Calendar 2001–02

Department Profiles • Social Science 163 School of Journalism and Communication Tel.: 2609 7680 Fax.: 2603 5007 E-mail: com@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.jlm.cuhk.edu.hk The school offers a programme on the production, transmission, and impact of all kinds of messages, with special emphasis on analytical skills and ways of expression. Both social science theories and professional media practice are stressed. The undergraduate programme has five subfields: broadcasting, advertising and public relations, print journalism, multi-media and telecommunications, and communication studies. The postgraduate programmes lead to the degrees of MPhil, MSSc, MA, MSc, and PhD. The school is the pioneer of communication education and research in Hong Kong, and its teaching staff are active in research, especially in international communication and communication patterns in cultural China. Department of Psychology Tel.: 2609 6578 Fax.: 2603 5019 E-mail: info@psy.cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.psy.cuhk.edu.hk The department’s programme provides students with a thorough and empirical grounding in psychology. Its long-term strategy is to cultivate a distinctive Chinese voice in the discipline. Through the promotion of indigenous approaches, collaboration with overseas scholars in research, and hosting international conferences, it has gained an international reputation for innovative scholarship and proactive leadership. It plans to use its resources and expertise in helping to rebuild and develop the discipline of psychology in China. Department of Social Work Tel.: 2609 7507 Fax.: 2603 5018 E-mail: socialwork@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/swk The department prepares students to be professionally competent social workers who are committed to the welfare of their clients and to social justice. Students are encouraged to develop independent and critical thinking, identify with the humanistic values and ethics of the social work profession, and maintain a special concern for the vulnerable groups in society. Exchanges between students and teachers through small-group and individual contacts, and integration of theory and practice through field practica are emphasized in the curriculum.