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.

^{^ 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.}

Society and Culture

^{#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.}

^{*ENGL3039 European Sociolinguistics is an alternative compulsory subject to the Minor in European Studies programme en bloc, with effect from Semester 2, 2023/24. ENGL3020 Aspects of European Public Discourse and ENGL3039 European Sociolinguistics are also offered as electives when students have already taken one or the other as a core subject en bloc, with effect from Semester 2, 2024/25.}

Literature

Cultural/Creative Industry

Contemporary European Languages

^{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 [1^st round] and November [2^nd 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.