BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film Arts

Programme Outline

Programme Title	BA (Hons) Creative Writing and Film Arts
Programme Code	JSSU12 (For JUPAS) BAHCWFAJ1 (For Non-JUPAS Year 1 Entry) BAHCWFAJS (For Non-JUPAS Senior Year Entry)
Mode of Study	Full Time
Number of Credits	160 credits (4 Year Curriculum) 80~120 (Senior year Curriculum)
Normal Period of Study	4 years (4 Year Curriculum) 2~3 years (Senior year Curriculum)
SSSDP	Yes

Aims

The programme aims to offer education and training in film studies, script writing, and film and media production with a focus on critical thinking and creative writing. Upon graduation, students will have the knowledge to appreciate and produce critiques on film and literature of different genres. Students will acquire the skills to write in different genres (such as fiction, screen writing, play writing, and film criticism). Furthermore, students will learn to express their ideas in digital video shooting and master the techniques in film and video production. Various areas of knowledge and skills of media writing and production are also covered in the curriculum; these include advertisement, television production, drama, news reporting and editing, etc. The programme aims to foster talents for a new era of creative industries, which is burgeoning not only in Hong Kong but also in mainland China.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon completion of the programme, students should be able to:

(a)	Master the skills in novel writing, screen writing and film criticism;
(b)	Produce critiques on creative writings of different genres;
(c)	Put into practice the knowledge learned in the history, theory and aesthetics of world cinema; and
(d)	Master the techniques and skills in film and video production.

Programme Structure

Please click here to view the programme structure.

For Year 2 Senior Entry, please click here to view the programme structure.

For Year 3 Senior Entry, please click here to view the programme structure.

Students have to obtain a total of 160 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 160 credits:

120 credits of compulsory core courses;
10 credits of outside discipline courses;
10 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
20 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 160 credits, not more than 40 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 1
CCA A100BF	Introduction to Film Art	5
CCA A104BF	Introduction to Writing	5
CCA A201BF	World Cinema	5
CCA A206BF	Genres of Drama	5
CCA A208BF	Media Production Skills	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10


Year 2
CCA A200CF	Literary Writing and Visual Culture	5
CCA A207CF	The Art and Culture of Chinese-language Cinemas	5
CCA A209BF	The Art of Film Postproduction	5
CCA A301BF	Creative Writing Workshop	5
CCA A307BF	Concepts of Art Direction and Set Design	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10


Year 3
CCA A203BF	Studies on Film Directors	5
CCA A204BF	Reading and Writing Stories	5
CCA A300BF	Writing for the Screen	10
CCA A302BF	Film Theories	5
CCA A351BF	Film and Literature	5
CCA A357BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film	5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5


Year 4
CCA A304BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Advertisement	5
CCA A305BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Television	5
CCA A352CF	Writing Radio Play	5
CCA A353BF	Film, Music and Lyrics	5
CCA A356BF	Masterpieces in Literature	5
CCA A400BF	Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Students have to obtain a total of 160 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 160 credits:

115 credits of compulsory core courses;
5 credits of elective course;
10 credits of outside discipline courses;
10 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
20 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 160 credits, not more than 40 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 1
CCA A100BF	Introduction to Film Art	5
CCA A104BF	Introduction to Writing	5
CCA A201BF	World Cinema	5
CCA A206BF	Genres of Drama	5
CCA A208BF	Media Production Skills	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10


Year 2
CCA A200CF	Literary Writing and Visual Culture	5
CCA A207CF	The Art and Culture of Chinese-language Cinemas	5
CCA A209BF	The Art of Film Postproduction	5
CCA A301BF	Creative Writing Workshop	5
CCA A307BF	Concepts of Art Direction and Set Design	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10


Year 3
CCA A203BF	Studies on Film Directors	5
CCA A204BF	Reading and Writing Stories	5
CCA A300BF	Writing for the Screen	5
CCA A302BF	Film Theories	5
CCA A351BF	Film and Literature	5
CCA A357BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film	5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5
5 credits of Elective courses		5

Year 4
CCA A305BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Television	5
CCA A306BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Documentary	5
CCA A352CF	Writing Radio Play	5
CCA A353BF	Film, Music and Lyrics	5
CCA A356BF	Masterpieces in Literature	5
CCA A400BF	Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Applicable to students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter:

Students have to obtain a total of 160 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 160 credits:

115 credits of compulsory core courses;
5 credits of elective course;
10 credits of outside discipline courses;
10 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
20 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 160 credits, not more than 40 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 1
CCA A100CF	Introduction to Film Art	5
CCA A104CF	Becoming a Writer: From Appreciation to Practices	5
CCA A201CF	New Waves of Cinema	5
CCA A206CF	The Art of Drama: From Text to Stage	5
CCA A208BF	Media Production Skills	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10


