This course introduces students to the intertwined relationship between the family and gender division of labor in society. On the one hand, the family is a domain where gender roles and relationships between women and men are socially constructed and reproduced. Through examining the social interactions between family members, allocation of resources and responsibilities, we shall be able to understand how individuals do gender and the maintenance of gendered division of labor in the wider society. On the other hand, gender is a key form of stratification in societies globally.

This course integrates meaningful social service activity with instruction and critical reflection in class to enrich the learning and the betterment of society, aims to foster students with genuine care and human concern for the needs and problems of society. Based on the principles of Service-Learning, volunteerism and reflective learning, students are required to apply theories and concepts to design and implement a series of services for a socially disadvantaged group.

This course is designed to give students a basic knowledge of the people with selected types of disabilities. The major objective of this course is to help students understand and assist people to face the challenge of living with disability. This course aims at facilitating students: 1) to turn the knowledge as a set of thinking and action strategies for social and attitudinal changes, and 2) to make use of this knowledge to improve the lives of all individuals with disabilities in society.

Since the genetic codes and sequences of human beings and many different organisms become available, their role in biological processes and diseases become more understood and comprehensible to human beings. Possibilities of making good use of these bioinformatics knowledge and manipulation of genes have opened a brave new world for us to explore. This course in intended to introduce basic concepts of gene structures, gene functions, genetic engineering, synthetic biology and the impacts of such gene technology on our society.

This course gives an introduction to students on how to appreciate Cantonese opera. Learning to appreciate and understand the Cantonese opera and the relationship with its contexts may enhance students’ understanding of the Chinese culture and aesthetics, as well as improve students’ personal morality. Both lectures and field visits will be arranged to describe the workplace requirements and demonstrate positive value, professional attitude and work ethics through Cantonese opera activities.

This course is to introduce finance to students who may not have business or finance as their majors. The course starts with introducing opportunities in financial world that are available to students, particularly in the context of Hong Kong which is a major global financial center. It follows up with explaining the importance of integrity and credibility that are “bedrock” to finance. Fundamental concepts in finance are explained with great details. Slowly the course progresses to more specific studies on modern financial institutions and financial instruments.

Emotion (literally means “evoke motion”) energizes and directs human behavior. Emotion dysregulation, however, disrupts normal mental processes and impairs psychological functioning. This course covers the basic scientific knowledge about what emotion is, how emotion affects body and mind, how emotion dysregulation results in different emotional disorders (e.g., anxiety or mood disorders), and what one can do to manage and transform emotion into positive energy to serve adaptive purposes.