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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) - Sociology 社會科學(榮譽)學士 - 社會學

BSocSc (Hons) Sociology

Short Description

  • Help students to make sense of everyday social life, to understand the root causes of social problems, and to offer practical solutions and policy recommendations to these problems.
  • Equip students with the research skills and substantive knowledge necessary for studying communities, social institutions and social transformations in Hong Kong and elsewhere.
  • Graduates will be well prepared to pursue employment opportunities in government, NGOs, social enterprises and the private sector, as well as a broad array of opportunities in further studies.

Remarks:
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Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Same as General Entrance Requirements
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGENote1 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PARTNote2 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
Two of the following elective subjects:
ANY 2 SUBJECTSNote3 2
Remarks:

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:
  1. Grade E or above in the alternative Chinese Language qualifications of GCE A-Level/AS-Level; or
  2. Grade C or 4 or above in the alternative Chinese Language qualifications of GCE O-Level/GCSE/IGCSE; or
  3. “Attained” or above in Applied Learning Chinese.

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

Note3: 
  1. All Category A Subjects will be counted as electives.
  2. Applied Learning subjects in Category B may be recognised as electives/bonus score/tie breakers by individual programmes. For more details, please visit the undergraduate admission website of Lingnan University (https://www.ln.edu.hk/admissions/ug).
  3. Other Language subjects in Category C will be recognised as unspecified elective subjects. 
  4. The Mathematics Extended Parts (M1/M2) is recognised as an elective subject for the purpose of meeting the University's GERs.

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$ 44,500

Contacts

Registry (Undergraduate Admissions Office)

Email: UGadm@LN.edu.hk

Tel: (852) 2616 8750

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2024 262 464 714 949 800 3189
2023 517 680 731 939 790 3657
2022 299 432 625 657 608 2621

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

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2024 17 4 0 0 0 21
2023 26 2 0 0 0 28
2022 24 6 0 0 0 30
Footnote(s)
  1. As the 2025/26 academic year is the beginning of the 2025/26 - 2027/28 triennium for which the allocation of UGC-funded places is still subject to the Government's approval, the number of intake places shown above is indicative only and subject to changes or confirmation.