Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours (Five streams: Ageing Society and Services Studies, Applied Economics, Applied Social Studies, Global and China Studies, Politics and Public Administration)

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Introduction

The BSSc(Hons) is a 4-year full-time programme offered by the School of Arts and Social Sciences. It aims to equip students with in-depth knowledge in a wide range of social science disciplines, critical and analytical thinking skills, and the abilities to conduct effective social research and serve the community in action. Through majoring in different social science streams, students learn specialised knowledge and practical skills in their areas of study. The programme is structured to also develop problem-solving skills, teamwork and peer leadership paving the way for graduates to continue postgraduate studies or to pursue careers in private and public sectors as well as other fields.

The BSSc(Hons) currently offers the following streams:
– Stream I: Ageing Society and Services Studies
– Stream II: Applied Economics
– Stream III: Applied Social Studies
– Stream IV: Global and China Studies
– Stream V: Politics and Public Administration

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JUPAS applicants will be considered for admission to first-year studies at Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours. Students will enter a major after one year of study and follow the respective programme curriculum in Years 2 to 4.

Year 1 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Term 1	ENGL 1101AEF	University English Writing Skills	3
	Term 1	POLS 1001AEF	Foundations of Social Sciences: Political Science	3
	Term 1	PSYC 1001AEF	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology	3
	Term 1	STAT 2003AEF	Statistics	3
	Term 1	3 credit-units	University core and/or General Education courses	3
Term 2	ENGL 1102AEF	Presentation Skills	3
	Term 2	ECON 1001AEF	Foundations of Social Sciences: Economics	3
	Term 2	SOCI 1001AEF	Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology	3
	Term 2		6 credit-units	University core and/or General Education courses	6

Year 2 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	POLS A221F	Introductory Comparative Politics	5
	Autumn	STAT A222F	Essentials of Research Inquiry	5
	Autumn		TWO 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course		10
Spring	ECON A212F	Introduction to China and Regional Development	5
	Spring	ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
	Spring	GCST A214F	International Organizations and Global Governance	5
	Spring	SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5

Year 3 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	ECON A329F/ PUAD A323F	Economic Growth and Development/ Public Policy Studies	5
	Autumn	GCST A312F/ POLS A324F	Politics and International Relations in East Asian Region/ Chinese Foreign Policy	5
	Autumn	POLS A326F	Theories of International Relations	5
	Autumn	SOCI A311F/ SOCI A314F/ SOCI A317F	Mobility, Place, Culture/ Tourism, Globalization and Sustainable Development/ Ethnicity, Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a Globalizing World	5
Spring	ECON A322F/ ECON A324F/ ECON A326F	Applied Economics in Public Policy Analysis/ Global Political Economy/ Chinese Economy	5
	Spring	GCST A315F/ GCST A316F/ POLS A322F	Non/Post-Western International Relations/ China and Global Governance/ Contemporary Chinese Politics	5
	Spring	SOCI A325F/ SOCI A327F/ SOCI A331F	Understanding Chinese Society/ Globalization, Social Policy and Everyday Life/ Perspectives and Issues on Contemporary Urban Development	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course		5

Year 4 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	GCST A312F/ POLS A324F	Politics and International Relations in East Asian Region/ Chinese Foreign Policy	5
	Autumn	PSYC A321F/ PUAD A323F	Social Psychology/ Public Policy Studies	5
	Autumn	SOCI A311F/ SOCI A314F/ SOCI A317F	Mobility, Place, Culture/ Tourism, Globalization and Sustainable Development/ Ethnicity, Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a Globalizing World	5
	Autumn		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5
Spring	ECON A322F/ ECON A324F/ ECON A326F	Applied Economics in Public Policy Analysis/ Global Political Economy/ Chinese Economy	5
	Spring	GCST A315F/ GCST A316F/ POLS A322F	Non/Post-Western International Relations/ China and Global Governance/ Contemporary Chinese Politics	5
	Spring	SOCI A325F/ SOCI A327F/ SOCI A331F	Understanding Chinese Society/ Globalization, Social Policy and Everyday Life/ Perspectives and Issues on Contemporary Urban Development	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

By the end of Year 1 study, students are required to declare which streams they would like to pursue in Years 2 to 4. They will follow the respective programme curriculum in Years 2 to 4.

5 Streams

Ageing Society and Services Studies (Course List)
Applied Economics (Course List)
Applied Social Studies (Specializations) (Course List)
- Criminology
- Cultural and Heritage Studies
- Social Policy and Youth Studies
Global and China Studies (Course List)
Politics and Public Administration (Course List)

Year 2 Entry

Year 2 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	ENGL A101F	University English Writing Skills	5
	Autumn	POLS A221F	Introductory Comparative Politics	5
	Autumn	STAT A221F	Statistics	5
	Autumn	STAT A222F	Essentials of Research Inquiry	5
Spring	ECON A212F	Introduction to China and Regional Development	5
	Spring	ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
	Spring	GCST A214F	International Organizations and Global Governance	5
	Spring	SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5

Year 3 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	ECON A329F/ PUAD A323F	Economic Growth and Development/ Public Policy Studies	5
	Autumn	GCST A312F/ POLS A324F	Politics and International Relations in East Asian Region/ Chinese Foreign Policy	5
	Autumn	POLS A326F	Theories of International Relations	5
	Autumn	SOCI A311F/ SOCI A314F/ SOCI A317F	Mobility, Place, Culture/ Tourism, Globalization and Sustainable Development/ Ethnicity, Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a Globalizing World	5
Spring	ECON A322F/ ECON A324F/ ECON A326F	Applied Economics in Public Policy Analysis/ Global Political Economy/ Chinese Economy	5
	Spring	GCST A315F/ GCST A316F/ POLS A322F	Non/Post-Western International Relations/ China and Global Governance/ Contemporary Chinese Politics	5
	Spring	SOCI A325F/ SOCI A327F/ SOCI A331F	Understanding Chinese Society/ Globalization, Social Policy and Everyday Life/ Perspectives and Issues on Contemporary Urban Development	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course		5

Year 4 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credits
Autumn	GCST A312F/ POLS A324F	Politics and International Relations in East Asian Region/ Chinese Foreign Policy	5
	Autumn	PSYC A321F/ PUAD A323F	Social Psychology/ Public Policy Studies	5
	Autumn	SOCI A311F/ SOCI A314F/ SOCI A317F	Mobility, Place, Culture/ Tourism, Globalization and Sustainable Development/ Ethnicity, Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a Globalizing World	5
	Autumn		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5
Spring	ECON A322F/ ECON A324F/ ECON A326F	Applied Economics in Public Policy Analysis/ Global Political Economy/ Chinese Economy	5
	Spring	GCST A315F/ GCST A316F/ POLS A322F	Non/Post-Western International Relations/ China and Global Governance/ Contemporary Chinese Politics	5
	Spring	SOCI A325F/ SOCI A327F/ SOCI A331F	Understanding Chinese Society/ Globalization, Social Policy and Everyday Life/ Perspectives and Issues on Contemporary Urban Development	5
	Spring		ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

Students will enter a major after one year of study and follow the respective programme curriculum in Years 2 to 4.

5 Streams

Ageing Society and Services Studies (Course List)
Applied Economics (Course List)
Applied Social Studies (Specializations) (Course List)
- Criminology
- Cultural and Heritage Studies
- Social Policy and Youth Studies
Global and China Studies (Course List)
Politics and Public Administration (Course List)

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Senior Year Entry : BSSCHGCSJS

•Language: English •Subsidy: NMTSS (Local)

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