Programme Short Name | Study Mode | Normal Period of Study | JUPAS Code | EdUHK Programme Code |
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BSocSc(SCS) | Full-time | 2 Years (Senior Year Admissions) | N/A | A2B101 |
Enquiry (Admissions) | Enquiry (Programme) | Download Leaflet | Programme Webpage |
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(852) 2948 6886 Submit Your Enquiry |
Prof Chiu Wing Kai Stephen (852) 2948 8570 stephenwkchiu@eduhk.hk Ms Jane Lee (852) 2948 7707 jclee@eduhk.hk |
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Programme Introduction
The programme aims to provide students with a solid training in social sciences inquiry so that they can understand the nature and complexity of social and cultural challenges faced by individuals in communities of different scales and at different levels. Students will be introduced to issues concerning class, ethnicity, gender, social inequality, and cultural diversities. They will also participate in discussions related to social transformations and the changing social structures and institutions in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the contemporary world. Students will be expected to understand and explain social issues with the use of appropriate quantitative and qualitative data. The programme also enhances students’ conceptual and problem-solving skills with a view to promoting personal growth and community practices. Upon the completion of the programme, students will be able to apply social scientific knowledge and skills to understand and explore possible responses to a wide range of community issues at global, national, regional and local and individual levels.
Programme Structure
Domain | Credit Points (cps) |
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Senior Year Admissions | |
Major | |
- Major Course | 18 |
- Cross-Faculty Core Course | 3 |
- Major Electives | 6 |
- Internship | 3 |
- Major Interdisciplinary Course | 3 |
Minor / Electives | 15 |
General Education | 6 |
Final Year Project | |
- Honours Project / Capstone Project | 6 |
Digital Competency Requirement | 0 |
Total: | 60 |
Note:
(1) Classes will be held in Tai Po Campus and Tseung Kwan O Study Centre / North Point Study Centre / Sports Centre / Kowloon Tong Satellite Study Centre as decided by the University.
(2) Students admitted into this programme are required to visit the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and/or other parts of Mainland China. The programme may also require students to participate in other non-local learning experience for completion of the programme. While the visits are subsidised, students are required to contribute part of the estimated cost of the visits ("students’ contribution"), whereas any personal entertainment, meals expenses, travel document fee and personal insurance costs shall be at students’ own expense. The estimated cost of the visits and students’ contribution for students admitted to the coming cohort is yet to be available due to a variety of factors such as inflation of cost of the visits, trip duration, traveling expenses, the exchange rate, etc.
Internship / Overseas Study Opportunities
The aim of Student Internship is to help students integrate and apply in a real-life setting the knowledge and skills they have gained in earlier stages of the programme. As an important learning experience, students will be expected to make use of the conceptual perspectives and methodological skills they have learned in classes in a real-world local or community setting. Interaction between conceptual ideas and practical problems offers students an opportunity to suggest and to try out novel solutions engendered by the conceptual insights they can grasp in addressing community issues. At the same time, limits of a typical local work setting may make them rethink the strength and applicability of the ideas and skills they have acquired. Moreover, the Internship provides practical experience of the challenges faced in both public and private sector workplaces and will assist students in making decisions regarding their career path.
Career Prospects/Professional Recognitions
This programme will play special attention to the fostering of portable skills and generic competencies that could be applied in a wide range of professional settings. The programme's emphasis on equipping students with a full range of research tools, both qualitative and quantitative, will benefit students' career development significantly. Its focus on a sociological perspective in community contexts will also ensure that much of what students learn here would have practical applications.
Graduates can find employment across a wide range of fields, including: community development workers, non-governmental organisation officers, community liaison officers in government departments and public organizations, international aid/development workers, public relations officers, social and marketing researchers, research assistants in academic institutions, and youth workers.