Plan for your Experiential Learning
Social Sciences undergraduate students are free to plan for their off-campus or experiential learning journey according to their interests depending on the flexibility of their curriculum, except those required courses offered by the departments to their major students.
Suggested Period - Summer breaks / Year 3 or 4 of the study
To maximize the learning outcome and match up with the curricula, students are suggested to take the off-campus learning programme during:
- summer breaks, or
- the 3rd or 4th year of study
| Study Programmes | Suggested Period |
|---|---|
| BA (Hons) in English Language & Literature and BEd (Hons) in English Language Teaching | Year 3, Semester 2 |
| BA (Hons) in History and BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching | Year 4, Semester 1 |
| BA (Hons) in History and BEd (Hons) in Personal, Social and Humanities Education | Year 4, Semester 1 |
| BSSc (Hons) in Sociology and BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching | Year 4, Semester 1 |
| BSSc (Hons) in Sociology and BEd (Hons) in Personal, Social and Humanities Education | Year 4, Semester 1 |
| BSSc (Hons) in Geography and BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching | Year 4, Semester 1 |
| BSSc (Hons) in Geography and BEd (Hons) in Personal, Social and Humanities Education | Year 4, Semester 1 |
| BSSc (Hons) in China Studies | Year 3, Semester 2 |
| BSSc (Hons) in Global and China Studies | Year 3, Semester 2 |
| BSSc (Hons) in Geography | Year 3, Semester 1 |
| BSSc (Hons) in Government and International Studies | Year 3, Semester 1 |
| BSSc (Hons) in European Studies - French Stream | Year 3 |
| BSSc (Hons) in European Studies - German Stream | Year 3 |
| BA (Hons) in History | Year 3, Semester 2 |
| BA (Hons) in Physical Education and Recreation Management | Year 3, Semester 1 |
| BSSc (Hons) in Sociology | Year 3, Semester 1 |
| Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) | Year 3, Semester 1 |
Experiential Learning in Action (w.e.f. 2019/20 Intake)
Experiential Learning in Action (Community and Civic Engagement / Global Outreach) is a required component for Social Sciences undergraduate students with effective from 2019/20 Intake. Students are expected to plan for their experiential learning journey in their Year 2 study, who can participate in the learning activity the earliest during the summer preceding Year 3. Detailed arrangement will be announced in due course.
Click to see more details: https://sosc.hkbu.edu.hk/en/social-sciences-common-core