Bachelor of Arts (Honours) History 4-year Programme
AIMS
The degree aims to provide a challenging bilingual education which will enable students:
- to develop a better understanding of historical change and development;
- to develop their capacity to interpret the thought and actions of historical figures and trends;
- to develop analytical skills in order to evaluate historical developments, to understand
current issues, and to make decisions; - to enhance judgment and maturity as professionals.
OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this degree programme, students should be better able to:
- think critically, analyse problems, organise, and communicate effectively;
- engage in critical analysis, independent study, and in-depth research;
- enter any profession that values these important transferable skills;
- pursue further study in the discipline of History or other disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this programme, students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of key events and processes in World and Chinese History;
- formulate analytical historical questions;
- articulate compelling arguments;
- use relevant evidence, citing it properly;
- evaluate and analyse secondary sources;
- evaluate and analyse primary sources;
- effectively structure a written text;
- write proficiently in English;
- speak effectively in English.
CAREER POTENTIAL
As Hong Kong continues to evolve into a service and knowledge-based economy and society, History graduates have come to play an ever more important role. Graduates have found meaningful employment in such wide-ranging fields as government, business, media, and education. History graduates from Lingnan can expect to develop their abilities to think critically, conduct in-depth research, analyse problems, organize materials, and communicate effectively. They also will be trained in a way that encourages flexibility, and this ability to adapt to the future with an eye on the past positions them well in the Hong Kong job market. Increasingly, Hong Kong employers have come to realize that these are the very skills needed for many of their positions. As Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland continue to develop more intensive knowledge-based societies and economies, this demand for properly educated History graduates will increase.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Most courses will be taught in English, with only a few selected Chinese history courses taught in Chinese.
* Programme Structure for 2018-19 Intake (4-year curriculum)
* Programme Structure for 2019-20 Intake (4-year curriculum)
* Programme Structure for 2020-21 Intake (4-year curriculum)
* Programme Structure for 2021-22 Intake (4-year curriculum)
* Programme Structure for 2022-23 Intake (4-year curriculum)
For the general information about all courses offered by the Department of History, please click on the courses here:
Students must take at least one elective from each of the four categories below. Courses that appear in more than one category can be used to fulfill this requirement in one category only. (You may click the course code to view the syllabus.) | ||
Category 1: China and Hong Kong | ||
Courses | Number of Credits | |
Introduction to Chinese History | 3 | |
History of Early China: From Prehistory to the Han Dynasty | 3 | |
History of China in the Twentieth Century | 3 | |
History of Hong Kong before 1841 | 3 | |
History of Hong Kong from 1841 to 1941 | 3 | |
Chinese Social and Economic History | 3 | |
History of Science and Technology in China | 3 | |
Early Chinese Political and Ethical Thought | 3 | |
Late Imperial and Modern China: Issues and Approaches | 3 | |
History of the Ming and Qing Dynasties | 3 | |
History of Hong Kong from 1941 | 3 | |
Hong Kong Public History | 3 | |
Critical Themes in the History of China’s Cultural Interchange | 3 | |
History of Religions in China | 3 | |
History of U.S.-China Relations | 3 | |
History of Women and Children in China | 3 | |
Chinese Historiography | 3 | |
China and the Global Opium Trade | 3 | |
Historical Geography of China | 3 | |
Critical Themes in Pre-Modern Chinese History | 3 | |
Category 2: China's Neighbors | ||
History of Modern East Asia | 3 | |
History of Russia and Central Asia | 3 | |
Russia and Eastern Europe: History through the Arts | 3 | |
Introduction to Japanese History | 3 | |
Introduction to Korean History | 3 | |
Introduction to Southeast Asian History | 3 | |
History of the Modern Middle East | 3 | |
Introduction to South Asian History | 3 | |
History of Modern Islamic Societies | 3 | |
History of Central Asia: From the Silk Road to the Belt and Road | 3 | |
Russia and the Former Soviet Union: Politics, Economy and Society | 3 | |
China and the Global Opium Trade | 3 | |
Cities in East Asian History | 3 | |
Category 3: West | ||
Introduction to the History of the USA | 3 | |
Introduction to European History | 3 | |
Russia and Eastern Europe: History through the Arts | 3 | |
History of Nineteenth Century Europe | 3 | |
History of Twentieth Century Europe | 3 | |
History of Modern Germany | 3 | |
History of Modern Britain | 3 | |
Empire, Slavery, and Capitalism in North America to 1865 | 3 | |
Critical Intersections in U.S. History since 1865: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | 3 | |
Europe and Europeans in Historical Perspective | 3 | |
Russia and the Former Soviet Union: Politics, Economy and Society | 3 | |
War, Gender and Society in 20th-century Europe | 3 | |
Category 4: Comparative and Transnational | ||
East-West Value Clashes in Modern History | 3 | |
Human-Animal Relationship in History | 3 | |
Modern Revolutions and Musical Performance | 3 | |
Aerial Technologies in History | 3 | |
Ancient Civilisations | 3 | |
World Environmental History | 3 | |
History of Modern Islamic Societies | 3 | |
The ‘Long 1970s’: Britain, Hong Kong, and the United States | 3 | |
Varieties of History: Global History of Historical Writings | 3 | |
Gender and Sexuality in History | 3 | |
History of Human Rights | 3 | |
Gender and Religion in History | 3 | |
History of Information | 3 | |
Cities Across Civilisations | 3 | |
A Cultural History of Water | 3 | |
Critical Themes in the History of China’s Cultural Interchange | 3 | |
History of U.S.-China Relations | 3 | |
Development Theories and Development Aid in History | 3 | |
China and the Global Opium Trade | 3 | |
Gender and the British Empire | 3 | |
Comparative Modern Revolutions | 3 | |
The End of the British Empire | 3 | |
Other Electives: | ||
Special Topics in History | 3 | |
Senior History Directed Research Project | 6 | |