What's New in the Common Core in 2023-24?
8 New Regular Courses (6 credits)
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester | Offering Faculty |
| Science, Technology and Big Data | |||
| CCST9082 | Pandemics: From Science to Societal Impact | 2 | Medicine |
| CCST9083 | Earth as Seen by Satellite | 1 | Social Sciences |
| CCST9084 | From Ancient Remedies to Modern Medicine: A Historical Perspective on Health Technology | 1 | Medicine |
| CCST9085 | Inspiration from the Living World | 2 | Science |
| Arts and Humanities | |||
| CCHU9089 | Race and Ethnicity | 2 | Arts |
| Global Issues | |||
| CCGL9069 | Multinationals and the Global Economy | 2 | Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| China: Culture, State and Society | |||
| CCCH5057 | Shaping Health in China (Online) | 2 | Medicine |
| CCCH9058 | Talking About Politics: Chinese Debates in Political Thinking, Past and Present | 2 | Law |
6 New Microcredential Courses (3 credits)
Each Common Core Microcredential Course (CCMC) carries 3 credits (and is counted as 0.5 course), resulting in stackable qualifications within the Common Core. These courses focus on undergraduate transdisciplinary learning and are conducted in a highly compressed format.
In fulfilling the UG5(c) Common Core requirements, you may take two CCMCs in place of one standard 6-credit Common Core course. [If you opt to take CCMCs in fulfilling the 36-credit CC requirements, you must take TWO CCMCs.]
You would need to have successfully completed one course in each of the CC’s Areas of Inquiry before you are eligible to take any CCMCs. Students who have been granted Advanced Standing / Credit Transfer / Course Exemption / Internal Transfer in their current programme are NOT eligible.
Please visit https://commoncore.hku.hk/ccmc2023-24/ for details.
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester | Offering Faculty |
| Science, Technology and Big Data | |||
| CCST6001 | Change for a Better Self | Summer | Social Sciences |
| Global Issues | |||
| CCGL6001 | Change for a Better Community | Summer | Social Sciences |
| China: Culture, State and Society | |||
| CCCH6001 | Human Monkeys: Unethical Research in Manchuria | Summer | Medicine |
18 Fully Online Courses (6 credits)
In fulfilling your CC requirements for graduation under UG5(c), you may take up to 2 CC courses in fully online format.
Please visit https://commoncore.hku.hk/fullyonline2023-24/ for more information.
