Higher Diploma in Social Work

List of General Education Elective Subjects^+#

Chinese History and Culture

• Exploring Life, Death and Human Relations in Traditional Chinese Thoughts ^C
• Introduction to Chinese Culture ^C
• Introduction to Chinese Literature ^C
• Modernity in China 
• Social Development in China ^{E & C}

Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation

• Accounting for Non-Business Students
• China in the Era of Globalisation ^{E & C}
• Chinese and Western Cultures ^{E & C}
• Chinese Management Wisdom ^C
• Exploring Culture through Field Trip ^{E & C}
• Introduction to Economics
• Introduction to Marketing
• Introduction to Philosophy ^{E & C}
• Introduction to Political Science
• The Art of Reasoning ^{E & C}

Human Nature, Relations and Development

• Gender Issues
• Love, Intimacy and Identity
• Music, Mind and Human Behaviour
• Positive Psychology in Daily Life
• Values and Ethics in Daily Life ^{E & C}

Language and Communication

• Cantonese Studies and Application ^C
• Digital Storytelling ^{E & C}
• English for Workplace Communication
• Introduction to Communication Studies
• Japanese I
• Korean I
• Oral Communication in English
• Preparing for IELTS

• Putonghua for College Students ^C

Science, Technology and Environment

• Elementary Statistics
• Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine ^C
• Health and Fitness: Theory and Practice ^C
• Healthy Ageing
• Healthy Living and Common Health Problems
• Information and Communication Technology

⁺For students admitted from 2022/23
^#Individual programmes have their own sets of elective subjects. Besides, offering of individual general education 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