The DIS curriculum is a four-year undergraduate curriculum with a total of 151 units, including:



The curriculum is structured around three core competencies:



Four-Year Learning Pathway


The DIS curriculum provides a progressive four-year learning pathway:

· Year 1: Build foundations in communication, language studies, digital intercultural studies and translation in the digital age.

· Year 2: Develop bilingual comparison, digital literacy, intercultural communication and language technology skills.

· Year 3: Explore advanced topics such as global communication of China, digital society, intercultural mediation and research methods.

· Year 4: Complete professional internship training and a final-year project.

Students may also participate in cross-institutional exchange, international collaborative courses and digital project-based learning.


Major Required Courses

Course Code

Course Title

Units

COMM1023

Fundamentals of Communication

3

ENG1013

Foundations of Language Studies

3

DIS1003

Introduction to Digital Intercultural Studies

3

DIS1013

Translation in the Digital Age

3

DIS2003

Contrastive Studies of Chinese and English

3

DIS2013

Digital Literacy for Language and Cultural Studies

3

DIS2023

Intercultural Communication

3

DIS2033

Language and Translation Technologies

3

DIS3003

Interpreting China, Interpreting the World

3

DSS3033

Ethics and Legal Issues in Digital Society

3

DIS3013

Bridging Cultures: Translation as Intercultural Mediation

3

DIS3023

Critical Concepts for Intercultural Studies

3

DIS3033

Global Communication of China in the Digital Age

3

DIS3043

Research Skills in Digital Intercultural Studies

3

DSS4073

Sociology of Digital Transformation

3

DIS4003

Internship Placement

3

DIS4013Final Year Project (DIS)6


Major Elective Courses

Course Code

Course Title

Units

CCGC1003

China’s Roles in the Global Systems

3

CCGC1023

China in Western Cultures

3

COMM3033

Social Media Communication

3

DIS2043

Digital Communication and Translation

3

DIS2053

Practical Translation

3

DIS2063

Digital Storytelling and Transmedia Narratives

3

DIS3053

Interpreting and Technology

3

DIS3063

AI and Computer-Aided Translation

3

DIS3073

Professional Communication in Legal Contexts

3

DIS3083

Language Services and Management

3

DIS3093

Bilingual Business Communication

3

DIS4023

Introduction to Localization

3

DIS4033

Special Topics in Intercultural Studies

3

DIS4043

Interpreting as a Profession

3

DIS4053

Conference Interpreting

3

DIS4063

Digital Publishing

3

DSS3003

Culture, Diversity and Society

3

DSS4053

AI-Human Collaboration: Principles, Applications, and Social Implications

3

ENG3143

Analysing Multimodal Communication

3

ENG4153

Editing and Publishing Practicum

3

MCOM3053

Seminar in Cultural Theories and Globalisation

3

MCOM3163

Study on Intercultural Communication Issues

3

PRA3063AI and Strategic Communication3
TESL4093Learning Through Digital Narratives3
TRA2093Translation across Media3
TRA3033Culture and Translation3
TRA3093Translation of Scientific and Technological Texts3
TRA3143Audiovisual Translation and Technology3