Selection Criteria

The main selection criteria include (a) the results of the HKDSE or equivalent and the applicant’s GPA at the end of his/her first term at Lingnan, and/or (b) performance in an interview.  Preference is given to those who have taken CUS course(s) with satisfactory results.

The Cultural Studies Major students are required to complete 48 credits: 24 credits in required courses and 24 credits in Programme Electives.  For the Elective, they will choose between 2 options: [Option 1] to take 24 credits of Programme Electives; while [Option 2] to take 12 credits from any Programme Electives AND 12 credits from a specified Area of Concentration.  The three Areas of Concentration include: Education and Cultural Studies (Area A), Cultural Policy and Community (Area B), and Media Creativity (Area C).  Those who choose Option 2 will take 3 credits of a required course in their chosen Area of Concentration, and at least 3 credits from Directed Research Project or Internship.

The overarching learning outcome of the BACS will be to develop and refine students’ intellectual and creative capacities as well as their community-oriented knowledge and consciousness, while also equipping them with:

1. demonstrated skills in critical writing and judgment, and media and textual analysis;
2. a capacity for creative thinking in applied cultural scenarios;
3. skills in cross-cultural communication and self-reflexive analysis;
4. tools for the conceptualization and execution of cultural engagement, planning and management.

Correspondingly, the two major desired outcomes of the curriculum are:

• To prepare our graduates for employment in and contribution to a variety of cultural work, including media and cultural industries, education, business, public services and community work
• To produce citizens with local commitment to and global outlook on culture, and capable of applying cross-disciplinary cultural knowledge and cultural research skills to a wide range of social practices.