Project Description

Creative Writing and Film Arts, BA (Hons)

Programme Outline
Aims
Learning Outcome
Programme Structure
Career Prospects
Programme Website
Admission
Programme Team

Programme Outline

Programme Title BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film Arts
Programme code JSSU12 (For JUPAS)

BAHCWFAJ1 (For Non-JUPAS Year 1 Entry)

BAHCWFAJS (For Non-JUPAS Senior Year Entry)
Mode of Study Full Time
Number of Credits 160 credits (4 Year Curriculum)

80~120 (Senior year Curriculum)
Normal Period of Study 4 years (4 Year Curriculum)

2~3 years (Senior year Curriculum)
SSSDP Yes

Aims

The programme aims to offer education and training in film studies, script writing, and film and media production with a focus on critical thinking and creative writing. Upon graduation, students will have the knowledge to appreciate and produce critiques on film and literature of different genres. Students will acquire the skills to write in different genres (such as fiction, screen writing, play writing, and film criticism). Furthermore, students will learn to express their ideas in digital video shooting and master the techniques in film and video production. Various areas of knowledge and skills of media writing and production are also covered in the curriculum; these include advertisement, television production, drama, news reporting and editing, etc. The programme aims to foster talents for a new era of creative industries, which is burgeoning not only in Hong Kong but also in mainland China.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon completion of the programme, students should be able to:

(a) Master the skills in novel writing, screen writing and film criticism;
(b) Produce critiques on creative writings of different genres;
(c) Put into practice the knowledge learned in the history, theory and aesthetics of world cinema; and
(d) Master the techniques and skills in film and video production.

Programme Structure

Students have to obtain a total of 160 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 160 credits:

  1. 120 credits of compulsory core courses;
  2. 10 credits of outside discipline courses;
  3. 10 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
  4. 20 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 160 credits, not more than 40 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 1
CCA A100BF Introduction to Film Art 5
CCA A104BF Introduction to Writing 5
CCA A201BF World Cinema 5
CCA A206BF Genres of Drama 5
CCA A208BF Media Production Skills 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 2
CCA A200CF Literary Writing and Visual Culture 5
CCA A207CF The Art and Culture of Chinese-language Cinemas 5
CCA A209BF The Art of Film Postproduction 5
CCA A301BF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A307BF Concepts of Art Direction and Set Design 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 3
CCA A203BF Studies on Film Directors 5
CCA A204BF Reading and Writing Stories 5
CCA A300BF Writing for the Screen 10
CCA A302BF Film Theories 5
CCA A351BF Film and Literature 5
CCA A357BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film 5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5
Year 4
CCA A304BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Advertisement 5
CCA A305BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Television 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353BF Film, Music and Lyrics 5
CCA A356BF Masterpieces in Literature 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film  10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5

Students have to obtain a total of 160 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 160 credits:

  1. 115 credits of compulsory core courses;
  2. 5 credits of elective course;
  3. 10 credits of outside discipline courses;
  4. 10 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
  5. 20 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 160 credits, not more than 40 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 1
CCA A100BF Introduction to Film Art 5
CCA A104BF Introduction to Writing 5
CCA A201BF World Cinema 5
CCA A206BF Genres of Drama 5
CCA A208BF Media Production Skills 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 2
CCA A200CF Literary Writing and Visual Culture 5
CCA A207CF The Art and Culture of Chinese-language Cinemas 5
CCA A209BF The Art of Film Postproduction 5
CCA A301BF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A307BF Concepts of Art Direction and Set Design 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 3
CCA A203BF Studies on Film Directors 5
CCA A204BF Reading and Writing Stories 5
CCA A300BF Writing for the Screen 5
CCA A302BF Film Theories 5
CCA A351BF Film and Literature 5
CCA A357BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film 5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5
5 credits of Elective courses 5
Year 4
CCA A305BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Television 5
CCA A306BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Documentary 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353BF Film, Music and Lyrics 5
CCA A356BF Masterpieces in Literature 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film  10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5

Applicable to students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter:

Students have to obtain a total of 160 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 160 credits:

