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Admission Requirements

Applicants must have fulfilled the following General Entrance Requirements and the Programme Entrance Requirements stipulated for individual study programmes.

General Entrance Requirements

Programme Entrance Requirements

 

General Entrance Requirements

Applicants must have obtained:

(a)

either


or

(i)


(ii)

Grade E or above in two Advanced Level subjects in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination;

Grade E or above in one Advanced Level subject in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, and in two Advanced Supplementary (AS) Level subjects other than Use of English and Chinese Language and Culture; and
(b) Grade E or above in AS Use of English and
(c) Grade E or above in AS Chinese Language and Culture.
Notes:
(1)
AL stands for Advanced Level subject and AS stands for Advanced Supplementary Level subject in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination. HKCEE stands for Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination.
(2)
For applicants who have not attempted the AS level examination in Chinese Language and Culture, the University will accept a Grade D or above at HKCEE in a language other than Chinese or English as an alternative to the requirement in Chinese language, provided that they have obtained a Grade E or above in an AS level subject other than Use of English and in addition to those in (a) above.
(3) Passes in AL and AS subjects can be obtained at one or more sittings.
(4)
Mature students with good language ability are encouraged to apply for the Chinese and Translation programmes. Mature students with good language ability and some experience in the cultural and media sectors are encouraged to apply for the Cultural Studies programme.
 
Programme Entrance Requirements
1.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Chinese

Applicants should have obtained a Grade E or above in AL Chinese Literature or Chinese History or a Grade D or above in AS Chinese Language and Culture.

2.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Contemporary English Studies

Applicants should have obtained a Grade D or above in AS Use of English. Preference will be given to applicants who have obtained a Grade E or above in AL/AS Literature in English.

3.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Cultural Studies

Applicants should have obtained a Grade D or above in AS Use of English and Chinese Language and Culture. Preference will be given to applicants who have obtained a Grade E or above in subjects such as History, Literature or Liberal Studies.

4.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History

Applicants should have obtained a Grade D or above in AS Use of English and Chinese Language and Culture. Preference will be given to applicants who have obtained a Grade E or above in AL/AS History or Chinese History.

5.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy

Same as General Entrance Requirements. Preference will be given to applicants who have obtained a Grade D or above in AS Chinese Language and Culture, Ethics and Religious Studies or Liberal Studies.

6.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation

Applicants should have obtained a Grade D or above in AS Use of English.

7.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual Studies

Same as General Entrance Requirements. Preference will be given to applicants who have obtained a Grade E or above in AS or AL Visual Arts or AS Liberal Studies. In addition, applicants' HKCEE results may be taken into consideration.

8.

Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)

Same as General Entrance Requirements.

9.

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours)

Same as General Entrance Requirements.

 

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