Minors
The Department of Cultural Studies offers three Minor Programmes:
- Minor in Cultural Studies
- Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Minor in Performance Studies
Minor in Cultural Studies
Students whose Major is in any programmes* other than BA (Hons) Cultural Studies may qualify for a Minor in Cultural Studies after the successful completion of 15 credits (5 courses) in courses from the Cultural Studies Programme, as detailed below:
Required Course (choose either one)
• CUS3317 Narrating Hong Kong
• CUS3314 Hong Kong Popular Culture
Elective Courses
These must be made up of 12 credits of any CUS courses, except CUS4001 Capstone Project.
→ Full Course Description for CUS courses
→ CS Course Offering List of Department of Cultural Studies in 2026-2027
* A course in the 48-credit major disciplines of the BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies that is used towards fulfilment of the programme requirements cannot be double counted towards fulfilment of the requirements of this Minor.
Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
The Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies, administered by the Department of Cultural Studies, is an interdisciplinary Minor involving courses from five programmes in the University: Cultural Studies, English, History, BSocSc (Government and International Affairs and Sociology) and Translation.
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies aims to provide an overview on major theoretical transformations within gender and sexuality studies, through examining historical writings, literary texts, screens and digital media. You will learn to address and analyse critical issues of gender and sexualities within social structures and policies, historical periods and cultural contexts. You will gain knowledge in understanding gender and sexualities as an organising principle in society along with class, race and ethnicity, health status and disparities.
All undergraduate students who wish to pursue a Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies are required to complete five courses (15 credits) as detailed below:
Required Course (3 credits)
CUS3215 Gender and Cultural Politics
Elective Courses (12 credits)
(Choose 4 courses, at least 1 course from each of the 2 groups listed below.)
Group 1: Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Politics
| CUS3004 | Media, Gender, and Sexuality |
| CUS3014 | Sexuality and Cultural Politics |
| CUS3132 | Gender and Sexuality in Comparative Perspective |
| CUS3309 | Film, Gender & Sexuality |
| CUS3350 | Power and Body in Performing Arts |
Group 2: Gender and Sexuality
| CLB9027# | Topics in World Literature: Women in Traditional Societies |
| CLE9026# | The Everyday Culture of the Web |
| CLE9028# | Sexual Cultures in Asia |
| ENG3399h | Special Topics in English: Transnational Feminist and Women’s Writing |
| HST3359 | History of Women and Children in China |
| GOV3103 | Gender & Politics |
| SOC3002 | Family and Society |
| SOC4002 | Gender and Society |
| TRA4307 | Gender, Language and Translation |
Students of 2021-22 to 2024-25 intakes are allowed to follow either the structure below or the revised structure for 2025-26 intake and after.
Required Course (3 credits)
CUS3215 Gender and Cultural Politics
Elective Courses (12 credits)
(Choose 4 courses, at least 1 course from each of the 2 groups listed below.)
Group 1: Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Politics
| CUS3004 | Media, Gender, and Sexuality (from 2019-20) |
| CUS3014 | Sexuality and Cultural Politics |
| CUS3132 | Gender and Sexuality in Comparative Perspective |
| CUS3309 | Film, Gender & Sexuality |
| CUS3350 | Power and Body in Performing Arts |
Group 2: Gender and Sexuality
| CLE9026# | The Everyday Culture of the Web |
| CLE9028# | Sexual Cultures in Asia |
| ENG3003 | Language, Gender and Sexuality |
| FVA4311 | Women, Art and Society in China (coded as VIS4311 in 2023-24 or before) |
| HST3256 | Critical Intersections in U.S. History since 1865: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (titled as History of the United States since 1865 in 2018-19 or before) |
| GOV3103 | Gender & Politics (coded as POL3103 in 2021-22 or before) |
| SOC4002 | Gender and Society |
| TRA4307 | Gender, Language and Translation |
Students of 2020-21 intake and before are allowed to follow either the structure below or the revised structure for 2021-22 to 2024-25 intakes.
Required Course (3 credits)
CUS3215 Gender and Cultural Politics
Elective Courses (12 credits)
(Choose 4 courses, at least 1 course from each of the 2 groups listed below.)
