CENTRAL AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH UNITS
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
FlNA 11 1 Financial Management [4-0-0:4]
[Previous Course Code: FINA 21 11 Introductory course in financial management.
Topics include the concepts and techniques of valuations of cash flows, capital budgeting, risk and return of assets, capital structure and dividend policy. Prerequisites:
ACCT 101, ISMT 11 1 and one of ECON 110, ECON 11 1, ECON 191
FlNA 221 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management [4-0-0:4]
Analysis of the investment strategies for individual investors and institutions: amlica- tions of modern portfolio theory f;or personal and institutional investment; anaiisis of common stocks, bonds, and options and futures. Prerequisite: FlNA 11 1
FlNA 232 Financial Markets [4-0-0:4]
Organisation and functions of money and capital markets; money instruments; financial institutions; and markets for various securities, such as government and corporate bonds, and mortgage securities. Prerequisite: FlNA 11 1
FlNA 321 Advanced Financial Management [4-0-0:4]
Advanced theories and techniques of corporate valuation; capital structure; leasing;
mergers and acquisitions; options, warrants and convertible bonds. Prerequisite: FlNA 111
FlNA 331 Management of Financial Institutions [4-0-0:4]
Management of the different types of financial institutions; commercial and investment banking; lending criteria and regulatory issues; market microstructure. Prerequisite:
FlNA 11 1
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
FlNA 332 Derivative Securities [4-0-0:4]
Forwards, futures and options on commodities, equities, bonds, etc. Speculation and hedging strategies; risk shifting. Option pricing using Black-Scholes and computational techniques. Prerequisite: FlNA 11 1
FlNA 342 International Finance [4-0-0:4]
The foreign exchange market, eurocurrency markets, international bond markets and equity markets in various countries. Currency options, futures, swaps and corporate risk management. Transfer pricing and tax strategies. Prerequisite: FlNA 11 1 FlNA 351 Insurance Markets and Institutions [4-0-0:4]
Design and operation of insurance markets and institutions. Moral hazards, adverse selection and risk sharing mechanisms. Design and pricing of insurance contracts.
Prerequisite: FlNA 1 1 1
FlNA 353 Real Estate Finance [4-0-0:4]
Real estate markets and investments, appraisals, and real estate development;
institutional aspects of real estate finance; sources of mortgage capital; optimal financing strategies. Prerequisite: FlNA 11 1
FlNA 361 Fixed Income Securities [4-0-0:4]
Pricing of bonds and term structures of interest rates, duration analysis and immunisa- tion techniques. Risk management using interest rate swaps, options, futures, collars, caps, etc. Prerequisite: FlNA 11 1
FlNA 399 Special Topics i n Finance [2-4 credits]
Covers current developments in finance. Topics selected by instructors.
DIVISION OF HUMANITIES
HUMA 1001101 Special Topics i n Humanities [3-0-0:3]
Focuses on a coherent collection of topics selected from the humanities. May be repeated for credit, if topics are different.
HUMA 102 Introduction t o the History of Hong Kong and Macau [3-0-0:3]
Regional review focusing on the role and influence of Hong Kong and Macau on the history of southern China; an examination of Portuguese and British occupation and administration.
HUMA 103 The Modernisation of Japan [3-0-0:3]
Examines Japan's development from ~okugawa feudalism to its military and economic role in the 19th and 20th centuries, and focuses on the effects of these changes upon modem development.
HUMA 104 Introduction t o Literature [3-0-0:3]
lntroduction to the nature, origin, development and use of literature; identifies the relevance of literary study in modern society and seeks to relate poetry and other types of literature to the general pursuit of truth.
HUMA 105 Cultural and Ethical Values [3-0-0:3]
Examines, compares and contrasts ethical traditions within a variety of cultures and attempts to assess their relevance or irrelevance to the contemporary situation.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
HUMA 106 lntroduction to Chinese Philosophy [3-0-0:3]
Aims tofamiliarise students with some im~ortant conceDts and doctrines of the two main streams of Chinese philosophy, ~onfucianism and ~aoism.
