Course Guidelines for 2026-27 and 2027-28 are now uploaded on the department website. Students from different cohorts (Year 1 to Year 4, Year 2 Entry and Year 3 Entry) can read their respective Guidelines for the coming academic year from the following:

Sociology Programme Structure for Students Entering the Programme in 2026-27 and 2027-28

      Credits
Compulsory Courses 26
Language Requirements: 14
CHI 101-2 First Year Chinese (including Practical Chinese Writing)
ENG       111-2 English Usage  
Departmental Core Requirements: 12
SOC       100 Introduction to Sociology   
SOC 103 Introduction to Anthropology   
SOC 108 Introduction to Statistics   
SOC 208 Hong Kong Society and Culture  
Departmental Elective Courses* (Choose 3 credits) 3
SOC 204 Cultures in the Contemporary World  
SOC 206 Social Stratification  
SOC 231 Social Problems  
SOC 257 Art and Society  
SOC 260 Food and Society  
General Education Courses 6
Total Credits   35
   

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.
 

      Credits
Compulsory Courses  
Language Requirements: 6
ENG 211-2  English Writing   
Departmental Core Requirements: 12
SOC 205 Sociological Theory I  
SOC 207 Sociological Theory II  
SOC 221 Social Research Methods  
SOC or  221A Applied Quantitative Social Research Methods  
SOC 221B Applied Qualitative Social Research Methods  
Departmental Elective Courses* (Choose 6 credits) 6
SOC 204 Cultures in the Contemporary World  
SOC 206 Social Stratification  
SOC 231 Social Problems  
SOC 257 Art and Society  
SOC 260 Food and Society  
SOC 261 Conceptualising Arts and Culture in Modernity  
General Education Courses 6
Free Elective (Electives to be offered by other departments) 6
Total Credits   36
 

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.
 

      Credits
Compulsory Courses
Language Requirements: 10
ENG 211-2  English Writing   
CHI 102 First Year Chinese (including Practical Chinese Writing)  
Departmental Core Requirements: 12
SOC 205 Sociological Theory I  
SOC 207 Sociological Theory II  
SOC 221 Social Research Methods  
SOC or  221A Applied Quantitative Social Research Methods  
SOC 221B Applied Qualitative Social Research Methods  
Departmental Elective Courses* (Choose 6 credits) 6
SOC 204 Cultures in the Contemporary World  
SOC 206 Social Stratification  
SOC 231 Social Problems  
SOC 257 Art and Society  
SOC 260 Food and Society  
SOC 261 Conceptualising Arts and Culture in Modernity  
Free Elective (Electives to be offered by other departments) 8
Total Credits   36
 

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.
 

      Credits
Compulsory Courses  
Departmental Core Requirements: 6
SOC 307 Entrepreneurship and Society  
SOC 308 Culture, Heritage and Society  
Concentration Departmental Elective Courses (Choose 6 credits according to your chosen concentration) 6
Entrepreneurship and Community Concentration  
SOC 309 Community Economy  
SOC 310 Social Enterprise in Asia  
SOC 358 Poverty, Social Policy and Social Innovation  
 Culture, Heritage and Innovation Concentration   
SOC 311 Sustainable and Innovative Cities in the Contemporary World
SOC 312 Popular Culture in Digital Era  
SOC 362 Arts, Culture and Tourism  
SOC 371 Chinese Culture and Society  
Non-concentration Departmental Elective Courses* (Choose 12 credits) 12
SOC 302 Environmental Sociology  
SOC 313 Sociology of Education  
SOC 321 Economic Sociology  
SOC 333 Urban Sociology  
SOC 334 Sociology of Deviance  
SOC 336 Love, Family and Kinship  
SOC 337 Criminology  
SOC 339 Sociology of Religion  
SOC 356 Gender Relation  
SOC 357 Migration and Mobility  
SOC 360 Social Change and Modernity  
SOC 380 Arts and Everyday Life in the Digital Era  
Free Elective (Elective courses offered by other departments) 6
Total Credits   30
 

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.
 

      Credits
Compulsory Courses  
Language Requirement 7
CHI 102 First Year Chinese (including Practical Chinese Writing)  
ENG 212 English Writing  
Departmental Core Requirements: 6
SOC 307 Entrepreneurship and Society  
SOC 308 Culture, Heritage and Society  
Concentration Departmental Elective Courses (Choose 6 credits according to your chosen concentration) 6
Entrepreneurship and Community Concentration  
SOC 309 Community Economy  
SOC 310 Social Enterprise in Asia  
SOC 358 Poverty, Social Policy and Social Innovation  
Culture, Heritage and Innovation Concentration   
SOC 311 Sustainable and Innovative Cities in the Contemporary World
SOC 312 Popular Culture in Digital Era  
SOC 362 Arts, Culture and Tourism  
SOC 371 Chinese Culture and Society  
Non-concentration Departmental Elective Courses* (Choose 12 credits) 12
SOC 302 Environmental Sociology  
SOC 313 Sociology of Education  
SOC 321 Economic Sociology  
SOC 333 Urban Sociology  
SOC 334 Sociology of Deviance  
SOC 336 Love, Family and Kinship  
SOC 337 Criminology  
SOC 339 Sociology of Religion  
SOC 356 Gender Relation  
SOC 357 Migration and Mobility  
SOC 360 Social Change and Modernity  
SOC 380 Arts and Everyday Life in the Digital Era  
Free Elective (Elective courses offered by other departments) 6
Total Credits   37
 

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.
 

