School of Arts and Humanities

Our mission is to deliver interdisciplinary programmes that blend professional training with a robust humanities foundation, fostering practical learning, creativity, and critical thinking to prepare students for the dynamic modern workforce. We envision cultivating students' "heartware" — ethical, communicative, and caring competencies—while integrating technology to address real-life problems, empowering graduates to tackle societal challenges and enhance human well-being across all life stages.

As one of the four academic Schools at Tung Wash University of Hong Kong, we aim to champion excellence in six disciplines: Education, Psychology, Applied Gerontology, Health Studies, Languages, and General Education. We envision a unique, interdisciplinary, and supportive learning environment that empowers students to excel in their studies, embracing experiential and deep learning for a fulfilling educational journey.

Dean's Message

"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." – John Dewey

Welcome to the School of Arts and Humanities (ARH) at Tung Wah University of Hong Kong.

School of Arts and Humanities creates an unique educational environment for young people, fostering disciplinary depth, breadth, and flexibility, while providing core training for students.

Our faculties and staff aspire to strengthen students' core competencies through innovative teaching, cutting-edge research, and evidence-based practice, thereby laying a solid foundation for professionals in the humanities field and supporting high-quality tertiary education and professional training.

Our curricula emphasise the integration of theory and practice, encourage interdisciplinary exploration, and incorporate applied elements. We motivate students to engage in activities, pursue personal growth and frontier knowledge, and envision building a nurturing family of intellectual exchange and innovation, where faculty and students collaboratively pioneer the boundaries of knowledge. We hope you will find both and reach out to discover more in the ARH’s family.

Professor Alex Chikeung CHAN
Dean, School of Arts and Humanities

Programme

The School of Arts and Humanities offers programmes spanning the entire lifespan, covering early childhood education, applied psychology, and applied gerontology to address needs from growth and development to elderly care.

Undergraduate Programmes

Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education

Undergraduate Programmes

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Gerontology

Undergraduate Programmes

Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Applied Psychology

Higher Diploma Progammes

Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education

First Year Entry

Non-JUPAS

Higher Diploma Progammes

Higher Diploma in Psychology

First Year Entry

Non-JUPAS

Research

Our School provides a unique environment for interinstitutional and interdisciplinary collaborations across academics, practitioners, and students in all aspects of innovative teaching, translational research, discipline-related internship, and industrial partnerships in the field of Arts and Humanities.

Empowering Informed Decisions in Depression Care: Making Digital Mental Health Service a Choice That Truly Belongs to Everyone

Depression remains a common mental health challenge globally. Despite effective support options, many struggle to choose the right care. Our research explored whether a structured digital decision-support tool could help individuals facing depression make clearer, more confident choices. Findings revealed that participants using the tool felt significantly less confused and more assured in their decisions, highlighting the value of informed choice as essential psychological support.

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From Lab to Life: Personalized Dementia Prevention through blood-based inflammatory biomarkers

Cognitive decline is heavily influenced by chronic inflammation. Our Associate Professor, Dr. Ma Suk Ling developed an Inflammation-related Cognitive Risk Score (ICRS), a comprehensive panel that weights different inflammatory markers to provide a single, easy-to-understand score, helping to elimate the impact of dementia.

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Laboratories

The School features an array of laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, offering students a robust platform to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical application.

Applied Psychology Laboratory

Early Childhood Play and Learning Laboratory

Staff

Our faculty consists of senior scholars and practical experts, who possess rich frontline experience, higher education teaching background, and solid research capabilities. The faculty and staff, with care and dedication at the core, skillfully integrate practical wisdom with academic theory, committed to nurturing students into future leaders equipped with both professional skills and humanistic qualities.

10/10/2025

Parenting Seminar on Enhancing Children's Social-emotional Development

29/08/2025

ARH Orientation Sessions for New Students

ARH conducted orientation sessions for new local and non-localstudents on 29 & 30 August, 2025.

25/06/2025

Positive Psychology 2.0 International Conference 2025

ARH hosted the "Positive Psychology 2.0 International Conference 2025" from 25 to 28 June 2025, attracting nearly 3,600 participants from 35 countries both online and onsite.

11/06/2025

ARH Staff Retreat

The ARH staff retreat, themed "Transformative Teamwork," held on 11 June, 2025, fostering collaboration and growth.

School of Arts and Humanities

Tsim Sha Tsui Campus

Room 602, 136A, Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mongkok Campus

23/F, Cheung Kung Hai Memorial Building, 90A Shantung Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon