The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
JS4056
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, and Historiography. They also take 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, Mr. Lau Siu Chun Memorial Scholarship, 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 study tours to mainland China, Taiwan and overseas regions 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
Requirements
- Programme Entrance Requirements
- General Entrance Requirements
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| LIBERAL STUDIES | 2 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 2 SUBJECTSNOTE | 3 |
| NOTE: The two subjects may include: | |
| (i) | 2 New Senior Secondary elective subjects; or |
| (ii) | 1 New Senior Secondary elective subject and Mathematics (Extended Part) Module I or Module II. |
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGENote1 | 3 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| LIBERAL STUDIES | 2 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 2 SUBJECTSNote2 | 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: The two subjects may include: | ||
| (i) | 2 New Senior Secondary elective subjects#; or | |
| (ii) | 1 New Senior Secondary elective subject and Mathematics (Extended Part) Module I or Module II. | |
| # | Other Language subjects (Grade E or above) will be considered as an unspecified elective subject in fulfilling (i) above. | |
| Note 3: "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 2023-24 entry will be finalised and posted at the admissions website (admission.cuhk.edu.hk).
First Year Tuition Fee
HK$ 42,100
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Statistics
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 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 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 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 |