II) Required Courses
18
units
(III) Elective Courses
42
units
Total
69
units
| (I) Faculty Package | |
|---|---|
|
ENGE1000 English Studies: Thinking Creatively in A Global Language and any two courses from ANTH1020, ARTS1004, 1005, BMBL1001, CHES1100, CHLL1900 or 1902, CUMT1000, CURE1000, 1110, FAAS1900, HIST1000, 1700, JASP1090, LING1000, MUSC1000, PHIL1110, THEO1000, TRAN1000 |
9units |
| (III) Elective Courses | |
|---|---|
|
Any fourteen courses from the following: ENGE1520, ENGE1800, ENGE1900, ENGE2110, ENGE2120, ENGE2130, ENGE2140, ENGE2150, ENGE2160, ENGE2170, ENGE2180, ENGE2190, ENGE2210, ENGE2220, ENGE2310, ENGE2360, ENGE2370, ENGE2380, ENGE2390, ENGE2510, ENGE2520, ENGE2530, ENGE2540, ENGE2600, ENGE2620, ENGE2630, ENGE2640, ENGE2650, ENGE2700, ENGE2710, ENGE2720, ENGE2820, ENGE2840, ENGE2960, ENGE3110, ENGE3120, ENGE3200, ENGE3220, ENGE3230, ENGE3250, ENGE3260, ENGE3270, ENGE3280, ENGE3290, ENGE3300, ENGE3310, ENGE3320, ENGE3350, ENGE3360, ENGE3370, ENGE3380, ENGE3390, ENGE3400, ENGE3410, ENGE3420, ENGE3500, ENGE3600, ENGE3610, ENGE3640, ENGE3670, ENGE3680, ENGE3690, ENGE3760, ENGE3770, ENGE3780, ENGE3800, ENGE3850, ENGE3950, ENGE3970, ENGE3980, ENGE3990, ENGE4100, ENGE4110, ENGE4120, ENGE4130, ENGE4140, ENGE4150, ENGE4200, ENGE4240, ENGE4510, ENGE4600, ENGE4610, ENGE4620, ENGE4650 |
42units |
Given the flexibility of course option in our undergraduate programme, students might wish to consider the following course categories when deciding on courses.
- Elective Courses that provide a firm foundation in canonical English Literary Studies
- Elective Courses aligned with contemporary trends in English Literary Studies
- Elective Courses that provide a firm foundation in the field of Applied English Linguistics
- Elective Courses aligned with contemporary trends in Applied English Linguistics
Stream
Students may declare the following stream in their 2nd or 3rd year of study and complete at least 18 units of courses listed below in their choice of courses in fulfilling the major programme requirement. When the requisite coursess have been completed, the Stream will be indicated in the academic transcript and a certificate issued by the Department will be provided.
Explanatory Notes:
- Students who have completed the courses ENGE1310, 1320 and 3100 will be eligible to apply for exemption of 8 units of University Core English Language Requirement courses ELTU1001, 2011 and 3011.
Students are required to apply for the exemption. When exemption from a particular course is recognized, students can only be exempted from the course but not the units. - ENGE courses at 2000 and above level will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.
| Recommended Course Pattern | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year of Attendance | 1st term Major Required: ENGE1310, 1500 and 1610 Major Elective(s): | 9 |
| 2nd term Faculty Package: ENGE1000 and 2nd Faculty Package courses Major Required: ENGE1320 Major Elective(s): 1 course | 6 3 3 |
|
| Second Year of Attendance | 1st term Faculty Package: 3rd Faculty Package course Major Required: Major Elective(s): 3 courses | 3 9 |
| 2nd term Major Required: Major Elective(s): 3 courses | 9 |
|
| Third Year of Attendance | 1st term Major Required: ENGE3100 Major Elective(s): 2 courses | 3 6 |
| 2nd term Major Required: Major Elective(s): 2 courses | 6 |
|
| Fourth Year of Attendance | 1st term Major Required: ENGE4700 Major Elective(s): 1-2 courses | 0-3 3-6 |
| 2nd term Major Required: ENGE4700 Major Elective(s): 1-2 courses | 0-3 3-6 |
|
| Total (including Faculty Package): | 69 | |
The Major Programme requirement for senior year entrants can be viewed as this link.