BA(HDT) Curriculum Structure (240 Credits)
This should be read together with the BA(HDT) regulations and syllabuses.
| Requirement | Courses | Credits |
| Major in Humanities and Digital Technologies | HUDT1001 Foundations of Humanities and Digital Technologies (Year 1) (Re-named from Introduction to Humanities and Digital Technologies from 2024-25) | 6 |
| 2024-25 cohort and thereafter: HUDT1002 Essential Methods in Humanities and Digital Technologies (Year 1) 2023-24 cohort or before: COMP1117 Computer Programming (Year 2) | 6 | |
| 2024-25 cohort and thereafter: SDST1016 Data science 101 (Year 2) (Re-coded from STAT1016) OR LING2071 Introductory statistics for the humanities (Year 2) 2023-24 cohort: STAT1016 Data science 101 (Year 1) 2022-23 cohort: STAT1005 Essential skills for undergraduates: Foundation of data science (Year 1) | 6 | |
| (A) 2024-25 cohort and thereafter: HUDT2100 Emerging Trends and Trajectories in Digital Practices (Year 2) 2 HDT advanced interdisciplinary electives (Years 2 to 4) (B) 2023-24 cohort or before: 3 HDT advanced interdisciplinary electives (Years 2 to 4) | A: 6 + 12 B: 18 | |
| HUDT3001 Advanced Topics in Humanities and Digital Technologies (Year 3) | 6 | |
| HUDT3100 Internship in Humanities and Digital Technologies (Year 3 or 4) | 6 | |
| HUDT4001 Research Project in Humanities and Digital Technologies (Capstone Experience) (Year 4) | 6 | |
| Humanities introductory elective(s)^ (Year 1) | 6 - 12 | |
| Humanities advanced electives^ (Years 2 to 4) | 30 - 36 | |
| University | Common Core courses (Years 1 to 3) 2025-26 cohort and thereafter: At least 6 credits from all 5 AoIs - CCAI, CCCH, CCGL, CCHU and CCST 2024-25 cohort or before: At least 6 credits and at most 12 credits from 4 AoIs - CCCH, CCGL, CCHU and CCST | 36 |
| (A) 2025-26 cohort and thereafter: CAES1001 Academic Communication in English (Year 1) AILT1001 Artificial Intelligence Literacy I (Year 1) Artificial Intelligence Literacy II (Year 2) English in the Discipline course (Year 2) Chinese Language Enhancement course (Year 3) (B) 2024-25 cohort or before: CAES1000 Core University English (Year 1) English in the Discipline course (Year 2) Chinese Language Enhancement course (Year 3) | A: 0+3+3+6+6 B: 6+6+6 | |
| Successful completion of any other non-credit bearing courses as required by the Regulation UG5 “Requirements for graduation” of the Regulations for First Degree Curricula (Years 1 to 4) | 0 | |
| Free electives | Other Arts / non-Arts courses as electives or to pursue optional Major / Minor(s) (Years 1 to 4) | 90 |
| Total | 240 | |
^ Humanities introductory elective(s) and Humanities advanced electives must be from the same Arts discipline (e.g. Art History) offered by the following Arts Schools / Centre: (excluding language-learning courses, e.g. KORE1001 Korean I.1)
- School of Chinese
- School of English
- School of Humanities
- School of Modern Languages and Cultures
- Centre of Buddhist Studies
