Program Overview

Introduction to the Bachelor of Arts, Science and Technology (Hons) in Individualised Major

The Bachelor of Arts, Science and Technology (Hons) in Individualised Major is a novel programme designed to nurture talents who can work across different disciplines to address complex problems with innovative solutions. This programme aims to provide students with the flexibility and support to design their own learning pathway, addressing a question driven by their mission, which will affect various sectors of society.

Programme Overview

The programme adopts a highly flexible structure, with a set of carefully designed Solution-based Learning Modules to take students through a series of problems. These experiences become the building blocks for students to acquire metacognitive capabilities, competences, and skills to solve a question driven by their own mission before they graduate.

Individualised Learning Pathway

Students will have the flexibility and additional support from the University to design their own learning pathway to address a question driven by their mission. They will go through an active and exploratory intellectual journey with cycles of problem-solving under the guidance of professors and external specialists. Students are expected to make an impact on addressing the question, in the form of arts and design, cultural studies, technological inventions, or scientific research.

Targeted Students

The programme is designed for students who aspire to make a difference in the world on a chosen issue through means such as entrepreneurship, research, advocacy, invention, and performance. These students prefer to choose their own individualised education journey to fulfil this goal.

Curriculum Framework

The programme consists of a set of carefully designed Solution-based Learning Modules, which take students through a series of problems. Students will work on an interdisciplinary real-world problem at a time, beginning with smaller, structured problems and gradually moving onto bigger, more complicated, and ill-defined problems as they progress.

Programme Structure

The programme structure includes:

• University Requirements:
  • University Core (9 units)
  • General Education (10 units)
  • Free Electives (16 units)
• Programme Requirements:
  • Transdisciplinary Common Core (TCC) (9 units)
  • Learning to Learn (L2L) (6 units)
  • Solution-based Learning Modules (SBLM) (36 units)
  • Internship (6 units)
  • Personalised Knowledge and Skills (KS) (36 units)

Approved Individualised Majors

The programme offers several approved individualised majors, including:

• Digital Cultures and Media Technologies
• FinTech and Digital Innovation
• Health Technology and Social Change
• Human-Centred AI
• Social Inclusion and Educational Technology
• Sustainability Studies
• Sustainable Finance and Data Analytics
• Technology, Ethics and Society
• Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Management

Career Prospects

Graduates of the programme will be adaptable, resourceful, and innovative problem-solvers who can relentlessly re-learn and adapt to a rapidly changing world. They may become entrepreneurs, consultants, technologists, researchers, or artists, bringing innovation leading to community and/or organization transformation for achieving targeted goals.

Facilities

Students will study in the existing facilities of Hong Kong Baptist University, including the six Interdisciplinary Research Clusters and the state-of-the-art facilities of the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity.

Admission

The programme follows the general admission requirements. Candidates will be required to submit a portfolio and may be required to attend an interview. The intake quota is 15 for the 2025/26 intake.

Frequently Asked Questions

The programme has a list of frequently asked questions, including:

• How to apply for the programme
• The language of the interview
• The unique learning experience obtained in the programme
• Who will support the development of the plan of study
• Internship opportunities
• Exchange programme opportunities
• Career prospects after graduation