Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in
Convergent Media and Communication Technology
Programme Structure
Based on a unique “Liberal + Professional” education model, the BA (Honours) in Convergent Media and Communication Technology is a 4-year bachelor’s degree programme which requires students to complete a total of 120 credits from a well-balanced curriculum, consisting of Major Studies modules, Common Core modules, Business Education modules and Elective modules.
(For the Cohort of Admission to Year 1 in 2021-22 and after)
Year 1
Common Core Curriculum
General Education
GEN1000 Perspectives on General Education
GE Cluster Elective x 1#
English
ENG1001 University English (I)
ENG1002 University English (II)
Chinese
CHN1000 Freshman Chinese
IT Skills
COM1000 Contemporary Information Technologies
Business Education
MGT1002 Principles of Management
Major Studies
Multimedia Communication Technology
CMT1001 Introduction to Multimedia
CMT1002 Introduction to Internet and Programming
Digital Media Production
CMT1003 Digital Photography
CMT1004 Sound Recording
Communication Methodology
BJC1011 Introduction to Journalism and Communication
# Students must complete one module from each of the four Clusters and complete any two modules from the Clusters as GE Electives.
Year 2
Common Core Curriculum
General Education
GE Cluster Elective x 1#
English
ENG2001 English for Academic Purposes
Chinese
CHN1002 Chinese Literature Appreciation
CHN2001 Applied Putonghua
Quantitative Methods
AMS2340 Introduction to Social Statistics
Business Education
BUS2001 Principles of Marketing
Major Studies
Multimedia Communication Technology
CMT2002 Communication Protocols for Multimedia
Digital Media Production
CMT2001 Visual Effects and Animation
CMT2003 Digital Videography
Communication Methodology
BJC1001 News Reporting and Media Writing in Chinese
BJC2002 Communication Theories
# Students must complete one module from each of the four Clusters and complete any two modules from the Clusters as GE Electives.
Year 3
Common Core Curriculum
General Education
GE Cluster x 2#
English
ENG2002 English for Professional Communication
Major Studies
Multimedia Communication Technology
CMT3001 Interactive Web Service Technology
CMT3002 Mobile Platform Technologies
Digital Media Production
CMT3003 Desktop Design and Publishing
Communication Methodology
CMT3004 Social Media Communication
CMT3005 Multichannel Storytelling
Major Elective
Major Elective x1*
Free Elective
Free Elective x1
# Students must complete one module from each of the four Clusters and complete any two modules from the Clusters as GE Electives.
* To be chosen from the list of BA-CMCT major electives
Year 4
Common Core Curriculum
General Education
GE Cluster x 2#
Major Studies
Multimedia Communication Technology
CMT4004 Converged Communications
Digital Media Production
CMT4002 Web-media Production
Communication Methodology
BJC3002 Media Law and Ethics
Major Electives
Major Elective x2*
Free Electives
Free Elective x1
# Students must complete one module from each of the four Clusters and complete any two modules from the Clusters as GE Electives.
* To be chosen from the list of BA-CMCT major electives