School of English

(A) Graduate School Courses 

Requirements for students registered in or after September 2021Graduate School Course Information & Timetable

Modules Courses 4-year PhD/ MPhil 3-year PhD
Researcher Development Training (5 Modules)

Module 1 
Doing Research @ HKU 
(2 hours) 

 Required Optional
(Strongly encouraged to enrol in this orientation module)
 

Module 2
Introduction to Qualitative/ Quantitative Research Methods
(3 hours)

 Select one of the following courses based on your research needs:
  • GRSC6104 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (Humanities)
  • GRSC6105 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (Sciences)
  • GRSC6106 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (Humanities)
  • GRSC6107 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (Sciences)

 

Faculty/Departmental course(s) that can be taken as replacement in lieu of GRSC6104 or GRSC6106:

 Required
 		 Optional
 
Module 3
Thesis Writing 
(3 hours)

Select one of the following courses based on your research needs:

  • GRSC6120 Introduction to Thesis Writing (Humanities)
  • GRSC6121 Introduction to Thesis Writing (Sciences)
  • GRSC6140 Advanced Thesis Writing (Humanities)
  • GRSC6141 Advanced Thesis Writing (Sciences)
     

Note: Selected students are required to complete GRSC6027 Intensive English for Postgraduate Students prior to taking this module.  Students concerned will be notified individually by the Graduate School.

 

Faculty/Departmental course(s) that can be taken as replacement in lieu of GRSC6120/GRSC6140: 

  • ENGL6070 Introduction to Thesis Writing in English Studies
 Required Optional
Module 4
Responsible Conduct of Research
(3 hours)
  • GRSC6101 Responsible Conduct of Research
 Required Required
Module 5
Stream-based Responsible Conduct of Research 
(3 hours)
  • GRSC6102 Stream-based Responsible Conduct of Research
     
Select one of the following topics based on your research needs:
-    Working with Human Participants (Humanities)
-    Working with Human Participants (Medicine)
-    Working with Animals (Medicine)
-    Lab Safety
-    Working on Big Data
-    Working on Texts		 Required Required
Professional Development Training (1 Module)
Module 6
Transferable Skills 
(12 hours)		 Select one of the following courses:
  • GRSC6108 Online Transferable Skills Programme
  • GRSC6138 Transferable Skills Retreat
 Required Optional

Requirements for students registered before September 2021

Click here to view the Graduate School coursework requirements.

 

(B) Faculty/Departmental Courses 

Requirements for students registered in or after 2026/27Faculty Website

  • 4-Year PhD and MPhil: 3 compulsory courses and 1 elective course
  • 3-Year PhD: 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses
     
Courses Compulsory (C)/Elective (E)
4-year PhD 3-year PhD MPhil
ENGL6001 Research Seminar C C C
ENGL6070 Introduction to Thesis Writing in English Studies1 C E C
ENGL7011 Research Methods2 C E C
ENGL6003 Guided Reading Course E E E
ENGL6053 Special Topics in English Studies E E E

Notes:

  1. ENGL6070 can be taken in lieu of the Graduate School courses GRSC6120 Introduction to Thesis Writing (Humanities) or GRSC6140 Advanced Thesis Writing (Humanities).
     
  2. ENGL7011 can be taken in lieu of the Graduate School courses GRSC6104 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (Humanities) or GRSC6106 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (Humanities).

Requirements for students registered before 2026/27

  • 3 compulsory courses and 1 elective course
     
Courses Compulsory (C)/Elective (E)
4-year PhD 3-year PhD MPhil
ENGL6001 Research Seminar C C C
ENGL6070 Introduction to Thesis Writing in English Studies1 C C C
ENGL7011 Research Methods2 C C C
ENGL6003 Guided Reading Course E E E
ENGL6053 Special Topics in English Studies E E E
ENGL6056 Cultural Semiotics E E E
ENGL6073 Introduction to Literature and Cross-cultural Theory E E E
ENGL6075 The Politics of English E E E
ENGL6079 World Modernisms E E E
ENGL6080 Travel Writing and Culture E E E
ENGL6081 Global Fictions E E E
ENGL6083 Post-Colonial Representations E E E
ENGL7101 Introduction to Language and Communication E E E
ENGL7102 Global Englishes E E E
ENGL7103 New Media and Discourse E E E
ENGL7104 Global Shakespeare E E E
ENGL7105 Intercultural Communication E E E
ENGL7106 The Global History of English E E E
ENGL7107 Race in America: The Novels of William Faulkner and Toni Morrison E E E
ENGL7108 Imagining Asia E E E
ENGL7109 Language, Variation across Society and Speakers E E E
ENGL7110 Gender, Discourse and Society E E E
ENGL7111 Worlds of Discourse: Metaphor, Metonymy, and Interpretation E E E
ENGL7112 Global Medieval Literatures E E E
ENGL7113 The Cosmopolitan Stage in the Eighteenth Century E E E
ENGL7114 How To Write3 E E E
ENGL7115 Analysing Speech E E E
ENGL7116 Planetary Futures and Imaginaries E E E
ENGL7117 Global Perspectives in (Auto)biographies E E E
ENGL7118 Women’s Writing E E E

Notes:

  1. Students may take the Graduate School course GRSC6120 Introduction to Thesis Writing (Humanities) in lieu of ENGL6070.
     
  2. Students may take the Graduate School course GRSC6104 Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods (Humanities) or GRSC6106 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (Humanities) in lieu of ENGL7011.
     
  3. Pre-requisites of ENGL7114:
    - Students can take the course as an elective from their second year onwards, but not before.
    - Students should have passed all courses required by the Graduate School (including equivalent replacement courses ENGL6070 and/or ENGL7011) and 50% of the courses offered by the School of English (i.e. ENGL6001).


Coursework arrangements are subject to change during the course of study. Students are advised to consult their home Faculty/Department for the most up-to-date course information.