Arts majors top the programme-choices list
After the first round of amendment of programme choices of the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS), it was revealed that Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy were the most-wanted programmes at Lingnan in Band A, with 9.57, 8.81 and 8.80 students competing for a place respectively.
This year, the University launches two new undergraduate programmes: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Global Liberal Arts and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science, offering students and applicants more options for their studies.
Jupas code |
Programme |
No. of applicants in total |
No. of Band A applications |
Intake for 2019/20 |
No. of candidates competing for one place (Band A) |
JS7100 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
3,474 |
268 |
28 |
9.57 |
JS7709 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History |
2,474 |
229 |
26 |
8.81 |
JS7802 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy |
2,479 |
220 |
25 |
8.80 |
JS7101 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Chinese |
2,698 |
321 |
41 |
7.83 |
JS7216 |
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - Risk and Insurance Management |
2,936 |
193 |
25 |
7.72 |
JS7606 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Cultural Studies |
3,097 |
186 |
25 |
7.44 |
JS7905 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual Studies |
2,097 |
180 |
25 |
7.20 |
JS7204 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation |
2,865 |
222 |
39 |
5.69 |
JS7300 |
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) |
5,848 |
527 |
98 |
5.38 |
JS7200 |
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) |
5,415 |
602 |
144 |
4.18 |
JS7123 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Global Liberal Arts |
859 |
62 |
15 |
4.13 |
JS7503 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Contemporary English Studies |
1,132 |
79 |
25 |
3.16 |
JS7225 |
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science |
1,249 |
64 |
25 |
2.56 |