Course Code Course Title Course

Co-ordinator
Venue
Scientific & Technological Literacy
CCST9002 Quantitative Literacy in Science, Technology and
Society
Dr. I.A.C. Mok Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT1
CCST9003 Everyday Computing and the Internet Professor R.Y.K. Kwok Sat 10:30 - 12:20 CBA
CCST9005 Science and Health: The Ever-changing
Challenges and Solutions
Dr. V.H.F. Lee Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CYPP4
CCST9009 Living with Stem Cells Dr. M.H. Sham Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MB217
CCST9011 Biotechnology Science and Impacts Professor F.C.C. Leung Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CYPP2
CCST9014 Science and Music Professor H.F. Chau Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CYPP2
CCST9017 Hidden Order in Daily Life: A Mathematical
Perspective (Section A)
Dr. T.W. Ng Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CYPP3
Hidden Order in Daily Life: A Mathematical
Perspective (Section B)
Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CYPP3
CCST9019 Understanding Climate Change Dr. Z.H. Liu Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CYPP4
CCST9025 Genetics and Human Nature Professor P.C. Sham Wed 14:30 - 16:20 KB726
CCST9026 Scientific Revolutions and their Impact on Modern
Societies
Professor K.S. Cheng Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CYPP2
CCST9027* The Science of Irrational Thinking (Section A) Dr. J.A. Saunders Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT4
CCST9028 Science and Technology: Facts and Fallacies Professor A.B. Djurisic Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CYCP1
CCST9029 Cyberspace Crime: Technology and Ethics Dr. K.P. Chow Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CBA
CCST9030* Forensic Science: Unmasking Evidence,
Mysteries and Crimes (Section A)
Professor D.L. Phillips Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT1
CCST9032 "Intelligent" Architecture and Sustainability Mr. R.J.C. Garcia Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT2
CCST9033 Left Brain, Right Brain: Science and Myth Dr. J.H.W. Hsiao Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CBA
CCST9035 Making Sense of Science-related Social Issues Dr. A.S.L. Wong Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT4
CCST9038 Science and Science Fiction Professor A.B. Djurisic Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CYCP1
CCST9042 The World of Waves Professor K.W. Chow Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CBA
CCST9046 The Science of the Mind-body-health Relationship Dr. H.S. El-Nezami Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MB201
CCST9047 The Age of Big Data Dr. R.C.K. Cheng Wed 16:30 - 18:20 LE1
Humanities
CCHU9003 Making History: Engaging with the Powerful Past Dr. D.M. Pomfret Wed 12:30 - 14:20 LE4
CCHU9005 Food and Values (Section A) Dr. J.Y.F. Lau Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-3.28
Food and Values (Section B) Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-3.28
CCHU9007 Sexuality and Gender: Diversity and Society
(Section A)
Professor S.J. Andrews Wed 17:00 - 18:50 KB726
Sexuality and Gender: Diversity and Society
(Section B)
Sat 11:00 - 12:50 KB223
CCHU9009 Moral Controversies in Contemporary Society Dr. J. Gledhill Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT5
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Venue Time
CCHU9011 Social Divisions in Contemporary Societies Dr. S.S.K. Tse Wed 14:30 - 16:20 LE1
CCHU9013 Cultural Heritages in the Contemporary World Dr. K.E. Kuah-Pearce Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.09
CCHU9015 Sex and Intimacy in Modern Times Dr. T.S.K. Kong Wed 14:30 - 16:20 LE5
CCHU9017 Stages of Life: Scientific Fact or Social Fiction? Dr. A.M. Lee Wed 14:30 - 16:20 LE4
CCHU9018 Art and Ideas: East and West Dr. R.L. Hammers Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT2
CCHU9021* Critical Thinking in Contemporary Society
(Section A)
Dr. J.E. Wolff Wed 12:30 - 14:20 RHT
Critical Thinking in Contemporary Society
(Section B)
Wed 14:30 - 16:20 RHT
CCHU9022 Journey into Madness: Conceptions of Mental
Health and Mental Illness
Dr. P.W.C. Wong Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-3.28
CCHU9023 Shaping the Landscape: A Quest for Harmony
between Nature and the City
Ms. V.W.S. Mak Wed 12:30 - 14:20 KB419
CCHU9024 The Last Dance: Understanding Death and Dying Professor C.L.W. Chan Wed 16:30 - 18:20 KB419
CCHU9026 Cultures of War: Making Sense of the Human
Fighting Instinct
Dr. U. Ansaldo Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.09
CCHU9028 Happy Endings: How a Text Ends Professor E.Y.L. Ho Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MB167
