The Department is the oldest academic unit at CUHK. The Department offers diversified programmes including the undergraduate programme, MA, MPhil, and PhD. The University Core courses of Chinese are also offered by the Department which aim at laying a solid Chinese language foundation for undergraduate students. There has been a clear position of the Department that sets a foothold in Asia with a global vision. We also aim at combining tradition with modernity, promoting traditional culture while also keeping pace with the progress of our times.
The Division of Chinese Language and Literature offers diversified programmes leading to such higher degrees as MPhil and PhD. The areas of research studies include Chinese Linguistics, Classical Chinese Texts, Classical Chinese Literature and Modern Chinese Literature.
Postgraduate Research Programme —— PhD
The University Chinese Courses are offered by the Department of Chinese Language and Literature which aim at laying a solid Chinese language foundation for students. The courses cultivating students’ language awareness alongside their observation and critical thinking ablilities in order to provide comprehensive and practical Chinese teaching on fundamental language and literary knowledge.