CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving

Applicable to students admitted in 2025-26

Minor Programme Requirement
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses (Explanatory Note 1), with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:
		Units
1.	Required Courses:
(a)	SOSC1001, 1002	6
(b)	Choose 6 units of the following capstone project/internship courses:	6
	SOSC4001, 4002, 4010, 4020
2.	Elective Courses: At least 6 units of courses from one, or up to two areas of focus listed below:	6
(a)	Environment and Sustainability ARCH3721, GDRS3025, GLSD2401, 3401, GPAD3360, GRMD2401, 3202, 3203, 3404, 4401, SOCI3239, 3241, URSP2100
(b)	Mental Health and Psychological Well-being GDRS3004, 4008, 4012, PSYC1040, 2780, 3004, 3700, 3720, 3730, 3740, SOCI3237, SOWK2150
(c)	Smart Cities ARCH2222, DSPS3330, GLSD3105, GRMD2105, 2501, 4502, 4503, SOCI2208, 3102, 3238, SOSC1003, URSP2800, 3600
(d)	Social and Economic Development COMM1110, 1120, 1150, 2140, 2210, 2813, 2840, 2940, DSPS2102, 2501, 3501, ECON3460, GDRS3009, GLSD2501, 3501, 4104, GPAD3190, 3280, GRMD2303, 2321, 4402, SOCI2106, 2116, 2218, 2220, 3204, 3207, 3227, 3230, 3236, 3242, 3244, 4204, SOWK2160, 2203, 2204, URSP2010, 2200, 2400, 3100
(e)	Social Inequality DSPS2301, ECON3430, GDRS1001, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3011, 3012, 3021, 3024, 4006, 4007, 4011, GLSD4102, GPAD2065, 2300, 2355, 3071, 3365, GRMD3304, SOCI2203, 2216, 3002, 3208, SOWK2202, URSP2900
	Total:	18
Explanatory Note:
1.	No more than 6 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.