  • 115 credits of compulsory core courses;
  • 5 credits of elective course;
  • 10 credits of outside discipline courses;
  • 10 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
  • 20 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 160 credits, not more than 40 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 1
CCA A100CF Introduction to Film Art 5
CCA A104CF Becoming a Writer: From Appreciation to Practices 5
CCA A201CF New Waves of Cinema 5
CCA A206CF The Art of Drama: From Text to Stage 5
CCA A208BF Media Production Skills 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 2
CCA A200CF Visual Culture: Transmedia Writing Workshop 5
CCA A207CF Sinophone Cinema 5
CCA A209BF The Art of Film Postproduction 5
CCA A301CF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A307CF Vision of Art Direction 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 3
CCA A203CF Studies of Film Masters 5
CCA A204CF Fiction Writing: From Modernism to Postmodernism 5
CCA A300CF Writing for the Screen: Aesthetics and Practice 5
CCA A302CF Reading Films: Theory and Practice 5
CCA A351CF Transmedial Adaptation for Moving Images 5
CCA A357BF Short Film Production 5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5
5 credits of Elective courses 5
Year 4
CCA A305CF Variety Shows: From TV to Online Media 5
CCA A306CF Witness of the truth: The Craftsmanship on Documentary 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353CF Film, Music and Song Lyrics 5
CCA A356CF Studies of Literary Masters 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project 10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5

Year 2 entry

Applicable to students admitted in 2018-19 and before:

Students have to obtain a total of 120 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 120 credits:

  1. 95 credits of compulsory core courses;
  2. 10 credits of outside discipline courses;
  3. 5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
  4. 10 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 120 credits, not more than 20 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 2 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF Literary Writing and Visual Culture 5
CCA A207CF The Art and Culture of Chinese-language Cinemas 5
CCA A209BF The Art of Film Postproduction 5
CCA A301BF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A307BF Concepts of Art Direction and Set Design 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203BF Studies on Film Directors 5
CCA A204BF Reading and Writing Stories 5
CCA A300BF Writing for the Screen 10
CCA A302BF Film Theories 5
CCA A351BF Film and Literature 5
CCA A357BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film 5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5
Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A304BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Advertisement 5
CCA A305BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Television 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353BF Film, Music and Lyrics 5
CCA A356BF Masterpieces in Literature 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film  10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5

Year 2 entry

Applicable to students admitted in 2019-20, 2020-2021 & 2021-2022:

Students have to obtain a total of 120 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 120 credits:

  1. 90 credits of compulsory core courses;
  2. 5 credits of elective course;
  3. 10 credits of outside discipline courses;
  4. 5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
  5. 10 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 120 credits, not more than 20 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 2 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF Literary Writing and Visual Culture 5
CCA A207CF The Art and Culture of Chinese-language Cinemas 5
CCA A209BF The Art of Film Postproduction 5
CCA A301BF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A307BF Concepts of Art Direction and Set Design 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203BF Studies on Film Directors 5
CCA A204BF Reading and Writing Stories 5
CCA A300BF Writing for the Screen 5
CCA A302BF Film Theories 5
CCA A351BF Film and Literature 5
CCA A357BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film 5
5 credits of Elective courses 5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5
Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A305BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Television 5
CCA A306BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Documentary 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353BF Film, Music and Lyrics 5
CCA A356BF Masterpieces in Literature 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film  10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5

Year 2 entry

Applicable to students admitted in 2022-2023 and thereafter:

Students have to obtain a total of 120 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 120 credits:

  • 90 credits of compulsory core courses;
  • 5 credits of elective course;
  • 10 credits of outside discipline courses;
  • 5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
  • 10 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 120 credits, not more than 20 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 2 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF Visual Culture: Transmedia Writing Workshop 5
CCA A207CF Sinophone Cinema 5
CCA A209BF The Art of Film Postproduction 5
CCA A301CF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A307CF Vision of Art Direction 5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses 5
10 credits of General Education courses 10
Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203CF Studies of Film Masters 5
CCA A204CF Fiction Writing: From Modernism to Postmodernism 5
CCA A300CF Writing for the Screen: Aesthetics and Practice 5
CCA A302CF Reading Films: Theory and Practice 5
CCA A351CF Transmedial Adaptation for Moving Images 5
CCA A357BF Short Film Production 5
5 credits of Elective courses 5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5
Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A305CF Variety Shows: From TV to Online Media 5
CCA A306CF Witness of the truth: The Craftsmanship on Documentary 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353CF Film, Music and Song Lyrics 5
CCA A356CF Studies of Literary Masters 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project 10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses 5

Year 3 entry

Applicable to students admitted in 2019-20 and before:

Students have to obtain a total of 80 credits of compulsory core courses.

Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203BF Studies on Film Directors 5
CCA A204BF Reading and Writing Stories 5
CCA A300BF Writing for the Screen 10
CCA A301BF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A302BF Film Theories 5
CCA A351BF Film and Literature 5
CCA A357BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film 5
Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF Literary Writing and Visual Culture 5
CCA A304BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Advertisement 5
CCA A305BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Television 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353BF Film, Music and Lyrics 5
CCA A356BF Masterpieces in Literature 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film  10

Year 3 entry 

Applicable to students admitted in 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23:

Students have to obtain a total of 80 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 80 credits:
1. 75 credits of compulsory core courses; and
2. 5 credits of elective course.

Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203BF Studies on Film Directors 5
CCA A204BF Reading and Writing Stories 5
CCA A300BF Writing for the Screen 5
CCA A301BF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A302BF Film Theories 5
CCA A351BF Film and Literature 5
CCA A357BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film 5
5 credits of Elective courses 5
Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF Literary Writing and Visual Culture 5
CCA A305BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Television 5
CCA A306BF Digital Video Production Workshop: Documentary 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353BF Film, Music and Lyrics 5
CCA A356BF Masterpieces in Literature 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film  10

Year 3 entry 

Applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 and thereafter:

Students have to obtain a total of 80 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 80 credits:

  • 75 credits of compulsory core courses; and
  • 5 credits of elective course.
Course Code Course Title Credits
Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203CF Studies of Film Masters 5
CCA A204CF Fiction Writing: From Modernism to Postmodernism 5
CCA A300CF Writing for the Screen: Aesthetics and Practice 5
CCA A301CF Creative Writing Workshop 5
CCA A302CF Reading Films: Theory and Practice 5
CCA A351CF Transmedial Adaptation for Moving Images 5
CCA A357BF Short Film Production 5
5 credits of Elective courses 5
Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF Visual Culture: Transmedia Writing Workshop 5
CCA A305CF Variety Shows: From TV to Online Media 5
CCA A306CF Witness of the truth: The Craftsmanship on Documentary 5
CCA A352CF Writing Radio Play 5
CCA A353CF Film, Music and Song Lyrics 5
CCA A356CF Studies of Literary Masters 5
CCA A400BF Honours Project 10
Elective courses, such as:
CCA A308CF Media Writing and Editing 5
CCA A309BF Sound Production for Film and TV 5
General Education courses, such as:
GEN B167CF Investment Fundamentals 5
GEN B201CF Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Practising the Fundamentals 5
GEN E142CF Chinese: From Language to Culture 5
GEN E242F Society and Interpersonal Relationships 5
GEN S109F Environment and Health 5
GEN S234F The Scientific Basis of Food and Health 5
English Language Enhancement Courses, such as:
ENGL A102F Classic American Films 5
ENGL A104F World Englishes and Cultures 5
ENGL A105F Hong Kong Literature in English 5
ENGL A106F English in Media and Popular Culture 5
ENGL A132F Introduction to English Drama and Poetry 5
ENGL A203F Hitchcock Films 5
ENGL A231F English Literature in the Modern World 5
Outside Discipline courses, such as:
CHIN A275CF Classical Chinese Shi Poetry  5
CHIN A276CF Classical Chinese Ci Poetry  5
CHIN A353CF Writing for Multi-media  5
CHIN A356CF Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature 5
CHIN A365CF Selected Topics in Contemporary Chinese Literature 5
CHIN A367CF Readings in Modern & Contemporary Chinese Essay 5
TRAN A261CF Introduction to Translation (English-Chinese) 5
TRAN A271CF Introduction to Translation (Chinese-English) 5
TRAN A365CF Translation for the Media 5

Career and Further Studies

Career Prospects

Students in this programme will receive an in-depth education and holistic training in both creative writing and film arts. Key areas of study and training are:

  • History, theory and aesthetics in creative writing and film arts;
  • Critical and creative thinking;
  • Presentation and storytelling skills;
  • Creative and professional writing skills; and
  • Film production and postproduction techniques.

Further Studies

Opportunities for postgraduate studies in film studies, film production, literature, design, media, or related fields such as performance studies and communication, are available in Hong Kong and abroad.

Programme website

For further information, please visit the programme website
http://cwfa.hkmu.edu.hk

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to this programme, students shall have to satisfy the General Admission Requirements set by the Open University of Hong Kong and the specific requirements of the programme.

Interview

There will be an admission interview for selected students who have satisfied the general admission requirements. In the interview, students will have to demonstrate ability in both the Chinese and English languages, creative thinking, basic knowledge and interest in literature, film and writing.

For Senior Entry, please refer to Senior Entry Requirement and Non-JUPAS Local Application Procedures

Programme Team