Curriculum
The Global and Area Studies major offers a flexible and interdisciplinary structure designed to develop global awareness, regional expertise, and strong language skills.
Two academic pathways:
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Cultures & Societies Stream: Focus on regional studies with intermediate language proficiency.
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Language Intensive Stream: Deep language immersion paired with regional and global themes.
Program Requirements:
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Prerequisites: 1 regional + 2 language courses (18 credits)
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Core: Methods, advanced language & experiential learning (30 credits)
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Capstone: Research, internship or directed study (6 credits)
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Electives: Tailored to chosen stream (18–24 credits)
Syllabus
Study Card
Leaflet
Regional and Disciplinary Concentrations
Regional Concentrations
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North America
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Latin America
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Europe
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Africa
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Asia
Disciplinary Concentrations
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Cultural Studies
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History
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Politics and International Relations
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Economics
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Literary Studies
Language Concentrations
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Arabic
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French
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German
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Italian
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Japanese
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Korean
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Portuguese
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Russian
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Spanish
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Swedish
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Turkish
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Thai
Achieve a level of B1 and gain crucial communication skills to access other cultures and their music, popular culture and literature.
Language Concentrations
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Arabic
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French
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German
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Italian
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Japanese
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Korean
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Portuguese
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Russian
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Spanish
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Swedish
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Thai
Achieve a level of B1 and gain crucial communication skills to access other cultures and their music, popular culture and literature.
Contact us
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
The University of Hong Kong
General Office:
5.01 Run Run Shaw Tower,
Centennial Campus,
The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
