Our programme will help you to:
- develop your awareness of and insights into cultures and identities in Europe as a means to understanding the world from a global perspective;
- understand and appreciate different forms of European art, such as film, literature (including both the traditional “canon” and more popular developments such as comics), painting, fashion and design;
- develop your awareness of the key elements involved in successful communication;
- deepen your understanding of language and culture through the study of modern European languages; and
- heighten your awareness of the process of globalisation and the development of business contexts in Europe.
- Courses offered in the programme will emphasise an interdisciplinary perspective.
- Cultural events such as film shows and talks by invited guests on topics including politics, economics and the arts are offered regularly to ensure that students stay up-to-date with current international affairs and cultural trends.
Subject Code | Subject Title | Subject Offering Department/Faculty | Level | Credit Value |
ENGL2008/ ENGL2012/ ENGL2014/ ENGL2009/ ENGL2013/ ENGL2015/ ENGL3016/ ENGL3032/ ENGL3034/ ENGL3017/ ENGL3033/ ENGL3035/ ENGL4023/ ENGL4024/ ENGL4025 |
A Contemporary European Language (chosen from Elementary Spanish I / Elementary French I / Elementary German I / Elementary Spanish II / Elementary French II / Elementary German II / Intermediate Spanish I / Intermediate French I / Intermediate German I / Intermediate Spanish II / Intermediate French II / Intermediate German II / Advanced Spanish I / Advanced French I or Advanced German I) | ENGL | 2/3/4 | 3 |
ENGL3020 or ENGL3039 |
Aspects of European Public Discourse or European Sociolinguistics |
ENGL | 3 | 3 |
Subject Code | Subject Title | Subject Offering Department/Faculty | Level | Credit Value |
-- | Work Integrated Education (WIE) ^ | ENGL/other departments | 2/3/4 | 3 |
^ Students can apply to count the WIE as an elective for fulfilling the credit requirements, if carried out in an European country or context. Completed application form AR147(a) should be submitted to the Minor-offering department (Minor Department) for approval no later than your applying for graduation. In addition:
- Only credit-bearing WIE (with a subject code) will be accepted.
- The WIE duration should be a minimum of 60 working hours.
- Only students who have already passed the WIE and meet all the specified criteria can apply to count the WIE as an elective.
- A maximum of one WIE can be counted towards the Minor.
- A maximum of 3 WIE credits will be counted towards the Minor.
- The Minor will follow the WIE level indicated by the Major department.
- The grade of WIE (regardless of whether it is a Merit/Pass/Fail or a letter grade) will not be counted towards the calculation of the Minor GPA, despite the double-counting of the credits.
History and Culture
Subject Code | Subject Title | Subject Offering Department/Faculty | Level | Credit Value |
APSS1A02 | Introduction to Western Theories of Human Nature | APSS | 1 | 3 |
CBS1A11P/N |
Cultural Identities and Representations |
CBS | 1 | 3 |
ENGL1B04/ENGL1BN04 |
Language and Society in Europe | ENGL | 1 | 3 |
ENGL1C06/ENGL1CN06 |
Languages in a Globalizing World | ENGL | 1 | 3 |
ENGL1C22/ENGL1CN22 | Around Europe in Thirteen Weeks: A Critical Review of European Culture through its Films | ENGL | 1 | 3 |
#GEC1C46 | Aspects of Western Philosophy (old subject code & title: GEC1C40 Invitation to Western Philosophical Thinking) |
GEC | 1 | 3 |
CC2C08 | Mutual Impressions of China and the West | CC | 2 | 3 |
#ENGL3030 | Introduction to the History of Europe: a Trade Perspective (old subject code & title: ENGL3021 Understanding European Trade and Cultural Expansionism) |
ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL3040 | Language Matters: Navigating Social Issues through Linguistic Inquiry | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL3041 | Travelling in Europe through Signs and Space | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL4017 | Critical Language and Cultural Studies | ENGL | 4 | 3 |
Literature
Subject Code | Subject Title | Subject Offering Department/Faculty | Level | Credit Value |
ENGL3014 | Literature in English: An Introduction | ENGL | 2 | 3 |
ENGL3027 | Anglophone and Francophone (Post) Colonial Literature | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL4014 | Literature in English: An Advanced Course | ENGL | 4 | 3 |
Cultural/Creative Industry
Subject Code | Subject Title | Subject Offering Department/Faculty | Level | Credit Value |
ENGL3023 | Introduction to European Visual Art | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL3028 | Language Policy and Planning: Local and Global Perspectives | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
GEC1C43 | Understanding Western Music and Performances | GEC | 1 | 3 |
ITC1C02 | Fashion and Culture | ITC | 1 | 3 |
Contemporary European Languages
Subject Code | Subject Title | Subject Offering Department/Faculty | Level | Credit Value |
ENGL2008 | Elementary Spanish I | ENGL | 2 | 3 |
ENGL2009 | Elementary Spanish II | ENGL | 2 | 3 |
ENGL2012 | Elementary French I | ENGL | 2 | 3 |
ENGL2013 | Elementary French II | ENGL | 2 | 3 |
ENGL2014 | Elementary German I | ENGL | 2 | 3 |
ENGL2015 | Elementary German II | ENGL | 2 | 3 |
ENGL3016 | Intermediate Spanish I | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL3017 | Intermediate Spanish II | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL3032 | Intermediate French I | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL3033 | Intermediate French II | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL3034 | Intermediate German I | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL3035 | Intermediate German II | ENGL | 3 | 3 |
ENGL4023 | Advanced Spanish I | ENGL | 4 | 3 |
ENGL4024 | Advanced French I | ENGL | 4 | 3 |
ENGL4025 | Advanced German I | ENGL | 4 | 3 |
#GEC1C40 Invitation to Western Philosophical Thinking, has been changed in title and subject code, with the approval of the CoGUR, as GEC1C46 Aspects of Western Philosophy.
#ENGL3021 Understanding European Trade and Cultural Expansionism, has been changed in title and subject code, with the approval of the WG, as ENGL3030 Introduction to the History of Europe: a Trade Perspective.
Remarks: ENGL1C09 Understanding Comics: Culture and Art is deleted from the minor list with effect from the academic year 2019-20. ENGL2A08 To love, or not to love – Understanding human relationships through literary texts is deleted from the minor list with effect from the academic year 2020-21. Students who have already taken and passed these subjects can still fulfill the minor requirement.
For detailed syllabus and subject pre-requisite/co-requisite/exclusion requirement, please visit the following AR subject registration website:
Location: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/student > Subject Registration > Subject Information
For students admitted from 2013-14 onwards
Attained 18 credits from the subjects listed above, of which at least 9 credits are at level 3 or above.
A maximum of three Contemporary European language subjects (9 credits) can be taken in total for the fulfilment of the minor award requirement.
Quota: 23
The application for the Minor will be processed in two rounds (October [1st round] and November [2nd round] in semester one). Students should submit applications for Minor study (Application Form: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ar/web/en/for-polyu-students/application-forms/index.html) together with hardcopies of their cumulative subject result and subject registration record to the Major Programme Offering Department. Documents in support of having met the additional admission requirements of the Minor Programme, if applicable, should also be attached.
Comments from students
Dr Renia Lopez
- FG333
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- renia.lopez@polyu.edu.hk