Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Social Entrepreneurship and Development Studies

Through dedicated and practical training, the programme will prepare more young people who have the ambition to start a social venture, and grab the numerous funding opportunities that governments and businesses have offered. Graduates may also pursue an impactful career by joining existing social enterprises, government, socially responsible corporations, and NGOs as project or executive officers. In Hong Kong, social enterprises and non-governmental organisations have already provided approximately 80% of social services. These organisations often need to solicit resources from public or private sources, and communicate effectively with different stakeholders in society. Graduates will find ample employment opportunities.

Programme Structure for 2024/25 Intake

Notes: 

Students admitted into this programme starting from 2024/25 cohort are required to visit the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and/or other parts of Mainland China. Programme may also require students to participate in other non-local learning experience for completion of the programme. While the visits are heavily subsidised, students are still required to contribute part of the estimated cost of the visits (“student contribution”), whereas personal entertainment, meals expenses, travel document fee and personal insurance costs will not be supported. The estimated cost of the visits for students admitted to the 2024/25 cohort is not available yet as it is subject to a variety of factors such as changes to the cost of the visits as a result of inflation, trip duration, traveling expenses, the exchange rate, etc. The exact amount of student contribution is thus not available.

Major (33cps)

Final Year Project (6cps)

@ SSC4332 is the pre-requisite for study SSC4334 

^ SSC4333 is the pre-requisite for study SSC4335

The programme will mainly be conducted in English. Most of the Major courses will be taught in English. For some non-Major courses, Putonghua or Cantonese will be adopted as the medium of instruction when the language is considered to be the most effective for teaching.

Tuition Fees

Potential applicants are advised to note that the following tuition fees are provisional subject to adjustment.

^*Please refer to www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/nonlocal/ for the definition of non-local students.

Scholarship

A variety of scholarship may be available in any given year.

Entrance Requirement

Final year students or graduates of Associate Degree/Higher Diploma programmes or equivalent^{^}  from recognized post-secondary institutions are welcome to apply.   
In general, applicants should fulfill the general entrance requirements, language requirements and admission interview/subject test, if applicable. Please click here for details.   
 ^{^} Normally, qualification which is of Level 4 or above under Qualifications Register (QR) of Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ). Equivalent qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

Application Fee**

^** The fee once paid is non-refundable and non-transferable unless the programme in question is cancelled by the University.  
^{^^} Each non-local applicant can submit applications for a maximum of two programme choices by paying an application fee of HK$300. To facilitate the admission process, applicants are required to indicate their first programme preference via the online application system. The application fee (i.e. HK$300) will be charged for the 1st preference. Priority of consideration for admission will be given to the first programme choice.

How to Apply

You may apply via the University’s Online Application System. Please upload all relevant academic qualifications (including updated transcript, language exam reports, etc.) to the application system once available.