Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Graduates with Humanities and Social Science degrees are highly employable in a broad range of sectors across business, government, education and international organisations. Our degrees offer a holistic training that gives students skills of communication, creativity, and critical thinking, and inspires and prepares them for leadership. We welcome students from diverse backgrounds to discover and develop their talent. Our globally connected faculty support students through small classes, active learning including internships, and opportunities to conduct research, present at conferences, and excel in regional and national competitions.



Our Bachelors degrees are 4-year Honours Programmes awarded by the Hong Kong Baptist University. They are taught in English.We are admitting students onto the following programmes: Applied Translation Studies (ATS); Chinese Culture and Global Communication (CCGC); Digital Intercultural Studies (DIS); Digital Social Science (DGS); English Language and Literature Studies (ELLS); Globalisation and Development (GAD); Media and Communication Studies (MCOM); Public Relations and Advertising (PRA); Transdisciplinary Digital Humanities (TDH).


In addition, we offer three taught postgraduate programmes: the  Master of Arts in Communication (Communication Studies Concentration), the Master of Social Work (Social Work and Administration) and the Master of Arts in Applied English Linguistics (Language Studies Concentration), with options for a one-year full-time or two-year part-time study mode. We also offer research postgraduate programmes, including the MPhil and PhD in Communication, as well as the MPhil and PhD in Applied English Linguistics, which is jointly offered in collaboration with Hong Kong Baptist University.