Major Programme

ADMISSION INFORMATION

Study Scheme
Students are required to complete a minimum of 72 units of courses as follows:

Year 1 -Any TWO MORE social science faculty package courses, offered by two different departments/schools, chosen from the list below

Term 1:SOWK1001 (Faculty Package) / SOWK2001

Term 2: SOWK2110

Year 2

Term 1: SOWK2020 / SOWK2210 / SOWK2220

Term 2: SOWK2140 / SOWK2230 / SOWK2430

Year 3 - (From September to March) First Placement, i.e. SOWK3410 + 3420

Term 1: SOWK3340 / At least one from SOWK3240, 3250

Term 2: SOWK3310 / SOWK3320

Year 4  -  (From September to March) Second Placement, i.e. SOWK4410 + 4420. At least THREE from SOWK4030, 4510, 4520, 4530, 4540, 4550, 4590, 4591, 4592

Term 1: SOWK4350

Term 2: SOWK4020

Notes:

1. SOWK courses at 2000 level and above will be included in the calculation of the Major GPA for honours classification.
2. For students transferred to the Social Work Programme and who had taken SOWK1113 or 1114 as part of the Faculty Package, the courses should be counted as part of their elective courses. They should take an additional Faculty Package course to fulfill the Faculty Package requirement.
3. All social work students are required to take at least one PSYC course and one SOCI course.
4. Students are encouraged to take SOWK4030 preferably in their final year of study to enhance their research ability by conducting a guided research on selected topics.

Change of Major

For current CUHK undergraduate students who would like to change their major of studies to Social Work, please observe the information in our admission page.