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Complete one learning module/subject from the Electives to obtain 3 credits
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3
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45 hrs
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PCHA8121 |
Cultural Heritage Studies
Through multiple ways such as lectures, studies, communications and discussions, this module provides students with an overview of the research fields of Cultural Heritage Studies from different perspectives under the guidance of museology, archaeology, and theories of cultural construction. It enables students to deconstruct the development courses of human history and civilization and understand the role of cultural heritage in national cultural confidence and identity, as well as the value of production and material and non-material activities in the process of social civilization construction. An in-depth understanding of cultural heritage can promote students’ critical thinking skills in cultural heritage protection, and equip them with a forward-looking vision in face of the cultural hybridity under the background of globalization, so as to make contributes to the inheritance, protection and revitalization of cultural heritage in a sustainable way.
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3
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45 hrs
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PCHA8122 |
Anthropology
Anthropology is an independent discipline studying human biological and cultural characteristics. Unique social, political, and economic systems, folklore, and religious systems have been formed as a result of human beings’ adaptation to diverse environments in group life which are significant entry points for exploring the diversity of human civilizations and cultural relativities during different periods. Through lectures, discussions, studies and academic exchanges, this module enables students to know the fields involved in anthropological research, and the processes of evolution, integration, struggle, conflict, mediation or absorption among humans and social systems. It promotes students to conduct in-depth analyses of cross-cultural and gender-related phenomena and problems through a comprehensive investigation of literature in various fields, so they can gain a more extensive understanding of the impact of human behavior on the development of human society.
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3
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45 hrs
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PCHA8123 |
Sino-Western Cultural Exchange
This module is an introduction to the history of cultural exchange between China and the West. Through examining the history of cultural connections and interactions between China and the West from prehistoric times to the Ming and Qing dynasties, it aims to reveal the world’s influence on the course of Chinese civilization and China’s contribution to the development of world civilization. In this module, students will understand the basic methods and content of the study of the history of cultural exchange between China and the West, and learn to use archaeological and documentary evidence to analyze and discuss academic propositions related to cultural exchange between China and the West.
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3
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45 hrs
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PCHA8299 |
Thesis
(1) Students shall draw on the achievements of the modules of the first academic year and write an original thesis under the guidance of her/his PhD supervisor and pass the public defense.
(2) The dissertation must be original and professional, and must also be rigorous and composed of introduction/preface, literature review/dialogue, research methods, research results/discoveries, analysis and discussion, explanation, conclusion, shortcomings and prospects, etc.
(3) The public defense is the last stage of the entire dissertation, and passing this stage is the completion of the doctoral program.
(4) The academic achievements should further enrich the development and research in Macao and beyond in the cultural heritage study, anthropology and social sciences, and take the contribution to relevant research in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences as important tasks.
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18
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