Group 1: Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Politics
| CLE9026# | The Everyday Culture of the Web |
| CLE9028# | Sexual Cultures in Asia |
| CUS3004 | Media, Gender, and Sexuality (from 2019-20) |
| CUS3014 | Sexuality and Cultural Politics |
| CUS3132 | Gender and Sexuality in Comparative Perspective |
| CUS3309 | Film, Gender & Sexuality |
| CUS3350 | Power and Body in Performing Arts |
Group 2: Gender and Sexuality
| ENG3003 | Language, Gender and Sexuality |
| HST3008 | Gender and Sexuality in History |
| HST3010 | Gender and Religion in History |
| HST3256 | Critical Intersections in U.S. History since 1865: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality (titled as History of the United States since 1865 in 2018-19 or before) |
| HST4006 | Gender and the British Empire |
| SOC4002 | Gender and Society |
| TRA3221 | Topics in Bilingual Studies: Love in Chinese and Western Literatures |
| TRA4307 | Gender, Language and Translation |
# According to the Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Programmes, at most two cluster courses can be double counted to fulfil both the requirement of the Core Curriculum and the requirement of any Minor programme.
Minor in Performance Studies
The interdisciplinary Minor in Performance Studies, administered by the Department of Cultural Studies, involves courses from six programmes in the University: Chinese, Cultural Studies, English, History, Digital Arts and Creative Industries, and the Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit.
Performance Studies examines “performance” in its various forms, from artistic performances (e.g. the performing arts, performance art, digital performance); social, political, and religious events (e.g. sports, ceremonies, rituals); speech acts and the enactment of literary texts; to the performance of identity.
New enrolment to the Minor programme will be suspended with effect from the 2024-25 academic year.
All undergraduate students (including CS Majors) who wish to pursue a Minor in Performance Studies are required to complete five courses (15 credits) as detailed below*:
Required Course (3 credits)
CUS3359 Introduction to Performance Cultures (previously Introduction to Performance Studies until AY 2018-19)
Elective Courses (12 credits)
Elective courses are categorized into three distinct modules. Students must take at least 3 credits (one course) from each module. Students are encouraged to take the last remaining 3 credits (one course) from a module chosen by the student.
| Module 1: Theory and Applications | |
| CLA9008 | Performance Arts in Modern Times |
| CUS3002 | Curating Performance and Cultural Practice |
| CUS3008 | Special Topics in Creativity and Performance Cultures |
| CUS3350 | Power and Body in Performing Arts (formerly Power and Body in the Performing Arts until 2018-19) |
| HST3352 | History of Religions in China |
| CUS3006# | Social Drama and Everyday Life |
| CUS3329f^ | Special Topics in Socio-Political Studies: Performance Studies in the HK Context (no longer offered from 2019-20) |
| CUS3333^ | Culture, Pleasure and Feeling (no longer offered from 2019-20) |
| Module 2: Music and Sonic Expressions | |
| ENG3399a | Special Topics in English: the Musical |
| HST2001 | Modern Revolutions and Musical Performance (formerly Changing the World through Music: Modern Revolutions and Musical Performance until 2018-19) |
| MPA3001 | Musical Expression in Film and Theatre |
| MPA2002# | Musicality and Well-Being |
| CLB9022# | Music in World Cultures |
| CLD9016# | Music and the Science of Sound |
| CUS2222^ | Kunqu Opera 崑曲與崑劇 (no longer offered from 2019-20) |
| ENG1373^ | English in Popular Song (no longer offered from 2019-20) |
| MPA2001^ | Creative Instrumental Ensemble (no longer offered from 2019-20) |
| Module 3: Embodied Time-based Performance | |
| CUS3325 | Workshop on Creativity & Cultural Production |
| CUS3360 | Performance Practices Workshop |
| MPA3001 | Musical Expression in Film and Theatre |
| CHI3203 | Literature and Modern Drama 文學與戲劇 |
| CHI3221 | Ming-Qing Drama 明清戲曲 |
| CHI3239 | Classical Chinese Drama 古典戲曲 |
| CHI4323 | Selected Readings in Yuan Qu 元曲選 |
| ENG3205 | Contemporary Literature in English II: Drama and Poetry |
| ENG3277 | English Drama Performance |
| VIS3001 | Video Art |
* Courses in the 48-credit major in the BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies cannot be double counted towards fulfilment of the requirements of this Minor.
^ The courses will be counted as electives if students have already completed the courses in 2018-2019 or before.
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