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Organizational Unit Department of AccountingMessage from the Head of Department
The four-year Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Accounting Programme comprises the principles and theories of accounting as well as the application of this knowledge to practice. This degree programme is designed to equip graduates with the technical competencies in accounting and good generic skills, and an ability to apply that knowledge to meet the needs of the profession and society of Hong Kong and of China.
The Programme is fully recognized and accredited by local and overseas professional accounting bodies, including Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). Graduates from this degree programme may seek employment in professional accounting firms, business organizations, Hong Kong SAR Government, or pursue postgraduate studies at local and overseas universities.
Aims and Objectives
To provide students with a broad understanding of inter-related business disciplines;
To develop students’ competence in professional and practical skills of various accounting disciplines and an awareness of ethical issues;
To develop in students the generic skills in communication, team building, and critical thinking for problem solving;
To stimulate students’ interest in and understanding of Chinese culture and develop a whole and balanced personality.Organizational Unit Department of Applied Data ScienceEstablished in 2020 within the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Department of Applied Data Science (ADS) provides a rigorous curriculum centered on three core domains: business analytics, digital humanities, and data visualization. Students also acquire essential skills in statistics and data analytics.
As the first and only technology-specific department at Hong Kong Shue Yan University, the Department has proactively developed a range of digital and technological programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to address the challenges posed by rapid digital transformation and market demands. The Bachelor of Science with Honours in Applied Data Science (BSc-ADS), launched in September 2022, focuses primarily on big data analytics within business, engineering, and healthcare contexts. This programme equips graduates with interdisciplinary knowledge that integrates business applications and liberal arts. Notably, the BSc-ADS programme has been subsidized by the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) with a JUPAS Code JSSY02, commencing in the academic year 2025/26. This endorsement underscores the quality of the curriculum and the pressing needs of the market.
Furthermore, the Department will introduce two new programmes in September 2025, they are the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Digital Solutions for Entertainment and Game Applications (BSc-DSEGA) and the Master of Science in Game Development and Management (MSc-GDM). These additions enhance the Department’s capacity to produce not only skilled data scientists but also professionals equipped for careers in digital entertainment and game development. This evolution reflects the Department's commitment to adapting to the digital landscape by nurturing graduates with technological expertise across various levels, fostering interdisciplinary mindsets capable of addressing complex digital challenges.
In 2020, with a generous donation from the iFREE GROUP and a government matching fund totaling HK$40 million, HKSYU established the iFREE Innovation and Research Centre. This center includes several research laboratories, such as the Big Data Lab, the Virtual Reality Lab, the Social Robotics and Digital Living Lab, and the Innovation Incubation Hub. Additionally, with financial support from the government’s Enhancement and Start-up Grant Scheme for Self-financing Post-secondary Education (ESGS), a new Game Development Laboratory will be inaugurated in July 2025. These state-of-the-art facilities are designed to promote multidisciplinary teaching and research, expand the University’s research agenda, and cultivate a vibrant research community capable of engaging in both liberal arts and technology-oriented research.
The Department remains dedicated to recruiting high-caliber faculty and students, focusing our resources on cultivating the next generation of leaders in applied data science. We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to the HKSYU community.Organizational Unit Department of Business AdministrationThe Department of Business Administration aims to educate its students to become business professionals who can make a difference in the world. Adhering to the University’s mission of “enabling students to cultivate a whole, balanced personality including moral character and to realize their full potential as individuals, as scholars and as good citizens” within a framework of traditional and modern Chinese cultural values and norms, the Department strives to:
- advance business ethics education (in western and Chinese contexts),
- develop business professionals with social concerns and social responsibility
- foster a business education culture with the traits of benevolence, integrity and discernment, and
- contribute to business and social advancements in Hong Kong and China.
