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JS6717

Bachelor of Social Sciences 社會科學學士

BSocSc

Short Description

If students are interested in studying human behaviour and society or wish to become a future leader in public service, education, industry and commerce, the Bachelor of Social Sciences should be the choice. The flexible programme structure provides students with freedom to decide which discipline they wish to major in after the first year of study, without any quota constraint or selection.

Study Path

  • Year 1: Exploration through Introductory Courses
  • Year 2: Major Declaration, and kickstarting Internship* arranged by the Faculty and Exchange Journeys
    • First Majors
      • Computational Social Science
      • Geography
      • Politics and Public Administration (Such as International Relations)
      • Social Policy and Social Development
      • Social Enterprise, Social Work
      • Sociology
    • Second Majors and Minors
      • All Majors Listed Above
      • Cognitive Science
      • Counselling
      • Criminology
      • Geospatial Data Science
      • Human Resource Management
      • Media & Cultural Studies
      • Neuroscience
      • Psychology
      • Urban Governance
      • Students may also opt for major/minor offered by other faculties: Architecture, Engineering, Arts, Medicine, Business, Science, Education
  • Year 3: Completing the Internship* and Exchange Graduation Requirements
  • Year 4: Ready for Career or Further Studies

Internship Programme

The Social Innovation and Global Citizenship (SIGC) internship programme offers students hands-on experience with Community Partners, fostering practical skills and awareness of social issues.

Pre-Internship: Training session to equip students with essential skills and knowledge

During Internship: Support is provided by both workplace supervisors and Academic Tutors, guiding students as they navigate their roles.

After Internship: With post-internship debriefing sessions, interns are encouraged to update their resumes, and set new career goals.

Overseas Exchange Opportunities

Global Citizenship (GC) graduation requirements encourage students to take part in outgoing exchange programmes to broaden their exposure and enrich their overseas learning experience. Each year, more than 250 Social Sciences students benefit from the exchange programmes.

Career Prospects

Graduates have pursued careers in government, politics, public corporations, community organisations, the media, and the private sector. Alternatively, you may consider pursuing postgraduate studies at renowned universities locally and worldwide.

Remarks:
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Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Same as General Entrance Requirements

The calculation of programme score considers category A subjects and may include Mathematics Extended Module 1 or 2 or category C subject whichever is higher. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.

Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT3 Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)4 3
Or
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 3

Remark:

  1. "Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education” is referred to as “HKDSE”.
  2. "Attained with Distinction" obtained prior to 2018, or "Attained with Distinction (I)" or "Attained with Distinction (II)" obtained in or after 2018, in Applied Learning subjects (other than Applied Learning Chinese) will be used as additional supporting information. In the meantime, student learning experiences in Applied Learning subjects may be considered within the context of other learning experiences in their application.
  3. Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
  4. Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.
  5. The result(s) of Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.

Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination

In general, most of the programmes offered by HKU consider the best results achieved by candidates in different combination of sittings, except for a few programmes which only consider the latest results.  Few programmes may also impose a penalty on HKDSE repeaters.  Please refer to https://www.hku.hk/dse for details.

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 49,500

Contacts

Faculty of Social Sciences

Email: socugadmissions@hku.hk

Tel: +852 3917 1212

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2026 192 185 371 615 745 2108
2025 406 357 720 1044 1109 3636
2024 359 408 731 1134 1075 3707
2023 378 437 727 1150 1097 3789
2022 448 411 715 1220 1025 3819
2021 521 404 668 1043 989 3625
2020 534 431 738 1125 1084 3912
2019 567 490 922 1319 1286 4584
2018 591 505 982 1470 1463 5011
2017 545 497 846 1386 1390 4664
2016 503 450 817 1279 1389 4438
2015 426 359 762 1295 1418 4260
2014 478 371 709 1332 1504 4394
2013 399 329 730 1368 1638 4464
2012 567 406 981 1787 2131 5872

Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2026 47 0 0 0 0 47
2025 22 0 0 0 0 22
2024 81 0 0 0 0 81
2023 76 0 0 0 0 76
2022 99 0 0 0 0 99
2021 143 0 0 0 0 143
2020 160 0 0 0 0 160
2019 152 0 0 0 0 152
2018 139 0 0 0 0 139
2017 161 0 0 0 0 161
2016 147 0 0 0 0 147
2015 133 0 0 0 0 133
2014 135 0 0 0 0 135
2013 120 0 0 0 0 120
2012 102 0 0 0 0 102