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Associate of Arts in Media, Cultural and Creative Studies

Cultural Development in Public Arena

Programme Code: AD 109 3416 6338 2305 5315 aamccs@hkuspace.hku.hk
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QF Level: 4
QR Registration No.: 14/002816/L4
Registration Validity Period:  01/07/2014 to ongoing

Application Code 報名編號 : AD109

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Aims and features

  • Focus of studies: Cultural tourism, museum studies, cultural policy and management

  • Covers basic theories, concepts and significance of cultural policies and cultural entrepreneurship in contemporary society associated with cultural tourism, heritage conservation and museum management in local/global contexts

  • To evaluate different policies, strategies and methods in cultural development by adopting trans-disciplinary approaches to address culture in relation to public and private domains                  

2025 Overall Progression Rate: 85%
UGC-funded Bachelor’s Degree Programmes: 67%

Some of our graduates/students are admitted to UGC-funded degree programmes every year. The list below shows the programmes that our graduates/students of recent years have articulated to*:

The University of Hong Kong

BA / BA Conservation / BA Chinese
BA Comparative Literature / BA English
BA Fine Arts / BA Music
BA American Studies / BA European Studies
BA Gender Studies / BA Global Creative Industries
BA Humanities & Digital Technologies
BA Hong Kong Studies / BA Philosophy
BA and BEd Language Education - English (Double Degree)
BA and BSocSc Social Data Science
BJour/ BNurs
BSocSc / BSocSc Sociology
           

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

BA Anthropology / BA English / BA History / BA Translation
BA Chinese Language and Literature
BA Contemporary China Studies
BA Cultural Management / BA Cultural Studies
BA Fine Arts / BA Music
BA Public Humanities
BSocSc / BSocSc Gender Studies
BSocSc Global Studies
BSocSc Journalism & Communication
BSocSc Psychology / BSocSc Sociology
             

City University of Hong Kong

BA Chinese & History
BA Creative Media / BA Digital TV & Broadcasting
BA Culture & Heritage Management
BA English / BA English for the Professions
BA Language Studies / BA Linguistics & Language Applications
BA Media & Communication / BA Translation & Interpretation
BAS New Media / BSc Creative Media
BBA Management / BBA Marketing
BSocSc Applied Sociology / BSocSc Criminology
BSocSc Asian & International Studies
BSocSc Environmental Policy / Public Affairs & Management / Public Policy & Politics
 

Hong Kong Baptist University

BA (Hons) / BA (Hons) Chinese Language & Literature / BA (Hons) English Language & Literature /
BA (Hons) History / BA (Hons) Humanities / BA (Hons) Translation
BA (Hons) Creative & Professional Writing / BA (Hons) Creative Writing for Film TV & New Media
BA (Hons) Music / BA (Hons) Visual Arts
BA (Hons) Religion, Philosophy & Ethics
BA/BSSc (Hons) European Studies
BA/BSSc (Hons) Government & International Studies
BComm (Hons) Film Major (Animation & Media Arts) / BA (Hons) Film & Television
BComm (Hons) Interactive Media
BComm (Hons) Public Relations & Advertising
BComm (Hons) Journalism & Digital Media
BSocSc (Hons) China Studies - Economics / BSocSc (Hons) Geography
BSocSc (Hons) Integrated Communication Management
BSocSc (Hons) Social Policy / BSW (Hons)
            

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

BA (Hons) Advertising Design / BA (Hons) Social Design / BA (Hons) Communication Design
BA (Hons) Bilingual Interdisciplinary Chinese Studies / BA (Hons) Eng Studies for the Professions / BA (Hons) Language & Culture
BA (Hons) Digital Media
BA (Hons) Scheme in Fashion & Textiles Scheme in Design
BBA (Hons) Marketing
Bcomm (Hons) Game Design & Animation
BComm (Hons) Public Relations & Advertising Major (Advertising and Branding)
BEng (Hons) Product Engineering with Marketing
BEng (Hons) Product Innovation & Smart Manufacturing
                

The Education University of Hong Kong

BA (Hons) Convergent Media & Communication
BA (Hons) Creative Arts & Culture (Music) / (Visual Arts)
BA (Hons) Creative Arts & Culture & BEd (Hons) Visual Arts (coterminal double degree) /
BA (Hons) Creative Arts & Culture & Bed (Hons) Music (co-terminal double degree)
BA (Hons) Digital Chinese Culture & Communication
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education
BA (Hons) Heritage Education & Arts Management
BA (Hons) Human & Organizational Development
BA (Hons) Language Studies (Chinese Major) / BA (Hons) Liberal Studies
BSocSc (Hons) Global & Hong Kong Studies
BSocSc (Hons) Greater China Studies
BSocSc (Hons) Policy Science & Management
BSocSc (Hons) Psychology
BEd (Hons) Chinese Language
BEd (Hons) (Secondary) English Language / BEd (Hons) Music
 

Lingnan University

BA (Hons) Animation & Digital Arts
BA (Hons) Creative Media Industries
BA (Hons) Cultural Studies / BA (Hons) Visual Studies
BA (Hons) Film & Visual Arts
BA (Hons) Philosophy
BSocSc (Hons) Business Psychology
BSocSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling Psychology Concentration
BSocSci (Hons) Public Management & Smart Governance
BSocSci (Hons) Social Data Science

HKU SPACE International College

Graduates are eligible to apply for admission to the full-time top-up degree programmes offered locally by HKU SPACE International College in collaboration with the following universities:

University of the Arts London
 
Edinburgh Napier University
 
University of Hull
 
Middlesex University London
 

Overseas Articulation Pathways - Credit Recognition Arrangements with Non-local Universities:


• Chinese Culture University
• Queensland University of Technology
• University of New South Wales

 

Career Prospects

Students can enjoy strong prospects in Hong Kong’s expanding arts and heritage sectors in both public and private organisations. There is a growing demand for skilled cultural practitioners in Government, NGOs and cultural neighbourhoods for exhibition curation, cultural management, heritage education, art development and tour guiding.

 

*The above list is not exhaustive and only shows some of the examples.

GENERIC SKILLS
  • Advanced Chinese Language
  • Introduction to Academic English
  • English for Academic Purposes I & II
  • English for Arts and Humanities
  • Information Technology Fundamentals
  • Elementary Statistics

Experiential Learning

  • The Journey of Self-Discovery
SPECIALISM

Year 1

  • Introduction to Media and Communications
  • Understanding Culture and Everyday Life

Year 2

Common Core Courses

  • Visual Culture
  • Researching Culture and Media

Advertising and Communications

  • Advertising: Principles and Practice
  • Media Publishing Industry and Production
  • Writing and Editing for Chinese Media

​Electives

  • Creativity and Creative Industries
  • Introduction to Film Studies
  • Media, Society and Consumer Culture
  • Fundamentals of Journalism

Creative Media and Industries

  • Creativity and Creative Industries
  • Introduction to Film Studies
  • New Media Art

​Electives

  • Advertising: Principles and Practice
  • Media Publishing Industry and Production
  • Questioning Cultural Identity
  • Fundamentals of Journalism

Cultural Development in Public Arena

  • Cultural Tourism Studies
  • Introduction to Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies
  • Understanding and Managing Public Organisations

​Electives

  • Advertising: Principles and Practice
  • Creativity and Creative Industries
  • Cultural Space: Examining and Enabling People and Place
  • Fundamentals of Journalism

Media and Cultural Studies

  • Cultural Space: Examining and Enabling People and Place
  • Gender and Society
  • Media, Society and Consumer Culture

​Electives

  • Media Publishing Industry and Production
  • Introduction to Film Studies
  • Fundamentals of Journalism
  • Questioning Cultural Identity

Music Major

  • Fundamentals of Tonal Music I and II
  • Introduction to Chinese Music
  • Introduction to Musics of the World
  • Music in Western History (Baroque through Late Romantic Period)
  • Creativity and Creative Industries

Electives

Choose TWO courses from the following

 

  • Cultural Spaces: Examining and Enabling People and Place
  • Understanding Culture and Everyday Life
  • Introduction to Film Studies
  • Introduction to Media and Communications
Core Curriculum Courses
  • Critical Analysis and Reasoning in Discipline-based Studies
  • Choose THREE courses from the Core Curriculum
The Specialism Electives courses do not apply to Music Theme.
Courses offered in each semester are subject to student enrolment, timetabling and resources available.
 
