The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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History 歷史

HISTORY

Short Description

The curriculum offered by the Department of History is designed to cultivate students’ interest in human civilisations and to equip them with the ability to apply historical knowledge to their lives and careers.

The curriculum embraces diversity and applicability as its guiding principles. Hong Kong is an international city in which the cultures of East and West meld seamlessly. CUHK has promoted international academic exchange from its inception, which has favoured and given rise to the Department’s adoption of a comparative, interdisciplinary approach to curriculum design with public history as its research focus. Students are encouraged to analyse history from multiple and interdisciplinary perspectives. Courses are grouped into National/Regional History, Comparative History, Public History and Topic Studies, and students write a graduation thesis in their final year.

In their first two years of study, students are required to take a number of basic courses, including Tradition and Transformation in Chinese History, Tradition and Transformation in Western History, Historiography, and Introduction to World History, as well as History for Today, a course offered by the History Department as part of the Arts Faculty’s Core Package.

Our Department has worked actively to nurture talented students. We have many scholarships supporting students, including the Wang Teh-chao Memorial Prizes, Professor Tsang Shui-lung Memorial Scholarship, the Sin Wai Kin Scholarship and the Professor So Hing-bun Scholarships. The Department has also introduced a series of internship programmes that give students opportunities to gain practical experience working in a variety of organisations. The Department also arranges overseas study tours to broaden students’ perspectives. In addition, students have opportunities to participate in a variety of University-organised exchange programmes, including short visits to or study at universities in the UK, the US, Japan and elsewhere.

Remarks:
For details of the undergraduate curriculum, please click here.

Programme Website

http://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk

Requirements

Programme Entrance Requirements
General Entrance Requirements

Core Subjects	Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE	3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT	Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE	3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART	2

Elective Subject(s)	Minimum Level
ANY 2 SUBJECTS^NOTE	3

NOTE: The two subjects may include:
(i)	2 elective subjects; or
(ii)	1 elective subject and Mathematics (Extended Part) Module I or Module II.

REMARK:
The programme accepts specific Applied Learning course(s) with "Attained with Distinction I/II" as an extra elective subject.
Please refer to https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/adm/jupas/ApL2024 for details.

Core Subjects	Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE^Note1	3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT^Note2	Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE	3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART	2

Elective Subject(s)	Minimum Level
ANY 2 SUBJECTS^Note3	3

Note 1: Applicants with very special circumstances may be granted waivers of this requirement on a case-by-case basis. For details, please click here.
Note 2: For Liberal Studies (LS) subject taken in 2023 or before, a Level 2 or above will be considered as “Attained” in Citizenship and Social Development. The LS level will not be considered in the calculation of admission scores.
Note 3: The two subjects may include:
(i)	2 elective subjects; or
(ii)	1 elective subject and Mathematics (Extended Part) Module I or Module II or Other Language subjects (Grade E or above).
(iii)	For Integrated Science or Combined Science subject(s) taken in 2023 or before, a Level 3 or above will be considered as an unspecified elective subject where applicable.
Note 4: "Attained with Distinction I/II" in Applied Learning subjects will be accepted by some programmes as an extra subject for awarding bonus points. For details, please click here.

Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination

Most programmes offered by CUHK consider the best results in the same subject taken by a candidate in more than one sitting of HKDSE. Some programmes may have specific arrangements and the admission scores of candidates seeking admission on the strength of results from more than one sitting of HKDSE may be adjusted. Details of calculation of scores in more than one sitting of HKDSE for the 2024-25 entry will be finalised and posted at the admissions website (admission.cuhk.edu.hk).

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 42,100

Contacts

Enquiries:

Email: history@cuhk.edu.hk

Tel: 852 3943 7117

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Total
2023	431	335	436	497	426	2125
2022	389	312	464	493	408	2066
2021	508	347	412	530	396	2193
2020	342	253	419	531	461	2006
2019	403	280	412	497	465	2057
2018	369	293	437	550	498	2147
2017	364	263	442	546	522	2137
2016	393	303	473	633	560	2362
2015	486	337	497	716	682	2718
2014	659	385	600	809	771	3224
2013	443	321	533	724	774	2795
2012	516	337	639	858	842	3192

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Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)

Year	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Total
2023	53	0	0	0	0	53
2022	46	0	0	0	0	46
2021	49	0	0	0	0	49
2020	47	0	0	0	0	47
2019	49	0	0	0	0	49
2018	52	0	0	0	0	52
2017	53	0	0	0	0	53
2016	50	0	0	0	0	50
2015	44	0	0	0	0	44
2014	49	0	0	0	0	49
2013	46	0	0	0	0	46
2012	49	0	0	0	0	49

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