To be considered for admission to this programme, students shall have to satisfy the General Admission Requirements (JUPAS Applicants / Non-JUPAS Local Applicants / Mainland Applicants / Overseas Applicants).

There are no specific subject requirements for this programme.

Interview requirement:    No

Upon graduation, graduates will be able to:

• identify major issues in an ageing society and corresponding services needs;
• be familiarised with knowledge and skills in services provision and management in clinical settings; and
• be familiarised with the operation of social services organisations and social enterprises.

Graduates will be ready to participate in positions in public and private sectors, including:

• the fields of social welfare and community services, and assume administrative and managerial positions in long-term care facilities, elderly centres, government offices, voluntary and non-governmental organisations, etc.;
• social and business enterprises, and serve in professional positions in health and human services provision, health promotion and/or community development; and
• government agencies, non-governmental organisations and think-tanks, and assume professional positions in aged care policy development and related research.

Graduates can begin their career as project coordinators or officers, research analysts, etc. With working experience accumulated, graduates can advance to higher management levels.

Our programme also prepares graduates to further their studies in gerontology, social work, nursing, social policy as well as public policy studies.