Program Overview

University Program Information

The University of Hong Kong offers various programs through its Department of Sociology.

Programmes

• Undergraduate
  • Criminology Major/Minor
  • Media & Cultural Studies Major/Minor
  • Sociology Major/Minor
• Taught postgraduate
  • MSocSc Criminology
  • MSocSc Media, Culture & Creative Cities
  • MSocSc Sociology
• MPhil / PhD Sociology

Courses

The Department of Sociology offers a range of courses, including:

• SOCI4095: Capstone project in sociology
  • This is a six-credit compulsory course for major students in a sociological subject, offered in the final year of study.
  • The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to integrate their sociological knowledge and skills through a series of workshops, class discussions, student presentations, portfolio work, and experiential learning.
  • Students will be allocated a supervisor who will help them identify a topic of interest that is relevant to the core discipline.
  • All projects should contain an element of public engagement.

Course Details

• Course Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course, students are expected to have the ability to:
  1. demonstrate their sociological knowledge
  2. analyse a topic of study with critical and reflexive perspectives
  3. communicate their research project progress to classmates by producing a video
  4. reflect upon pivotal moments in the research process through written process records
  5. communicate the outcome of their study and its sociological relevance into a written paper, other forms of creative output, or community activities
• Assessment:
  • Project proposal: 20%
  • Process records: 20%
  • Project-in-progress video: 30%
  • Final work: 30%
• Required Reading:
  • Becker, Howard S. 1986. Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article, with a chapter by Pamela Richards. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Becker, Howard S. 2007. Telling About Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Harper, Douglas. 1988. “Visual Sociology: Expanding Sociological Vision.” The American Sociologist, Volume 19, Issue 1, pp.54-70.
  • Turner, Victor W., and Edward M. Bruner. 1986. The Anthropology of Experience. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

Faculty

The Department of Sociology has a diverse faculty, including:

• Prof Guy Abel
• Prof Satoshi Araki
• Prof Gordon Brett
• Prof Cheris S C Chan
• Prof Tarani Chandola
• Prof Eric W C Fong
• Prof Paul Joosse
• Prof Travis S K Kong
• Prof Isak Ladegaard
• Prof Tom McDonald
• Prof David A Palmer
• Prof Ioana Sendroiu
• Prof Xiaoli Tian
• Prof Peng Wang
• Prof Lai Wei
• Prof Duoduo Xu
• Dr Jona Barabas
• Dr Steve W L Cheung
• Dr Li-Fung Cho
• Dr Kate Lowe
• Dr Marco Montagner
• Dr Carmen K M Tong

Research

The Department of Sociology is involved in various research projects and clusters, including:

• Research Projects
• Research Clusters
• Centre for Criminology
• Global Society and Sustainability Lab