College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences - City University of Hong Kong

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a well-rounded hub that encompasses education, research and innovation of two broad subject areas - humanities and social sciences.

Strengths and Hallmarks

Emphasising interdisciplinary education, CLASS prides itself on transferring its academic outputs to emerging interdisciplinary realms, such as one health, digital society, smart city and brain, and grooming young professionals who can offer the world solutions beyond individual disciplines.

As global awareness is also one of the College’s features, CLASS strides to boost robust connections and collaborations between institutes worldwide. At CLASS, students and scholars will harness their research-led knowledge and multicultural competence to tackle real-life challenges, embrace the ever-changing world and make a positive impact regionally, nationally and globally.

Here are some facts and figures demonstrating the College’s edge and achievements to offer a glimpse of the promising journey of discovery, transformation and growth at CLASS.

• Two subjects ranked in the top 50 in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
  • Linguistics
  • Social Policy and Administration
• Public Administration ranked 38th in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 (1st in HK, 2nd in Asia)

Motivational Vision and Missions

CLASS aspires to become a leading global college, excelling in research and professional education in the humanities and social sciences. In delivering its teaching, learning and research activities, CLASS always sees the purposes that underpin them, so it has been assiduously marching toward the following goals:

• To foster academic and professional exchanges in humanities and social sciences, cultivating transformative learning experiences and pedagogical innovations;
• To understand and explore the humanistic perspectives on science and technology advancement through impactful interdisciplinary research responding to the unprecedented challenges in the global society;
• To nurture innovators and influencers who will make a positive difference in the world to create a sustainable future.

The Multitude of Scholarly Wisdom

Abounding with the diversity of disciplines, CLASS is home to seven academic units, namely:

• Department of Chinese and History
• Department of English
• Department of Linguistics and Translation
• Department of Media and Communication
• Department of Public and International Affairs
• Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences
• Chan Feng Men-ling Chan Shuk-lin Language Centre

Connect with CLASS

As CLASS embraces the connection with different stakeholders, it has been publishing the CITY CLASS magazine since 2015. It offers a snapshot of teaching, research, knowledge transfer, student activities, learning experiences and university life at CLASS.

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