HUMA 107 Sources of Chinese Tradition [3-0-0:3]
Critical examination of classical Chinese texts with particular reference to the identity politics of the modern and postmodern era. Exclusion: HUMA lOOR
HUMA 108 Buddhism and the Chinese Intellectual Tradition 13-0-0:31 The dynamics of intercultural interaction and choice-making; Buddhism as an lndiail religion and its encounters with indigenous Chinese traditions.
HUMA 109 Philosophy and Life [3-0-0:3]
lntroduces philosophical reasoning about issues important to human life; studies the ideas of some major Eastern and Western philosophers and discusses their relevance to the contemporary world.
HUMA 110 Approach t o Poetry [3-0-0:3]
Study of poetry as a primary literary genre; attends to the rise, development and diversification of poetry in both the Chinese and Western traditions. Guided reading in masterpieces from classical to modern periods.
HUMA 11 1 lntroduction to Anthropology [3-0-0:3]
lntroduction to the principles and key concepts of anthropology; the biological and cultural past and present of the human species in a comparative and historical way.
HUMA 112 China and the West in the Rhetoric of Comparativism [3-0-0:3]
Examines the mutual perceptions of China and the West in terms of comparativism as a type of consciousness, the complexities of which will be explored and problematised as a form of rhetoric.
HUMA 11 3 Environmental Ethics [3-0-0:3]
Multi-media, multi-disciplinary examination of environmental issues in Hong Kong and the world. Focus on sustainable development, environmental technologies, etc;
searches for solutions which people can use in their professional lives.
HUMA 11 4 World Religions [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100A] lntroduces the academic study of religion and surveys some of the world's religions. Concludes with discussions of proposals on how different religions should understand and relate to one another.
HUMA 115 Approaches to Fiction [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100B] lntroduction to the art of fiction and methods of interpretation. Close reading of a wide variety of short stories.
HUMA 116 Twentieth-Century Chinese Fiction [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100C] Historical survey of modern Chinese fiction from the early 20th-century to the present. Emphasis on the evolution of themes and modes of representation in various social, cultural and literary climates.
HUMA 117 Hong Kong Literature [3-0-0:3]
General survey of seminal texts of Chinese literature from Hong Kong.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
HUMA 118 Film and Fiction [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100E] Socio-cultural reading of filmic adaptations of representative Chinese stories and novels of the twentieth century.
HUMA 119 East Asia and the West: Cultures i n Contact [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100F] From Marco Polo to Toyota. Topical analysis of the history of cultural, economic and diplomatic relations between East Asia and the Western world, with emphasis on experience from the 16th to the 20th century.
HUMA 120 China i n the 20th Century [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100G] Analysis of recent Chinese history from the Revolution of 191 1 to the Tiananmen Incident of 1989. Examines the interplay of imperialism, nationalism and socialism which shaped China's struggle for survival in the modern world.
HUMA 121 Modern East Asia [3-0-0:3]
Survey of social, political and cultural changes in China and Japan from the 1800's to the present. Compares the different paths of development the two nations have taken since the coming of the West.
HUMA 122 Love Lyrics: East and West [3-0-0:3]
Selected readings of the best love poems in the West and the East from ancient through contemporary times, discusses various perspectives on love in relation to historical, cultural, and gender differences.
HUMA 123 Modern Chinese Poetry [3-0-0:3]
Historical survey of modern Chinese poetry from the May Fourth to the contemporary period, focusing on major poets in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
HUMA 124 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 10011 Significant works of various genres in the Chinese literary tradition placed in their historical context and studied in terms of their literary qualities and influence.
HUMA 125 Introduction t o East Asian Religions [3-0-0:3]
Various religions found in the East Asian context will be examined in historical and cultural perspective, including Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Shinto traditions.
HUMA 126 Religious Traditions of Japan [3-0-0:3]
Historical and cultural exploration of the religious traditions of Japan, focusing primarily upon Buddhism and highlighting major figures, topics, and events from ancient history to the new religious movements of the modern day.
HUMA 127 Introduction t o Zen Buddhism [3-0-0:3]
Explores the history and thought of the Ch'an~Zen Buddhist tradition as it developed over centuries in various cultural climates, including its inception in China, growth in Japan and emergence in the West. Exclusion: HUMA lOOM
HUMA 128 Ecological Anthropology [3-0-0:3]
Study of interrelationships between human communities and their physical environ- ments. Role of natural environment in shaping human cultural systems and effects of humans on their environments.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
HUMA 129 Marriage and Family i n Cultural Perspective [3-0-0:3]
Comparative study of marriage customs and family relations in different cultures. Rules - - of descent and their relationships to marriage and human family examined in a cultural perspective.
