{"id":15412,"date":"2021-08-10T09:17:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T01:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/programmes-courses\/tpg\/msscf\/master-of-social-sciences\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:08:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T03:08:54","slug":"master-of-social-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/programmes-courses\/tpg\/msscf\/master-of-social-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Social Sciences (Autumn 2022 intake)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Master of Social Sciences<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
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Features<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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  • This master’s programme is the first postgraduate programme offered by a local tertiary institution\nthat provides integrated training in criminology, economics, psychology and political science from\nthe perspective of social sciences<\/li>\n \t
  • Provides advanced training in various social sciences disciplines, such as economics, psychology,\nsociology and politics science, in order for students to reflect on social sciences issues from different\nacademic viewpoints<\/li>\n \t
  • Trains social sciences practitioners with sound knowledge in theory and practice to help people,\norganizations and communities develop innovative solutions, and to accomplish excellence in\nundertaking research in social sciences<\/li>\n \t
  • Provides postgraduate education and training in public and social policy analysis and governance with\neconomic, psychology and political science emphases<\/li>\n \t
  • Graduates will be particularly competitive in the job market for positions directly or indirectly related to\nsocial research in both private and public sectors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Learning outcomes<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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    Upon completion of the programme, students will be able to:<\/div>\n
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    • Explain global, social and human issues from multiple perspectives of social sciences;<\/li>\n \t
    • Conduct rigorous analysis of acute global, social and human issues with appropriate research methods in social\nsciences;<\/li>\n \t
    • Apply the theoretical accounts of economics, sociology, public governance and\/or psychology for a critical\nunderstanding of acute global, social and human issues; and<\/li>\n \t
    • Evaluate the contributions and limitations of different social research methodologies in social sciences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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      Structure and courses<\/strong><\/u>#<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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      Students must successfully complete 60 credits, including the following two common core courses:<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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      Course title<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n
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      SOSC A821F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Social Science Perspectives<\/div>\n
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      10<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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      SOSC A822F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Social Research Methods and Applications<\/div>\n
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      Students are also required to complete 40 credits from the following elective courses:<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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      Course code<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n
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      Course title<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n
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      Credits<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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      ECON A822F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Economic Analysis in Global Market<\/div>\n
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      ECON A823F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Econometrics and Applied Statistics<\/div>\n
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      ECON A826F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Economic Development in Global Economy<\/div>\n
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      ECON A827F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Economic Analysis in Public Policy<\/div>\n
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      ECON A828F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Data Science for Public Policy Analyst<\/div>\n
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      GAPG A821F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      International Relations: Theories and Practices<\/div>\n
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      GAPG A822F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Exploring Global Issues<\/div>\n
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      GAPG A824F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Global Political Economy: Theories and Key Issues<\/div>\n
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      GAPG A825F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Society and Culture in the Era of Globalization<\/div>\n
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      GAPG A826F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Greater China: Governance and Politics<\/div>\n
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      GAPG A833F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Global Governance<\/div>\n
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      PSYC A813F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Psychology for Work I: Assessment, Selection and Development<\/div>\n
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      PSYC A814F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Psychology for Consumer Studies<\/div>\n
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      PSYC A815F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Psychology for Decision-Making<\/div>\n
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      PSYC A816F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Psychology for Work II: Organizational Behaviour<\/div>\n
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      SOCI A811F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Crime and Criminology<\/div>\n
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      SOCI A812F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Punishment, Prison, and Penology<\/div>\n
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      SOCI A814F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Essentials of Social Policy Studies<\/div>\n
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      SOCI A815F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Key Issues in Social Policy Studies<\/div>\n
      \u793e\u6703\u653f\u7b56\u7814\u7a76\u4e3b\u8981\u8ab2\u984c<\/div><\/td>\n
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      SOCI A816F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Criminology and Social Welfare<\/div>\n
      \u72af\u7f6a\u5b78\u8207\u793e\u6703\u798f\u5229<\/div><\/td>\n
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      5<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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      SOCI A817F<\/div><\/td>\n
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      Criminal Justice and Selected Crime Issues<\/div>\n
      \u5211\u4e8b\u53f8\u6cd5\u5c08\u984c\u63a2\u8a0e<\/div><\/td>\n
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      5<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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      #\u00a0The above course arrangements are subject to revision without prior notice.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Master of Social Sciences Features This master's programme is the first postgraduate programme offered by a local tertiary institution that provides integrated training in criminology, economics, psychology and political science from the perspective of social sciences Provides advanced training in various social sciences disciplines, such as economics, psychology, sociology and politics science, in order for...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10127,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"content_default_2.php","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15412"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15412"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33387,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15412\/revisions\/33387"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}