The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Arts is the arts faculty of the

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History

It was founded in 1963. One of the Arts Faculty's first generation of graduates, Dr.

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, a student of

Qian Mu Ch'ien Mu or Qian Mu (; 30 July 1895 – 30 August 1990) was a Chinese historian, philosopher and writer. He is considered to be one of the greatest historians and philosophers of 20th-century China. Ch'ien, together with Lü Simian, Chen Yin ...

, and a former pro-vice Chancellor of the university is a well-known historian and a recipient of the John W. Kluge Prize for his lifetime achievement in the humanities.

Degrees offered

The Faculty offers both undergraduate and postgraduate level degree programmes.

Undergraduate

* Anthropology * Chinese Language and Literature * Cultural Management * Cultural Studies * English * Fine Arts * History * Japanese Studies * Linguistics * Music * Philosophy * Religious Studies * Theology * Translation In addition, the faculty also offers the following programmes to students: * BA (Translation) and JD: A double-degree programme, where JD is a postgraduate degree, jointly offered with the Faculty of Law. * LLB and BA (Translation): A double-degree programme, jointly offered with the Faculty of Law. * BA (Chinese Language and Literature) and BEd (Chinese Language Education): A co-terminal double-degree programme, jointly offered with the Faculty of Education. * BA (English Studies) and BEd (English Language Education): A co-terminal double-degree programme, jointly offered with the Faculty of Education.

Postgraduate

Research (Doctor/Master) * Anthropology * Chinese Language and Literature * Cultural Studies * Applied English Linguistics * Literary Studies * Fine Arts (Master only) * History of Chinese Art * History * Japanese Studies (Master only) * Linguistics * Music * Philosophy * Religious Studies * Translation Taught (Master) * Anthropology * Anthropology of Chinese Societies * Chinese Language and Literature * Intercultural Studies * Cultural Management * Visual Culture Studies * Applied English Linguistics * Fine Arts * Comparative and Public History * Japanese Language and Teaching * Linguistics * Chinese Linguistics and Language Acquisition * Music * Philosophy * Religious Studies * Christian Studies * Divinity * Theological Studies * Translation * Computer-Aided Translation Taught (Postgraduate Diploma) * Cultural Anthropology * Chinese Language and Literature

Honorary professors

* The current Dean of the Faculty of Arts: Professor Leung Yuen Sang * Associate Dean of Arts (Student Affairs): Professor Cheng Chung Yi * Associate Dean of Arts (Education): Professor Lai Pan Chiu * Associate Dean of Arts (Research): Professor Thomas Lee Hun Tak * Sin Wai Kin Professor of Chinese Culture: Professor

Leo Ou Fan Lee Leo Ou-fan Lee (; born 10 October 1942) is a Taiwanese commentator and author who was elected Fellow of Academia Sinica in 2002. Lee also was a professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Princeton University, Indiana University, University of ...

* Wei Lun Professor of Humanities: Professor

Pai Hsien-yung Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai ( zh, c=白先勇, poj=Pe̍h Sian-ióng, p=Bái Xiānyǒng, w=Pai Hsien-yung; born July 11, 1937) is a Taiwanese writer who has been described as a "melancholy pioneer". He was born in Guilin, Guangxi at the cusp of the Se ...

* Professor of Humanities: Professor Zhao Zhenkai (

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)

Campus

The headquarters of the Faculty of Arts is at the Fung King Hey Building located in The

References

External links

the Faculty of Arts of CUHK
Official website {{Chinese University of Hong Kong Universities and colleges established in 1963 Chinese University of Hong Kong 1963 establishments in Hong Kong