Year 2
CCA A200CF	Visual Culture: Transmedia Writing Workshop	5
CCA A207CF	Sinophone Cinema	5
CCA A209BF	The Art of Film Postproduction	5
CCA A301CF	Creative Writing Workshop	5
CCA A307BF	Vision of Art Direction	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10


Year 3
CCA A203CF	Studies of Film Masters	5
CCA A204CF	Fiction Writing: From Modernism to Postmodernism	5
CCA A300CF	Writing for the Screen: Aesthetics and Practice	5
CCA A302CF	Reading Films: Theory and Practice	5
CCA A351CF	Transmedial Adaptation for Moving Images	5
CCA A357BF	Short Film Production	5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5
5 credits of Elective courses		5

Year 4
CCA A305CF	Variety Shows: From TV to Online Media	5
CCA A306CF	Witness of the truth: The Craftsmanship on Documentary	5
CCA A352CF	Writing Radio Play	5
CCA A353CF	Film, Music and Song Lyrics	5
CCA A356CF	Studies of Literary Masters	5
CCA A400BF	Honours Project	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 2 entry

Applicable to students admitted in 2018-19 and before:

Students have to obtain a total of 120 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 120 credits:

95 credits of compulsory core courses;
10 credits of outside discipline courses;
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
10 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 120 credits, not more than 20 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 2 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF	Literary Writing and Visual Culture	5
CCA A207CF	The Art and Culture of Chinese-language Cinemas	5
CCA A209BF	The Art of Film Postproduction	5
CCA A301BF	Creative Writing Workshop	5
CCA A307BF	Concepts of Art Direction and Set Design	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10

Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203BF	Studies on Film Directors	5
CCA A204BF	Reading and Writing Stories	5
CCA A300BF	Writing for the Screen	10
CCA A302BF	Film Theories	5
CCA A351BF	Film and Literature	5
CCA A357BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film	5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A304BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Advertisement	5
CCA A305BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Television	5
CCA A352CF	Writing Radio Play	5
CCA A353BF	Film, Music and Lyrics	5
CCA A356BF	Masterpieces in Literature	5
CCA A400BF	Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 2 entry

Applicable to students admitted in 2019-20, 2020-2021 & 2021-2022:

Students have to obtain a total of 120 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 120 credits:

90 credits of compulsory core courses;
5 credits of elective course;
10 credits of outside discipline courses;
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
10 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 120 credits, not more than 20 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 2 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF	Literary Writing and Visual Culture	5
CCA A207CF	The Art and Culture of Chinese-language Cinemas	5
CCA A209BF	The Art of Film Postproduction	5
CCA A301BF	Creative Writing Workshop	5
CCA A307BF	Concepts of Art Direction and Set Design	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10

Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203BF	Studies on Film Directors	5
CCA A204BF	Reading and Writing Stories	5
CCA A300BF	Writing for the Screen	5
CCA A302BF	Film Theories	5
CCA A351BF	Film and Literature	5
CCA A357BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film	5
5 credits of Elective courses		5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A305BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Television	5
CCA A306BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Documentary	5
CCA A352CF	Writing Radio Play	5
CCA A353BF	Film, Music and Lyrics	5
CCA A356BF	Masterpieces in Literature	5
CCA A400BF	Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 2 entry

Applicable to students admitted in 2022-2023 and thereafter:

Students have to obtain a total of 120 credits. Students must successfully complete the following requirements within the 120 credits:

90 credits of compulsory core courses;
5 credits of elective course;
10 credits of outside discipline courses;
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses; and
10 credits of purpose-designed General Education (GE) courses.

Students are reminded that within the 120 credits, not more than 20 credits of courses are to be taken at the foundation level.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 2 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF	Visual Culture: Transmedia Writing Workshop	5
CCA A207CF	Sinophone Cinema	5
CCA A209BF	The Art of Film Postproduction	5
CCA A301CF	Creative Writing Workshop	5
CCA A307BF	Vision of Art Direction	5
5 credits of English Language Enhancement courses		5
10 credits of General Education courses		10

Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203CF	Studies of Film Masters	5
CCA A204CF	Fiction Writing: From Modernism to Postmodernism	5
CCA A300CF	Writing for the Screen: Aesthetics and Practice	5
CCA A302CF	Reading Films: Theory and Practice	5
CCA A351CF	Transmedial Adaptation for Moving Images	5
CCA A357BF	Short Film Production	5
5 credits of Elective courses		5
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A305CF	Variety Shows: From TV to Online Media	5
CCA A306CF	Witness of the truth: The Craftsmanship on Documentary	5
CCA A352CF	Writing Radio Play	5
CCA A353CF	Film, Music and Song Lyrics	5
CCA A356CF	Studies of Literary Masters	5
CCA A400BF	Honours Project	10
5 credits of Outside Discipline courses		5

Year 3 entry Applicable to students admitted in 2019-20 and before:

Students have to obtain a total of 80 credits of compulsory core courses.