CCHU9033 Countries of the Mind: Texts that Shape the
Environment
Dr. P. Smethurst Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.10
CCHU9034 Metropolitan Visions: Modernity, Architecture and
the City
Ms. E.M.F. Seng Wed 12:30 - 14:20 LE5
CCHU9037 Street Sense: The City and its Environment Ms. T.Y.C. Kee Wed 14:30 - 16:20 LE2
CCHU9039 Sexuality and Culture Professor S.J. Andrews Wed 12:00 - 13:50 KB726
CCHU9042 Human Language: Nature or Nurture? Dr. O.S.C. Lam Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MB167
CCHU9043 "Thinking" Women: Their Oppression and
Resistance
Dr. S.J. Aiston Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MB217
CCHU9044 Creative Arts as a Way of Knowing Dr. R.T.H. Ho Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.08
CCHU9045* Vision: The Science and Art of Perception
(Section A)
Professor D.S.H. Wong Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CYPP4
Global Issues
CCGL9001* Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens
(Section A)
Dr. A. Magnan-Park Wed 14:30 - 16:20 KB223
CCGL9002* Hong Kong Culture in the Context of Globalization
(Section A)
Dr. M.M. Szeto Sat 10:30 - 12:20 CPD-3.28
CCGL9003 Contagions: Global Histories of Disease Dr. R.S. Peckham Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.08
CCGL9004 Governance and Democracy in the Age of
Globalization
Dr. C.R. Vogt Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.08
CCGL9005 Poverty, Development, and the Next Generation:
Challenges for a Global World
Dr. C.R. Lykins Wed 12:30 - 14:20 LE1
CCGL9008 Cybersocieties: Understanding Technology as
Global Change
Dr. M.C. Adorjan Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.18
CCGL9009 Local Cultures and Global Markets Professor T.L. Lui Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.18
CCGL9011* Media in the Age of Globalization (Section A) Professor Y.Y. Chan Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CYPP3
CCGL9014 Thinking about Global Ethics Dr. U.B. Steinhoff Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.07
CCGL9015 Globalization and Migration Dr. A.S.C. Sim Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-3.04
CCGL9016 Feeding the World Professor H. Corke Sat 10:30 - 12:20 LE5
CCGL9020 Environment, Globalization, and the Law Professor B.F.C. Hsu Wed 12:30 - 14:20 KB223
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Co-ordinator
Venue Time
CCGL9025 The Political Economy of Growth and Poverty in
the World
Professor R.Y.C. Wong Sat 08:30 - 10:20 KKLG109
CCGL9026 Think Global, Act Local: You, Hong Kong, and the
World
Professor B.S. Tang Wed 14:30 - 16:20 KB419
CCGL9027 Criminal Organizations, Clandestine Globalization
and the Illicit World Political Economy
Dr. V.E.L. Teo Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT7
CCGL9030 Understanding the Financial Crisis Dr. M.K.S. Tse Wed 12:30 - 14:20 KKLG109
CCGL9032* Rule of Law in a Globalizing World (Section A) Mr. B.Y.T. Tai Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-3.04
CCGL9033* Weapons of Mass Destruction: Science,
Proliferation and Terrorism (Section A)
Dr. K.H. Lemke Wed 14:30 - 16:20 KKLG109
CCGL9038 English as a Global Language in Asian Contexts Dr. L.L.S. Lim Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.07
CCGL9039 World Heritage and Us Professor D.P.Y. Lung Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT6
China: Culture, State & Society
CCCH9001 Chinese House and Garden: Architecture,
Landscape, and Material Culture
Professor W.J. Wang Wed 16:30 - 18:20 LE4
CCCH9003 Modernity and Traditional Chinese Thought Dr. S.F. Tang Wed 12:30 - 14:20 LE2
CCCH9004 Ideas and Images of the West in Late Imperial
China
Dr. G. Song Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-3.04
CCCH9006 China's Modernization in the East Asian Context Dr. V.E.L. Teo Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT7
CCCH9007* China in the Global Economy (Section A) Dr. Y.F. Luk Wed 16:30 - 18:20 KKLG109
CCCH9008 Hong Kong's Environment: Issues and Policies Dr. F.Y.S. Lee Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.07
CCCH9011 China's Rise and Asia's Future Dr. I.J. Sohn Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.10
CCCH9015 Population, Society and Sustainable Development
in Hong Kong
Professor P.S.F. Yip Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.18
CCCH9017 People, Propaganda and Profit: Understanding
Media in China
Dr. L.Y. Tang Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.09
CCCH9024 Following the Dao: Ways of Life in Chinese
Thought
Dr. D.P. Robins Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MB201
CCCH9027 Chinas Ethnic Groups: Cultural Assimilation or
Cultural Pluralism?
