http://www.hku.hk/socsc/

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

• There are no additional requirements other than the University entrance requirements.
  
  
• Most successful applicants have good grades in their AL/AS subjects obtained in one examination and have strong language and analytical skills.
  
  
• Applicants will be given preference for admission if they list BSocSc as their choice in Band A, but other applications will not be excluded if there are vacant places.

PROGRAMME AIMS AND FEATURES

• The curriculum provides undergraduates with educational breadth and depth and engages them in active learning through integrating classroom teaching and field and laboratory work with non-academic activities. It also encourages students to apply their knowledge to the study of concrete issues facing Hong Kong and the region.
  
  
• The programme is suitable for students with an arts or science background. A distinct feature is that students are free to decide the discipline(s) in which they wish to specialise after the first year of study. Given the limited exposure of secondary school students to the field of humanities, this arrangement is exceptionally welcomed by students, as it gives them ample time to explore their potential and interests before making a decision.
  
  
• Students are normally required to register for a minimum of 180 credits (i.e. a total of 30 6-credit courses or its equivalent) over six semesters or three academic years of study. In the first two semesters, all BSocSc students will follow a broadly-based programme which provides them with a grounding in each of the five social sciences disciplines.
  
  
• Students are required to undertake 24 credits of off-campus learning under the twin theme Social Innovation and Global Citizenship as a condition of graduation.
  
  
• Under this programme, students may:
  
  (1) major in any one of the following core departments:
  • geography
  • politics and public administration
  • psychology
  • social work and social administration
  • sociology
  
  (2) double major in any one of (1) above in combination with any of the following:
  • cognitive science
  • counselling
  • criminology
  • culture, heritage and tourism
  • global studies
  • media and cultural studies
  • social policy and community building
  • urban governance
  • economics
  • exercise science
  • finance
  • most programmes offered by the Faculties of Arts and Science
  
  
  In addition to the major(s), students may also take a minor or double minor. Minors may be chosen from most of the departments in the Faculties of Social Sciences, Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Law, and Science and also from the Department of Computer Science. The Faculty also offers the following multi-disciplinary minors:
  
  
  • applied child development
  • cognitive science
  • counselling
  • criminology
  • culture, heritage and tourism
  • family and child studies
  • global studies
  • human resource management
  • media and cultural studies
  • social policy and community building
  • urban governance

CAREER PROSPECTS

The BSocSc programme aims to train its students to achieve academic excellence and other personal attributes valued by employers. The off-campus learning under the social innovation and global citizenship heading prepares them for employment through gaining first-hand practical experience in internship, and broadening their horizon with overseas exposure. Graduates are well equipped to pursue careers in government, politics, public corporation, community organisations, media and private sector. Career prospects are promising for new graduates, and this is fully reflected in the outstanding achievements of our alumni in various sectors of society. Graduates who choose to further their studies are often accepted, with scholarships, by distinguished universities worldwide.