Organizational Unit Department of Chinese Language and Literature樹仁大學創始於一九七一年，創校時即已開設中國文學系。配合我校之辦學宗旨，本系一直肩負弘揚中國傳統文化與推行「仁者教育」之使命，四十多年來，矢志不渝。本系一直開設四年制榮譽文憑課程。二零零一年五月，本系建議之榮譽學位課程，經香港學術評審局審核通過，為期五年。遂於當年夏季開始招收第一屆榮譽學位生。
本學位課程二零零一年制定，經當年之評審和每隔五年的覆審，吸納評審委員會之建議，不斷改進，日趨完善，在發揮四年制優勢、承傳中華傳統文化、給予學生全面系統的中文學科知識、研究與創作相結合、提高兩文三語水平、注意道德與審美教育、培養獨立思考和創意思維能力等方面，都有進步和提高。特別是二零零九年起，本校推行「效果為本教學法」（Outcome Based Teaching and Learning），本系在校方的推動下，亦以其基本精神審視與改進本學位課程，特別注重「教學目標」與「教學活動」、「評核方法」之聯繫及多元化，務使各學科達至最佳之教學成效，使本學位課程又上一個新臺階。本學位課程不僅在香港各大學中具有自己的特色，而且已充分貫徹和體現了效果為本之精神。
Organizational Unit Department of Counselling & PsychologyCounselling takes place when a counsellor sees a client in a private and confidential setting to explore a difficulty the client is having, distress they may be experiencing or perhaps their dissatisfaction with life, or loss of a sense of direction and purpose. Counselling focuses on personal growth. It helps clients develop and become connected to their internal resources and emphasizes the evolution of both interpersonal as well as internal harmony.
In this sense, Counselling is provided to a wide spectrum of clients ranging from those who are apparently well-adapted to those who display evident symptoms of pathological adaptation.
Counselling is about people and therefore our counselling training is built upon and continuously fortified by knowledge in Psychology which is the study of the human mind. It can be said that in the honoured tradition of the scientist-practitioner, our programmes seek to weld the art of Counselling and the science of Psychology together to produce a body of knowledge so that students are equipped with a wide range of skills and techniques based on established theoretical frameworks. Thus equipped, graduates can then serve the counselling needs of the community much more effectively.Organizational Unit Department of Economics and FinanceAs inspired by the Confucian quote “Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous” (The Analects), we aspire to nurture our students to develop the following core attributes for their academic, career and other personal pursuits:
• Integrity - the practice of honesty and consistent adherence to moral principles
• Intellect - the ability to think, comprehend and master abstract and complicated ideas
• Innovativeness - the development of newness, creativity and imagination
The Department of Economics was founded in 1977. Our first undergraduate programme, the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics, was accredited by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) in 2004, and was further developed as the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics and Finance in 2009. Our Department was also renamed as the Department of Economics and Finance. We launched the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Financial Technology Programme in 2020 to meet the emerging manpower and expertise needs of the growing finance industry in Hong Kong. We aim to nurture young professionals, with solid economic and finance concepts and analytical and decision-making skills as well as practical knowledge and hands-on exposures, to join the banking and finance industries.
We currently offer two undergraduate and two research postgraduate programmes:
1. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics and Finance
2. Balchelor of Commerce (Honours) in Financial Technology
3. Master of Philosophy in Economics Programme
4. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics Programme
We look forward to seeing you in one of our programmes and walking with you through this fruitful study experience of yours here!Organizational Unit Department of English Language and LiteratureMessage from the Head of Department
The Department of English Language and Literature at Shue Yan hosts the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English, a programme which is unique in its curriculum design. The programme includes courses in four areas – literature, linguistics, translation and cultural studies. With its integration of these four streams, the program offers the opportunity for interdisciplinary explorations of the English language.
The programme encourages both teachers and students to be creative in their exploration of knowledge spanning not only the four streams which structure the programme, but also the visual arts, cinema, philosophy, ecology, the humanities, print culture and media culture. Students will explore and analyse a rich variety of cultural texts from Japanese manga and anime to video games, TV drama and films to contemporary and classic works of English Literature as well as Literature in English and creative non-fiction.
For some time now, the Department has offered research postgraduate programmes leading to the award of an MPhil or PhD in a wide range of different areas related to the research interests of staff in the department. For information please refer to the 'Postgraduate Study' section of this website.
The Department offers Minor Programme in Literary & Cultural Studies, and Linguistics & Translation as well as electives in French.
An important part of the Department’s work is the provision of English Language support to all students of the University. Our compulsory courses – English Usage I & II and English Writing I & II – support students undertaking academic studies through the medium of English in the three faculties of the university, the Faculty of Commerce, the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Staff of the Department provide General Education courses is in a range of subject areas including: Hong Kong Kung-fu Novels, Films and Chinese Culture, The Language of the Mass and Social Media, Appreciating Cantopop Lyrics, Intercultural Communication, Visual Representation of Animal Rights and Human-animal Relationship, Gender and Culture in Asia, Accent and Identity in Films, Science, Film and Fiction, Gender/Sexuality in Literature and Films, Nature and Spirituality and Digital Games -- Reality, Simulation, Interactivity.
Finally, our teachers and students and contribute to the work of the Language Centre.
Graduates from our programmes are employed in an array of professions, ranging from language teaching to administrative jobs to work in the creative industries. A significant number of them also pursue a higher degree in local and overseas postgraduate programmes.Organizational Unit Department of History學位課程宗旨與目標
1. 給與學生嚴謹與專門的歷史科訓練，包括相關概念理論、學理、方法、技能、知識，和專業的實踐與規範。
2. 培養學生接受廣泛而深入的歷史知識，包括由遠古至現代的中國歷史進程及相關議題，並檢視及參照其他國家文化 的進展歷史經驗。
3. 培養畢業生對香港與中國有全面、均衡及具前瞻性的認識，為他們將來領導和服務社會作準備。
4. 為同學提供一系列適用於各種工作或深造的通用技能。Organizational Unit Department of Journalism & CommunicationOur AIM:
The concentration provides a better mapping of how different fields of studies are integrated and help students match their learning paths with future professional career paths upon their completion of the four-year study.
#1 Assembly of Industry
Much has changed in journalism and society, what comes next is for journalists to decide. The Department develops curricula that help spread innovation within the media ecology, and which combine theory and practice. In concert with media-related organizations, our talents can find their way into the profession.
#2 Internship
Opportunities evolve yearly, the Department keeps collaborating with over a hundred institutes to provide Year 3 students with internships to support their transitions to professional journalism and communication. Students will be provided with on-campus audio-visual news and information practicum training, as well as professional internship training, as partial fulfilment of the degree programme at media, advertising agencies, marketing and advertising department of various public and private corporations to enable them to have hands-on experience in the industry.
In the first two years students will receive training in foundation subjects while in the third and fourth years they will delve deeper into the theory and practice of journalism and communication in the age of digitization. For practical experience, students are required to participate in activities organized by different platforms such as Our Voice (仁聞報), Shuo Online (說‧在線), SYU JC Radio (樹仁新傳電台), and Shue Yan Newsletter (樹仁簡訊) etc.
#3 Miracle of Alumni
We are proud of the 3500+ graduates, who made immense contributions to the communities and organizations they serve, telling magnificent stories across the industries.Organizational Unit Department of Law and BusinessThe four-year full-time Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Law and Business has been offered by the Department since September 2007, with the first cohort of students graduated in 2011. Graduates of this programme have developed well in their career, many are law-related professional practices such as risk and compliance in the banking and finance sector.
The success of the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Law and Business programme stems from the balanced approach to education that it offers. The programme offers a broad range of courses reflecting the diverse teaching and research interests of our staff. Students of the programme have many opportunities for learning beyond the classroom which helps them to identify a career pathway and build the necessary expertise to pursue that pathway. The wide range of opportunities that students will experience include mooting, internships, court visits, overseas exchanges and study tours.
The Department have received the generous support from a number of esteemed members of the government, judiciary, legal profession, and business community. The Advisory Board Members, External Advisors, Moot Judges, Intern Masters and Adjunct Professors have continued their service and support, which is instrumental to the ongoing success of students and graduates of the programme.
