The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal and Cultural Studies is a self-financed three-year full-time degree programme designed for Associate Degree/Higher Diploma graduates who wish to further their education in liberal and cultural studies. The programme intends to equip students with substantial cultural literacy, creative arts knowledge and transferable abilities through a curriculum integrating Chinese and world arts and cultures. Providing a broad-based liberal arts education with special emphasis on cultural literacy, it aims at training students' creative, synthesizing, disciplined, respectful and ethical minds. It teaches transferable abilities such as writing and presentation skills, creative and critical thinking, and sensitivity to cultural diversity, which could be applied to many professions including, among others, education, creative industries, cultural presentations, art administration, journalism, print media, electronic media, management and public relations.

The three-year degree programme requires students to complete a total of 96 units, including 36-unit Complementary Studies courses and 60-unit major courses. As the programme is designed for Associate Degree/Higher Diploma graduates, they will be admitted directly into the second year of study. The number of courses/units the students are required to complete will depend on the number of courses/units for which exemption and/or unit transfer will be granted. All unit transfer or course exemption shall be considered on a case-by-case basis upon admission. Students are required to complete all programme prerequisites and Complementary Studies courses to meet the graduation requirement.

Specifically, students are required to complete 30 units of Major Core Courses and 30 units of Major Elective Courses. The programme structure is set out as follows: