The University of Hong Kong

Academic Requirements

Students in the Dual Degree Program must satisfy all of HKU’s degree and university requirements, including the Capstone requirement. Many courses will overlap with UC Berkeley requirements but will depend on the majors chosen. Some requirements will need to be completed at HKU to finish the Dual Degree.

Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts is one of the finest humanities faculties in the region, internationally renowned, and ranked 1st in Asia and Hong Kong in Arts and Humanities in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2026. It admitted its first Arts students in 1912. It has over the past century graduated leaders who are committed to making significant contributions to the development of Hong Kong, the region, and the wider world. Today, it serves as an international gateway and forum for a humanistic scholarship between China and the rest of the world, producing graduates with highly developed analytical, linguistic, critical, and creative skills for leadership and success in their professional and life endeavours.

In the Faculty of Arts at HKU, as part of the Dual Degree Program, students can pursue one of available majors from either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Digital Technologies program. The available majors are as follows:

Bachelor of Arts:

Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Digital Technologies:

Humanities and Digital Technologies

Note: Applicants interested in Humanities and Digital Technologies major should apply for the HKU Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Digital Technologies programme when submitting their online application.

Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences is recognized as one of the leading faculties in Asia. Social Sciences students broaden their global perspectives by completing internships in diverse fields across different countries around the world. For example, the Global Bay Areas Impact Lab Program fosters intellectual exchange among the world’s largest bay areas through the unique lens of social innovation. The program encourages students to step beyond their academic and physical borders to engage in both intellectual and experiential learning by participating in an intensive summer study program outside of Hong Kong.

Students can choose any one of the following five majors in the Bachelor of Social Sciences to major in as part of the Dual Degree Program:

HKU Business School

HKU Business School strives to nurture first-class business leaders and foster academic and relevant research to serve the needs of Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland and the rest of the world in the new Asia-led economy. As Asia’s premier international business school, we engage leading scholars from all corners of the globe, and they instill in students’ global knowledge with an Asian perspective.

Through partnerships with more than 300 institutions and corporations across over 40 countries—together with our network of centres in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Vietnam, and Barcelona—students benefit from exceptional international exposure and experiential learning opportunities. Internships, overseas exchange programmes, and industry-based projects enable students to develop practical skills, broaden their horizons, and gain the confidence to address real-world challenges in a rapidly changing business environment.

HKU Business School is fully accredited by the European Quality Improvement Systems (EQUIS) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), reflecting its commitment to excellence in business education.

As part of the Dual Degree Program, students are required to pursue the Bachelor of Economics programme. The programme trains students in economic theory, statistical tools, and the application of theory to solve practical economic problems in trade, banking, and the labour market. Students will also learn to evaluate the regional economic performance of Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and other economies. Students will be furnished with solid theoretical and empirical economic knowledge to analyse and understand human behaviour and social interactions. The programme also allows students a high degree of flexibility in planning their future career specialisation. Students may declare a minor or a second major if they are able to meet the respective requirements.