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EXPANDED PROVISION
2012 was the first year of the new 334 Common Core Program
undertaken by all four-year undergraduates at the University. This
program totals 36 credits, with as many as 27 credits taught by the
School’s faculty. The total number of undergraduate students taking the
School’s classes accordingly increased from 12,000 to 17,000 (excluding
students taking Center for Language Education programs), and it is
expected to increase further next year.
Two faculty members offered Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
through the Coursera platform, which HKUST joined in Fall 2012.
Prof Naubahar Sharif ’s “Science, Technology, Society in China” began
in April 2013 and ended with a total enrollment of almost 22,000,
while Prof James Lee’s “A New History for a New China, 1700-2000”was
launched in summer 2013 and ended with a total enrollment of more
than 30,300. Plans are underway to use their MOOC video lectures to
enhance HKUST classes and “flip their classrooms”, requiring students to
watch the pre-recorded lectures outside the classroom and replacing
in-class lectures with class discussion and student presentations,
effectively moving forward active learning.
School of Humanities
and Social Science
A major expansion in
undergraduate teaching,
faculty members’ successful
engagement with Massive
Open Online Courses,
enterprising collaborations
with national and overseas
universities, and pioneering
artistic endeavors have made
2012-13 an exciting year for
the School. In the
Times Higher
Education
World University
Rankings 2013, the School was
ranked No.50 in Social Sciences