Entrance Requirement

To be eligible for the Double Major, you must have a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or above at the time of application for the Double Major.

The Double Major application period normally begins after the announcement of overall results for Semester Two of Year One. Your CGPA at the end of Semester Two of Year One will be used to determine your eligibility. If you are interested in pursuing the Double Major, please submit your application via eStudent > Application Forms > (AR164) Application for Major/Secondary Major/Double Major during the designated application period.

Study Duration

Double Major students typically require a longer normal study duration (i.e. beyond four years) and will have to take extra credits on a self-financed basis (i.e. pay a higher tuition fee) to complete their studies.

Programme Structure

The Double Major in English and Applied Linguistics and Linguistics and Translation requires the accumulation of 159 relevant credits plus 3 training credits. In addition to the 27 GUR credits, Double Major students need to complete: (1) 78 Major credits plus 3 training credits; and (2) 57 credits by completing at least 19 subjects (including 3 credits of Chinese DSLR subject, 21 credits of compulsory subjects, and 33 credits of electives) offered by LST. Students who choose this academic pathway must earn 21 level-4 credits from the BAEAL plus 21 level-4 credits from BALT. Double Major students will be exempted from taking WIE and the CAR subjects of the second Major.

Students will take an integrated capstone project offered by the primary major Department, i.e. ENGL4028 Integrated Double Major Capstone Project. The primary supervisor will be from the student’s primary major, and a secondary supervisor from the student’s secondary major will also be assigned to the student.

1. 78 Major credits plus 3 training credits     
2. 57 credits by completing at least 19 subjects (including 3 credits of Chinese DSLR subject, 21 credits of compulsory subjects, and 33 credits of electives) offered by LST 

LST Compulsory Subjects [24 credits]

LST Elective Subjects [33 credits]

Translation

Linguistics

Others

Speech Sciences

The above subject list is subject to revision. Offering of subjects is subject to the availability of teaching staff and viable enrolment number. The Department has discretion on the offering semester and class quota, which is limited by classroom capacity.

For further details of the programme requirements, please refer to pages 18-19 of the PRD [link].

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