通识课教会了我什么——通识教育十周年·毕业生之感悟分享

通识教育十周年·毕业生之感悟分享

通识课

GENERAL

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香港中文大学（深圳）今年成立10周年了，通识教育课程组成立也已10年。众多校友向通识教育部发来了诚挚祝福，并真诚而深刻地分享了关于通识课程与通识教育对于他们毕业后的学业深造、职业选择、人生轨迹的影响。经过悉心遴选，我们向大家展示以下毕业生的分享，作为通识部与同学们成长的注脚。

This year not only marks the 10th anniversary of our esteemed university, but also celebrates a decade since the foundation of the General Education (GE) Program. Numerous alumni, all over the world, expressed their gratitude and wishes to GE Program. Many shared how the GE courses and the philosophy of General Education have influenced their academic pursuits, career choices, and life trajectories. After a meticulous selection process, we would like to present the following alumni's messages and reflective journals as footnotes to the growth of the GE Program and milestones of students' personal development.

张佳奕 Jiayi Zhang

20

19

级

人文社科学院 逸夫书院

现就读于耶鲁大学东亚研究系 

获全额奖学金

School of Humanities and Social Science

Shaw College

Currently pursuing an MA 

in East Asia Studies at Yale, USA

Granted with full scholarship

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大家好，我是19级人文社科学院毕业生张佳奕，现在在耶鲁大学东亚研究系读硕士一年级。很高兴可以在大学开设GE课程十周年之际分享一些我的体悟和感受。

Hello everyone, I am Zhang Jiayi, a graduate of the Class of 2023 from the School of Humanities and Social Science, and I am currently a first-year master's student in East Asian Studies at Yale University. It is my great pleasure to share my personal academic experiences amidst the 10th anniversary of our university's launch of GE courses.

我本科期间的课表总是“GE浓度”很高，修读的课程也非常多样：从宗教哲学到性别研究；从政治经济到数字人文。回顾起来，我认为当时的我是非常幸运的。因为GE课程以一种潜移默化的方式不断地打磨着我的想象力还有感受力，也使大学的我对生活，总体来说，有了一种非常强烈的，洞察的欲望。

I enrolled in a diverse range of GE courses during my undergraduate studies: from philosophy of religion to gender studies; from political economy to digital humanities. Looking back, I find myself very lucky. GE courses continuously cultivated my imagination and sensibility and motivated me to stay curious of social surroundings.

说起来，GE课程，其实也直接地，以一种非常令人惊喜的方式，塑造了我的学术研究兴趣，还有未来的职业规划。我在本科期间，很有幸地修读了韩雨晨教授的社会学导论，还有性别研究两门课。在课间还有课下，我经常找到韩老师，提出一些在现在看来有些青涩的问题。而韩老师每一次的讲解和思辨，又总能让我产生新的反思和好奇。我当前的硕士论文，其实就是延续了当时的兴趣，在研究中国工人的劳动过程还有劳动关系。我也非常期待在接下来的学习和研究中，继续实践我的学术志趣。

GE courses also directly, and very surprisingly, shaped my research interests and career plans. I was fortunate to have taken Introduction to Sociology, as well as Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Society taught by Professor Han Yuchen during my undergraduate studies. Between classes, I often went to Professor Han and raised questions. Professor Han's explanations and critical reflections are always thought-provoking, often leading me to new reflections and curiosities. At the moment, I plan to write my master’s thesis based on my previous interests and to focus on Chinese workers' labor processes and their labor relations. I am excited to continue pursuing my academic interests in future studies and research.

最后，非常高兴可以见证大学开设GE课程10周年，非常期待下一个10年！

Finally, I am very glad to witness the tenth anniversary of our university's launch of GE courses and I am looking forward to the next decade!

