Associate Degree

Programme Code:	8C111-SPA
Academic Division:	Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Design
Programme Leader:	LEE, Chun-wing
WhatsApp:	66395328

Programme Code:	8C111-SPA
Programme Leader:
Assistant Programme Leader:

What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Articulation rate 100% in 2024
  Unique AD programme in Hong Kong integrating ...

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  • Articulation rate 100% in 2024
  • More than 70% of graduates articulated to the 8 UGC-funded universities, most of which were senior year places
  • Unique AD programme integrating social policy analysis with agency administration and service management
  • Wide range of articulation pathways in social policy, social administration, social service management, politics, and public administration, etc.
  • Opportunities for practicum training in social service organisations

  This programme helps you build a solid foundation in social sciences and gives you all-round training in the knowledge and application of social policy and administration. After graduation, you can pursue a career related to social policy and administration or further studies in related disciplines.

  HKCC Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma programmes are listed on the Qualifications Register (QR) of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); the qualification is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF) and is commensurate with Level 4 of the Generic Level Descriptors. For details of the QR and QF, please click here.
  
  

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• What will I learn?Curriculum Structure
  You are required to take, in two years, 21-22 subjects in total, ...

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  Curriculum Structure⁺

  You are required to take, in two years, 21-22 subjects in total, comprising 13-14 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects
  
  

  9 Compulsory Subjects
  Language subjects

  • Academic English (Social Sciences) I OR English for Academic Studies (Social Sciences) I
  • Academic English (Social Sciences) II OR English for Academic Studies (Social Sciences) II
  • Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) ^C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) ^C OR Elementary Chinese ^{E & C ~}

  Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking subjects

  • Elementary Statistics
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • The Art of Reasoning ^{E & C}

  Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

  • Hong Kong Society ^{E & C}
  • Self Understanding and Communication Skills ^{E & C}

  Essential Components of General Education (Non-credit bearing)

  • Two e-modules:

  1. Academic Integrity
  2. National Education 

  ^~ Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.

  4-5 Elective Subjects^*# (from the following cluster areas)

  • Chinese History and Culture
  • Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation
  • Human Nature, Relations and Development
  • Language and Communication
  • Science, Technology and Environment

  For the full list of more than 60 General Education subjects, please click here.
  
  

  ^*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take four General Education elective subjects.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.
  
  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Discipline-specific Subjects
  
  

  7 Compulsory Subjects

  • Government and Public Administration
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Introduction to Social Research
  • Introduction to Social Services in Hong Kong ^{E & C}
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Management in Human Services
  • Social Policy in Hong Kong ^{E & C}

  1 Elective Subject^# (from the following subjects or from the discipline-specific compulsory subjects offered in the other programmes under the Associate Degree Scheme in Applied Social Sciences)

  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Community Field Study ^{E & C}
  • Globalisation and Development
  • Guidance and Counselling ^{E & C}
  • Human Behaviour and Social Environment
  • Introduction to Social Work
  • Issues in Hong Kong Society ^{E & C}
  • Policy, Welfare and Human Values ^{E & C}
  • Popular Culture and Consumption
  • Practicum in Human Service Organisations ^{E & C}
  • Social Welfare in Hong Kong ^{E & C}
  • Working with Groups, Communities and Organisations ^{E & C}
  • Working with Individuals and Families ^{E & C}

  ⁺For students admitted from 2022/23
  ^#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.

  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Intended Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this programme, graduates will be able to achieve its intended learning outcomes. For details, please click here.

• Where will I go after HKCC?Articulation Track Record of Graduates
  More than 90 local and overseas bachelor's degree ...

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  Articulation Track Record of Graduates

  More than 90 local and overseas bachelor's degree programmes have admitted graduates from HKCC's Associate Degree Scheme in Applied Social Sciences. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

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  Career Prospects

  • Administrative Executive
  • Programme Management Executive
  • Research Assistant

  No graduates of this programme in 2022 engaged in employment.

  Source: HKCC Graduate Survey 2022 (figures as of October 2022)

• Admission Score

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  Admission Score for this programme (2024/25 Cohort):

  14.60 (Mean); 19 (Highest)

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