As a BASc (Interdisciplinary Studies) student, you will Major in Interdisciplinary Studies (with an optional Personalised Concentration in an interdisciplinary area of your interest, e.g. Mental Health). This major consists of three (3) BASc Core Courses on: Approaching Interdisciplinarity: Knowledge Beyond Disciplines (BASC9001); Sustainable Leadership (DESN9001); and Data Science 101 (STAT1016).
You will also take two courses on Interdisciplinary Methods of Research and Inquiry (Part I and II) (BASC1001/1002), which will provide you with a solid foundation from which to approach learning in the disciplines of your choice. You will have the freedom to choose ten (10) courses from each of two pathways (Pathway A: Society, Culture & Communication; Pathway B: Nature, Science & the Physical World), so that you gain knowledge from diverse disciplines across the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences). This will culminate in a summative, final year project for the Interdisciplinary Capstone Course (BASC4001), which would demonstrate your unique interdisciplinary repertoire of knowledge, skills and attitudes, and your abilities to integrate and synthesize knowledge from the disciplines.
In addition, you can take an additional Second Major / Minors / Free Electives to further enhance your interdisciplinary education and development. For example, Major in Interdisciplinary Studies (area of Concentration) + Major in Psychology
Interdisciplinary and BASc Core Courses, students’ internship experiences and their Capstone Project will help them combine and apply their knowledge in a way that can impact the real world.
Programme Components
| No. of credits | |||
| Interdisciplinary Curriculum (Major in Interdisciplinary Studies)* | 96 | ||
| 1) Interdisciplinary Methods of Research and Inquiry I and II | 12 | ||
| 2) Interdisciplinary Capstone Course | 12 | ||
| 3) Courses from Two Pathways (60 credits) | |||
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a. Society, Culture & Communication (e.g. English, Journalism, Sociology, Geography, Psychology, Art History and Comparative Literature, Modern Languages)
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30 | ||
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b. Nature, Science & the Physical World (e.g. Biology, Physics, Mathematics, History and Philosophy of Science, Science and Technology Studies)
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30 | ||
| 4) Social Innovation/Tailor-made Internship | 12 | ||
| BASc Core Courses | 18 | ||
| 1) Sustainable Leadership | 6 | ||
| 2) Approaching Interdisciplinarity: Knowledge Beyond Disciplines | 6 | ||
| 3) Data Science 101 | 6 | ||
| Common Core Courses | 24 | ||
| Language Enhancement Courses | 12 | ||
| Non-credit bearing course(s) as required | – – | ||
| Electives Courses (or Second Major/Minors) | 90 | ||
| Total | 240 | ||
* Interdisciplinary Studies will not be offered to non-BASc students as a second major.
Other Essential Learning
Besides the courses and internship offered by different faculties at HKU, students in the BASc family programmes will take additional courses designed in collaboration with external leadership training organisations, executive directors, CEOs and leaders in different fields that will equip our students with the skills to lead others and execute their ideas for a better world.
Together with Language Enhancement Courses and the award-winning Common Core programme at HKU, each student will acquire top-tier training and skills ready to be deployed in solving real life problems and issues across sectors of their interest.