Faculty of Social Sciences
Economics
JUPAS No. JS7301
Year of Entry First Year Entry or Senior Year Entry
Funding Type UGC-funded
Optional Concentration: Global Economics & Banking
Overview
In the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) - Economics programme, we:
- Explore how to tackle dilemmas and difficult choices under limited resources
- Study the consequences of such choices for individuals, businesses, government, and society
- Introduce students to using data to analyse the world and test theory against reality
Career prospects
- Professions in commerce and industry, such as executives/analysts/supervisors in banking, finance, trading, marketing, sales, among others.
- Programme/research/administrative officers in community and social services in local and international charities and non-governmental organisations (NGO)
- Others pursue further studies by enrolling in postgraduate programmes in local or well-known overseas universities.
Internship/Exchange opportunities
Summer Internship Scheme
The Economics Department has established a solid foundation in the offering of internship opportunities: up to two internships to students in Discipline Major in Economics or International Economy and Politics (IEP) / Social and Public Policy Studies (SPPS) Stream of BSocSc (Hons) Programme. Students receive solid training in conducting research in economics under direct supervisions by our economics professors, and provide research support on several economics projects for two months in the summer. Application opens in March/April every year.
Hear from our Graduate
CHANDRA Sonal
BSocSc (Hons) Economics, 2021 Graduate
My passion for Economics began when I was 14 and flourished when I joined Lingnan University in 2017. To me Economics is more than a degree, but a ton of wonderful memories, skills, and hunger to dive deeper into the field.
Economics at Lingnan University is an interdisciplinary major. We are exposed to a variety of disciplines within Social Sciences, which has broadened our horizons and equipped us to approach any topics in the field of Economics from a wider perspective.
Professors in the Economics Department have always been supportive and encouraged me to ask deeper questions. The small class sizes at Lingnan has allowed for close student-teacher interaction which helped me a lot in seeking guidance and bouncing off ideas with the professors. The enriched learning experience at Lingnan has further fueled my interest to delve deeper.
Thanks to all the quantitative and qualitative skills I have learned at Lingnan, I have been able to pursue an MPhil in Economics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong upon graduating.
