The following Curriculum Structure and Major Requirements are applicable to BA students admitted in 2026 and onward. Those admitted in or before 2025 should refer to their corresponding study schemes listed below.
Curriculum Structure (for students admitted in 2026-27)
| Component | No. of Units | ||
| Major Programme Requirement | Faculty Package* | 9 | 66 |
| Required Courses | 27 | ||
| Elective Courses | 30 | ||
| University Core requirements | |||
| Languages | Chinese language | 5 | 39 |
| English language | 8 | ||
| General Education** | 19 | ||
|
Understanding China |
1 | ||
|
Hong Kong in the Wider Constitutional Order |
1 | ||
|
Digital Literacy and Computational Thinking |
3 | ||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Free Electives | Remaining Units | ||
| Total | At least 123 | ||
* Including CHES1101 China in Global Perspectives pre-assigned
** University General Education 7 Units; College General Education 6 Units; General Education Foundation 6 Units
Major Programme Requirements (for students admitted in 2026-27)
| Major Required and Elective Courses | No. of Units | Specific time to take |
| (a) Three Faculty Package including (CHES1101 pre-assigned)* |
9 | Year 1 -2 |
| (b) Major Required Courses (CHES1000 pre-assigned)** |
3 | Year 1 |
|
(c) Stream Courses*** |
12 | Year 1 – Year 3 |
| (d) Experiential Learning Courses | ||
| CHES3300 Chinese Studies Field Trip (Culture) OR CHES3403 Chinese Studies Field Trip (Society) |
3 | Year 2 Summer Session |
| CHES3400 Greater Bay Area Field Trip (Policy and Economy) OR CHES3404 Greater Bay Area Field Trip (Culture and Society) |
3 | Year 3 Summer Session |
| (e) Research Component Courses | ||
| CHES3500 Research Methods | 3 | Year 4 Term 1 |
| CHES4500 Thesis Research Paper | 3 | Year 4 Term 2 |
| (f) Elective Courses | 30 | Year 1 Term 2 – Year 4 |
| No. of Units | 66 | |
* Including CHES1101 China in Global Perspectives pre-assigned
** Introduction to Chinese Studies CHES1000.
*** CCS Students are required to take 12 units of stream courses from either “International Stream (IS)” or “Chinese Native Stream (CNSS),” depending on the student’s level of Chinese language proficiency.
Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27
Applicable to students admitted in 2025-26
Applicable to students admitted in 2024-25
Applicable to students admitted in 2023-24
Applicable to students admitted in 2022-23