GENERAL

EDUCATION PROGRAM

杨筱纯 Xiaochun Yang

20

18

级

经管学院 思廷书院

取得阿尔托大学全球管理硕士学位

现任GRESB（全球房地产可持续发展基准）中国大陆ESG分析师

School of Management and Economics

Muse College

Later obtained MSc in Global Management (CEMS) from Aalto University

Currently working as ESG Analyst of Chinese mainland in GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark)

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Talking of the General Education course, the most important one to me is the one called "How to Change the World to a Sustainable Future," lectured by Prof. Li Mo. This course lays out a very solid foundation for my sustainability exploration. The course provided trendy insights about sustainability and is highly correlated with the real business world. After my bachelor's study, I decided to pursue my master's degree in a Nordic country, Finland. I really appreciate the mindful suggestions from Prof. Li, stating that a Nordic country is a very good place for exploring sustainability. It is certain that, without that course and the instruction from Prof. Li, I wouldn't be here. Last year, I successfully got my first sustainability-related job titled as ESG Analyst in Hong Kong, by using the knowledge I acquired in the course. Now, as I approach graduation from my master's degree, I have received a job offer from a company from a Netherlands company without much struggle. My background is well-suited for them, with European education and a Chinese background, along with expertise in the ESG market and sustainability. For those watching the video, I would sincerely suggest attaching importance to the GE course. I would say my most enjoyable moments at CUHK-Shenzhen are having these deep thoughts and talks with GE teachers and peers.

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EDUCATION PROGRAM

姜易函 Yihan Jiang

20

16

级

人文社科学院 学勤书院

现就读英国利兹大学

哲学博士项目

School of Humanities and Social Science

Diligentia College

Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Leeds, UK

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作为一名文史哲深度爱好者，我基本上将通识课程视为专业课来学习。我修过的课程包括中国近代史、美国思想史和宗教学，每门我都觉得非常有趣。

As an enthusiast of humanities, I basically treated GE courses as my 'major' studies. The courses I took included Modern Chinese History, American Intellectual History, and Religious Studies, all of which I found very interesting.

当然，对我影响最大的课程是与哲学相关的课程。在上大学之前，我就对哲学很感兴趣。修读通识课程并与学校的老师互动进一步坚定了我走哲学学术道路的想法。这些课程为我提供了对西方哲学史、语言哲学、逻辑学、宗教哲学以及中国哲学的基础性了解。在我申请哲学研究生项目时，我获得了几位通识部分哲学教授的指引和极大的帮助，对此我非常感激。对我影响很大的另一门通识课是量子力学史，使得我对科学哲学产生了浓厚的兴趣，而科学哲学也正是我现在研究的主要方向。除此之外，我还必须要提到存在主义课程，存在主义哲学家诸如萨特、尼采和海德格尔，对于人生意义的思考对我带来极大的震撼和启发。

However, the courses that had the greatest impact on me were those related to philosophy. Even before entering college, I had a strong interest in philosophy. Taking GE courses and interacting with the professors in the GE Program further consolidated my wish to pursue an academic path in philosophy. These courses provided me with a foundational understanding of the history of Western philosophy, philosophy of language, logic, philosophy of religion, as well as Chinese philosophy. When I applied for a graduate program in philosophy, I received significant guidance and help from several philosophy professors in the General Education Program, for which I am very grateful. Another General Education course that greatly influenced me was the History of Quantum Mechanics, which sparked my strong interest in the philosophy of science, and philosophy of science is now my primary research area. Additionally, I must mention the course on existentialism, where I was deeply shocked and inspired by existentialist thinkers such as Sartre, Nietzsche, and Heidegger with their reflections on how one should live their lives.

最后，衷心祝愿母校的通识部门能够蒸蒸日上，越来越好！

Finally, I sincerely wish the General Education Program all the best and even greater achievements in the next ten years.

GENERAL

EDUCATION PROGRAM

刘延骁 Yanxiao Liu

20

17

级

理工学院 思廷书院

辅修哲学

现于香港中文大学工程系攻读博士学位

School of Science and Engineering

Muse College

Minor in Philosophy

Currently pursuing Doctor in Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

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转眼间距离我第一次进入通识课的课堂已经七年了。作为一个地道的“理工男”，我希望从我的视角，跟大家分享通识课的学习和老师们对我的影响。

在第一次看到征文的推送时，我其实是疑惑的：既然通识课是“无用之学”，为什么又要征集其对于学业、职业和人生的影响呢？但当我开始回忆，答案似乎明朗了：如同吃饭，我们不大会记得每天吃了什么，但我们的肌肉和身体着实强壮了，我们会记得某天卧推突破了极限，或者在球场上做出了高难度的动作；同样，我已经不记得绝大部分读过的书、上过的课，而留在脑海中的只是某几个它们影响到我的瞬间，或是某个时刻激动的心情。这也意味着我的分享必然是局限的，我也只能尽力去回忆几个我成长的注脚。

