Bachelor of Arts and Science (Hons) in Digital Futures and Humanities (JS2960)

This transdisciplinary programme educates forward-looking graduates who will be well-versed in essential knowledge of humanities and digital technologies, as well as capable of integrating them for i) innovative management of digital cultural resources, ii) critical analysis and development of innovation policies to foster positive impact of technology deployment across the social environment with diversity, and iii) managing innovation projects with strategic consideration of human factors for successful digital transformation.

The programme emphasizes humanities play a key role in shaping technology development for our digital futures in the rapidly changing world. Our graduates can make creative use of technologies with good understanding of humanities aspects to navigate the upcoming transformation in different sectors of the society, to shape the digital futures, and to positively impact our civilization.

The graduates, based on their aspirations, can make different types of innovation to the digital futures, take a leading role in shaping policymaking about technology, manage and advise on technology research and development, and pursue careers in the arts and the cultural sectors, in government and public administration, in social and technology research, in NGOs and education sectors, in media, journalism and communications, in marketing and public relations, as well as in professions of the future that are and will continue to be on the rise.


Programme Activities

Event0

Prof. Vincent Gaffney’s Guest Lecture

28 May 2026

Event1

Library Workshop

30 Mar 2026

Event2

Trip to BNBU Zhuhai

19-20 Mar 2026

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Team

Prof. Kin Sum LI, Sammy
Prof. Kin Sum LI, Sammy

Programme Director, Bachelor of Arts and Science (Hons) in Digital Futures and Humanities
Professor, Department of History
Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  kinsumli@hkbu.edu.hk
  Website     3411 7176

  • Ancient China
  • Art and archaeology
  • Material culture
  • History of ephemeral arts
  • Digital humanities
  • 3D modelling
Prof. Yao SONG
Prof. Yao SONG

Assistant Professor
Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  yaosong@hkbu.edu.hk
  Website     3411 7118

  • Computational culture
  • Neuro-humanities
  • Human-computer interaction
Prof. Chun Yi KWOK, Jenny
Prof. Chun Yi KWOK, Jenny

Assistant Professor
Academy of Language and Culture,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  jennykyc@hkbu.edu.hk
  Website     3411 6650

  • AI-supported reading and interpretation in the humanities
  • Digital humanities and computational literary studies
  • Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), graph-based contextualization (GraphRAG), and LLMs at large for literary analysis
  • Irish literature, cultural memory, and contested narratives
  • Data colonialism and data sovereignty in AI and Indigenous language contexts
Prof. Adrian Kyle YEE
Prof. Adrian Kyle YEE

Assistant Professor
Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  adrianyee@hkbu.edu.hk
  Website     3411 6757

  • Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
  • Philosophy of Social Science
  • Political philosophy
  • Military Ethics
  • National Security
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Catastrophic Risk Analysis
Dr. Sai Ming WONG, Simon
Dr. Sai Ming WONG, Simon

Lecturer I
Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  smwong@hkbu.edu.hk
  Website     3411 7296

  • Kant's Philosophy
  • Confucianism
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Political Philosophy

Unique Features

  1. Transdisciplinary: integrating humanities perspectives with digital technologies for sustainable innovation
  2. Transcultural: fostering competence of “involving, encompassing, or extending across two or more cultures”
  3. Flexible: providing options of learning pathways:
    1. Creativity and Culture – interaction and co-evolution/co-shaping of cultures and creativities;
    2. Innovation, Policy and Value – policies and strategies which can foster innovation and maximize the societal, economic and ethical value of creative activities; and
    3. Innovation Project Management – management of digital innovation projects that involve creative problem-solving, the development of new digital products or services, and the implementation of innovative ideas.
  4. Solution-based: putting emphasis on experiential learning and community engagement

Programme Structure (For AY2025/26 cohort of Year 1 students)

