Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours)

Lingnan University

The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) programme is an integral part of Lingnan’s mission to provide internationally leading liberal arts education and provides students with a broad and coherent intellectual base to prepare them for the labour market.

Through a variety of applied courses, service-learning, study/field trips, summer internships, and Lingnan’s international exchange programme, our students have first-hand opportunities to experience the integration of theories and practice.

Majors

Under the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) Programme, we have a total of 7 Majors. First and senior year (Year 3 Entry) students are required to take up one. Successful senior year admittees will be admitted to year three directly. The normal duration for full-time first and senior year students is four and two years, respectively.

Economics

• Explores how to tackle dilemmas and difficult choices under limited resources
• Studies the consequences of such choices by individuals, businesses, government, and society
• Introduces students to using data to analyse the world and test theory against reality

Political Science

• Studies the shaping and sharing of power, including its uses, acquisition, and distribution: politics is the study of “who gets what, when and how”
• Cultivates students’ critical spirit which allows them to challenge traditional ideas in a changing world

Psychology

• Provides students with essential knowledge and principles from different sub-fields of psychology, including developmental psychology, social psychology and cognitive psychology
• Prepares students for further studies, such as in psychology, teaching, and social work; and for employment especially those involving human relations, managerial and administrative occupations

Sociology

• Dedicated to the understanding of the fundamental principles of social life and to the systematic study of social institutions and social transformations
• Enables students to answer the “what”, “how” and “why” questions about human societies, past and present

Social and Public Policy Studies

• Studies social and public policies, particularly as they relate to the rapid changes in local, regional and global environments
• Studies social and economic issues such as ageing and population, gender, employment, housing, health and social welfare
• Provides inter-disciplinary perspectives that will enhance students’ ability to analyse social and public policy issues and debates

Career Potential

• Besides standard professions in commerce and industry, such as executives/supervisors in finance, trading, marketing, sales, personnel and management, many of our graduates are employed in the community and social services working as programme/administrative officers and human resources assistants in local and international charities and non-governmental organisations (NGO).
• Some graduates build their careers as teachers/educational personnel in the education sector or as civil servants in government, while others pursue further studies by enrolling in postgraduate programmes in local or well-known overseas universities.