Curriculum structure of the 4-year degree

The new curriculum allows students to gain in-depth knowledge through major studies, and diversify their learning with Gateway Education (GE) courses, electives and optional minors. The curriculum structure is as follows:

Component		First-Year (new 4-year degree entrants)
GE	English *#	6 credits
	Chinese Civilisation - History and Philosophy	3 credits
	Distributional Area Requirements (Arts and Humanities; Study of Societies, Social and Business Organisations; Science and Technology)	21 credits
Major + college requirement (see notes)		= 72 credits
Minor (optional)		15-18 credits
Free electives		Remainder to fulfill the credit requirement for graduation, if necessary
Minimum credit units for graduation		120 credits, depending on major
Maximum credit units for graduation		144 credits

*	First-year entrants with Level ‘4’ (or equivalent) and above in the HKDSE English assessment will proceed directly into the GE English courses.
#	First-year entrants with Level ‘3’ in the HKDSE English assessment will be required to take a minimum of 6 credits of English proficiency courses in the English Language Centre. Students will take additional proficiency courses until they reach the level of proficiency that will enable them to advance to the GE English courses.

Notes for 2012 admission
1.	Students whose entry qualification in English/Chinese is below Level 4 in HKDSE English Language/Chinese Language are required to take additional language courses.
2.	Major and college requirements should not exceed 72 credits. However, with the Senate's approval, the college and school may set a higher limit to meet professional accreditation requirements.

Year one core curriculum (new 4-year degree entrants)
Semester A (Total credit units: 15)

Course code	Course title	Credit units
University requirement (3 credits)
GE1401	University English OR Discipline-Specific English *	3
College requirement (9 credits)
CLA1001	Fundamentals of University Learning #	3
Please select one from Group I:
CLA1201	Fundamentals of Media and Communication #	3
CLA1301	The Many Faces of Language #	3
CLA1401	Re-imagining English #	3
Please select one from Group II:
CLA1101	Asia and the World #	3
CLA1501	Discovering Government #	3
CLA1601	Individuals and Society #	3
Gateway Education (3 credits) One Gateway Education course (please refer to http://www.cityu.edu.hk/edge/ge/ge_distributional_area.htm for the detailed GE course list)

Semester B (Total credit units: 15)

Course code	Course title	Credit units
University requirement (3 credits)
GE1401	University English OR Discipline-Specific English *	3
College requirement (6 credits)
Please select one from Group I (not taken in Semester A):
CLA1201	Fundamentals of Media and Communication #	3
CLA1301	The Many Faces of Language #	3
CLA1401	Re-imagining English #	3
Please select one from Group II (not taken in Semester A):
CLA1101	Asia and the World #	3
CLA1501	Discovering Government #	3
CLA1601	Individuals and Society #	3
Gateway Education (6 credits) Two Gateway Education courses (please refer to http://www.cityu.edu.hk/edge/ge/ge_distributional_area.htm for the detailed GE course list)
Notes: # College core courses of CLASS total 15 credit units. ALL new 4-year degree entrants are required to take CLA1001 in Semester A. Students have to take two College core courses in Semester A -- one course each from Group I and Group II; and similarly two College core courses in Semester B -- one course each from Group I and Group II not taken in Semester A. * First-year entrants with Level ‘3’ in the HKDSE English assessment will be required to take 6 credits of English for Academic Purposes (EL0200) offered by the English Language Centre until they have reached the desired proficiency to advance to GE English courses. Students taking GE English courses can select GE1401 University English OR a Discipline-Specific English course in Semester A and take the other one in Semester B.