Hong Kong Baptist University

Hong Kong Baptist University
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Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) 社會工作學士(榮譽)
BSW
Short Description
The Department of Social Work is one of the leading providers of social work training and education in Hong Kong. The four-year Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) Programme aims to equip students with knowledge and professional values in social work so that graduates can effectively meet the social service needs of the community in a flexible, realistic, creative and professional yet critical manner.
In the four-year curriculum, students are required to study a total of 128 units, including 4 units of Social Sciences common core, 78 units of Social Work Major courses (including Honours Project and Major electives), 31 units of General Education courses and 15 units of Elective courses. The Social Work Major courses are structured into four areas, namely (a) Human Behaviour and Social Environment, (b) Social Work Theory and Practice, (c) Social Policy, Research and Administration, and (d) Fieldwork. Graduates of our Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) Programme are recognised by most social work professional bodies at the international level. They can register as Registered Social Workers (RSW) with the Social Workers Registration Board in Hong Kong.
Unique Features
Students are required to attend another 100 hours of non-credit bearing pre-placement activities, a growth group, and four levels of integrative tutorials over four years. Following the University’s internationalisation strategy, there are growing opportunities for student exchange, overseas placements, visits from overseas scholars and other related activities to substantiate experiential and academic learning.
Student Learning Experiences
All social work students are required to undertake two fieldwork placements in their Year 3 and Year 4 study. Each supervised fieldwork placement is of 400 hours, thus adding up to 800 hours in total plus another 100 hours of pre-placement work.
All students are given an opportunity to consider applying for pursuing an exchange programme either in Year 2 or Year 3 study. Students may be able to finish the programme within 4 years if they pursue the exchange programme in semester 2 of Year 2 study and follow through the study plan provided. If it lasts for two semesters, the eligible ones will need to finish the whole Programme in five years.
Career Opportunities
Graduates holding a Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) degree are qualified to apply as Registered Social Workers (RSW) in Hong Kong according to the Social Workers Registration Ordinance 1997. They are eligible to be employed as Assistant Social Work Officers in the Social Welfare Department or non-governmental organisations in Hong Kong.
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Programme Website
Requirements
- Programme Entrance Requirements
- General Entrance Requirements
Notes for elective subjects:
1) One of the electives must be any Category A subjects excluding Extended Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or Module 2);
2) The other elective can be any of the following subjects:
a) Category A subjects including Extended Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or Module 2);
b) Applied Learning subjects with "Attained with Distinction (I)" or above;
c) Other Language subjects at Grade E or above.
Remarks on other requirements:
High choice banding in JUPAS application is preferred.
Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
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CHINESE LANGUAGENote1 | 3 |
ENGLISH LANGUAGENote2 | 3 |
LIBERAL STUDIES | 2 |
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
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ANY 2 SUBJECTSNote3 | 3 |
Note 1: For Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students, alternative Chinese Language qualifications deemed acceptable by the University (except for the programmes offered by the School of Chinese Medicine) are listed in the website: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/jupas_chineserequirement
Note 2: Equivalences to Level 3 in HKDSE English Language are listed in the website:
https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/jupas_eng_requirement
Note 3:
- One of the elective subjects must be Category A subjects (Senior Secondary Subjects) (unless specified otherwise by individual programmes).
- Extended Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or Module 2) is recognised for fulfilling elective subject requirements.
- Individual programmes may consider Category B subjects (Applied Learning) and/or Category C subjects (Other Languages) for fulfilling elective subject requirements. Please refer to the programme entrance requirements of individual programmes for details.
Remarks on admissions score: Individual programme would adopt different score formulae for calculating applicants’ admissions scores. Please refer to the following link for the updated score calculation and subject weights of our programmes for 2023 entry: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/jupas_weighting.
Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination
For 2023 entry, HKBU accepts combined results and will count the best results for meeting the entrance requirements and for the calculation of admissions scores.
First Year Tuition Fee
HK$ 42,100
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Statistics
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
2022 | 601 | 671 | 988 | 1239 | 1076 | 4575 |
2021 | 736 | 707 | 1127 | 1445 | 1157 | 5172 |
2020 | 1101 | 966 | 1374 | 1713 | 1234 | 6388 |
2019 | 1128 | 996 | 1433 | 1700 | 1332 | 6589 |
2018 | 1195 | 1004 | 1428 | 1894 | 1490 | 7011 |
2017 | 1352 | 1215 | 1859 | 2186 | 1647 | 8259 |
2016 | 1505 | 1431 | 2176 | 2772 | 2122 | 10006 |
2015 | 1397 | 1673 | 2726 | 3571 | 2782 | 12149 |
2014 | 1640 | 1788 | 2929 | 4073 | 3233 | 13663 |
2013 | 1335 | 1639 | 2960 | 4059 | 3529 | 13522 |
2012 | 1585 | 1775 | 3274 | 4640 | 3691 | 14965 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
2022 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
2021 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
2020 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
2019 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
2018 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
2017 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
2016 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2015 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
2014 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
2013 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
2012 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |