Regulations for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences and Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours

These regulations are made under paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Regulations for the Award of Undergraduate Degrees.

In these regulations definitions shall apply as in the Regulations for the Award of Undergraduate Degrees and in the Interpretation Section of the Academic Rules and Regulations.

Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSSC)
1.	To be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences, a student shall:
	a)	comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and
	b)	comply with the Regulations for the Award of Undergraduate Degrees; and
	c)	obtain at least 120 credits of which no more than 40 credits shall be obtained at Foundation level; and
	d)	obtain at least 80 credits in courses prescribed by the regulations as appropriate to the degree for which notice has been given, including at least 20 credits in courses at Higher level.
2.	For the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences, the University has prescribed that a student must:
	a)	successfully complete 20 credits from course(s) labelled FD in Table 1, i.e.
		20 credits from SOSC A101/SOSC A101W; and
		OR
		20 credits from both SOSC A111C/SOSC A111CW and SOSC A112C; and
		OR
		20 credits from SOSC A121C and SOSC A122C and SOSC A112C; and
	b)	obtain at least 60 credits from Social Science courses (labelled OD in Table 1), of which at least 20 credits must be gained at Higher level; and
	c)	successfully complete 40 credits from any Foundation, Middle or Higher level courses offered by the University, provided that, of the total 120 credits*, no more than 40 credits are gained at Foundation level.
		* Of the 120 credits required for the attainment of the degree, students can complete up to 40 credits of courses in a language of instruction other than English.

Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours (BSSCH)
1.	To be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours, a student shall:
	a)	comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and
	b)	comply with the Regulations for the Award of Undergraduate Degrees; and
	c)	obtain at least 160 credits, of which no more than 40 credits shall be obtained at Foundation level; and
	d)	obtain at least 40 credits in courses at Higher level; and
	e)	successfully complete the prescribed programme of studies.
2.	For the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours, the University has prescribed that a student must:
	a)	successfully complete 40 credits of compulsory courses labelled HC in Table 1, i.e.
		(i)	20 credtis from SOSC A101/SOSC A101W; and
			OR
			20 credits both SOSC A111C/SOSC A111CW and SOSC A112C; and
			OR
			20 credits from SOSC A121C and SOSC A122C and SOSC A112C; and
		(ii)	20 credits from SOSC A303 or SOSC A313 or SOSC A313C
	b)	successfully complete 40 credits from courses labelled ME in Table 1; and
	c)	successfully complete 40 credits from courses labelled HE in Table 1; and
	d)	successfully complete 40 credits from any Foundation, Middle or Higher level courses offered by the University, provided that, of the total 160 credits *, no more than 40 credits are gained at Foundation level.
		* Of the 160 credits required for the attainment of the degree, students can complete up to 50 credits of courses in a language of instruction other than English.
3.	Each degree with Honours shall be conferred with a classification of First Class, Second Class (Upper Division), Second Class (Lower Division) or Third Class save that exceptionally a degree may be conferred without classification.
4.	Subject to the requirements of the relevant programme of study, each person on whom an Honours degree is to be conferred shall be assigned to a classification determined by the University according to its regulations.
5.	For the calculation of scores for classification purposes in the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours, the University has deemed that “Group (a)” shall consist of the best 40 credits in courses at Higher level listed in Table 1, and that “Group (b)” shall consist of the best 40 credits in courses at Higher or Middle level listed in Table 1, where such credits are not taken into account in “Group (a)” . Further, that “X” shall equal one, that is “Group (a)” and “Group (b)” shall be equally weighted. (Refer to the paragraphs on Classification of the Degree with Honours of the Regulations for the Award of Undergraduate Degrees.)

