Project Description
Creative Writing and Film Arts, BA (Hons)
Students have to obtain a total of 160 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 160 credits:
- 120 credits of compulsory core courses;
- 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 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:
- 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 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:
- 95 credits of compulsory core courses;
- 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 | 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:
- 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 | 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 |