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HKU Calendar for the Academic Year 2026-27 (For Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Students)
Prerequisite:
A minimum Level 5 in English Language HKDSE exam, or an equivalent score in another recognized English proficiency test. For details please refer to our English Proficiency Pre-requisite for ENGL Courses webpage.
For students who did not sit the HKDSE examination, please submit a copy of your equivalent qualification(s), such as the IB Diploma, GCE-A Levels, SAT, IELTS, TOEFL, etc., to the School Office (via this form: https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aYpc9YyvM2uqBaC) for consideration at least two weeks before the course selection period.
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRTP1000 | Introduction to drama, theatre and performance studies (Professor Moonyoung Hong) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL1031 |
English grammar(s) (For students admitted in 2021-22 or before, this course will be counted as an introductory course from List B after completion. Please refer to your syllabus at https://english.hku.hk/Undergraduate/Curriculum/English_Studies.) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1051 | English sounds (Professor Ricky Chan) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1067 | Introduction to creative writing (Ms. Maria Chaudhuri) |
Lit. |
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1018 |
Language and gender (For students admitted in 2021-22 or before, this course will be counted as an introductory course from List A after completion. Please refer to your syllabus at https://english.hku.hk/Undergraduate/Curriculum/English_Studies.) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1026 | Film adaptation (Professor Moonyoung Hong) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL1034 | Language and prejudice (Dr. Sinead Kwok) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1049 | Early modern sonnets (Professor Nicholas Luke) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL1055 | Language myths and realities (Dr. Sinead Kwok) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1061 | Psycholinguistics and language acquisition (Mr. Ryan Lai) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1065 | Introduction to postcolonialism (Professor Anjuli Gunaratne) |
Lit. |
Prerequisite:
Passed 3 introductory courses (with at least one from both List A and List B).
*For students in BA&LLB, successful completion of LALS2001 Introduction to law and literary studies will also fulfill 6 credits of introductory ENGL course (List B) for admission to advanced ENGL courses for English non-majors.
Additional prerequisite for a capstone course:
Final-year students normally should have completed 30 credits of introductory courses and 24 credits of advanced courses in the major (including transferred credits).
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2002 | Language in society (Professor Daniel Weston) |
L&C | |
| ENGL2039 | Gender, sexuality and discourse (Dr. Vincent Pak) |
L&C | |
| ENGL2055 | The Gothic (Professor Tara Lee) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL2075 | The idea of China in literature (Dr. Ian Huang) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL2119 | English in Hong Kong (Dr. Sinead Kwok) |
L&C | |
| ENGL2146 | Cognitive semantics (Mr. Ryan Lai) |
L&C | |
| ENGL2147 | Joyce’s voices (Dr. Peter Kennedy) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL2159 | 21st-century English poetry (Dr. Peter Kennedy) |
Lit. | |
| Shakespeare and the law (Professor Nicholas Luke) |
Lit. | ||
| ENGL2181 | Languager and politeness (Dr. Mandy Yu) |
L&C | |
| ENGL2184 | Visual communication (Dr. Ian Huang) |
L&C | |
| ENGL2187 | Language and news media (Dr. Mandy Yu) |
L&C | |
| ENGL2194 | Language and advertising (Dr. May Wong) |
L&C | |
| ENGL2202 | Creative nonfiction (Mr. Felix Wong) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL2204 | Dramatic writing (Mr. Shane Sakhrani) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL3040 | Internship in English studies (capstone experience) (Professor Janny Leung) |
L&C or Lit., depending on internship nature | |
| ENGL3041 | Senior colloquium in English studies: Human Language in the Age of AI (capstone experience) (Professor Janny Leung) |
L&C |
| Course Code | Course Name | |
|---|---|---|
| CCHU9033 | Countries of the mind: Texts that shape the world (Ms. Yvonne Yu) |
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| CCHU9053 | Contested words, disputed symbols (Professor Brian King) |
Introductory Courses
Prerequisite:
A minimum Level 5 in English Language HKDSE exam, or an equivalent score in another recognized English proficiency test.
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1022 | Introduction to poetry (Professor Tara Lee) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL1042 |
World Englishes (For students admitted in 2021-22 or before, this course will be counted as an introductory course from List B after completion. Please refer to your syllabus at https://english.hku.hk/Undergraduate/Curriculum/English_Studies.) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1056 | Introduction to language and communication (Dr. Sinead Kwok) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1062 | Reading and writing about literature (Professor Anjuli Gunaratne) |
Lit. |
| Course Code | Course Name | stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1013 |
Introduction to 20th-century literature (For students admitted in 2023-24 or before, this course will be counted as an introductory course from List A after completion. Please refer to your syllabus at https://english.hku.hk/Undergraduate/Curriculum/English_Studies.) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL1024 |
Introduction to world literature |
Lit. | |
| ENGL1027 | Analyzing discourse (Professor Olga Zayts) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1033 | Intercultural communication (Dr. Ian Huang) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1036 | Meaning and metaphor (Professor Kendall Johnson) |
Lit. | |
| ENGL1045 | “Community” in sociolinguistics (Dr. Vincent Pak) |
L&C | |
| ENGL1064 |
Language, communication and media (Non-permissible combination with ENGL1064: ENGL2182/ LCOM2004. Language, communication and the media) |
L&C |
Prerequisite:
Passed 3 introductory courses (with at least one from both List A and List B).
*For students in BA&LLB, successful completion of LALS2001 Introduction to law and literary studies will also fulfill 6 credits of introductory ENGL course (List B) for admission to advanced ENGL courses for English non-majors.
Additional prerequisite for a capstone course:
Final-year students normally should have completed 30 credits of introductory courses and 24 credits of advanced courses in the major (including transferred credits).
| Course Code | Course Name | |
|---|---|---|
| CCHU9055 | Metamorphoses: Tales of transformation (Dr. Annelise Ng) |
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| CCGL9038 | Global Englishes (Professor Brian King) |
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Applicable to UG English Studies major students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter: Major students who have successfully passed at least seven courses (three introductory courses and four advanced courses) with a literature OR language and communication focus, respectively, will be given a School of English certification, upon request, which attests to this specialization in the “Literature Stream” or “Language and Communication Stream.” If applicable, a dual recognition in both the “Literature Stream” and “Language and Communication Stream” is possible. Please note that the declaration and certification of specialization stream(s) is optional and students can graduate with a major in English Studies without declaring any specialization stream(s). You can only apply for a specialization certificate after you have completed your studies, for which please fill out our online form via the link below: Notes:
Specialization streams:
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