About CLASS

In keeping with the mission of the University, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) actively pursues excellence in teaching, research and scholarly activities in humanities and social sciences, and places a strong emphasis on the whole-person development through a well-rounded and broad-based professional education.

CLASS now contains seven academic units: Chinese and History; English; Linguistics and Translation; Media and Communication; Public and International Affairs; Social and Behavioural Sciences; and Chan Feng Men-ling Chan Shuk-lin Language Centre.

The hallmark of the College’s education programmes is to deliver research-led learning, practical knowledge, multicultural competence, and global awareness. In addition to undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes, departments in the College also offer research degree programmes at MPhil and PhD levels.

The College has a robust research culture and a broad research agenda focusing on language, culture, communications, society, government, public administration, social policy, and human service intervention. Four research centres of CLASS are: Centre for Communication Research, Centre for East Asian and Comparative Philosophy, Centre for Public Affairs and Law (partnership with the School of Law) and The Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies, serving as idea incubator to create opportunities for students and faculty to use advanced technologies and information and communication technologies to develop new and innovative pedagogies. Academic staff members of the College come from all over the world. They constitute a highly versatile, dynamic and multidisciplinary team of scholars with strong international links and professional expertise.

We excel in pure and applied research and student-centred teaching in