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Lingnan University

JS7301

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) - Economics 社會科學(榮譽)學士 - 經濟學

BSocSc (Hons) Economics

Short Description

The BSocSc (Honours) – Economics Programme equips students with a coherent intellectual base for understanding contemporary economic, business, social issues, and human behaviour. To connect economic theory and quantitative methods to the real world trends, the Economics Department of Lingnan University offers courses of an applied nature that enable students to understand current affairs better and to analyse the world with data.

The Economics Department provides many experiential learning opportunities to our students, such as, service-learning courses, field trips, internships, mentorships, a start-up fund for entrepreneurship.  Along with Lingnan University’s international Student Exchange Programme, students will benefit from the liberal arts study at the Department and the University.

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Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Same as General Entrance Requirements
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGENote1 3
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
LIBERAL STUDIES 2
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PARTNote2 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
One of the following elective subjects:
ANY 1 SUBJECTNote3 2

Note1: For applicants who have studied Chinese Language for less than six years while receiving primary and secondary education; or those who have learned Chinese Language for six years or more in schools, which adopts an adapted and simpler Chinese Language curriculum not otherwise  applicable to the majority of students in local schools, the University will accept the following as an alternative to the HKDSE Chinese Language:

(i)    Grade E or above in the alternative Chinese Language qualifications of GCE A-Level/AS-Level; or
(ii)   Grade C or 4 or above in the alternative Chinese Language qualifications of GCE O-Level/GCSE/IGCSE; or
(iii)  “Attained” or above in Applied Learning Chinese.

Remarks:

  1. The above subjects refer to Category A subjects.
  2. Applied Learning subjects in Category B will be used as additional supporting information.
  3. Other Language subjects in Category C will be recognised as unspecified elective subjects.  The minimum requirement is Grade E.

Note2: For Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science, the Minimum Level for Mathematics Compulsory Part is 3.


Note3: For Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science, the Extended Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or Module 2) is counted as an Elective Subject.

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

Passes in HKDSE subjects can be obtained at one or more sittings. The best grade for a subject will be used in the calculation of the score in case of multiple attempts.  There is no penalty or mark deduction for repeated sittings of a subject.

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 42,100

Applicable to local students only and is subject to annual review by the HKSAR Government.

Contacts

Registry (Undergraduate Admissions Team)

Email: UGadm@LN.edu.hk

Tel: 2616 8750

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2022 132 189 268 347 335 1271

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 7 10 4 0 0 21