Download Syllabus Here (Chinese only)

Date and Time

October 8 to November 12, 2014

Every Wednesday 7:00 to 8:30PM, 6 lessons in total

Overview

During the 19th Century, the caliber of cannons and number of gunboats dictated the might of colonial empires, allowing Great Britain to establish an empire in which the sun never sets. In 1941, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US, emerging from her previous isolationist tendancies, entered the Second World War, leading Henry Luce, co-founder of TIME magazine, to characterize the 20th Century as the “American Century”. How did American achieve hegemony in finance, economics and politics? This course seeks to provide an overview of world financial history, focusing on currency and politics.

Eligibility

Adults. Please note that the medium of instruction would be in Cantonese.

Instructor

Mr. Roger Wu Ho Chi

Master of Humanities, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Postgraduate Diploma in Education Hong Kong University

B.A. in History, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Venue

Savantas Liberal Arts Academy

Room 301, Fu Fai Commercial Centre, 27 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Tuition

The tuition fee is $600 for the entire program. There is also a $200 deposit, which will be returned to students with a 80%+ attendance rate at the end of the program (see Attendance below). The total of $800 is due a week after the student is accepted into the program or before the first class, whichever comes first, and will be used to reserve a place in the course.

SLAA is fully committed to making its courses accessible to students from all socio-economic backgrounds. Full or partial fee remission is available to students who require financial assistance. If you would like to apply for fee remission, please indicate accordingly on the application form.

Application

Please submit your application here