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全港唯一從社會科學角度研究數碼社會的副學士課程

數碼科技發展一日千里，為社會、文化及個人帶來巨大的影響。數碼科技除了影響日常生活外，更與勞動市場、教育、健康護理、保安及娛樂等社會事務息息相關。目前應用程式及電子平台被廣泛應用於公共服務、娛樂消費及交通工具上，有利也有弊，像是假新聞、網絡罪行、失實資訊及不公平的事情等也因數碼科技而不斷衍生。有見及此，這門專修課程旨在透過社會學理論和研究方法引領學生洞悉數碼社會現象及探索未來發展。






課程特色

  • 讓同學洞悉數碼科技對人類未來生活的影響 ;
  • 透過全方位培訓，幫助同學建立紮實的社會學基礎知識 ;
  • 提供專業理論與社會研究等訓練，裝備同學以客觀態度及批判思維，去理解及分析數碼社會現象。

多元升學出路

  • 畢業生可選擇在本地或海外大學完成社會政策及發展、社會創新設計學、環球中國研究、犯罪及社會學等相關學士學位課程，亦可循非聯招途徑，選擇升讀教資會資助高年級 (3年級) 學士學位 ;
  • 同學可透過『4年自資學位課程直通車入學計畫』，無縫銜接浸大自資學士學位課程。

職業選擇多 發展前景廣

畢業生事業發展機會甚廣，當中包括：
  • 公務員
  • 市場推廣
    及廣告
  • 公關及企業傳訊
  • 社福界
    及非牟利機構
  • 社會研究

課程

Discipline Specific Content (24 Units)

Concentration Studies (15 Units)
  • Basic Social Research
  • Essentials of Sociology
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Sociological Theory
  • Sociology of the Digital World
Elective Studies (9 Units)*
(Students are required to take 3 courses from the following)
  • Globalisaton and Society
  • Introduction to Criminology
  • The Chinese Society
  • Corporate and Media Communication in Chinese^*
  • Creative and Social Media
  • Essentials of Financial Technology
  • Essentials of Sociology
  • Event Management
  • Food Safety and Public Health Management
  • Graphic Design and Visual Communication
  • Human Physiology
  • Introduction to Media and Communication
  • Marketing Principles
  • Popular Culture in Contemporary China^
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Professional English for the Media
  • Text and Image: A Critical Analysis

Generic Content (38 Units)

Core Courses and a third English Language Course (16 units)  
  • English Academic Writing I & II
  • Written and Spoken Modern Chinese† / Elementary Chinese‡ 
  • Healthy Lifestyle
  • The Art of Persuasion 
  • English for Professional Communication / Literary Appreciation / Reading Contemporary Worlds (select one course)
General Education
Foundational Courses (9 units)
select one course from each category
  • History and Civilization
  • Values and the Meaning of Life
  • Quantitative Reasoning
Interdisciplinary Thematic Courses (6 units)
select two courses from any one or two themes
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Sustainable Communities
  • Culture, Creativity and Innovation
Free Electives (7 units)
select two courses from a diversified range of disciplines
  • Applied Science
  • Arts and Languages
  • Business
  • Communication
  • Social Sciences
† Taught in Cantonese / Putonghua
‡ For Non-Chinese Speaking Students
* Recommended Elective Studies course offered by this Concentration Studies Students are required to take 3 courses from the above recommended list and/or from a diversified range of disciplines such as Applied Science, Arts and Languages, Business, Communication and Social Sciences.

The course list is for reference only. The College reserves the right to make changes on the course list.


升學機會

Relevant articulation programmes include:  

Hong Kong Baptist University
  • BSocSc (Hons) in Sociology
  • BSocSc (Hons) in Global and China Studies 
  • BSocSc (Hons) in Government and International Studies 
  • BsocSc (Hons) in Social Policy
The University of Hong Kong
  • BSocSc Sociology
  • BSosSc Social Policy and Social Development 
  • BA Gender Studies 
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • BSSc Sociology
  • BSSc Gender Studies 
  • BSSc Society and Sustainable Development 
City University of Hong Kong
  • BSocSc Asian and International Studies
  • BSocSc Criminology and Sociology 
  • BSocSc Public Policy and Politics (Housing and Urban Studies Stream) 
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • BA (Hons) Applied Ageing Studies and Service Management
  • BA (Hons) Social Design 
  • BA (Hons) Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship 
The Education University of Hong Kong
  • BSocSc (Hons) in Social Entrepreneurship and Development Studies
  • BSocSc (Hons) in Sociology and Community Studies 
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
  • BSocSc (Hons) in Applied Social Studies
  • BSocSc (Hons) in Global and China Studies 
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
  • BSocSc (Hons) in Sociology