Professor G.A. Postiglione Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT5
CCCH9028 Hong Kong and Chinas Economic Development Dr. Y.F. Luk Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MB201
CCCH9029 Ideas and Practices of Healing in Traditional
China
Professor Z.J. Zhang Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT6
CCCH9030 Modernization and Constitutionalism in China Mr. B.Y.T. Tai Sat 10:30 - 12:20 CPD-3.04
CCCH9031 Property Rights, Built Heritage and Sustainable
Development in Hong Kong
Professor L.W.C. Lai Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MB217
CCCH9033 Sustainable Urban Development and Hong Kong Dr. R.C.K. Chan Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MWT4
CCCH9039 Curing the Chinese: Medicine and Society in
Modern China
Dr. X. Tian Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.10
CCCH9041 The Rule of Law in Contemporary China Professor B.F.C. Hsu Wed 16:30 - 18:20 KB223
* Will be offered in the first and second semesters
Building codes:
CB = Chow Yei Ching Building KK = K.K. Leung Building
CPD = Central Podium Levels (Centennial Campus) LE = Library Extension Building
CYC = Chong Yuet Ming Chemistry Building (P: Lecture Theatre) MB = Main Building
CYP = Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building (P: Lecture Theatre) MW = Meng Wah Complex (T: Lecture Theatre)
KB = Knowles Building RHT= Rayson Huang Theatre
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Course Code Course Title Course
Co-ordinator
Venue
Scientific & Technological Literacy
CCST9001 Life 2.0: Synthetic Biology and the Future
Bioeconomy
Dr. J.A. Tanner Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MB201
CCST9004 Appropriate Technology for the Developing World Professor L.G. Tham Sat 10:30 - 12:20 LE4
CCST9006 Biomedical Breakthroughs in a Pluralistic World Dr. S.Y.W. Shiu Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT6
CCST9008 Infectious Disease in a Changing World Dr. S.S.Y. Wong Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MWT5
CCST9010 The Science of Crime Investigation Dr. S.L. Beh Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT1
CCST9012 Our Place in the Universe Professor S. Kwok Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CYPP4
CCST9013 Our Living Environment Dr. S.C. Chang Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CYPP4
CCST9015 Electronic Technologies in Everyday Life Professor R.Y.K. Kwok Wed 16:30 - 18:20 LE4
CCST9016 Energy: Its Evolution and Environmental Impacts Dr. T.S.P. Feng Sat 10:30 - 12:20 LE5
CCST9018 Origin and Evolution of Life Dr. K.H. Lemke Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CYCP1
CCST9020 Sustainable Development of the Built
Environment
Dr. W. Pan Wed 14:30 - 16:20 KB726
CCST9021 Hong Kong: Our Marine Heritage Dr. K.M.Y. Leung Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MB167
CCST9022 How the Mass Media Depicts Science,
Technology and the Natural World
Professor H.F. Chau Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CYCP1
CCST9023 The Oceans: Science and Society Dr. S.C. Chang Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CYPP4
CCST9024 Blood, Beliefs, Biology Professor L.C. Chan Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MB217
CCST9027* The Science of Irrational Thinking (Section B) Dr. J.A. Saunders Wed 16:30 - 18:20 RHT
CCST9030* Forensic Science: Unmasking Evidence,
Mysteries and Crimes (Section B)
Professor D.L. Phillips Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT2
CCST9034 Living in a Hazardous World Dr. M.R. Peart Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-3.28
CCST9036 Material World: Past, Present, and Future Professor W.K. Chan Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CYPP3
CCST9037 Mathematics: A Cultural Heritage Dr. N.K. Tsing Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MWT2
