Entrance Year Sept 2024
Programme Code JS3250
Mode of Study Full-time
Normal Duration
4 years
Programme Intake 46 (JUPAS and non-JUPAS)
Fund Type Government-Funded
Credits Required for Graduation
BA (Hons) in Social Work - 115 (plus 15 clinical/field credits) BA (Hons) in Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship - 112 (plus 9 clinical/field credits)
Programme Leaders
Co-Programme Leaders Dr Yam Kong Dr Tam Kin Yuen, Raymond
BSW, MSW, DSW
BASW, MASW, PhD
Remarks
Students are initially admitted to the BA (Hons) Scheme in Applied Social Sciences programme, with their target awards declared at the end of their first year of study, subject to further assessment for admission to one of the following awards:
BA (Hons) in Social Work
BA (Hons) in Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship
Students are subject to further assessment criteria – students’ own choice, overall GPA and interview performance – in the selection of awards at the end of their Year One study.
The option of Secondary Major in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is available to the students of BA (Hons) in Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship. Admission to the Secondary Majors is on a competitive basis and subject to a different credit requirement for graduation. Please see the “Secondary Major Details” section.
Aims and Characteristics
Programme Aims & Learning Outcomes
We prepare our students to be professionally competent, versatile, adaptive and reflective, enabling them to meet society’s fast-changing needs. The programme curriculum is designed to cultivate students’ humanistic values and equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to be competent human service professionals in their chosen fields. Through wide exposure to various domains of knowledge and interdisciplinary issues, students develop the ability to think from different perspectives and solve complex problems in real-life situations. Our graduates show a strong commitment to the betterment of society and humankind and are competent in the flexible and creative use of information, resources, knowledge and practical skills in professional practice.
Programme Characteristics
Students are provided with opportunities to pursue professional study plus a substantial component of study in other areas to cater to their different learning needs, interests and abilities. In addition to providing subjects that build basic interpersonal and communication skills and enhance students’ ability to work with uncertainty, this programme has a strong social science foundation designed to develop students’ critical and analytical thinking and broaden their knowledge. The Department offers overseas study opportunities in the forms of placements, exchange programmes, study tours, etc.
Students admitted to the Scheme complete a common curriculum in Year 1 and pursue their professional study beginning in Year 2. The Scheme programme offers the following Awards/Majors:
BA (Hons) in Social Work
BA (Hons) in Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship
Students will be invited to rank their choices of Awards/Majors (from the most preferred to the least) during semester 2 (probably before final examination) of their Year One study for the department’s consideration and approval.
One-Programme-Two-Award Study Opportunity
Students who opt for Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship as their Major are eligible to enrol in the 4-year Dual Degree Programme. The Dual Degree Programme offers different learning experience to students as they will study the 1st and 4th year of the programme at PolyU and 2nd and 3rd year at University of Warsaw in Poland. Upon successful completion of the Dual Degree Programme, students will receive two award parchments conferred by two Universities including BA (Hons) in Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship at PolyU and First Study Cycle* in Social and Public Policy at University of Warsaw.
* equivalent to Bachelor’s degree and regarded as BA
More information on the Dual Degree Programme can be obtained here.
The details of the Programme can be DOWNLOADED here.