香港大學中文學院成立於1927年，九十多年以來，我們以傳承國粹、貫通中西文化為辦學宗旨，歷經幾代學者的辛勤開墾耕耘，建立起深厚的學術傳統和學科規模，成為具有國際影響的漢語言文學、歷史、翻譯的重要教研機構。中文學院目前由學院本部、中文增補課程及漢語中心三部分組成。

學院本部開設的學士課程包括中國語言文學、中國歷史文化、中英翻譯共四種主修及副修課程。中國語言文學課程分為語言和文學兩類，前者重在從語言學的角度學習和研究漢語，後者研習文學理論、寫作、中國古代和現代文學作品以及中國文學史的發展脈絡。中國歷史文化課程含斷代史、宗教史、思想史、教育史、交通史、華僑史、近代史、科技史等，目的在指導學生學習與研究中國歷史文化，培養史學人才。中英翻譯課程內容包括翻譯理論、語文研究、譯文評析、翻譯實習等課題。最近我們更增設“香港研究”課程，內容包括香港文學、文化和歷史，期待深入理解和探討這一相對較新的人文領域。

本院的研究生課程分修課式和研究式兩類。我們開設的中國語言文學、中國歷史研究、翻譯學等三種修課式碩士課程，廣受現職教師和社會人士歡迎。至於論文式碩士和博士課程，則全日制、兼讀制兼備，並設有獎學金；課程內容涵蓋全面，惟名額有限，競爭相當激烈。此外，我們某些專業也提供博士後位置，供具有研究潛力的年輕學者從事進一步的研究工作。

中文增補課程提供全校必修的實用中文課程。內容包括漢語知識、溝通技巧和各類文書寫作方法。課程設計以學習效果為本，強調學生主動探索及研習。教學上加強專業寫作訓練，更多地採用電子平台和引入普通話元素，並將繼續與各對應院系商議協作，務求令課程內容更切合同學需要。

漢語中心主要提供普通話及廣州話課程。我們開設了一至八級的漢語課程，廣州話初、中級課程，以及各種中國文化課程，以供國際學生選修。中文證書課程為二年制密集式語文訓練課程，主要供外籍人士修讀。此外，漢語中心也提供不同種類、不同程度的本科生普通話課程，供同學選讀。

注重學術研究是中文學院的優秀傳統，我們視研究為辦學的生命。學院師資力量雄厚，人才輩出，研究基金充足，在各個研究領域都具有不可忽視的實力，中英文出版物眾多，成果斐然。學院每年都大量地主持或參與國際學術交流活動，定期召開國際學術研討會，定期出版具有國際影響的學術期刊《東方文化》。我們的目標在於從事具有最前沿的學術視角而又是扎根於最牢固的實證基礎上的關於中國文史與翻譯的研究，充分利用香港作為東西方碰撞和交融的焦點位置，培養有關方面的尖端研究人才，推動中西學術深層交流，百尺竿頭更進一步。

Any publication based on work approved for a higher degree should contain a reference to the effect that the work was submitted to the University of Hong Kong for the award of the degree. The degree of Master of Arts (MA) is a postgraduate degree awarded for the satisfactory completion of a prescribed course of study in one of the following fields: Art History; Chinese Historical Studies; Chinese Language and Literature; Creative Communications; English Studies; Hong Kong History; Linguistics; Literary and Cultural Studies; and Translation. These fields of study will not necessarily be offered every year.

 

Period of study (a) The curriculum shall normally extend (i) in the field of Art History, over one academic year of full-time study, with a maximum period of registration of two academic years; (ii) in the fields of Chinese Historical Studies, Chinese Language and Literature, and Translation, over two academic years of part-time study, with a maximum period of registration of four academic years; (iii) in the fields of English Studies, Hong Kong History, and Literary and Cultural Studies, over one academic year of full-time study or two academic years of part-time study, with a maximum period of registration of two academic years of full-time study or three academic years of part-time study; and (iv) in the fields of Creative Communications and Linguistics, over one academic year of full-time study, with a maximum period of registration of two academic years. (b) Candidates shall not be permitted to extend their studies beyond the maximum period of registration specified in MA 4(a), unless otherwise permitted or required by the Board of the Faculty. 

 

  

Core Courses CHIN6007. 

Imperial China: Thematic Studies (6 credits) This course examines the political development of successive dynasties and their significance in the overall context of Chinese history. Major institutional establishments and cultural achievements of different historical periods will also be discussed. 

 

CHIN6008. Republican and Communist China: Thematic Studies (6 credits) This course examines the political, social and economic development of China in the twentieth century. Special attention is given to the themes of nationalism, revolution and modernization. It aims to show how present-day China has evolved from its recent past.

 

CHIN7005. New Approaches to Chinese History (6 credits) This course attempts to explore the new research approaches and trends in Chinese history studies, especially after the rise of the “China-centered” approach in the US in the 1980s. Apart from assessing the academic achievements of the mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, East Asia and the West, it also evaluates the roles and limitations of social theories and methods in Chinese historical studies. Scholars with different research interests and expertise will be invited to share their experience with the students in the lectures. 

 

CHIN7006. An Introduction to Documentary Sources in Chinese (6 credits) This course will appeal not only to students majoring in Chinese history but to students looking to incorporate Chinese sources into their research. Both academic knowledge and practical skills are emphasized across the course curriculum. The academic knowledge imparted ranges from explanations of the classification and circulation of traditional Chinese documents to an introduction to the ideas of noted bibliographers, the special features of major overseas Chinese collections and the latest research output on documentary sources in Chinese published by foreign scholars. In addition to demonstrating how to search different kinds of documentary resources, including Internet resources, the practical skills delivered include the ability to read primary historical documents. Students are also presented with case studies elaborating the use of documentary sources in pursuit of historical research.

 

CHIN7007. An Introduction to Archival Sources in Chinese (6 credits) This course is designed to introduce students to the special features of archival sources in Chinese, and enable them to progress to a higher level of proficiency in undertaking Chinese historical studies. Both academic knowledge and practical use of these sources are emphasized across the course curriculum. The course starts with an introduction to the types, compilation and collection of archival sources in Chinese, and then assesses the experience of noted historians in using archival treasures for academic research and analyzes the construction of pre-modern to contemporary Chinese history through these sources, before concluding with a review of archival research in Hong Kong studies. It will demonstrate how to search the major archival collections deposited in local, national and overseas institutions and guide students in reading primary archival documents. Case studies elaborating the use of these sources in pursuit of historical research will also be provided.