Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) - Health and Social Services Management
Programme details
Programmes of Study
- JUPAS 4-year
- Non-JUPAS 4-Year
Programme Structure
(4-Year Curriculum)
| Course Category | No. of Credits |
Common Core
|
12 |
Cluster Courses#
|
15 |
Social Sciences Foundation
|
12 |
| Major Required | 15 |
| Major Electives | 18 |
| 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.
COMPULSORY COURSES
HSM3001 Introduction to Health and Social Care
HSM4001 Leading and Managing Health and Social Services
SOC4329 Global Health
Fundraising and Programme Evaluation (New)
SOC3101 Sociological Research Methods
MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES (Students are required to take six courses from the list below)
Social and Health Care Policies in Hong Kong and China (New)
Social Innovation and Social Enterprises (New)
Modern Technology in Health and Social Services (New)
Human Resources in Health and Social Services (New)
HSM4002 Health and Social Service Project
HSM3002 Health and Social Services for Special Populations
HSM3004 Community-based Social Services
SOC3203 Social Gerontology
SOC3002 Family and Society
SOC3001 Principles and Practice of Social Policy
SOC4321 Social Justice
PSY3207 Health Psychology
PSY3001 Stress and Coping: Theory and Practices
SSC3312 Health Policy