Universities in Hong Kong SAR China with courses in Humanities & Social Sciences

The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is a top university in Asia, known for its strong focus on teacher education, social sciences, and humanities. As a publicly funded institution, EdUHK is dedicated to improving education through high-quality teaching and research. The university prepares students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in education and related fields, helping to shape the future of learning. Ranked 5th in the world for Education, EdUHK is recognized...

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is founded in year 1963, as a forward looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity to bring China and the West together. CUHK's teachers and students hail from all corners of the world. CUHK have over 20,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, 3,000 of them come from regions outside Hong Kong. CUHK graduates are connected worldwide through an expansive alumni network.  ...

The Community College of City University (“CCCU”) is well recognized as a premier college in Hong Kong providing quality tertiary education for nearly 6,000 students. CCCU offers a wide range of Associate Degree (AD) programmes, a Diploma in General Studies, and International Language Proficiency Tests with preparatory courses. In addition, in association with the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia, CCCU offers top-up degrees for Associate Degree or higher diploma graduates. With...

The College of International Education (CIE), established in 2000, is a self-funded unit of the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), offering full-time Associate Degree Programmes and Undergraduate Degree Programmes at both the HKBU Kowloon Tong and Shatin Shek Mun campuses. CIE, managed by the School of Continuing Education (SCE) which is one of the seven Faculties / Schools of HKBU, currently enrolls over 5,000 students and is committed to sustaining the University’s mission of providing...

HKBU encompasses eight Faculties/Schools offering a range of undergraduate programmes, associate degree and higher diploma programmes as well as taught postgraduate programmes and research postgraduate programmes leading to the award of master and doctoral degrees. It prides itself on its dual focus on teaching and research and encourages service to society among its staff and students. Over the years, HKBU has remained committed to academic excellence and the development of the whole...

The vision of Tung Wah College is to become a renowned privately-funded tertiary education institution in Hong Kong, recognized for high quality programmes which emphasize practical application while exhibiting Tung Wah Group of Hospitals’ spirit of selfless caring for needy people. Our mission, as a tertiary education institution, is to nurture socially responsible and caring citizens with integrity, sound attitudes, professional knowledge and competence, who are able to apply theory to...

Lingnan University is the only liberal arts university in Hong Kong with the longest established tradition among the local institutions of higher education. Our history can be dated back to 1888, when our forerunner, the Christian College in China, was founded in Guangzhou, and to 1967, when the institution, as Lingnan College, was re-established in Hong Kong. In 2015, Lingnan University was named as one of the "Top 10 Liberal Arts College in Asia" by Forbes

City University of Hong Kong is ranked top 95th university in the world according to QS World University Rankings 2012. It is a comprehensive research university in Hong Kong, established in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong. It became a fully accredited university in 1994. In recent years it has achieved rapid growth and received international recognition for its academic achievements. Its subjects such as Linguistics and Statistics ranked top 50 worldwide. In 2012, according to QS...

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong, being established in the Hong Kong Island. It is originated from the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese which is the first faculty of HKU as well. HKU has consistently been ranked as one of the best universities in Asia. The QS World University Rankings places it as 1st in Asia and 22nd in the world. The medium of instruction in most classes is English and the school adopts the problem-based learning...

Caritas Institute of Higher Education was established in 1985. It was known as Caritas Francis Hsu College and had been offering advanced level courses and two-year Accounting, Computing and Management diploma programs in the initial years of its operation until 1990, when it was granted the approval by the Hong Kong Government to provide post-secondary education. The Institute then started providing four three-year-Professional Diploma programs, in Accounting Studies, Company Secretaryship...

HKU SPACE Community College, founded in 2000, was designed to provide meaningful sub-degree education for Secondary school graduates. The college is now regarded as Hong Kong's premier community college, offering a comprehensive range of award-bearing programmes in many subjects. Inspirational Associate Degree programmes are designed to give students a broad-based education, while professionally-oriented Higher Diploma programmes give students the specialised skills and knowledge needed to...

The School of Continuing Education (SCE) of Hong Kong Baptist University was founded in 1975 and is one of the seven schools or faculties of the University. The educational objectives of the SCE are based on the notion "Learning is a lifelong process". The School has been providing people of all ages with ways and options for professional and academic advancement to meet the needs of the rapidly changing society. The School offers quality education programmes. It has also designed a...

HKUST – A dynamic, international research university, in relentless pursuit of excellence, leading the advance of science, technology, business and humanities, and educating the new generation of front-runners for the world. Since its official opening in October 1991, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has established itself as an intellectual powerhouse, energizing the community’s transformation into a knowledge-based society, and securing a place on the academic world map...

Shue Yan was founded in 1971 by Dr. Henry H.L. Hu and Dr. Chung Chi Yung in response to their serious concern over the acute shortage of tertiary places for local secondary school leavers aspiring for university education. Shue Yan's four year degree programmes offer students a well-rounded educational experience that produces graduates who are: Articulate, open-minded critical thinkers with a passion for lifelong learning and self-improvement; Committed to appropriate ethical behaviour,...