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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2018-19
SOC 233 Contemporary Social Issues

1 Term; 3 Credits
This is a service learning course with the aims to introduce to students the concept and
practice of service learning, familiarize students with the sociological concepts of social
problems, develop students’ competence of using appropriate community resources for
poverty alleviation, enhance students’ generic competencies of innovative problem solving,
communication and teamwork and nurture students’ sense of social awareness, responsibility
and engagement. The service learning projects are designed to develop students’ generic
competencies. Students are required to research and study contextual information related to
the project community and provide their knowledge and skills to help service targets in the
community. Moreover, students are expected to reflect upon what they have learned from this
course or their major disciplines and apply to this service learning project.
Note: For the descriptions of courses not listed under the Department of Sociology, please
refer to their respective Departments for details.

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