The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at City
University provides leading educational programs in the field of Humanities and
Social Sciences. It is home to six departments spanning a wide range of
subjects. These are the Departments of Applied Social Studies;
Asian and
International Studies;
Chinese, Translation and Linguistics;
English;
Media and
Communication; and
Public and Social Administration.
For students, the College provides an exciting and
progressive education, utilising a wide range of innovative teaching methods,
supported by the latest in IT and computerised services. During their undergraduate studies,
students have many opportunities to go abroad on study trips, student
exchanges, and overseas internships. Graduates from the College also have a
successful record of gaining employment very rapidly after graduation. Graduates
of the College enter a wide range of professions and career paths, including
business, education, corporate life, government, media industries, and
telecommunications.
The College has an international
faculty with teachers from Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, mainland China, the US,
and a wide number of European and Asian societies. It has an excellent
reputation worldwide, and is internationally acclaimed in a number of research
areas. According to QS World University Rankings, it
is currently ranked 47th in the world for linguistics (including both
Chinese and English language studies), and in the top 100 for Sociology,
Politics and International Studies. Overall, QS now places the College in 72nd
place for Social Sciences and in 79th place for Arts and Humanities.
The College prides itself in its research reputation, and is also concerned to
provide excellent opportunities for research degrees at the level of MPhil and
PhD studies.