Table 1

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	BSSC	BSSCH	Honours Classification Group
Foundation level
SOSC A101 ¹	Social Sciences: A Foundation Course	20	FD	HC	—
SOSC A101W ¹	Social Sciences: A Foundation Course	20	FD	HC	—
SOSC A111C ^1,2,7	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology and Sociology	10	FD	HC	—
SOSC A111CW ¹	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology and Sociology	10	FD	HC	—
SOSC A112C ¹	Foundations of Social Sciences: Economics and Politics	10	FD	HC	—
SOSC A121C ^1,7	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology	5	FD	HC	—
SOSC A122C ^1,7	Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology	5	FD	HC	—
Middle level
CHST A201 ¹	Understanding Chinese Society	10	OD	ME	b
ECON A230 ^1,2,3	Introduction to Economics	10	OD	ME	b
ECON A231 ^1,3	Introduction to Microeconomics	5	OD	ME	b
ECON A232 ^1,3	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5	OD	ME	b
ECON A231C ¹	Introduction to Microeconomics	5	OD	ME	b
ECON A232C ¹	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5	OD	ME	b
HIST A202 ¹	Modern China (1900-1978)	10	OD	ME	b
LESM A201	Hong Kong Criminal Justice System	10	OD	ME	b
LIBS A201	The Pacific Century	10	OD	ME	b
MATH S242 ^1,2,6	Statistics in Society	10	OD	ME	b
POLS A201 ¹	Introduction to Political Science	10	OD	ME	b
POLS A201C ¹	Introduction to Political Science	10	OD	ME	b
POLS A211 ¹	Government and Politics of Hong Kong	10	OD	ME	b
POLS A211C ¹	Government and Politics of Hong Kong	10	OD	ME	b
PSYC A202 ^1,2	Introduction to Psychology	20	OD	ME	b
PSYC A209	Child Development	20	OD	ME	b
PSYC A212 ¹	Exploring Psychology	20	OD	ME	b
PSYC A212C ¹	Introductory Psychology: Theory and Application	20	OD	ME	b
PSYC A215C	Developmental Psychology	20	OD	ME	b
PSYC A226	Biological Psychology: Exploring the Brain	10	OD	ME	b
PSYC A227	Positive Psychology	10	OD	ME	b
PUAD A202	Introduction to Public Administration	5	OD	ME	b
PUAD A203	Introduction to Public Policy	5	OD	ME	b
SOCI A201 ^1,2	Sociology and Society	20	OD	ME	b
SOCI A202 ¹	Hong Kong Society	10	OD	ME	b
SOCI A202C ¹	Hong Kong Society	10	OD	ME	b
SOCI A208	Welfare, Crime and Society	20	OD	ME	b
SOCI A213 ^1,2	Understanding Modern Societies	20	OD	ME	b
STAT S242 ^1,6	Statistics in Society	10	OD	ME	b
Higher level
SOSC A303 ^1,2	Principles of Social and Educational Research	20	OD	HC	a or b
SOSC A313 ¹	Research Methods in Social Sciences	20	OD	HC	a or b
SOSC A313C ¹	Research Methods in Social Sciences	20	OD	HC	a or b
CHST A312 ¹	Global Politics and China	10	OD	HE	a or b
CHST A322 ¹	Governing China	10	OD	HE	a or b
LESM A302	Public Order Management	5	OD	HE	a or b
LESM A303	Law Enforcement and Policing in Chinese Society	5	OD	HE	a or b
LESM A305	Major Issues in Criminology and Penology	10	OD	HE	a or b
LIBS A301	A World of Whose Making? Politics, Economics, Technology and Culture in International Studies	20	OD	HE	a or b
POLS A301	International Organizations	10	OD	HE	a or b
POLS A308 ^1,2	Democratic Government and Politics	20	OD	HE	a or b
POLS A312 ¹	Global Politics: Theory and Practice of International Relations	20	OD	HE	a or b
POLS A316 ^1,2	Democracy: From Classical Times to the Present	20	OD	HE	a or b
PSYC A303 ¹	Cognitive Psychology and the Mind	20	OD	HE	a or b
PSYC A307 ^1,4	Social Psychology: Critical Perspectives on Self and Others	20	OD	HE	a or b
PSYC A309 ^1,2	Cognitive Psychology	20	OD	HE	a or b
PSYC A309C ¹	Cognitive Psychology	20	OD	HE	a or b
PSYC A317 ^1,2,4	Social Psychology: Personal Lives, Social Worlds	20	OD	HE	a or b
PSYC A317C¹	Social Psychology	20	OD	HE	a or b
PSYC A318	History of Psychology	10	OD	HE	a or b
PSYC A319	Theories of Personality Psychology	10	OD	HE	a or b
PUAD A301	Public Sector Management in Hong Kong	10	OD	HE	a or b
SOCI A301 ^1,5	Crime and Justice	20	OD	HE	a or b
SOCI A310 ^1,2	Crime, Justice and Society	20	OD	HE	a or b
SOCI A315 ^1,2,5	Crime, Order and Social Control	20	OD	HE	a or b
SOCI A318	Culture, Media and Identities	20	OD	HE	a or b

Notes:

Courses form excluded combinations with other courses. Only one of the courses of the excluded combinations can count towards an OUHK award. Students should refer to the attached list for details.
Courses no longer available.
If students have successfully completed ECON A230, they are deemed to have satisfied the requirements for ECON A231 and ECON A232.
If students have successfully completed PSYC A317, they are deemed to have satisfied the requirements for PSYC A307.
SOCI A315 will be replaced by SOCI A301. Students who have successfully completed SOCI A315 will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of SOCI A301.
If students have successfully completed MATH S242, they are deemed to have satisfied the requirements for STAT S242.
If students have successfully completed SOSC A111C, they are deemed to have satisfied the requirements for SOSC A121C and SOSC A122C.

July 2020