HUMA 130 Visual Anthropology 13-0-0:3]
Variability in human behaviour explored through visual and auditory documentaries.
Students work on audio-visual projects to record and interpret cultural activities of a particular community.
HUMA 131 Literature and Philosophy [3-0-0:3]
Comparative overview of the development of philosophical themes in literature.
HUMA 132 History of Western Philosophy I [3-0-0:3]
[Previsous Course Code: HUMA 100N] From Greek philosophy of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle to the medieval Christian philosophy of Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas.
HUMA 133 History of Western Philosophy II [3-0-0:3]
Examination of the theories of major seventeenth and eighteenth century Western philosophers, including Descartes, Lock, Hume, Kant and Hegel.
HUMA 134 Introduction to the Study of Religion [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100P] Study of the various ways in which people are religious and the various ways (historical, theological, psychological, sociological) in which religion can be understood and interpreted.
HUMA 135 lntroduction t o Chinese Painting [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100Q] Survey of major monuments, schools and theoriesfrom earliest times to the twentieth century, with an introduction to the problems of connoisseurship.
HUMA 136 Film Art: An lntroduction Critical and historical survey of major film genres.
HUMA 137 The Arts of China 13-0-0:31
A chronological and thematic survey of Chinese visual arts from the ~eolithic beriod t;
modern times, including ancient objects, painting, ceramics, gardens and architecture.
Exclusion: HUMA 1 OOS
HUMA 139 Women's Literature [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100J] Thematic and aesthetic exploration of significant works in world literature written by women in different cultural and historical contexts.
HUMA 140 Buddhism, Culture and Society i n South and 13-0-0:3]
Southeast Asia
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100K] Study of the basic teachings of the Buddha and the development of Buddhist cultures in India, Sri Lanka and Burma.
HUMA 141 Survey of Pre-modern East Asian History [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100Z] lntroduction to China, Korea, and Japan from ancient times to the nineteenth century which traces their emergence as states with distinct cultural identities but a shared East Asian heritage. Exclusion: HUMA 100W
Under~raduate Course DescriDtions Undergraduate Course Descriptions
HUMA 142 Late Imperial China, 1368-1800 [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 101A] Surveys the continuity and change from late Yuan to High Ch'ing, with emphasis on institutional development, intellectual pursuits and frontier policies.
HUMA 143 Gender and Culture [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 101C] A critique of various Euroamerican and East Asian cultural texts in terms of gender and sexuality.
HUMA 144 Traditional Chinese Fiction [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 101D] Readings in Chinese fictional works to the late Qing. Emphasis on both traditional critical concepts and contemporary cultural- theoretical perspectives.
HUMA 145 The Confucian Heritage and Its Modern Implications [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 101 E] This course is designed to introduce students to the core values of Confucianism, its development within the intellectual and cultural contexts of East Asia in both traditional and modem periods, and its possible influences on the future of the East Asia region.
HUMA 146 Early Chinese Poetry [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 101fl The origins of classical Chinese poetry will be examined through a reading of Shijing, Qu Yuan, and Chuci. Han folksongs and major poets of the Six Dynasties from Cao Zhi to Tao Qian will be studied with special attention to their positions in the poetic tradition.
HUMA 147 Religion and Culture i n Southern China [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 10077 An anthropological approach to the study of religion in South China. The relationships between religion and the other socio-cultural institutions in South China are explored.
HUMA 148 Introduction t o World Literature [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100U] Selected readings of poetry, drama and fiction from various literary traditions.
HUMA 149 Inner Asian Civilisations from Antiquity t o the Present [3-0-0:3]
\Previous Course Code: HUMA lOOVl An introduction to the histories and cultures of ihe vast Eurasian steppes stretching from Hungary to Manchuria, with emphasis on the Silk Road, the Turkic peoples, the Mongol world empire and its successor states, and Manchurian dynasties.