      Credits
Compulsory Courses  
Departmental Core Requirements: 6
SOC 345 Introduction to Digital Sociology  
SOC 308 Culture, Heritage and Society  
Concentration Departmental Elective Courses (Choose 6 credits according to your chosen concentration) 6
Digital Sociology Concentration  
SOC 346 Science, Digital Technology and Society  
SOC 347 Digital Economy and Society  
SOC 348 Digital Divide and Social Inequality  
 Culture, Heritage and Innovation Concentration   
SOC 311 Sustainable and Innovative Cities in the Contemporary World
SOC 312 Popular Culture in Digital Era  
SOC 362 Arts, Culture and Tourism  
SOC 371 Chinese Culture and Society  
Non-concentration Departmental Elective Courses* (Choose 12 credits) 12
SOC 302 Environmental Sociology  
SOC 313 Sociology of Education  
SOC 321 Economic Sociology  
SOC 333 Urban Sociology  
SOC 334 Sociology of Deviance  
SOC 336 Love, Family and Kinship  
SOC 337 Criminology  
SOC 339 Sociology of Religion  
SOC 356 Gender Relation  
SOC 357 Migration and Mobility  
SOC 360 Social Change and Modernity  
SOC 380 Arts and Everyday Life in the Digital Era  
Free Elective (Elective courses offered by other departments) 6
Total Credits   30
 

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.
 

      Credits
Compulsory Courses  
Language Requirement 7
CHI 102 First Year Chinese (including Practical Chinese Writing)  
ENG 212 English Writing  
Departmental Core Requirements: 6
SOC 345 Introduction to Digital Sociology  
SOC 308 Culture, Heritage and Society  
Concentration Departmental Elective Courses (Choose 6 credits according to your chosen concentration) 6
Digital Sociology Concentration  
SOC 346 Science, Digital Technology and Society  
SOC 347 Digital Economy and Society  
SOC 348 Digital Divide and Social Inequality  
Culture, Heritage and Innovation Concentration   
SOC 311 Sustainable and Innovative Cities in the Contemporary World
SOC 312 Popular Culture in Digital Era  
SOC 362 Arts, Culture and Tourism  
SOC 371 Chinese Culture and Society  
Non-concentration Departmental Elective Courses* (Choose 12 credits) 12
SOC 302 Environmental Sociology  
SOC 313 Sociology of Education  
SOC 321 Economic Sociology  
SOC 333 Urban Sociology  
SOC 334 Sociology of Deviance  
SOC 336 Love, Family and Kinship  
SOC 337 Criminology  
SOC 339 Sociology of Religion  
SOC 356 Gender Relation  
SOC 357 Migration and Mobility  
SOC 360 Social Change and Modernity  
SOC 380 Arts and Everyday Life in the Digital Era  
Free Elective (Elective courses offered by other departments) 6
Total Credits   37
 

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.
 

      Credits
Compulsory Courses  
Departmental Core Requirements: 3/6
SOC 400 Senior Seminar  
OR      
SOC 401-2 Honours Project (for students whose GPAs are 3.0 or above)
Concentration Departmental Elective Courses 6
(Choose 6 credits according to your chosen concentration)  
Entrepreneurship and Community Concentration   
BUS 480 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility  
SOC 411 Impact of Social and Enterprise Innovation  
SOC 412 Contemporary Consumer and the Changing Community  
Culture, Heritage and Innovation Concentration   
SOC 409 Memory, Technology and Social Change  
SOC 413 Digitized Media and Cyberculture  
SOC 414 Heritage Studies: Critical and Innovative Dimensions  
SOC 415 Film, Television and Society  
Non-concentration Departmental Elective Courses * 12/9
(Choose 12 credits for Senior Seminar mode; Choose 9 credits for Honours Project mode)  
SOC 315 Arts and Culture in Greater China  
SOC 380 Arts and Everyday Life in the Digital Era  
SOC 403 Globalization and Inequality  
SOC 406 Selected Topics  
SOC 410 Sociology of Organizations  
SOC 420 Evaluation Research  
SOC 430 Economic Reform and Social Transformation in Contemporary China
SOC 440 Collective Behaviour and Social Movements  
SOC 490 Work Placement  
Free Elective (Elective courses offered by other departments) 3
Total Credits   24
 

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.
 

      Credits
Compulsory Courses  
Departmental Core Requirements: 3/6
SOC 400 Senior Seminar  
OR      
SOC 401-2 Honours Project (for students whose GPAs are 3.0 or above)
Concentration Departmental Elective Courses 6
(Choose 6 credits according to your chosen concentration)  
Digital Sociology Concentration  
SOC 431 Digital Governance and Smart Cities  
SOC 432 Body and Self in the Digital World  
SOC 262 Digital Documentation and Research Methods  
SOC 434 Mining Data for Social Research  
Culture, Heritage and Innovation Concentration   
SOC 409 Memory, Technology and Social Change  
SOC 413 Digitized Media and Cyberculture  
SOC 414 Heritage Studies: Critical and Innovative Dimensions  
SOC 415 Film, Television and Society  
Non-concentration Departmental Elective Courses * 12/9
(Choose 12 credits for Senior Seminar mode; Choose 9 credits for Honours Project mode)  
SOC 315 Arts and Culture in Greater China  
SOC 380 Arts and Everyday Life in the Digital Era  
SOC 403 Globalization and Inequality  
SOC 406 Selected Topics  
SOC 410 Sociology of Organizations  
SOC 420 Evaluation Research  
SOC 430 Economic Reform and Social Transformation in Contemporary China
SOC 440 Collective Behaviour and Social Movements  
SOC 490 Work Placement  
Free Elective (Elective courses offered by other departments) 3
Total Credits   24
 

*The Departmental Elective Courses offered might be subjected to change.