Course List
Course Code	Course Title	Unit(s)
Required Courses
SOSC1001	Design Thinking in Social Innovation	3
SOSC1002	Managing Creativity and Group Dynamics in Innovation Teams	3
SOSC4001	ASK Project I	3
SOSC4002	ASK Project II	3
SOSC4010	ASK Internship I	3
SOSC4020	ASK Internship II	3
Environment and Sustainability Courses
ARCH3721	Land and City	3
GDRS3025	Innovating the Future: Gender, Science and Technology	3
GLSD2401	Global Sustainability	3
GLSD3401	Global Environmental Challenges	3
GPAD3360	Global Environmental Politics	3
GRMD2401	Sustainable Development	3
GRMD3202	Environmental Management	3
GRMD3203	Urban Environmental Problems	3
GRMD3404	Natural Hazards and Human Responses	3
GRMD4401	Energy Resources for Carbon Neutrality	3
SOCI3239	Environment and Society	3
SOCI3241	Introduction to Global Sociology	3
URSP2100	Urban Sustainability	3
Mental Health and Psychological Well-being Courses
GDRS3004	Love and Intimate Relationship	3
GDRS4008	Gender, Sexuality and Health: Towards Diversity and Equity	3
GDRS4012	Gender Development from a Lifespan Perspective	3
PSYC1040	Perspectives in Human Sexuality	3
PSYC2780	Neuropsychology	3
PSYC3004	Special Topics in Clinical and Health Psychology	3
PSYC3700	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC3720	Health Psychology	3
PSYC3730	Professional Issues and Development in Mental Health Practice	3
PSYC3740	Evidence-based Mental Health Practice	3
SOCI3237	Medical Sociology	3
SOWK2150	Individual Mental Health and Healthy Families	3
Smart Cities Courses
ARCH2222	Digital Media	3
DSPS3330	Extended Reality (XR) for Data Visualization and Policy Narratives	3
GLSD3105	Understanding Global Cities and Urban Space	3
GRMD2105	Introduction to GIS	3
GRMD2501	Theory and Practice of Smart Cities	3
GRMD4502	Urban Big Data Analysis and Application	3
GRMD4503	Smart City Policies and Governance	3
SOCI2208	Urban Sociology	3
SOCI3102	Social Networks and Social Capital	3
SOCI3238	Digital Sociology	3
SOSC1003	Introduction to Art Tech Design and Interactivity	3
URSP2800	Urban Form, Sense of Place and Well-being	3
URSP3600	Designing Smart Cities	3
Social and Economic Development Courses
COMM1110	Media and Everyday Life	3
COMM1120	Development of Mass Communication	3
COMM1150	Introduction to Media Industries and Practices	3
COMM2140	Media and Social Development in Mainland China	3
COMM2210	News and Society	3
COMM2813	Social Media and Crisis Communication	3
COMM2840	Advertising and Society	3
COMM2940	Internet, Digital Media and Information Society	3
DSPS2102	Introduction to Data Science Applications in Public Policy and Political Studies	3
DSPS2501	Managing Technology and Policy Innovation	3
DSPS3501	Policy Leadership and Entrepreneurship Workshop	3
ECON3460	Development Economics	3
GDRS3009	Family and Society	3
GLSD2501	World Economic Order	3
GLSD3501	Global Business Organizations	3
GLSD4104	Global Development: Markets, States, Societies and IOs	3
GPAD3190	Politics of Development	3
GPAD3280	Politics of Transition	3
GRMD2303	Urban Geography	3
GRMD2321	Economic Geography	3
GRMD4402	World Development	3
SOCI2106	Economic Reform and Social Impacts in China	3
SOCI2116	Criminals and the Law	3
SOCI2218	Marriage and Family	3
SOCI2220	Introduction to Chinese Law and Society	3
SOCI3204	Sociology of Crime and Deviance	3
SOCI3207	Economic Sociology	3
SOCI3227	Social Demography	3
SOCI3230	Globalization and China	3
SOCI3236	Migration and Policy Reflection on Global Citizenship	3
SOCI3242	Crime and Social Control in Globalized Societies	3
SOCI3244	Sociology of Housing	3
SOCI4204	Sociology of Education	3
SOWK2160	Economic Insecurity and Social Security in Global Contexts	3
SOWK2203	Mission-driven Social Enterprise	3
SOWK2204	Social Innovation and Social Change for Good	3
URSP2010	Belt and Road for Collaborative Modernization	3
URSP2200	Urban Economic Studies	3
URSP2400	Studies of Cities in Comparative Perspective	3
URSP3100	Housing Issues and Policy	3
Social Inequality Courses
DSPS2301	Policy Analysis and Design Thinking	3
ECON3430	Public Finance	3
GDRS1001	Thinking Gender: An Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies	3
GDRS3005	Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Society	3
GDRS3006	Living Feminisms: Creating a Nonviolent and Collaborative Future	3
GDRS3007	Understanding Masculinities and Social Change	3
GDRS3008	Public Policy and Social Minorities in Hong Kong	3
GDRS3011	Women’s Narratives and Hong Kong History	3
GDRS3012	Engendering Chinese Cultures	3
GDRS3021	LGBTQI+ Studies Identities and Social Change	3
GDRS3024	Gender Biases in Education and the Workplace	3
GDRS4006	Gender in China	3
GDRS4007	Gender, Sexuality and Race in Political Issues	3
GDRS4011	Gendered Migration in Transnational Asia and beyond	3
GLSD4102	Developmental Study: Poverty, Inequality and Welfare of the World	3
GPAD2065	Values and Public Affairs	3
GPAD2300	Understanding Human Rights	3
GPAD2355	Globalization and Politics	3
GPAD3071	Gender and Politics	3
GPAD3365	Ethics and International Affairs	3
GRMD3304	Cultural Geography	3
SOCI2203	Social Problems and Social Policy	3
SOCI2216	Social Problems in China	3
SOCI3002	Social Stratification	3
SOCI3208	Gender and Society	3
SOWK2202	Social Work and Cultural Diversity	3
URSP2900	Recommoning	3