HUMA 150 Modern Chinese Fiction [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100X] A survey of the representative novellas and short stories penned by renowned modern Chinese writers during the period from 1917 to 1949.
HUMA 151 Introduction t o Chinese Drama [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100Y] Introducing traditional Chinese drama as literature and theatre. Classical plays as well as regional operas in performance will be examined.
HUMA 152 The Art of Thinking [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 101B] An introduction to theart of thinking with the focus on methodology. Students will be equipped with critical tools for the analysis of
arguments. Special attention will be given to the application of such tools to the practical affairs of everyday life.
HUMA 153 Logic [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 101G] An introduction to the concept of logic and its significance for understanding the reasoning process through the examination of two major types of arguments: deductive and inductive. Both the theoretical and the practical aspects will be emphasised throughout the course.
HUMA 154 Chinese Art in the 20th Century [3-0-0:3]
A survey of the major schools and masters of Chinese art from the late 19th century to the present, focusing on the interaction with foreign cultures, and the issue of self- identity, assimilation, modernism, tradition and continuity.
HUMA 155 Readings in Modern Science Fiction [3-0-0:3]
This course introduces to students contemporary science fiction and SF films. Discus- sion will centre on topics such as Encounters with the aliens, postmodernist society and cyberpunk sub-culture.
HUMA 200 Special Topics [3-0-0:3]
Focuses on a coherent collection of topics selected from the humanities. May be repeated for credit, if topics are different.
HUMA 201 Readings in Tang and Song Poetry [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Coure Code: HUMA 100H] Aims to guide students to appreciate as well as examine critically the representative works of the major Shiand Cipoets in the Tang and Song periods.
HUMA 202 Hong Kong: Culture and Society [3-0-0:3]
Anthropological approach to the study of urban and rural Hong Kong. Focuses on the formation and invention of culture and tradition. Field research required. Prerequisite:
HUMA 102 or HUMA 11 1
HUMA 203 Science, Technology and Values [3-0-0:3]
Examines the philosophical and historical roots of the contemporary technological world, raising ethical issues on a range of topics -environment, health care, information technologies, biotechnology, energy use, space technologies, technology transfer, etc.
HUMA 204 Introduction to Buddhism [3-0-0:3]
Historical, religious, and philosophical foundation of the Buddhist tradition in India examined. Issues found in Buddhist cultures in the modern world explored.
HUMA 205 Philosophy of Religion [3-0-0:3]
Introduces Eastern and Western philosophical inquiry into religion. Topics include religious experience, scripture, the existence of God or other sacred realities, and the meaning of evil.
HUMA 206 The Information Age [3-0-0:3]
Examines what it means to live in an "information age" from issues such as mass media to computers and biotechnology; looks at the new category of "information" philosophi- cally, legally, and culturally.
HUMA 207 Modern American Literature [3-0-0:3]
Survey of major figures and movements in 20th century American literature. Works of both fiction and poetry considered in their critical, cultural and historical contexts.
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
HUMA 208 Religion and Culture [3-0-0:3]
Study of religion as a cultural system. Focuses on the relationships between religion and the other socio-cultural institutions, and examines various anthropological ap- proaches to the study of religion.
HUMA 209 Development of Anthropological Thought [3-0-0:3]
Examination of the history and development of anthropological thought and practice from mid-19th century to the present.
HUMA 210 Modern Chinese Social and Economic History [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 100L] Examines traditional Chinese society and its modern transformation, with emphasis on (1) basic socio-economic structures, (2) matters of social stratification and mobilisation and (3) interrelationship of state economy and local society.
HUMA 211 Urban History of Modern China [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 200A] A survey of the cultural role of the city, urban culture and subcultures, conflicts and order, and the social, political, and economic organisations in the Chinese cities between the late-Ch'ing and Republican periods.
HUMA 300 Special Topics [3-0-0:3]
Focuses on a coherent collection of topics selected from the humanities. May be repeated for credit, if topics are different.
HUMA 301 Issues i n Contemporary Chinese Art [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code: HUMA 300A] General trends and developments with a focus on the issues of tradition and modernity in the search for a contemporary Chinese art.
Particular attention will be paid to regional developments, socio-political, literary and historical factors. Prerequisite: HUMA 135.
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