Units
University Requirements
University Core 9
General Education 16
Free Electives 27
Programme Requirements
Major Required Courses (including Concentration Required Courses) 64
Major Elective Courses (by Concentrations) 12
Total 128
Transdisciplinary Common Core (TCC) 9 Units
ITS1005 Global Challenges I 3
ITS2028 Global Challenges II 3
ITS2029 Global Challenges III 3
Digital Futures Core13 Units
DIFH1005 AI and Digital Futures in the Humanities3
DIFH1006 Transdisciplinary Immersion and Engagement I 0.5
DIFH1007 Transdisciplinary Immersion and Engagement II 0.5
DIFH2005 Digital Humanities Methodologies3
DIFH2006 Transdisciplinary Immersion and Engagement III0.5
DIFH2007 Transdisciplinary Immersion and Engagement IV0.5
DIFH3005 Transcultural Innovation for Community Engagement3
DIFH3007 Transdisciplinary Immersion and Engagement V0.5
DIFH3015 Transdisciplinary Immersion and Engagement VI0.5
DIFH4005 Transdisciplinary Immersion and Engagement VII0.5
DIFH4006 Transdisciplinary Immersion and Engagement VIII0.5
Humanities Core15 Units
ENGL2025 The Art of Storytelling3
HIST1405 History, Heritage and Human Communities3
HUMN2006 Human Self-discovery 3
RELI2037 Big Questions in the Philosophy and Ethics of AI3
WRIT1005 Creativity: Theory and Practice3
Digital Technologies Core9 Units
COMP1025 Coding for Humanists3
COMP2865 Fundamental Data Analysis and Management3
ITEC3015 Web Development for Data Storytellers 3
Digital Futures Core & Humanities Core 9 Units
DIFH3006 Internship3
DIFH4898/4899 Digital Futures and Humanities Project I and II6
Creativity and Culture Concentration Required Courses 9 Units
HIST2107 Introduction to Spatial History3
HUMN3005 Artistic Creativity and Aesthetics Awareness3
TRAN3057 Digital Publishing3
Innovation, Policy and Value Concentration Required Courses 9 Units
HUMN3096 Posthuman Futures3
POLS4226 Public Policy and Governance3
RELI3235 AI and Good Life: Global Perspectives3
Innovation Project Management Concentration Required Courses 9 Units
BUSI3095 Project Management for Digital Initiatives3
BUSI3096 Sustainable and Innovation Change Management3
JOUR4076 Media Innovations: AI and Cloud Solutions for Social Engagement3
Total 64 Units
Students have to take 21 units of major elective courses and select their concentration from three options – (1) Creativity and Culture, (2) Innovation, Policy and Value, and (3) Innovation Project Management.

Creativity and Culture

Concentration Elective Courses 12 Units
Take any 4 of the following 3-unit courses:
  • CHIL3017 Creative Writing in Chinese
  • CHIL3056 Special Topics in Chinese Arts and Chinese Literature
  • CHIL4077 Special Topics in Classical Chinese Literature
  • CHIL3065 Space and Place in Traditional Chinese Literature, Art, and Culture
  • COMP1015 Computing for Creatives I
  • COMP2037 Computing for Creatives II
  • COMP3076 AI and Generative Arts
  • COMP4125 Visual Analytics
  • COMP4136 Natural Language Processing
  • DIFH3016 AI in Humanities Data Mining
  • ENGL2097 Virtual Storytelling: Narration across Dimensions
  • ENGL4116 Language and Power
  • HIST3405 Historical Theory and Practice
  • HIST3406 Information Technologies and Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies
  • HIST4315 Introduction to Museum Studies
  • HIST4317 Global History of Tourism
  • HIST4406 Topic Studies in Cultural History: Material Cultures of China
  • HUMN2047 City, Space and Creativity
  • HUMN3037 New Media Cultures
  • HUMN3076 Digital Humanities
  • HUMN4026 The Art of Creating Stories: Writing and Appreciation
  • HUMN4055 Directing: from Text to Stage
  • PRAO3027 Digital Audio and Video Production
  • RELI4076 Great Plays and Philosophy
  • TRAN3035 Introduction to Translation Technology
  • TRAN3055 Interpreting Technology
  • TRAN3066 Video Game Localization
  • TRAN4035 Translation of Scientific and Technological Texts
  • TRAN4036 Translation, Publishing and Global Circulation
  • TRAN4075 Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Translation
  • WRIT3007 Writing for New Media
  • WRIT4015 The Double Face of Creativity: Fact and Fiction
Total 21 Units