The unique experience provided by the programme thoroughly prepares students for the next stage in their professional lives. Whatever pathway our graduates pursue, they will be well equipped to meet the challenges that they may face on the way to a rewarding and successful career.Organizational Unit Department of Social WorkMessage from the Head of Department
The Department of Social Work was one of the first academic departments established by the Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU) when the University was founded in 1971. The Department has played a significant role in contributing to the development of the social work profession in Hong Kong ever since.
The Diploma in Social Work was first offered in 1971 by the University. Over the past 50 years, the Diploma in Social Work has evolved to the now much acclaimed Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) (BSW) programme. The BSW programme was launched in 2002, four years prior to HKSYU being granted University status in 2006 and has been accredited by the Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) since then. As of today, the University has trained over hundreds of graduates who have formed a strong pool of professional social workers contributing to the local community.
Our BSW programme is the only one in Hong Kong which offers three fieldwork placements for our students. The three fieldwork placements allow our students to further consolidate their knowledge and provide them with additional opportunities and exposure in different service areas. The importance of generating new knowledge is also an important feature of the BSW programme. Each student has to design and conduct an honors research study on a social work related issue. The honors project has proven to be a great asset for our students in their future career development.
In 2021, the BSW programme was accredited by the SWRB with a validity period of 8 academic years from 2021/22 to 2028/29, which is the longest period of validity period permitted by SWRB. This is a recognition of the high standard of the programme and its teaching as well as the dedication of the University and the Department in providing high quality social work education to the younger generation.
Our hope for our graduates is that they will become competent and compassionate leaders in their respective fields, drawing the unique strength of each individual, adopting an open, reflective and critical mindset and partnering with different professionals, trades, stakeholders and sectors of our community to make a better society for all.
Together with my colleagues, our Department will continue to do our utmost to ensure that our curriculum is updated, our teaching is relevant and our effort to generate new knowledge is vigorous.Organizational Unit Department of SociologyThe Department of Sociology at Hong Kong Shue Yan University has faculty members who specialize in a variety of fields in sociology and anthropology, including social stratification and mobility, culture and heritage, popular culture, social movement, migration, gender, political sociology, social problems and crime, economic sociology, and medical and health care. Its curriculum goes beyond offering general training in undergraduate sociology and the teaching of quantitative and qualitative research methods. It distinguishes itself from other sociology departments in Hong Kong in three ways:
(1) Concentrations
While the curriculum covers general sociology courses, two “Concentrations” were implemented in 2021-22, namely, “Entrepreneurship and Community” and “Culture, Heritage, and Innovation”. They allow students to take courses in specific areas within a general sociology curriculum.
(2) Addition of New Programme
Since 2022-23, the department has begun to develop a new programme entitled “Arts, Culture, and Technology” (ACT), which provides specialized training to students interested in the application of technology in the fields of arts and cultural heritage. The first batch of ACT students was admitted in 2023-24. Therefore, the Department of Sociology now has two independent undergraduate programmes as follows:
BSocSc (Hons.) in Sociology Programme, and
BSocSc (Hons.) in Arts, Culture, and Technology Programme
(3) Credit-bearing Internships
For over fifteen years, the department has offered credit-bearing internship courses for students to gain first-hand experiences in social, business, and cultural enterprises and apply sociological knowledge in the workplace. This practical side of the curriculum, aiming to enhance the employability of students, has been further strengthened when the two Concentrations and the new ACT Programme were launched.
In sum, the approach we are using can be summarized by the “A-R-P” Triangle as shown below:
A = Academic training (Sociological analysis and critical thinking)
R = Research skills (Ability to conduct research and analyze data)
P = Practical experience (Gaining practical experience through internships)
The three components, A, R and P, are interrelated, and together they equip students with sociological perspectives and insights, social research skills, and opportunities of practical experience that would enhance their employability in the job market.
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Yuet-wah Cheung, PhD, MH, JP
Distinguished Professor and Head of Department