Faculty of Social Sciences
Sociology
JUPAS No. JS7304
Year of Entry First Year Entry or Senior Year Entry
Funding Type UGC-funded
First Year Entry: Students should apply directly to the programme "Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) - Sociology".
Senior Year Entry: During application, students should first choose "Social Sciences (Senior Year)" under the section "Study Programme", then choose "Sociology" as one of the "Stream / Concentration Preferences" of the BSocSc (Hons) programme.
Optional Concentration: Social Innovation & Social StudiesOptional Concentration: Social Innovation & Social Studies
the core principles of society and its transformations
Solid Training in Social Scientific Knowledge
The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) - Sociology programme helps students make sense of everyday social life, understand the root causes of social problems, and offer practical solutions and policy recommendations to these problems.
Comprehensive Skills for Social Research
Equipping students with research skills and substantive knowledge necessary for studying communities, social institutions and social transformations in Hong Kong and elsewhere.
Career Prospects
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.
Student Sharing
MOK Ka Ka Carina
BSocSc (Hons) Sociology, 2024 Graduate
During my studies at Lingnan University, I have delved deeper into the often-overlooked aspects of society through active engagement and rigorous research. By exploring medical social issues, I have gained valuable insights into the perspectives of caregivers who are frequently unnoticed. Similarly, by examining marital relationships, I have been prompted to contemplate the rights of sexual minorities. I am immensely grateful for the critical thinking and introspective skills that university's sociology education has nurtured, empowering me to perceive the community from diverse vantage points.
Student Sharing
MA Cheuk Pui Derek
BSocSc (Hons) Sociology, 2023 Graduate
We have all become a much better person after studying at Lingnan. At this University, we have access to many resources, care from professors, and overseas exchange opportunities. If you make good use of these, they will definitely equip you for facing future challenges.
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(Based on a 4-Year Curriculum)
Course Category | No. of Credits |
|---|---|
Common Core
| 15 |
Cluster Courses#
| 12 |
Social Sciences Foundation
| 12 |
Major Required | 12 |
Major Electives | 21 |
Junior Research Project | 3 |
Languages* | 18 |
Free Electives^ | 27 |
Minimum Credits for Honours Degree | 120 |
#Students are required to take a total of five courses in the five cluster domains, namely Creativity and innovation, Humanities and the arts, Management and society, Science, technology, mathematics and society, Values, cultures and societies. Students are expected to take at least one course listed in each of the abovementioned cluster. For more details, please click https://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/undergraduate-programmes/core-curriculum.
*Students are required to attend a total of six language courses, four in English and two in Chinese / Putonghua.
^Students can choose the courses in the Faculty of Social Sciences or other sister Faculties at Lingnan University.
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC3101 | Sociological Research Methods |
| SOC3201 | Classical Sociological Theory |
| SOC3202 | Contemporary Sociological Theory |
| SOC3204 | Society and Social Change |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC3002 | Family and Society |
| SOC3003 | Ethnicity and Ethnic Minorities |
| SOC3004 | Community and Society |
| SOC3102 | Mass Communication |
| SOC3203 | Social Gerontology |
| SOC3212 | Hong Kong Society |
| SOC3311 | Urban Sociology |
| SOC3323 | Organisations and Bureaucracy |
| SOC3330 | Crime and Delinquency |
| SOC3334 | Science, Technology and Society |
| SOC3335 | Housing and Society |
| SOC3336 | Digital Society |
| SOC3338 | Social Stratification |
| SOC3340 | Consumption and Society |
| SOC3341 | Social Innovation Seminar: Dialogue with Change-Makers |
| SOC3342 | Non-Profit Organizations and the Voluntary Sector |
| SOC3343 | Understanding Social Impact |
| SOC3344 | Measuring Society |
| SOC4001 | Historical Justice and Collective Memory |
| SOC4002 | Gender and Society |
| SOC4101 | Qualitative Research Methods |
| SOC4103 | Social Issues in Contemporary Chinese Societies |
| SOC4104 | Special Topics in Sociological Analysis |
| SOC4213 | Risk, Society and Modernity |
| SOC4217 | Quantitative Research Methods |
| SOC4321 | Social Justice |
| SOC4324 | Work and Occupation |
| SOC4328 | Ageing, Adaptation and Change |
| SSC4319 | Senior Thesis |