CCST9039 Statistics and Our Society Dr. K.C. Cheung Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CYPP2
CCST9040 The Science of Evidence: Is Medicine Scientific? Dr. J.M. Johnston Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.10
CCST9043 Time's Arrow Dr. Y.L. Li Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MWT4
CCST9044 Radiation: A Blessing and a Curse? Dr. T.K. Goto Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CYPP2
CCST9045 The Science and Lore of Culinary Culture Professor G.H. Chen Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CYPP3
Humanities
CCHU9001 Designs on the Future : Sustainability of the Built
Environment
Mr. M.R. Pryor Wed 12:30 - 14:20 KB419
CCHU9004 Catastrophes, Cultures, and the Angry Earth Professor J.C. Schencking Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-3.04
CCHU9006 Girl Power in a Man's World Professor N. Rao Wed 12:30 - 14:20 KB223
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Venue Time
CCHU9010 Being Different: Understanding People with
Disabilities
Dr. S.K.M. Tsang Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MB201
CCHU9012 Body, Beauty and Fashion (Section A) Professor K.A. Laidler Wed 14:30 - 16:20 KB223
Body, Beauty and Fashion (Section B) Wed 16:30 - 18:20 KB223
CCHU9014 Spirituality, Religion and Social Change Dr. D.A. Palmer Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.08
CCHU9016 The British Empire in Text and Image Dr. J.C. Kuehn Wed 12:30 - 14:20 LE5
CCHU9019 From Health to Well-being Dr. J.Y. Chen Wed 12:30 - 14:20 LE2
CCHU9021* Critical Thinking in Contemporary Society
(Section C)
Dr. T.E. O'Leary Wed 12:30 - 14:20 RHT
Critical Thinking in Contemporary Society
(Section D)
Wed 14:30 - 16:20 RHT
CCHU9025 Creativity, Technology and Law Dr. K.K.H. Pun Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CBA
CCHU9030 Image, Architecture and Society: Finding Meaning
in Architectural Representation
Mr. J.F. Carlow Wed 16:30 - 18:20 KB419
CCHU9031 Language Play as Social Communication in
Multilingual Settings
Dr. J.C.M. Luk Wed 14:30 - 16:20 LE2
CCHU9035 Politics of Space Mr. T. Zhu Wed 16:30 - 18:20 KB726
CCHU9036 Reflecting on Human Experience through
Literature
Dr. G.J. Harfitt Wed 12:30 - 14:20 LE4
CCHU9038 Music and the Human Body Dr. G. Biancorosso Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.08
CCHU9045* Vision: The Science and Art of Perception
(Section B)
Professor D.S.H. Wong Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CYPP2
CCHU9046 Critical Readings of Popular Culture Dr. A.M.Y. Lin Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MB167
CCHU9047 The Press, the Public and the Public Sphere Mr. T. Abraham Sat 10:30 - 12:20 KKLG109
Global Issues
CCGL9001* Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens
(Section B)
Dr. E.C.M. Yau Wed 14:30 - 16:20 LE1
CCGL9002* Hong Kong Culture in the Context of Globalization
(Section B)
Dr. M.M. Szeto Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.07
CCGL9006 Asian Regional Governance in an Age of
Globalization
Dr. I.J. Sohn Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.10
CCGL9007 Youth in a Global World Dr. E.W.H. Chui Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.09
CCGL9010 Sports Culture under Global Capitalism Professor T.L. Lui Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.18
CCGL9011* Media in the Age of Globalization (Section B) Professor Y.Y. Chan Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT1
CCGL9012 Media, Politics and the Environment Dr. M. Sukosd Wed 14:30 - 16:20 LE5
CCGL9017 Food: Technology, Trade and Culture Professor H. Corke Sat 10:30 - 12:20 LE2
CCGL9018 Corporate Social Responsibility Professor R.Y.C. Wong Sat 08:30 - 10:20 KKLG109
CCGL9019 Economic Globalization: Issues and Challenges Dr. Y.F. Luk Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT4
CCGL9021 Globalization and Tourism Dr. T.C.H. Tao Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.10
