Consultation Sessions and Events
Online Information Seminars for Communication and Asian Studies (with Japanese units) Programmes
Come to talk to our programme leaders to know more about these programmes, admissions requirements and learning schedule.
Information Seminars
| Date | Time | Online Consultation (By Appointment) |
| 21 March 2020 (Saturday) | 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | |
| 28 March 2020 (Saturday) | 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Featured Programmes
Bachelor of Arts - Communication and Media Studies major
文學士 - 傳播與媒體
(September 2020 Intake, 2 years duration)
Communication and Media Studies is one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving areas of study in today’s media-driven world. This programme provides students with practical communication and digital media skills, along with essential theoretical knowledge, to help them engage with and develop a critical understanding of complex media environments. What we know of the world and how we act in it is critically related to our use of communication technologies, from language to screen, and from text to social networks. This programme also includes training in the use of the latest digital multimedia technology.
Programme Highlights
- The QS World University Rankings 2020 places UWA at 86th internationally, among the World’s Top 100 with HKU, HKUST and CUHK;
- UWA professors will fly over to Hong Kong and deliver key lectures on how media and communication work, how to write for local and specific audiences, and how media produce particular socio-cultural effects;
- On campus transfer opportunity is available for students to finish their final year in Perth with all HK credits being counted towards the qualification.
Bachelor of Arts - Asian Studies major (Japanese units included)
文學士 - 亞洲研究
(September 2020 Intake, 2 years duration)
This programme provides knowledge and a solid basis for critically understanding the great diversity of cultures, societies and political systems of Asia, including China, Japan, Korea and Indonesia. It explores the impacts of the great religious and philosophical traditions of the region such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam, and investigates the dramatic changes colonialism, revolutions and modernisation have brought to the region. Students will also study the Japanese language in the programme.
Programme Highlights
- This programme is taught by UWA professors who speak Asian languages and bring to their teaching a passion and deep understanding of Asian societies;
- A series of Japanese language components is taught by native Japanese instructors. The curriculum is designed to cater for beginners who have no background in the language;
- Unit topics covering Asian cultures and societies with a focus on China, Japan and Korea which prepare students for developing a career in this world's fastest-growing region;
- On campus transfer opportunity is available for students to finish their final year in Perth, with all HK credits being counted towards the qualification.
These are an exempted courses under the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance. It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which these courses may lead.
Enquiries Ms. Stefanie Au E: ug.comm@hkuspace.hku.hkback
T: 2910 7613