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Study

BSocSc (Hons) in Government & International Studies

Programme Requirements

Academics Year 2020-21 onward

I. Major Required Courses

24 units

POLS 1005 Foundations of Political Science

3 units

POLS 2006 Introduction to Political Economy

3 units

POLS 2007 Introduction to Research Methods

3 units

POLS 2015 Government & Politics of Hong Kong

3 units

POLS 2017 Foundations of International Relations

3 units

POLS 2025 Foundations of Political Philosophy

3 units

POLS 3006 Statistical and Survey Methods for Political Science

3 units

POLS 3017 Government & Politics of China

3 units

 

II. Major Elective Courses (Eleven courses from the following)

33 units

EURO 2007 The Political Economy of the European Union

3 units

EURO 2015 Model European Union

3 units

EURO 3205 Comparative Politics of Post-Communist Central Europe

3 units

EURO 4005 Current Issues of European Integration

3 units

POLS 2016 Social Movements and Contentious Politics

3 units

POLS 2026 Ethics, Social Well-being, and Public Health (NEW)

POLS 2205 European Politics and Society: French Political and Government System

3 units

POLS 2206 European Politics and Society: German Political Systems and Society

3 units

POLS 3206 Government & Politics of Japan

3 units

POLS 3225 Religion and Politics

3 units

POLS 3226 War and Peace

3 units

POLS 3227 Greater China: State and Society

3 units

POLS 3235 Comparative Democracies: The United Kingdom and The United States

3 units

POLS 3236 Gender and Politics

3 units

POLS 3237 Social and Political Developments in Contemporary China

3 units

POLS 3245 China and the World

3 units

POLS 4207 Comparative Public Administration

3 units

POLS 4225 Political Cultures & Economies in Transition

3 units

POLS 4226 Public Policy and Governance

3 units

POLS 4227 Security Studies

3 units

POLS 4236 Theories of International Relations

3 units

POLS 4237 Topics in Asian Politics

3 units

POLS 4245 Topics in Comparative & Global Politics

3 units

POLS 4246 Topics in European Politics

3 units

POLS 4247 Comparative Electoral and Party Politics

3 units

POLS 4255 Comparative Regionalism and Regionalization

3 units

POLS 4256 Comparative Authoritarianism and Democratization

3 units

POLS 4257 International and Global Justice

3 units

POLS 4265 Topics in Political Theory and Philosophy

3 units

POLS 4266 China-EU, Prospects. Opportunities and Challenges (NEW)

3 units

III. Honours Project

(6 units)

POLS 4898-9 Honours Project

6 units

IV. Social Sciences Common Core

4 units

V. University Core

13 units

VI. General Education (GE) Programme

18 units

VII. Free Electives

30 units