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
Year 3 (40 Credits)
CCA A203BF	Studies on Film Directors	5
CCA A204BF	Reading and Writing Stories	5
CCA A300BF	Writing for the Screen	10
CCA A301BF	Creative Writing Workshop	5
CCA A302BF	Film Theories	5
CCA A351BF	Film and Literature	5
CCA A357BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Short Film	5

Year 4 (40 Credits)
CCA A200CF	Literary Writing and Visual Culture	5
CCA A304BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Advertisement	5
CCA A305BF	Digital Video Production Workshop: Television	5
CCA A352CF	Writing Radio Play	5
CCA A353BF	Film, Music and Lyrics	5
CCA A356BF	Masterpieces in Literature	5
CCA A400BF	Honours Project: Short Screenplay/ Fiction Writing/Film Studies/Short Film	10

Elective courses, such as:
CCA A308CF	Media Writing and Editing	5
CCA A309BF	Sound Production for Film and TV	5

General Education courses, such as:
GEN B167CF	Investment Fundamentals	5
GEN B201CF	Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Practising the Fundamentals	5
GEN E142CF	Chinese: From Language to Culture	5
GEN E242F	Society and Interpersonal Relationships	5
GEN S109F	Environment and Health	5
GEN S234F	The Scientific Basis of Food and Health	5

English Language Enhancement Courses, such as:
ENGL A102F	Classic American Films	5
ENGL A104F	World Englishes and Cultures	5
ENGL A105F	Hong Kong Literature in English	5
ENGL A106F	English in Media and Popular Culture	5
ENGL A132F	Introduction to English Drama and Poetry	5
ENGL A203F	Hitchcock Films	5
ENGL A231F	English Literature in the Modern World	5

Outside Discipline courses, such as:
CHIN A275CF	Classical Chinese Shi Poetry	5
CHIN A276CF	Classical Chinese Ci Poetry	5
CHIN A353CF	Writing for Multi-media	5
CHIN A356CF	Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature	5
CHIN A365CF	Selected Topics in Contemporary Chinese Literature	5
CHIN A367CF	Readings in Modern & Contemporary Chinese Essay	5
TRAN A261CF	Introduction to Translation (English-Chinese)	5
TRAN A271CF	Introduction to Translation (Chinese-English)	5
TRAN A365CF	Translation for the Media	5

Career and Further Studies

Career Prospects

Students in this programme will receive an in-depth education and holistic training in both creative writing and film arts. Key areas of study and training are:

History, theory and aesthetics in creative writing and film arts;
Critical and creative thinking;
Presentation and storytelling skills;
Creative and professional writing skills; and
Film production and postproduction techniques.

Further Studies

Opportunities for postgraduate studies in film studies, film production, literature, design, media, or related fields such as performance studies and communication, are available in Hong Kong and abroad.

Programme website

For further information, please visit the programme website

https://www.hkmu.edu.hk/ca/cwfa/

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to this programme, students shall have to satisfy the General Admission Requirements set by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University and the specific requirements of the programme.

There are no specific subject requirements for this programme.

For Senior Entry, please refer to Senior Entry Requirement and Non-JUPAS Local Application Procedures

Mr. FUNG Wan Ming Kenny

Assistant Academic Support Officer,
BA (Hons) in Creative Writing & Film Arts
BFA (Hons) in Imaging Design & Digital Art
BFA (Hons) in Cinematic Design & Photographic Digital Art

kfung@hkmu.edu.hk

Programme Outline

Aims

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Programme Structure

Career and Further Studies

Programme website

Admission Requirements

Programme Team

Dr. LAW Tsin Fung Angela

Dr. LEUNG Mo Ling Rebecca

Dr. SHAO Dong Shawn

Dr. YU Wenhan Marvin

Dr. HO Yue Jin

Mr. IP Hiu Tan Dan

Ms. CHENG Hiu Man Windy

Mr. CHENG Sei Hong

Mr. LIAO Ming Kei Malcolm

Ms. LAU Ka Yee Fiamma

Mr. NG Tsz Yu Billy

Mr. FUNG Wan Ming Kenny