Director's Message

Welcome to the HKU MSocSc in Mental Health programme—a community for professionals passionate about advancing mental health care.

Our programme offers a transformative learning experience through a dynamic network of students and educators from diverse professional backgrounds, including social work, health care, psychology,and law. Despite our varied experiences, we are united by a shared commitment to enhancing mental health in both local and global communities through cutting-edge knowledge and practice.

In Hong Kong, we are at the forefront of addressing mental health challenges through services and interventions that are supported by research evidence and driven by scientific knowledge. Our vision is to cultivate leaders in the field who can collaboratively develop impactful solutions spanning interventions, service systems, and policy. By integrating insights from both local and international experts, we aim to make a meaningful and sustainable difference in mental health care.

As director, I am committed to listening to your feedback and ensuring your learning journey is both effective and rewarding. Together, let’s strive to make your time at HKU enriching and transformative.

Sincerely,

Huang Yu-Te
Program Director, Master of Social Sciences (Mental Health), HKU
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU

Objective

The ultimate objective is to facilitate aspiring and established healthcare and social service professionals to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to become competent clinical practitioners, administrative and/or clinical supervisors in their respective fields of work.

Learning Outcomes

After the completion of this programme, students should be able to

  • Critical intellectual enquiry and acquiring up-to-date knowledge and research skills in mental health;
  • Application of mental health knowledge and research skills to practice or theoretical exploration, demonstrating originality and creativity;
  • Tackling novel situations and ill-defined problems in mental health;
  • Collaboration and communication of mental health knowledge to specialists in social services and the general public;
  • Awareness of and adherence to personal and professional ethics in mental health;
  • Enhancement of leadership and advocacy skills in the mental health profession.

Who will benefit from the programme

The Master of Social Sciences in Mental Health is a self-funded two-year part-time postgraduate programme for medical doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, counselors, psychiatrists, dietitians, occupational therapies, physiotherapists, speech therapists, Chinese medicine practitioners, and other complementary and alternative medicine practitioners who are interested in mental health issues and practices.