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174 Part 5 • Department Profiles and Programmes of Studies Department of Cultural and Religious Studies Tel.: 2609 6209/6477 Fax.: 2603 5280 E-mail: crsdept@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/crs The department was established in 2004, combining the teaching and research strengths formerly belonging to the Department of Religion and the Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies. Its Religious Studies section (including Theology) is the oldest among the existing universities in China, offering a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary study of religion, especially Christianity and Chinese religions. The Cultural Studies section aims at understanding the ideological dimensions of contemporary culture, training students to study cultural representations with various theoretical perspectives and concerns including feminism, technology, consumerism and globalization. The two sections complement each other in the study of human culture — religious and secular, traditional and contemporary, global and local, mainstream and marginalized. Department of English Tel.: 2609 7005/7007 Fax.: 2603 5270 E-mail: english@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/eng The department offers foundation and elective courses in literature (world literatures in English and comparative studies), linguistics (English and applied linguistics), and English language training. Foundation courses are designed to equip students with basic knowledge, while elective courses focus on specialized studies. Students are encouraged to learn and think critically and independently to acquire an all-round training in literature and language studies involving English. Department of Fine Arts Tel.: 2609 7615 Fax.: 2603 5755 E-mail: finearts@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~fadept The only fine arts department in Hong Kong that offers both art history and studio art courses at the tertiary level, the Department of Fine Arts runs a programme that emphasizes Chinese art and culture, while maintaining a balance between Chinese and Western art, and between research and practice. Current research activities focus on Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting, art in Hong Kong, and early Chinese art and archaeology. Given a broadly-based education in art, graduates of the department work as independent artists, art researchers, and curators and professionals in art galleries, museums, and related businesses.