Hong Kong Sign Language

Applicable to students admitted in 2025-26

 

 

Minor Programme Requirement

 

Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:

 

 

Units

1.

Required Courses[a]:

 

(a)

HKSL1000 and 1002, or 1003

6

(b)

HKSL2001 and 2002, or 2003

6

 

 

 

2.

Elective Courses:

 

 

BMBL3002, 3003 or any HKSL courses at 3000 or above level

6

 

Total:

18

Explanatory Notes:

1.

This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Bimodal Bilingual Studies.

2.

Linguistics Major students can only take HKSL courses to fulfill the requirement of (2).

3.

No more than 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’

Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used

to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.

[a]

Students who have prior knowledge of Hong Kong Sign Language before admission may be exempted from taking HKSL1000, 1002, 1003, 2001, 2002 and 2003. They should seek the advice of the Department to take substitute courses in accordance with their academic qualifications.

 

 

 

 

 

Course List

 

Course Code

Course Title

Unit(s)

Language Courses

HKSL1000

Hong Kong Sign Language I

3

HKSL1002

Hong Kong Sign Language II

3

HKSL1003

Hong Kong Sign Language I & II

6

HKSL2001

Hong Kong Sign Language III

3

HKSL2002

Hong Kong Sign Language IV

3

HKSL2003

Hong Kong Sign Language III & IV

6

HKSL3001

Hong Kong Sign Language V

3

HKSL3002

Hong Kong Sign Language VI

3

HKSL3003

Hong Kong Sign Language V & VI

6

Culture Courses

HKSL3100

Special Topics in Hong Kong Sign Language

3

Others

BMBL3002

Introduction to Sign Language Interpreting

3

BMBL3003

Special Topics in Sign Language Studies

3