Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

General Requirements (Notes)

1. Applicants shall be eligible to apply if they:

*have obtained in one sitting of the GCE Advanced Level Examination pass grades in no less than three Advanced Level subjects (Applicants with pass grades in 2 Advanced Level and 2 Advanced Subsidiary Level subjects may also apply)*; OR

*have acquired an International Baccalaureate Diploma (check preferred subject requirements of the programmes)*; OR

*possess a qualification obtained outside Hong Kong which qualifies them for university admission in the country/region where such qualification is originated (e.g. high school diploma plus SAT in USA, UEC / STPM in Malaysia, ATAR in Australia, OSSD in Canada, GSAT in Taiwan, etc.); OR

have successfully completed:

*at least one year of full-time undergraduate study at a recognized university; OR

*a course of study leading to the qualification of an associate degree / higher diploma; OR

*are mature persons aged 23 or over on 1st September in the year when admission is sought, provided they are able to show either by publication or by other acceptable evidence that they have achieved sufficient competence in their chosen field of study to justify admission; or have shown exceptional ability in appropriate academic or professional fields; OR

*have other exceptional achievements which merit admission.

For candidates who have completed only GCE-AS or the first year of IB Diploma studies with outstanding results, they may be considered for admission under special circumstances on individual merits case-by-case.

2. Language Requirement

Applicants should have attained an acceptable level of proficiency in English. Below are the minimum required scores or grades for some of the more common acceptable examinations.

Test (English Language) Minimum Attainment

GCE-AL/AS          E

GCSE/IGCSE/GCE-OL      C

IB            4

IELTS      6.0

SAT Reasoning Test Essay             8

TOEFL   

- Paper 550

- Computer         213

- Internet            80

In addition to the General Requirements, including the Language Requirement, individual programmes may have additional or higher requirements. Please refer to the website(s) of the respective programme(s) to which you wish to apply for admission for updates on the programme requirements.

Notes:

Students admitted on GCE A-level / IB or equivalent qualifications (e.g. STPM) will normally be required to complete 99 units of courses (normative period of study is 3 years) in order to graduate. Students admitted on standing below GCE A-level / IB qualification (e.g. qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong for admission to 4-year undergraduate programmes of an overseas university) will normally be required to complete 123 units of courses (normative period of study is 4 years) in order to graduate. There are yet some other programmes that are offered as a standard four-year or five-year programme.

Additional Considerations

Applicants are:

1.expected to possess keen interests, suitable talents or academic background to make a unique contribution to the cultural diversity on campus;

2.recommended to take TOEFL, IELTS or another acceptable language test, if English is not their native language;

3.expected to be able to support themselves financially during all periods of enrolment

Course Code      Course Title        Unit(s)

ANTH1020           Anthropology: the Study of Cultures       3

ANTH1010           Humans and Culture       3

ANTH1100           Understanding Anthropology     3

ANTH1310           Marriage, Family and Kinship      3

ANTH1410           Culture of Hong Kong     3

ANTH1710           Understanding Archeology          3

ANTH2110           Anthropological Theory 3

ANTH2200           World Ethnography         3

ANTH2210           Anthropological Field Methods  3

ANTH2230           Anthropology of Film     3

ANTH2310           Gender and Culture        3

ANTH2320           Culture and Behaviour   3

ANTH2330           Gender in Asia  3

ANTH2340           Magic, Myth and the Supernatural           3

ANTH2350           Meanings of Life              3

ANTH2401           Topics in Ethnography I 3

ANTH2402           Topics in Ethnography II                3

ANTH2403           Topics in Ethnography III               3

ANTH2410           Chinese Culture and Society       3

ANTH2440           Ethnic Groups and Cultures in China        3

ANTH2450           Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia 3

ANTH2510           Culture and Business      3

ANTH2520           Globalization and Culture             3

ANTH2530           Political Violence, Culture and Human Rights       3

ANTH2710           Archaeology of China     3

ANTH2720           Archaeology of Hong Kong          3

ANTH2730           Preserving Cultural Heritage       3

ANTH2760           China’s Cultural Heritage              3

ANTH2810           Human Evolution             3

ANTH3310           Religion and Culture       3

ANTH3321           Topics in Anthropology I               3

ANTH3322           Topics in Anthropology II              3

ANTH3323           Topics in Anthropology III             3

ANTH3340           Diaspora: Migration, Identity and Ethnicity           3

ANTH3350           Food and Culture             3

ANTH3360           The Anthropology of the Body, Love and Emotions          3

ANTH3370           Tourism and Culture       3

ANTH3380           Economy, Culture and Power     3

ANTH3420           Peoples and Cultures of Asia and the Pacific        3

ANTH3430           Cultures of Chinese Overseas    3

ANTH3630           Language, Symbols and Society 3

ANTH4210           Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations and Identities    3

ANTH4220           Visual Anthropology       3

ANTH4300           Field Project I    3

ANTH4301           Field Project II   3

ANTH4310           Culture and Economic Development       3

ANTH4321           Topics in Anthropology  3

ANTH4330           Medicine, Health and Culture     3

ANTH4410           The Cultures of Cities     3

ANTH4460           Cultures of Japan and Korea       3

ANTH4530           Anthropology and Contemporary Issues               3

ANTH4720           Museums and Anthropology      3