Regulations for the Associate of Arts in Chinese Humanities

These regulations are made under paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees).

In these regulations definitions shall apply as in the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications and in the Interpretation Section of the Academic Rules and Regulations.

Associate of Arts in Chinese Humanities (AACH)
1.	To be eligible for the award of the Associate of Arts in Chinese Humanities, a student shall:
	a)	comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and
	b)	comply with the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees); and
	c)	obtain at least 80 credits* in courses prescribed by the regulations.
	*	Of the 80 credits required for the attainment of the Associate Degree, students can complete up to 10 credits of courses in a language of instruction other than Chinese.
2.	For the Associate of Arts in Chinese Humanities, the University has prescribed that a student must:
	a)	successfully complete 20 credits from Foundation level courses labelled CF in Table 1; and
	b)	successfully complete 30 credits from Middle level courses labelled CM in Table 1; and
	c)	successfully complete 10 credits from Higher level courses labelled CH in Table 1; and
	d)	successfully complete 10 credits from courses in Table 2; and
	e)	successfully complete an additional 10 credits from courses labelled CF and CM in Table 1.

Table 1

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	AACH
Foundation level
CHIN A162C ^1,3	Chinese Studies Foundation (1): Chinese History and Literature	10	CF
CHIN A163C ^1,3	Chinese Studies Foundation (2): Chinese Thought and Beliefs	10	CF
CHIN A171C	Practice in Contemporary Language	5	CF
CHIN A172C	Introduction to Chinese Language	5	CF
Middle level
CHIN A202C ⁶	Contemporary Chinese Culture	10	CM
CHIN A213C ⁷	A History of Hong Kong (1842-1997)	10	CM
CHIN A272C	Modern Chinese Grammar	10	CM
CHIN A273C	Classical Chinese Shi and Ci Poetry	10	CM
CHIN A274C	Modern Chinese Literature	10	CM
CHIN A281C	History of Early Imperial China	10	CM
CHIN A282C ³	History of Late Imperial China	10	CM
CHIN A291C	Logic and Methodology	10	CM
CHIN A293C	Chinese Philosophy in the Ancient Period	10	CM
Higher level
CHIN A371C	Classical Chinese Fiction	10	CH
CHIN A372C	Chinese Literary Criticism	10	CH
CHIN A381C	Historical Methods	10	CH
CHIN A383C ³	History of Modern China (1840-1949)	10	CH
CHIN A384C	Chinese Social and Economic History from the Song to the Qing	10	CH
CHIN A391C	Chinese Philosophy in the Song, Yuan and Ming Period	10	CH
CHIN A392C	Modern Chinese Thought since the Late Ming	10	CH

Table 2

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Pre-foundation level
ENGL E070 ^2,3	English for Post-secondary Study	5
EDU L080 ^2,3,5	Study Skills	5
Foundation level
BUS B190C ³	Business Relations and Communication	5
ENGL A122 ³	Presentation Skills	5
BUS L164C ⁵	Hong Kong Business	10
LAW L166C ⁵	General Principles of Hong Kong Law	10
CHIN E130C	Effective Use of Chinese I	10
PTH E150C ³	Foundation Putonghua	5
SOSC A111C ^3,5,8	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology and Sociology	10
SOSC A112C ³	Foundations of Social Sciences: Economics and Politics	10
SOSC A121C ^3,8	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology	5
SOSC A122C ^3,8	Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology	5
Middle level
TRAN A251C	Introduction to Translation	10
TRAN A252C	Language Studies for Translation	10

Notes:

CHIN A161C was replaced by CHIN A162C and CHIN A163C from April 1997. Students who have successfully completed CHIN A161C will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of CHIN A162C and CHIN A163C labelled CF.

The following is a list of phased out and replacement courses. A student who has previously successfully completed the phased out course will not be permitted to register on the corresponding replacement course.

	Phased out courses		Replacement courses
	EDU L010		EDU L080
	ENGL L020		ENGL E070

Students who have successfully completed the phased out course will be deemed to have satisfied the corresponding replacement course.

Courses form excluded combinations with other courses. Only one of the courses of the excluded combinations can count towards an OUHK award. Students should refer to the list of excluded combinations for details.
Students who have successfully completed CHIN A382C will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of a 10-credit course labelled CH.
Courses no longer available.
CHST A202C has been replaced by CHIN A202C. Students who have successfully completed CHST A202C will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of CHIN A202C.
HIST A213C has been replaced by CHIN A213C. Students who have successfully completed HIST A213C will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of CHIN A213C.
SOSC A111C has been replaced by SOSC A121C and SOSC A122C. Students who have successfully completed SOSC A111C will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of SOSC A121C and SOSC A122C.

March 2020