CCGL9022 Globalization in Question: Human and Economic
Consequences
Professor G.A. Postiglione Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT5
CCGL9023 Internet, Media and Society Ms. D. Weisenhaus Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MWT7
CCGL9024 The Life and Death of Languages: Diversity,
Identity and Globalization
Dr. U. Ansaldo Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.09
CCGL9031 Entrepreneurship: Global and Social
Development
Dr. Y. Zheng Wed 12:30 - 14:20 KKLG109
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CCGL9032* Rule of Law in a Globalizing World (Section B) Mr. B.Y.T. Tai Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-3.28
CCGL9033* Weapons of Mass Destruction: Science,
Proliferation and Terrorism (Section B)
Dr. K.H. Lemke Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MWT6
CCGL9034 Globalization and Architecture Mr. H.K. Wee Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MB201
CCGL9036 Dilemmas of Humanitarian Intervention Professor I.M. Holliday Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CPD-LG.18
CCGL9040 Energy Futures, Globalization and Sustainability Professor D.Y.C. Leung Wed 14:30 - 16:20 CBA
CCGL9041 You, Food and the City: Local and Global Food
Networks
Ms. M.A. Cate Christ Wed 12:30 - 14:20 KB726
CCGL9042 The Evolution of Civilization Dr. S.S. Cherny Wed 12:30 - 14:20 MTW6
China: Culture, State & Society
CCCH9002 Chinese Cities in the 21st Century Professor A.G.O. Yeh Wed 14:30 - 16:20 LE4
CCCH9005 The Chinese Cultural Revolution Dr. A. Wang Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MB217
CCCH9007* China in the Global Economy (Section B) Dr. Y.F. Luk Wed 16:30 - 18:20 KKLG109
CCCH9009 Protests, Rebellions and Revolutions in Modern
China: From 1840 until Today
Dr. X.J. Yan Wed 14:30 - 16:20 KB419
CCCH9010 Understanding China's Governance: Challenges
and Prospects
Dr. P.T.Y. Cheung Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.08
CCCH9012 China and World Order Dr. R.W. Hu Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT4
CCCH9013 Love, Marriage and Sex in Modern China Dr. P.S.Y. Ho Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-3.04
CCCH9014 Social Development Challenges in China Dr. L.P. Jordan Wed 14:30 - 16:20 MWT5
CCCH9016 Hong Kong: Becoming a Chinese Global City Dr. D.T.S. Tang Sat 10:30 - 12:20 CPD-3.04
CCCH9018 Buddhism and Chinese Culture Ven. Dr. X. Guang Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.18
CCCH9020 Science and Technology: Lessons from China Professor L.S. Chan Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MWT1
CCCH9021 Chinese Business Practice and Society: Past and
Present
Dr. G.Y.Y. Wong Wed 14:30 - 16:20 KKLG109
CCCH9023 Family and Development in Modern China Dr. M.S. Ran Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.07
CCCH9025 Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought Dr. C.J. Fraser Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-3.28
CCCH9032 Sports and Chinese Society Professor G. Xu Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-LG.09
CCCH9035 Music Along the Silk Road Dr. Y. Yang Wed 12:30 - 14:20 CPD-3.04
CCCH9036 Environmental Pollution in China Dr. T. Zhang Sat 10:30 - 12:20 CBA
CCCH9038 Chinese Social Values: Authority and Anarchy Dr. C.J. Fraser Wed 16:30 - 18:20 CPD-LG.07
CCCH9040 Representing Contemporary China through Film Dr. G. Song Wed 16:30 - 18:20 MB217
* Offered in the first and second semesters
Building codes:
CB = Chow Yei Ching Building KK = K.K. Leung Building
CPD = Central Podium Levels (Centennial Campus) LE = Library Extension Building
CYC = Chong Yuet Ming Chemistry Building (P: Lecture Theatre) MB = Main Building
CYP = Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building (P: Lecture Theatre) MW = Meng Wah Complex (T: Lecture Theatre)
KB = Knowles Building RHT= Rayson Huang Theatre
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