BSc (Hons) in Language Science and Technology - Curriculum | Department of Language Science and Technology

(a) Language and Communication Requirements (9 credits)

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
ENGL2000	English for Effective Communication	3
ENGL2001	English for Professional Communication	3
CBS2901	Chinese for Language Professionals	3

(b) AIDA (Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics) and IE (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) Requirements (3 credits)

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CBS1903	Introduction to AI and Data Analytics for Language Professionals	2
CBS1904	Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Languages and Linguistics	1

(c) Leadership Education and Development (3 credits)
(d) Service-Learning Subject (3 credits)
(e) Cluster Area Requirements (CAR) (9 credits)

Science, Technology and Environment
Chinese History and Culture
Cultures, Organizations, Societies and Globalisation

Students are required to fulfil the Writing (W) and Reading (R) Requirements in English and Chinese, by taking CAR subjects approved as meeting the W and R Requirements.

BScLST students will fulfil the requirements of CAR M and English Reading and Writing (ER/EW) by successfully completing the Major subject CHC134 Science and Civilisation in Pre-modern China.

(f) Healthy Lifestyle (Non-credit-bearing)

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CHC134	Science and Civilisation in Pre-modern China	3
FH1101	Introduction to Language	3
FH1001	Language and Humanities Professionals in Society	3

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CBS1402	Introduction to Translation	3
CBS2201	Introduction to Speech Therapy	3
CBS2905	Introduction to Modern Chinese	3
CHC131P	Major Trends in Chinese History	3
CHC234P	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature	3
ENGL1003	Introduction to English-Speaking Culture	3
ENGL1004	Communication Skills at Work	3
ENGL2016	Language in Social Contexts	3
ENGLxxxx*	AI and Academic Excellence: Navigating University Writing, Research, and Communication	3

* Subject to approval

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CBS3402	Psycholinguistics	3
CBS3446	Corporate Communication: Theory and Practice	3
LST2xxx*	Introduction to Neuroscience	3
LST2xxx*	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Language Sciences	3
LST2xxx*	Text Mining for Linguistic Applications	3
LST2xxx*	Work Integrated Education (WIE)	3 (training credits)
LST3xxx*	Translation Theory and Methodology in the Age of AI	3
LST4xxx*	Capstone Project	6
ENGL2003	English for Advanced Academic Writing	3

* Subject to approval

AI and Language Technology

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CBS3410	Python for Language Analytics	3
CBS4702	Advanced Topics in Quantitative Language Studies	3
CBS4954	Statistics for Language Studies	3
CBS4958	Fundamentals of Computational Linguistics	3
CBS4962	Corpus and Language Technology for Language Studies	3
LST2xxx*	Introduction to Coding for Linguistic Data Analysis	3
LST3xxx*	Natural Language Processing	3
LST3xxx*	AI Ethics, Digital Humanities, Culture, and Society	3
LST4xxx*	Computational Psycholinguistics	3
LST4xxx*	Language Modelling and Generative AI	3
LST4xxx*	AI Applications in Social Sentiment Analysis	3

Psycholinguistics and Neuroscience

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CBS3204	Anatomy and Physiology: Speech and Hearing Sciences I	3
CBS3404	Language, Cognition and Brain	3
CBS3408	Language Acquisition	3
CBS4902	Comparative and Contrastive Studies of Chinese and English Grammar	3
CBS4945	Analysis of Language Samples: Clinical Implications	3
CBS4953	Techniques in Language Sciences	3
CBS4963	Reading Development and Reading Disorders	3
LST3xxx*	Processing of Language Meanings	3
LST3xxx*	Processing of Language in Contexts	3
LST3xxx*	Speech Perception and Production	3
LST4xxx*	Neurolinguistics	3

Technology-Enhanced Bilingual Business Communication and Translation

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CBS3843	Translation for Corporate Communication	3
CBS4446	Intercultural Communication in Corporate Context	3
LST2xxx*	Technology-Enhanced Cross-Cultural Brand Strategy and Consumer Communication	3
LST3xxx*	AI-Supported Interpreting in Business Context	3
LST3xxx*	Digital Marketing and Multilingual Content Management in Global Markets	3
LST3xxx*	Digital Approaches to Transcultural Crisis Management for Business	3
LST3xxx*	Translation for the Media in the Digital Age	3
LST4xxx*	Emerging Technologies in Multilingual Corporate Engagement	3
LST4xxx*	Machine and Computer-assisted Translation and Language Technologies	3

* Subject to approval

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

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CBS2501	Introductory Japanese I	3
CBS2502	Introductory Japanese II	3
CBS3505	Intermediate Japanese I	3
CBS3532	Business Japanese	3
CBS3534	Spoken Japanese and Intonation	3
CBS3535	Intermediate Reading Japanese	3
CBS3536	Intermediate Japanese II	3
CBS3537	Introductory Reading Japanese	3
CBS3538	Japanese culture: from Samurai to Hello Kitty	3
CBS4533	Advanced Japanese I	3
CBS4536	Intercultural Communication in Japanese	3
CBS1BN03	East Asia: Towards a Global Community with Cultural Diversity	3
CBS1CN16	Understanding Japan: A Journey into Japanese Culture and Society	3

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 the discretion on the offering semester and class quota, which is limited by classroom capacity.

Subject Code	Subject Title	No. of Credits
CBS2631	Introductory Korean I	3
CBS2632	Introductory Korean II	3
CBS2633	Koreans and Their Cultural Identity	3
CBS3634	Intermediate Korean I	3
CBS3635	Intermediate Korean II	3
CBS3636	Korean Arts and Lifestyle	3
CBS3640	Korean through Media	3
CBS3641	Korean Language through Culture	3
CBS3642	Korean Language for Exploring Korea	3
CBS3643	Korean Language for Professional Settings	3
CBS4637	Advanced Korean I	3
CBS4638	Advanced Korean II	3
CBS4639	Translation and Interpretation between Korean and Chinese	3
CBS1BN03	East Asia: Towards a Global Community with Cultural Diversity	3

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 the discretion on the offering semester and class quota, which is limited by classroom capacity.