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Minor Programmes for Undergraduate Students

Department of Social Work
Minor Programme Offered: Minor in Social Work
(Available for Year 1 Entry: 2016/17 cohort onwards; Year 2 Entry: 2017/18 cohort onwards; Year 3 Entry:
2020/21 cohort onwards)
Students are required to complete a minimum of 15 credits by choosing courses from the list below:
Course Code Course Title Credits Pre-requisite(s)
SW 100 Introduction to Philosophy of Social Welfare and Social Work 2 Nil
SW 110 Social Welfare System and Social Services in Hong Kong 3 Nil
SW 231 Human Development and Social Environment I 3 PSY 100
SW 260 Volunteerism and Community Services 3 Nil
SW 300 Social Policy and Planning 3 SW 100 and
SW 110
SW 310 Working with Marginal Youth 3 Nil
SW 340 Working with the Aged 2 Nil
SW 360 Working with New Arrivals 2 Nil
SW 480 Social Work Management 2 Nil

Department of Sociology
Minor Programme Offered: Minor in Sociology
(Available for Year 1 Entry: 2016/17 to 2020/21 cohorts; Year 2 Entry: 2017/18 to 2021/22 cohorts; Year
3 Entry: 2020/21 to 2022/23 cohorts)
Course Code Course Title Credits Pre-requisite(s)
Compulsory Course
SOC 107 Understanding Sociology 3 Nil
Choose 1 course at Level 2
SOC 231 Social Problems 3 Nil
SOC 259 Race and Ethnicity 3 Nil
Choose 3 courses at Level 3 and 4
SOC 301 Hong Kong in a Global World 3 Nil
SOC 321 Economic Sociology 3 Nil
SOC 333 Urban Sociology 3 Nil
SOC 339 Sociology of Religion 3 Nil
SOC 341 Sociology of Development 3 Nil
SOC 356 Gender Relations 3 Nil
SOC 410 Sociology of Organizations 3 Nil

Minor Programme Offered: Minor in Sociology
(Available for Year 1 Entry: 2021/22 cohort and onwards; Year 2 Entry: 2022/23 cohort and onwards;
Year 3 Entry: 2023/24 cohort and onwards)
Course Code Course Title Credits Pre-requisite(s)
Compulsory Course
SOC 107 Understanding Sociology 3 Nil
Choose 1 course at Level 2
SOC 231 Social Problems 3 Nil
SOC 259 Race and Ethnicity 3 Nil

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