Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Global and China Studies (Programme Code: JS9005) - Programme Structure - School of Arts and Social Sciences

Programme Structure

During the four years of study, students will need to complete 160 credits, comprising 80 credits of programme-related courses; 40 credits core programme-related capstone courses; 20 credits of purposely designed General Education (GE) courses; 10 credits of outside discipline courses; 10 credits of English language enhancement courses.

Programme Structure

Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Global and China Studies (Year 1 Entry)

Year 1 Autumn Term (20 credits)
Core Courses		Credits
ENGL A101F	University English Writing Skills	5
POLS A122F	Foundations of Social Sciences: Political Science	5
PSYC A124F	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology	5
STAT A221F	Statistics	5

Year 1 Spring Term (20 credits)
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A121F	Foundations of Social Sciences: Economics	5
SOCI A123F	Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology	5
ONE 5-credit English language enhancement course		5
ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course		5

Year 2 Autumn Term (20 credits)
Core Courses		Credits
POLS A221F	Introductory Comparative Politics	5
STAT A222F	Essentials of Research Inquiry	5
TWO 5-credit purposely-designed General Education courses		10

Year 2 Spring Term (20 credits)
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A212F	Introduction to China and Regional Development	5
ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
GCST A214F	International Organizations and Global Governance	5
SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5

*Year 3 or 4 Autumn Term (20 credits) [Odd Academic Years]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A329F	Economic Growth and Development	5
GCST A312F	Politics and International Relations in East Asian Region	5
POLS A326F	Theories of International Relations	5
SOCI A317F	Ethnicity, Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a Globalizing World	5

*Year 3 or 4 Spring Term (20 credits) [Odd Academic Years]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A324F	Global Political Economy	5
GCST A316F	China and Global Governance	5
SOCI A331F	Perspectives and Issues on Contemporary Urban Development	5
ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course^# OR ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

*Year 3 or 4 Autumn Term (20 credits) [Even Academic Years]**
Core Courses		Credits
POLS A324F	Chinese Foreign Policy	5
PSYC A321F / PUAD A323F	Social Psychology / Public Policy Studies	5
SOCI A311F / SOCI A314F	Mobility, Place, Culture / Tourism, Globalization and Sustainable Development	5
ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

*Year 3 or 4 Spring Term (20 credits) [Even Academic Years]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A322F	Applied Economics in Public Policy Analysis	5
GCST A315F / POLS A322F	Non/Post-Western International Relations / Contemporary Chinese Politics	5
SOCI A325F / SOCI A327F	Understanding Chinese Society / Globalization, Social Policy and Everyday Life	5
ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course^#OR ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

*The courses offered in Years 3 and 4 may be swapped subject to the actual course presentation in that particular year.

^#Must be taken in Year 3

Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Global and China Studies (Year 2 Entry)

Year 2 Autumn Term (20 credits)
Core Courses		Credits
ENGL A101F	University English Writing Skills	5
POLS A221F	Introductory Comparative Politics	5
STAT A221F	Statistics	5
STAT A222F	Essentials of Research Inquiry	5

Year 2 Spring Term (20 credits)
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A212F	Introduction to China and Regional Development	5
ECON A232F	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5
GCST A214F	International Organizations and Global Governance	5
SOCI A221F	Social Problems and Social Issues	5

*Year 3 Autumn Term (20 credits) [Old Academic Years]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A329F	Economic Growth and Development	5
GCST A312F	Politics and International Relations in East Asian Region	5
POLS A326F	Theories of International Relations	5
SOCI A317F	Ethnicity, Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a Globalizing World	5

*Year 3 Spring Term (20 credits) [Old Academic Years]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A324F	Global Political Economy	5
GCST A316F	China and Global Governance	5
SOCI A331F	Perspectives and Issues on Contemporary Urban Development	5
ONE 5-credit English language enhancement course		5

*Year 4 Autumn Term (20 credits) [Even Academic Years]**
Core Courses		Credits
POLS A324F	Chinese Foreign Policy	5
PSYC A321F / PUAD A323F	Social Psychology / Public Policy Studies	5
SOCI A311F / SOCI A314F	Mobility, Place, Culture / Tourism, Globalization and Sustainable Development	5
ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

*Year 4 Spring Term (20 credits) [Even Academic Years]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A322F	Applied Economics in Public Policy Analysis	5
GCST A315F / POLS A322F	Non/Post-Western International Relations / Contemporary Chinese Politics	5
SOCI A325F / SOCI A327F	Understanding Chinese Society / Globalization, Social Policy and Everyday Life	5
ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

*The courses offered in Years 3 and 4 may be swapped subject to the actual course presentation in that particular year.

Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Global and China Studies (Year 3 Entry)

*Year 3 Autumn Term (20 credits) [Odd Academic Years; e.g. 2021-2022]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A329F	Economic Growth and Development	5
GCST A312F	Politics and International Relations in East Asian Region	5
POLS A326F	Theories of International Relations	5
SOCI A317F	Ethnicity, Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a Globalizing World	5

*Year 3 Spring Term (20 credits) [Odd Academic Years; e.g. 2021-2022]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A324F	Global Political Economy	5
GCST A316F	China and Global Governance	5
SOCI A331F	Perspectives and Issues on Contemporary Urban Development	5
ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

*Year 4 Autumn Term (20 credits) [Even Academic Years; e.g. 2022-2023]**
Core Courses		Credits
POLS A324F	Chinese Foreign Policy	5
PUAD A323F	Public Policy Studies	5
SOCI A311F / SOCI A314F	Mobility, Place, Culture / Tourism, Globalization and Sustainable Development	5
ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

*Year 4 Spring Term (20 credits) [Even Academic Years; e.g. 2022-2023]**
Core Courses		Credits
ECON A322F	Applied Economics in Public Policy Analysis	5
GCST A315F / POLS A322F	Non/Post-Western International Relations / Contemporary Chinese Politics	5
SOCI A325F / SOCI A327F	Understanding Chinese Society / Globalization, Social Policy and Everyday Life	5
ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course		5

*The courses offered in Years 3 and 4 may be swapped subject to the actual course presentation in that particular year.