Campus Life & Support
Experiential Learning
One Semester Off-Campus (OSOC) is a strategy in whole-person development by encouraging the undergraduate students in the Faculty of Social Sciences to opt for the off-campus experiential learning experience according to their interests and study plans for at least one semester during their university life.
OSOC aims to provide relevant information for students and encourage them to develop their talent and competency, and to gain further exposure through different off-campus or outside classroom learning opportunities, such as exchange, internship and community studies programmes. Apart from the well-developed experiential learning courses offered in some study programmes under the Faculty of Social Sciences, plenty of non-curriculum-related off-campus learning activities are organised by different organisations.
Enrich Your Learning Experience
Out-reaching with off-campus or out-of-classroom exposure
Skill-equipped academically and practically
Open-minded attitude and development of international relationships
Be a Cosmopolitan citizen through whole-person development
OSOC is expected to further nurture students as a whole person with seven important HKBU Graduate Attributes through first-hand off-campus practical experience.
Be responsible citizens with an international outlook and a sense of ethics and civility
Have up-to-date, in-depth knowledge of an academic specialty, as well as a broad range of cultural and general knowledge
Be independent, lifelong learners with an open mind and an inquiring spirit
Have the necessary information literacy and IT skills, as well as numerical and problem-solving skills, to function effectively in work and everyday life
Be able to think critically and creatively
Have trilingual and biliterate competence in English and Chinese, and the ability to articulate ideas clearly and coherently
Be ready to serve, lead and work in a team, and to pursue a healthy lifestyle
Some study programmes allocate 12 units Free Electives in one semester
Non-credit bearing activity: record in Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
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Remarks: Experiential Learning in Action (Community and Civic Engagement / Global Outreach) is a required component of Social Sciences Common Core for SOSC students with effective from 2019/20 Intake. Students are expected to plan for their experiential learning journey in their Year 2 study, who can participate in the learning activity the earliest during the summer preceding Year 3. Detailed arrangement will be announced in due course.