在我大一准备选择专业时，我苦恼于自己更喜欢文科、社科，但身处于理工学院并没有这样的选择。某天上完“与人文对话”后，我去咨询王沁老师的看法。他告诉我，喜欢某个东西和将其作为职业是完全不同的，有时候把喜欢的事情当作谋生的专业，日日与之相处，说不定会变得痛苦。这大大地帮我缓解了苦恼，我也决定选择电子信息专业继续学习。而我第一次感受到对于“理论”研究的偏好，是在Lucas的存在主义的课堂上，那时候我们每周读加缪的《局外人》、读Kierkegaard、读萨特。我已经不记得任何文本了，但我依然记得某天通宵读尼采直到天亮的疲惫和喜悦，和我打算在科研上也多进行理论研究的决心。另一个注脚是疫情时的学期，作为武汉人，在足不出户的四个月里，我有大量的时间去学习刘冠岩老师教的中国哲学史。修读这门课需要大量的阅读和思考，而刘老师严谨的教学、对学术的认真和对学生的负责深深地感染了我，我一直很希望也能成为像他一样博学而认真的学者。

除了对职业的影响，我想通识课对我而言更多的是在人生观念上潜移默化的影响。在我初二那年，武汉中考取消了历史，所以从初三一直到大三，我是没有上过历史课的。李潇雨老师的近代史课程不仅弥补了我历史知识的空白，更深远地教会了我去批判性地思考生活中看似平常的事。不仅如此，我依然清晰地记得在最后一堂课上，她说，如今人们不再关心崇高和理想的事情了，大家只谈论眼前的安定，只谈论安全的话题，但也许我们应该更加客观地观察我们身处的环境，并在有一天能对好或者不好的事情做出一点点改变。我如今仍常常想起那时的情感，并将其作为一点如今努力的动力。

最后，我想通识教育最大的影响在于“好奇心”。现在年轻人的压力越来越大，无论是学业还是工作都常常让我觉得，不把所有时间花在工作和生存上就是一种罪恶。通识课“半强迫性”地给我们提供了一个窗口，去呼吸一些平时呼吸不到的空气，去意识到原来这个世界上还有很多平常触及不到的话题：在Prof. Ghosh的人类学课上我深入地了解了东南亚性工作者的情形；在蔡一帆老师的“科学、技术与社会”课上我能够了解到不同社会科学理论在现实中的案例。

作为一个科研工作者，我并不认为本科的专业课程一定比通识课更加“专业”或者“重要”，通识课也不一定就“宽泛”或者“浅显”。它们应当是相辅相成的，共同帮助我们走出一条更宽广的路，并在未来人生的每一个岔路口，让我们做出更适合自己的选择。

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EDUCATION PROGRAM

刘卓然 Zhuoran Liu

20

19

级

人文社科学院 祥波书院

现就读于香港大学社会学系

媒体、文化、与创意城市研究生项目

School of Humanities and Social Science

Harmonia College

Currently pursuing an MA in Media Culture and Creative City at the University of Hongkong

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大学令我开心的事情之一，就是看到成绩单上CGPA比MGPA高——说明我上GE课总体比上专业课拿手。我对此结果很满意，我就是爱上通识课胜过专业课，尤其是GEC和GED，各修了四门。通识课对我的启发，是我在这个学校最大的收获。

不管给分和workload如何，我选课一大标准，就是——好玩。尽管我很头痛都是理科课程的GEB，但我选的陈山泉老师的「做饭课」（营养学）上的很开心。期末大家在实验室里济济一堂，大展拳脚，每个小组祭出这学期磨练和改良多次的一道菜，期末作业变成厨艺比拼，应该是我做过最开心的一次作业。选课第二大标准，就是符合兴趣，所以我喜欢的电影（由Wilson老师教授）、艺术（由Lucas老师教授），都选上，指望着经过课程洗礼，看电影和看艺术展能变得更滔滔不绝、头头是道。