Innovation, Policy and Value

Concentration Elective Courses 12 Units
Take any 4 of the following 3-unit courses:
  • COMM2035 Communication, Ethics and Law
  • ECON4017 Innovation and Entrepreneurial Economy: China and Global Development
  • HIST3145 Navigating Policy Changes: A Humanistic Approach to Community Engagement and Digital Technology
  • HIST4127 Social and Economic Development of Modern China
  • HIST4326 Science and Society: A Historical Perspective
  • POLS2025 Foundations of Political Philosophy
  • POLS3006 Statistical and Survey Methods for Political Science
  • POLS3017 Government and Politics of China
  • POLS3225 Religion and Politics
  • POLS4257 International and Global Justice
  • RELI3016 Philosophy, Morality and Society
  • RELI3026 Christianity, Humanism and the Contemporary World
  • RELI3045 Contemporary Ethical Problems: Hong Kong and Beyond
  • RELI3086 Religion, Violence and Peace
  • RELI3116 Islamic Values and Contemporary Society
  • RELI3125 Social Justice, Liberalism and Economic Equality
  • RELI4066 Ethics of Human Rights: Theories and Controversies
  • RELI4067 Environmental Ethics
  • SOCI3025 The Internet and Society
Total 21 Units

Innovation Project Management

Concentration Elective Courses 12 Units
Take any 4 of the following 3-unit courses:
  • BUSI2055 AI for Business
  • BUSI2056 Entrepreneurial Accounting and Finance
  • BUSI3006 Business Ethics, CSR and Impact Investing
  • BUSI3046 Business Communications in the Technology Era
  • BUSI3057 Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures
  • BUSI3065 Me, Us and Them: Human Factor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • BUSI3085 Digital Platforms Innovation
  • BUSI4027 Blockchain Innovation and Social Impact
  • COMM2027 AI and Digital Communication
  • DIFH3016 AI in Humanities Data Mining
  • DIFH3017 Digital Humanities and Health
  • ECON3105 Big Data Analytics with Python
  • FINE3025 Entrepreneurial Finance
  • HIST3146 Ecotourism in GBA (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area): Planning and Design
  • HRMN3015 Leadership
  • JOUR3285 Financial Data and Market Sentiment Analysis
  • JOUR3287 Social Media Content Management
  • MKTG3026 Strategic Digital Marketing
  • MKTG4007 Brand Management
  • PRAO3007 Advertising Design and Visualization
  • PRAO3017 Digital Public Relations
  • PRAO3075 Intercultural Communication
  • PRAO3086 Data Analytics and Visualization for Strategic Communication
  • PRAO4037 Narrative and Brand Storytelling
  • PRAO4066 Leadership Communication
  • PRAO4087 Algorithm and Communication
Total 21 Units

Student Learning Experiences

Other than offering students internship opportunities to allow them to have actual experiences in different industries, this programme also adopts solution-based learning and students will complete multiple collaborative real-life projects in the industries to foster diversity, shared embodied experience, future vision, and civil society’s active role in shaping the innovation process. Students are provided with various occasions to work closely in teams alongside professors, professionals and students who are interested in different aspects of the digital futures and humanities to engage in the process of co-creation to shape technological development for the benefit of communities.

Career Prospects

The graduates, based on their aspirations, can create various innovations for the digital futures, take on leadership roles in technology policymaking, manage and advise on technology research and development. Also, they will possess the ability to pursue exciting careers in various sectors such as arts and culture, government and public administration, social and technology research, NGOs and education, media, journalism and communications, marketing and public relations, as well as professions of the future that are and will continue to be on the rise.

Some possible career paths:
  • Creativity and Culture: E.g., digital culture programme manager, cultural strategist, digital archivist, digital content specialist, digital curator, user experience designer, arts educator, etc.
  • Innovation, Policy and Value: E.g., innovation policy analyst, community development specialist, policy communications specialist, research and development manager, social media analyst, etc.
  • Innovation Project Management: E.g., innovation project manager, cultural event planner, product innovation manager, arts and culture entrepreneur, social innovation consultant, risk management consultant, environment, social and governance (ESG) specialist, change management consultant, etc.
The programme also prepares students for pursuing postgraduate studies in local and overseas institutions.

Admission

JUPAS

The programme follows the General Entrance Requirements of the Hong Kong Baptist University. Candidates may be invited to attend an interview.

Non-JUPAS

The programme follows the general admission requirements. Candidates may choose to submit a personal profile (including, e.g., event organizing experience) and may be invited to attend an interview.
The intake quota is 40 for 2027/28 Intake.

For details, please visit Undergraduate Admissions website.

Enquiry

For further information or enquiry about the programme, please contact us at or 3411-6475


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