Wong Ching Man
Wong Ching Man
  • 2023-2025 Associate of Arts in Media, Cultural and Creative Studies
  • Offer received: CityU Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication (Year 3)
  • Offer received: CityU Bachelor of Arts in Digital Television and Broadcasting (Year 3)
  • Offer received: HKBU Bachelor of Communication (Hons) in Public Relations and Advertising - Advertising and Branding Concentration (Year 3)
  • Offer received: HSU Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Marketing (Year 3)

HKU SPACE CC給予我第二次考上大學的機會,亦因此改變了我的學習態度。由於中學沒有接觸過類似的科目,一開始其實非常擔心自己會跟不上。但十分慶幸在這兩年副學士的學習路上,遇到很多一直扶持著我的講師。他們不只是提供學習上的幫助,亦會給予我升學上的鼓勵和意見。最後,我想跟接下來準備入學的師弟妹說,不要因為公開試失利就否定自己的學習能力,換個角度想,可能中學的科目不適合你,令你討厭學習。但在副學士你可以找到自己喜歡的科目,一步一步向的喜歡的道路前進,加油!

Malik Nelab
Malik Nelab
  • 2023-2025 Associate of Arts in Media, Cultural and Creative Studies
  • Offer received: CUHK Journalism and Communication (Year 3)
  • Offer received: CityU Bachelor of Arts in Digital Television and Broadcasting (Year 3)
  • Offer received: CityU Bachelor of Arts in English (Year 3)

The AAMCCS programme has been instrumental in shaping my aspirations. I gained valuable insights into the intricate relationship between culture and media, and deeper understanding of various media forms. This journey allowed me to explore my creativity and develop essential skills I need to pursue my dreams. I am appreciative of the friendships I've formed with fellow students who share this path with me. Additionally, the lecturers played a crucial role in guiding us every step of the way; their mentorship created a supportive learning environment that truly nurtured my growth. This experience has been transformative for me.

Jennifer Cheung
Jennifer Cheung
  • 2023-2025 Associate of Arts in Media, Cultural and Creative Studies
  • Offer received: CUHK Bachelor of Arts in Public Humanities (Year 3)
  • Offer received: CityU Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication (Year 3)
  • Offer received: HKBU Bachelor of Communication (Hons) in Public Relations and Advertising - Advertising and Branding Concentration (Year 3)

AAMCCS課程涵蓋電影、拍攝、藝術、媒體及文化等多個領域,鼓勵學生親自創作與實踐,讓我發掘了不少新興趣,也輕鬆結識志同道合的朋友。此課程適合充滿好奇心、熱愛思考與想像的人。完成課程後,你將學會以批判性思維看待事物,同時更懂得反思內心與個人經歷。本科師資優良且親切,只要勇敢提問,就能獲得許多指導與啟發。訂下目標並持之以恆,成功指日可待。呢兩年我讀得幾開心,真心推介比有興趣嘅同學!

Lee Sze Ching
Lee Sze Ching
  • 2023-2025 Associate of Arts in Media, Cultural and Creative Studies
  • Offer received: CUHK Bachelor of Arts in Public Humanities (Year 3)
  • Offer received: HKBU Bachelor of Arts in Humanities (Year 3)
  • Offer received: CityU Bachelor of Arts in Digital Television and Broadcasting (Year 3)

While studying at HKU SPACE CC, I was exposed to diverse course content integrating social sciences and humanities, covering creative media and cultural research, which encouraged and helped me to explore my interests. The learning experiences and opportunities included in the core and elective courses, such as field trips, cultivate my multiple critical thinking skills and trigger me to pay more attention to local culture. The relationship with lecturers is also a teacher and friend, making this two-year learning journey full of inspiration, warmth, and unforgettable. I have no regret in picking AAMCCS.

David Cheung
David Cheung
  • 2023-2025 Associate of Arts in Media, Cultural and Creative Studies
  • Offer received: CUHK Journalism and Communication (Year 3)

課程為同學打好未來升學基礎,課程內容及作業要求緊貼升學所需。在升讀二年級時透過讓同學選擇三個不同的科目讓同學發揮和展現自身興趣,令同學於創意媒體、廣告傳播和文化研究三個方面各展所長,讓同學盡早對接大學模式及其課程要求。不厭其煩解答問題的老師和穩定可靠的組員更是推動我繼續努力拼搏的最大動力。