那通识课对我来说只是图个开心？绝不是。下面就要讲到对我影响至深的几门课程，是怎么把我培养成现在这个“解构派”的！首先就是李雪石老师关于消费主义的社会学课。本来大家每天吃饭、听音乐，追求高学历都正常不过，怎么从消费主义的角度看都变成洗脑手段了，但还真有点道理——吃什么东西、听什么歌、上什么大学，本质上都是在把人分成不同的群体和阶层，精英们把这些用作工具，凸显自己的品味和价值，再借此巩固阶层。Gautam Ghosh老师关于家庭和现代性的人类学课，又把家庭这个看似简单的概念呈现的复杂多变——一夫一妻不是世界统一标准，现在年轻人又兴hook-up，新型的家庭结构比如单身生子、开放关系在未来会不会有更大影响力？还是父权结构下家庭结构也很难变动？另一门令我大开眼界的是“The Future is Now!”。这个课程名字一听就很有紧迫感，我很喜欢教授这门课的老师Evander Price，他是一个忧心忡忡的末日担忧者，他告诉了我世界毁灭的一百种方法。我从来是个环保主义者，但没想过环境问题能用很人文的角度来看待，比如gigaton（十亿吨）这个单词，是20世纪中才出现，用来测量二氧化碳的排放量，很明显之前的社会根本没有这个单词去测算这么大的排量——一个单词背后便有这样和社会发展、气候变化紧密结合的线索。

没什么悬念的，通识课上多了，我对这个世界的“意见”也变多了。走在路上看到哪哪都不顺眼，路边的大广告牌、星巴克播放的音乐、超市里耗费巨大碳排放运送来的食物，呵呵，都是父权制下新自由主义的阴谋罢了！但生活还要继续啊，我也要吃东西、听音乐，在精英大学过活。幸得，韩雨晨老师开设“公益与社会创新”这门课，让多是谈理论的大学课程多了一个施展拳脚的试验地。社会创新的实践对我来讲其实并不陌生（此处可跳转到“社会实践中心公众号”了解更多），但这门课给我补了理论和框架，让促进社会良善和正义的实践更有规可循，对我以及其他同学最大的影响可能是赋能——其实我们有能力和方法去对这世界做些改变。

不用猜，我最后肯定是去读社会学的研究生了吧。没错，这个世界如何走到今天，前人有哪些努力，世界又有什么新趋势和变革，实在有太多要去探索。再多“解构”，总归还是要行动。即便是日常生活的微小实践，也能帮助构建和想象更好的未来。

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EDUCATION PROGRAM

徐霖宁 Linning Xu

20

16

级

理工学院 思廷书院

现于香港中文大学信息工程系

攻读博士学位

School of Science and Engineering

Muse College

Currently pursuing PhD at Information Engineering Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Since childhood, I've been drawn to exploring the seemingly "useless" aspects of life,

endlessly curious about the world around me.

Whether wandering through bookstores, pausing at every shelf, or channel-surfing on TV and internet,

I find joy in discovering new songs, films, and podcasts;

Traveling to different places, meeting diverse people,

and listening to their stories further enriches my experiences. This pursuit of knowledge, serves as a refuge from the incessant demands of work,

restoring balance and bringing spiritual fulfillment.

So, when I encountered the general education program at university,

my excitement knew no bounds.

Here was an opportunity to explore subjects I was genuinely passionate about.

Reflecting back on those years,

I now recognize the profound significance of those course designs.

The readings for core courses like "In Dialogue with Humanity" and "In Dialogue with Nature" stand as timeless classics, shaping my understanding of the world in profound ways.

Yet, it wasn't just the curriculum that left an impression.

The vibrant class discussions, thought-provoking debates, and immersive field trips

provided a rich tapestry of perspectives from individuals of diverse backgrounds.

This dynamic environment served as a microcosm of society itself,

offering invaluable insights into human interaction and societal dynamics.

Above all, the program taught me the importance of approaching subjects with rigor and

objectivity, fostering a deeper, more sustainable engagement with knowledge.

It reshaped my curiosity,

guiding me towards a more structured and purposeful pursuit of understanding.

The impact of this experience extended far beyond the classroom,

influencing my approach to problem-solving and research as a young scholar.

It laid the foundation for a lifelong commitment to learning and discovery.

As I reflect on my journey,

I'm filled with gratitude for the opportunities afforded by the GE program.

I hope and deeply believe that it will continue to thrive and evolve,

empowering future generations to explore, question, and grow.

In a world of constant change, let us remain steadfast in our ideals,

striving to become not just informed individuals,

but thoughtful and interesting citizens of the world :）

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