The BSocSc(GCS) programme aims to:
- enable students to acquire applied methods and analytical skills to critically examine issues arising from the regional cooperation and competition in a globalised world;
- provide students with knowledge of the dynamics of social transitions in Greater China and comprehensive understanding of regional developments from the comparative and sociological perspectives;
- enhance students' understanding of the complex interplay of global, regional, national, and local factors that affect social transitions in Greater China with relation to development, governance, and policy across the region; and
- provide students with the academic and professional foundation to become professionals in government/non-government organisations, corporations; and local/national/international education-related associations and organisations, and provide a strong foundation for career advancement and future postgraduate studies.