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Minor Programmes for Undergraduate Students

Minor Programmes for Undergradute Students

To enrich students’ learning experiences and employability, Shue Yan offers Minor Pro-
grammes to its undergraduate students. Students will have the opportunity to specialise in
more than one subject area to increase their competitive edge upon their graduation.
Undergraduate students who commence Year 1 from the 2016/17 intake and onwards
are eligible to pursue a Minor programme. They can enrol in Minor courses from their second
year of study onwards. The Minor Programmes available are:
Offering Departments Minor Programmes Offered
Accounting Minor in Accounting *
Business Administration Minor in Business Administration
Chinese Language and Literature Minor in Chinese Language and Literature
Counselling and Psychology Minor in Psychology *
Economics and Finance Minor in Economics
Minor in Finance
English Language and Literature Minor in Linguistics and Translation
Minor in Literary and Cultural Studies
History Minor in History
Journalism and Communication Minor in Journalism and Mass Communication
Social Work Minor in Social Work *
Sociology Minor in Sociology
* These Minor Programmes will not lead to the same professional recognition as students who complete
the programmes as major.

Requirements
1. No GPA requirement is needed for declaring a Minor.
2. Each student can study at most one Minor.
3. The minimum credit requirement for a Minor is 15 and each student is required to take at
least one Minor course at Level 3 or 4.
4. Due to the comparatively packed curriculum and/or the restriction stipulated by profes-
sional bodies/authority, students of the following programmes are not eligible to take
Minor programme in other departments:
 Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Journalism and Mass Communication
 Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) in Accounting
 Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) in Law and Business
 Bachelor of Social Work (Hons.)

Minor Programme Admission

1. Students can express their interest in pursuing a Minor in Semester 2 of Year 1 (by 31
January of the year) via Moodle. They will be invited to indicate the Minor courses that
they intend to take in Years 2, 3 and 4.

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