Bachelor of Arts (Honours) History 4-year Programme
AIMS
The History Honours Programme aims to provide a challenging bilingual education which will enable students to:
1. analyze and evaluate historical change and development, to interpret current issues in light of the past, and to make informed and insightful decisions;
2. enhance their judgment and maturity as future professionals, able to think critically, analyse problems, organize information, and communicate effectively; and
3. engage in intellectual discourse through skill development in critical analysis, independent study, and in-depth research.
OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this degree programme, students should be better able to:
- think critically, analyse problems, organise, and communicate effectively;
- engage in critical analysis, independent study, and in-depth research;
- enter any profession that values these important transferable skills;
- pursue further study in the discipline of History or other disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this programme, students will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of key historical events and processes;
- formulate analytical historical questions;
- articulate compelling arguments;
- effectively use, evaluate and analyze a range of primary and secondary sources;
effectively communicate through both written and oral formats.
CAREER POTENTIAL
As Hong Kong continues to evolve into a service and knowledge-based economy and society, History graduates have come to play an ever more important role. Graduates have found meaningful employment in such wide-ranging fields as government, business, media, and education. History graduates from Lingnan can expect to develop their abilities to think critically, conduct in-depth research, analyse problems, organize materials, and communicate effectively. They also will be trained in a way that encourages flexibility, and this ability to adapt to the future with an eye on the past positions them well in the Hong Kong job market. Increasingly, Hong Kong employers have come to realize that these are the very skills needed for many of their positions. As Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland continue to develop more intensive knowledge-based societies and economies, this demand for properly educated History graduates will increase.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Most courses will be taught in English, with only a few selected Chinese history courses taught in Chinese.
Programme Structure for 2022-23 Intake (4-year curriculum)
Programme Structure for 2023-24 Intake (4-year curriculum)
Programme Structure for 2024-25 Intake (4-year curriculum)
Programme Structure for 2025-26 Intake (4-year curriculum)
Programme Structure for 2026-27 Intake (4-year curriculum)
For the general information about all courses offered by the Department of History, please click on the courses here:
Courses | Number of Credits | |
|---|---|---|
HST1003 | Varieties of History | 3 |
HST1004 | Practicing History | 3 |
Students must take at least 3 electives at the 3000-level, and at least 1 elective at the 4000-level.
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Students must take at least one elective from each of the four categories below. Courses that appear in more than one category can be used to fulfill this requirement in one category only. | ||
|---|---|---|
Courses | Number of Credits | |
Category 1: China (including Hong Kong Studies) | ||
HST1005 (recoded from 2003) | History of Early China: From Prehistory to the Han Dynasty | 3 |
HST1006 | Art and Society in China (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST1007 | Twentieth Century China in Film (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST1115 | Introduction to Chinese History (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2005 | History of Macau (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2191 | Hong Kong's Heritage | 3 |
HST2203 | History of China in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
HST2251 | History of Hong Kong before 1841 | 3 |
HST2252 | History of Hong Kong from 1841 to 1941 | 3 |
HST2353 | Chinese Social and Economic History | 3 |
HST2354 | History of Science and Technology in China | 3 |
HST3005 | Early Chinese Political and Ethical Thought | 3 |
HST3006 | Late Imperial and Modern China: Issues and Approaches | 3 |
HST3013 | A Urban History of Hong Kong (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3014 | Empire, Revolution, and Reform: China from Late Qing to Modern Period (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3015 | The History of Water in China (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3202 | History of the Ming and Qing Dynasties | 3 |
HST3208 | History of Hong Kong from 1941 | 3 |
HST3209 | Hong Kong Public History | 3 |
HST3311 | Critical Themes in the History of China’s Cultural Interchange | 3 |
HST3352 | History of Religions in China (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3355 | History of U.S.-China Relations | 3 |
HST3359 | History of Women and Children in China | 3 |
HST4002 | Chinese Historiography | 3 |
HST4003 | China and the Global Opium Trade ( not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4360 | Historical Geography of China | 3 |
HST4361 | Critical Themes in Pre-Modern Chinese History | 3 |
Category 2: China's Neighbors | ||
HST1151 | History of Modern East Asia | 3 |
HST1365 | History of Russia and Central Asia (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2004 | Russia and Eastern Europe: History through the Arts (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2258 | Introduction to Japanese History | 3 |
HST2259 | Introduction to Korean History | 3 |
HST2260 | Introduction to Southeast Asian History | 3 |
HST2263 | History of the Modern Middle East (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2264 | Introduction to South Asian History (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2265 | History of Modern Islamic Societies (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3003 | History of Central Asia: From the Silk Road to the Belt and Road (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3016 | Science, Technology, and Environment in East Asia (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3017 | Japan in Asia, Asia in Japan (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3312 | Russia and the Former Soviet Union: Politics, Economy and Society (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4003 | China and the Global Opium Trade (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4004 | Cities in East Asian History (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
Category 3: West | ||
HST1113 | Introduction to the History of the USA | 3 |
HST1114 | Introduction to European History | 3 |
HST2004 | Russia and Eastern Europe: History through the Arts (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2356 | History of Nineteenth Century Europe | 3 |
HST2357 | History of Twentieth Century Europe | 3 |
HST2363 | History of Modern Germany | 3 |
HST2364 | History of Modern Britain | 3 |
HST3018 | Comparative Fascism in 20th-Century Europe (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3255 | Empire, Slavery, and Capitalism in North America to 1865 | 3 |
HST3256 | Critical Intersections in U.S. History since 1865: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | 3 |
HST3266 | Europe and Europeans in Historical Perspective | 3 |
HST3312 | Russia and the Former Soviet Union: Politics, Economy and Society (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4005 | War, Gender and Society in 20th-century Europe | 3 |
HST4367 | The End of the British Empire | 3 |
Category 4: Transnational History and Methodologies | ||
HST1008 | Introduction to Oral History (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST1194 | East-West Value Clashes in Modern History | 3 |
HST1196 | Human-Animal Relationship in History | 3 |
HST2001 | Modern Revolutions and Musical Performance (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2002 | Aerial Technologies in History (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2007 (recoded from HST3268) | Cities Across Civilisations | 3 |
HST2006 | Safeguarding Cultural Heritage (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST2153 | Ancient Civilisations | 3 |
HST2261 | World Environmental History | 3 |
HST2265 | History of Modern Islamic Societies (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3002 | The ‘Long 1970s’: Britain, Hong Kong, and the United States | 3 |
HST3007 | Global History of History | 3 |
HST3008 | Gender and Sexuality in History | 3 |
HST3009 | History of Human Rights (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3010 | Gender and Religion in History | 3 |
HST3012 | History of Information (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3016 | Science, Technology, and Environment in East Asia (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3018 | Comparative Fascism in 20th Century Europe (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3019 | A Global History of Housing (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3020 | Fashion in History (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3269 | A Cultural History of Water (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST3311 | Critical Themes in the History of China’s Cultural Interchange | 3 |
HST3355 | History of U.S.-China Relations | 3 |
HST4001 | Development Theories and Development Aid in History (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4003 | China and the Global Opium Trade (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4006 | Gender and the British Empire | 3 |
HST4007 | Comparative Modern Revolutions (not offered from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4008 | Sensory History (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4009 | Violence in Modern History (effective from 2027-28) | 3 |
HST4367 | The End of the British Empire | 3 |
Other Electives: | ||
HST3398/HST3399 | Special Topics in History | 3 |
HST4302 | Senior History Directed Research Project | 6 |
HST4499 | History Capstone Seminar | 3 |