YEAR 2-4 COURSES

In their second to fourth years students may take all their courses in history, or they may combine some history courses with courses from the departments and programmes in the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Social Sciences. Different modes of learning are reflected in the structuring of the History curriculum into ‘Survey’ and ‘Seminar’ courses.

Survey Courses

Survey courses are intended to introduce the history of a geographical area or a specific period.

Semester 1Course TitleInstructor
HIST2031History through Film   Crystal Kwok
HIST2063Europe and Modernity Thomas Soden
HIST2076Germany and the Cold War Thomas Soden
HIST2177The Economic History of Modern China, 1800 to the Present Ghassan Moazzin
HIST2179Law, empire and world history: From pirates to human rights? Alastair McClure
HSIT2188Making of Modern South Asia  Devika Shankar
HSIT2192Introduction to Modern Southeast Asian History Theara Thun
HIST2222Persianate World Malika Zehni
HIST2230Atlantic Worlds MÃ¥ns Aaberg
HIST2233Globalizing History Jason Petrulis
Semester 2Course TitleInstructor
HIST2068Intellectual History of 20th Century China Matthew Wong Foreman
HIST2077Eating History Staci Ford
HIST2079Early Modern Europe   MÃ¥ns Aaberg
HIST2103Russian State and Society in the 20th Century Oscar Sanchez-Sibony
HIST2127Qing China in the World William Kelson
HIST2143Love and Loyalty: Women and Gender in Chinese History Li Ji
HIST2154American Capitalism in the long Nineteenth century  Otis Edwards
HIST2161Making Race Theara Thun
HIST2202Christianity in Asia Tim Yung
HIST2215Global Environmental History Devika Shankar
HIST2220History through Fiction Matthew Wong Foreman
HIST2229Global Atlantic Revolutions Otis Edwards

Seminar Courses

Seminar courses involve more advanced study of special topics in history and a higher level of training in the use of primary documents or historiography.

Semester 1Course TitleInstructor
HIST2152Cold Wart Science Fiction  Oscar Sanchez-Sibony
HIST3076Tourism and History John Carroll
HIST2231Beauty Histories Elizabeth LaCouture
HIST3075Directed Reading   History Staff
Semester 2Course TitleInstructor
HIST2070Stories of Self: History Through Autobiography Staci Ford
HIST2218Chinese and Americans: A Cultural and International History Guoqi Xu
HSIT2193A History of Energy and Mankind: From Deep History to the Present Oscar Sanchez-Sibony
HIST2212Performing History Crystal Kwok
HIST2213Witchcraft, magic, and the devil in early modern Europe and America Christine Walker
HIST2225A Global History of Prisons and Punishment Alastair McClure
HIST2232Women’s Magazines as History Elizabeth LaCouture
HIST3075Directed Reading   History Staff

Capstone Experience Courses

Semester 1Course TitleInstructor
HIST4023History Research Project*History Staff
HIST4024Writing Hong Kong HistoryTim Yung
HIST4028History without borders: Special field project **David Pomfret
Semester 2Course TitleInstructor
HIST4023History Research Project*History Staff
HIST4028History without borders: Special field project **David Pomfret
HIST4033Museum and HistoryJohn Carroll
HIST4038Migration and Archives in Hong Kong HistoryAlastair McClure
HIST4039In the Mix: Technology and Creativity in the Big Business of MusicWilliam Kelson
Whole Year
HIST4017Dissertation Elective*History Staff
Summer Semester
HIST4035History applied: Internship in historical studiesDavid Pomfret

*For final year students who wish to take HIST4017 “Dissertation Elective” or HIST4023 “History Research Project”, please reach out to potential supervisors and seek their agreement to supervise your research project. After you have secured the supervisor’s agreement, please write to history@hku.hk to initiate the approval process.

**HIST4028 “History without Borders: Special Field Project” is by invitation only.