Programme

The MCS programme is designed to enable students:

1.    to acquire up-to-date theoretical and practical essentials, as well as their linkages, in cultural studies;

2.    to broaden their intellectual horizon across the boundaries of academic and professional disciplines;

3.    to form critical perspectives for understanding the complex processes of contemporary cultural production;

4.    to be equipped with the necessary skills to analyze the constraints and potentials of their respective professional practices in the rapidly changing contemporary context; and

     5.    to apply cultural studies in practicing critical pedagogy in various fields.

Liberal arts education at Lingnan University aims to instill a sense of civic duty in our students and to cultivate skills, competences and sensibilities that enable graduates to pursue their goals in a rapidly changing social, cultural and economic environment. Lingnan graduates will have breadth and depth of vision, the desire and capacity for public service, an awareness of the complexities that characterize enduring human dilemmas, and, accordingly, maturity of judgement. Excellent as leaders and employees, Lingnan graduates will be the beneficiaries of a multi-dimensional approach to learning.

For taught postgraduate programmes, Lingnan graduates are expected to possess the following attributes:

• Independent and Critical Scholar: LU graduates will possess in-depth discipline specific knowledge as well as a diverse range of a professional and scholarship skills.

   

• Advanced Professional Problem-solver: LU graduates will have a deep understanding of discipline knowledge to creatively solve complex problems and provide innovative solutions.

   

• Critical and Creative: LU graduates will be critically analytical and have a creative perspective and outlook in their research areas / professional discipline.

   

• Skilled Communicator: LU graduates will be advanced communicators and be able to articulate clearly and coherently in written, digital and oral forms.

   

• Ethically and Socially Responsible Researcher/Professional: LU graduates will be reflective, ethical and socially responsible in conducting their research / professional practice.

The intended learning outcomes of the programme are in alignment with the University’s mission of enabling “students to think, judge, care and ultimately act responsibly in the changing circumstances of Hong Kong, the region and the world.” Students, after the completion of this programme, will be able to

1. demonstrate a refinement of the professional and cultural resources they already have to better analyze and evaluate the complex processes of cultural work and production today, and

    

2. Identify and assess the constraints and potentials, as well as new challenges and emergent problems, of their respective professional practices in the rapidly changing contemporary context

1. 展示他們已掌握的優化專業和文化資源，從中可更靈活地分析和評估當今複雜的文化工作和產業；以及

    

2. 在瞬息萬變的當代框架下，在各自專業的實踐中能夠識別和評估其限制、潛力和當中新的挑戰及迫切的問題。

For those who have opted for the Concentration, upon graduation, they shall be able to:

1. Utilise theoretical and methodological approaches to critically address and assess the complex processes of contemporary culture and related social and cultural issues.
2. Effectively articulate their ideas related to digital and cultural commoning strategies and SDGs, especially in urban settings, when communicating with diverse audiences.
3. Apply their knowledge to tackle the changing social and cultural landscape.

For those who have opted for the Concentration, upon graduation, they shall be able to:

1. Utilise theoretical and methodological approaches to critically address and assess the complex processes of contemporary culture and digital media, alongside related social and cultural issues
2. Effectively articulate their ideas related to digital and cultural commoning strategies and SDGs, especially in urban settings, when communicating with diverse audiences.
3. Apply their knowledge to tackle the changing social and cultural landscape.

Advisory Board on Cultural Studies

→ Members of Advisory Board

→ Terms of Reference