HKBU International

Student Exchange

Course Selection

You are free to choose and enroll in any courses you want (provided you also meet the prerequisite requirements, if any, of the courses). You should confer with your home institution academic advisers to seek approval for selected courses for the purpose of credit transfer.

Choose and list on the enrolment application in priority order six to eight courses which you wish to study (six to eight courses should be listed in the event that some of the courses are not available due to time scheduling conflicts, etc.). Based on the information, the University will try to pre-register you in these courses as far as possible. You need to be aware, however, that as at your home institution, it may not always be possible for you to register for every class you choose.

Click here for a list of the course offerings for exchange students for undergraduate programmes. The specific courses that are offered in a given semester are subject to change. Consult the current list of course offerings online in planning your course selections.
Special Semester Certificate Study Options are for International Exchange Students only. The following semester study options are especially designed for exchange students. To recognize and award the academic achievement of students who enroll in and complete these special semester options, a Certificate of Completion will be issued to each student completing FIVE subjects in each semester option in addition to the issuance of an official academic transcript.

1st (Fall) Semester

Cross Cultural Communication and Management (NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) (click on course codes for subject descriptions)
1. ORGC 2410 - Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
2. ORGC 3630 - Persuasion & Social Influence (3 credits)
3. BUS 2340 - International Business (3 credits)
4. BUS 3690 - Cross-cultural and Comparative Management (3 credits)
5. PRA 1610 - Introduction to Public Relations and Advertising (3 credits)

2nd (Spring) Semester

China Studies (NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) (click on course codes for subject descriptions)
1. GEOG 1610 - Man and The Physical Environment (3 credits)
2. GEOG 1620 - Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta: A Survey (3 credits)
3. POLS 1520 - Government and Politics of China (3 credits)
4. SOC 2240 - Modern Chinese Society (3 credits)
5. LANG 1000 - Introductory Putonghua for Non-Chinese Speakers (3 credits)
  or
  LANG 2000 - Intermediate Putonghua for Non-Chinese Speakers (3 credits)

Important Dates (Tentative)

1st (Fall) Semester 2009

2nd (Spring) Semester 2010

Required Arrival Dates (Airport pick-ups will be available on these dates only)	24-25 August	4-5 January
Orientation Programme	26-28 August	6-8 January
Classes Begin	2 September	11 January
Final Examinations	7-19 December (Departures should be scheduled after 19 December)	3-15 May (Departures should be scheduled after 15 May)
Public Holidays	1 October National Day	13-16 February Chinese New Year
	3 October Mid-Autumn Festival	2-5 April Easter
	26 October Chung Yeung Festival	6 April Day following Ching Ming Festival
	25-26 December Christmas	1 May Labour Day
		21 May Buddha's Birthday