Four students from Applied Sociology and Psychology in the Department of Applied Social Sciences of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) have been admitted to the Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University*  for the 2016-17 academic year. Having completed their first two years of study at CityU, the students will embark upon their final two years at the School of General Studies at Columbia University. CLASS students joined the Joint Degree Program for the first time last year, with two Psychology students pursuing their studies at Columbia University.
 
The Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program spans two continents in two cosmopolitan cities, each with its distinct academic, social, and cultural environments. The Joint Degree Program provides students with a rich international undergraduate education, in which they experience life on two different campuses. Upon completion of the Joint Degree Program requirements stipulated by CityU and Columbia University respectively, students will be awarded bachelor’s degrees from each university.

The College continues to explore opportunities to expand its collaboration with Columbia University in developing more liberal arts and social sciences majors for the Joint Degree Program.

*Formal name of the programme

Pictured from left to right: YANG Jiaqui, GUO Jiayun, CHAN Ka Tung, KUANG Yanming look forward to a rich international learning experience at Columbia University.