Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and Security Management (Pathway 1, 2 & 3)

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Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and Security Management
Programme description
Programme requirements
Choosing the first courses to get started
Related programmes
Enquiries

Programme description

This programme provides comprehensive and in-depth training in the fields of law enforcement and security management. Most students at this level are members of the officer rank and above, though there are also rank and file members, and private security professionals at the middle management level and above. Members of the Hong Kong Police Force, the Correctional Services Department, and the Customs and Excise Departments of officer rank and above enjoy substantial credit exemption in the Honours Degree programme.


Programme requirements

Note: This programme is suitable for non-HKCC/non-HKPC/non-CLECMCF/non-CLESMCF graduates.

There are three pathways for students pursuing this programme.

BSSCHLESM1– Pathway 1

There are no programme-specific entry requirements.

Students pursuing this programme through Pathway 1 must successfully complete at least 160 credits as follows. Of the 160 credits required for the attainment of the degree, students can complete up to 50 credits of courses in Chinese.

(a)

50 credits of compulsory courses:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A201Hong Kong Criminal Justice System10Middle
LESM A202Police and Society10Middle
LESM A203*Psychology for Law Enforcement10Middle
LESM A204Security Practice and Management10Middle
LESM A304Research Methods in Law Enforcement and Security Studies10Higher
 

” LESM A202 forms an excluded combinations with LESM A202CF, LESM A205CF and LESM A208CF.

* LESM A203 forms an excluded combinations with LESM A203CF, LESM A206CF and LESM A209CF.

 
(b)

20 credits from courses:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
BIS B123Business Computing Applications5Foundation
CHIN A171C應用文5Foundation
ENGL A101University English Writing Skills5Foundation
ENGL A122Presentation Skills5Foundation
MGT B160Business Management Fundamentals5Foundation
PTH E150C基礎普通話5Foundation
SOSC A101 ~Social Sciences: A Foundation Course20Foundation
SOSC A112C ~社會科學基礎課程:經濟學與政治學10Foundation
SOSC A121C ~*社會科學基礎課程:心理學5Foundation
SOSC A122C ~*社會科學基礎課程:社會學5Foundation
~
*
SOSC A101 forms excluded combinations with SOSC A112C, SOSC A121C and SOSC A122C.
Students who have taken SOSC A111C are deemed to have completed SOSC A121C and SOSC A122C.
(c)

30 credits from courses:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
BUS B273Quantitative Analysis for Business10Middle
ECON A231Introduction to Microeconomics or5Middle
ECON A231C微觀經濟學導論5Middle
ECON A232Introduction to Macroeconomics or5Middle
ECON A232C宏觀經濟學導論5Middle
MGT B240Principles and Practices of Management5Middle
POLS A201Introduction to Political Science or10Middle
POLS A201C政治學導論10Middle
POLS A211Government and Politics of Hong Kong or10Middle
POLS A211C香港政府及政治10Middle
PUAD A202^Introduction to Public Administration5Middle
PUAD A203^Introduction to Public Policy5Middle
SOCI A202Hong Kong Society or10Middle
SOCI A202C香港社會10Middle
^Students who have taken PUAD A201 are deemed to have completed PUAD A202 and PUAD A203.
(d)

40 credits from the following courses, of which 10 credits should be from LESM A301 or LESM A305; students may take both LESM A301 and LESM A305, if they choose to do so.

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A301Core Issues in Policing10Higher
LESM A302Public Order Management5Higher
LESM A303Law Enforcement and Policing in Chinese Societies5Higher
LESM A305Major Issues in Criminology and Penology10Higher
PUAD A301Public Sector Management in Hong Kong10Higher
MGT B440Strategic Management of Human Resources10Higher
(e)an additional 20 credits from any of the above courses in (b) to (d) or any Foundation, Middle or Higher level courses offered by the University, provided that, of the total 160 credits, no more than 40 credits are at Foundation level. 

BSSCHLESM2 — Pathway 2 (for students with the following background who have completed a Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Mangement)

Junior Police Officers of the Hong Kong Police Force; Customs Officers and above and Assistant Trade Controls Officers and above of the Customs and Excise Department; and Assistant Officers II and above of the Correctional Services Department may pursue the programme through Pathway 2.

Programme-specific entry requirements:

To enter the programme through this Pathway, you shall be:

A Junior Police Officer, Customs Officer or above, Assistant Trade Controls Officer or above, or Assistant Officer II or above, who has successfully completed the Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (60 credits at Foundation, Middle or Higher level courses1) plus two subsequent years of working experience in the Hong Kong Police Force, the Customs and Excise Department, or the Correctional Services Department as the case may be3 .

Students pursuing this programme through Pathway 2 must successfully complete at least 80 credits as follows:

(a)

20 credits from:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A201Hong Kong Criminal Justice System10Middle
LESM A304Research Methods in Law Enforcement and Security Studies10Higher

(Note: If LESM A201 has already been taken in fulfilment of the Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management, students are required to choose an additional 10 credits from courses in (c) below other than those taken in fulfilment of the stated Diploma programme.)

(b)

at least 10 credits from courses:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A203*Psychology for Law Enforcement10Middle
MGT B240Principles and Practices of Management5Middle

(Note: Students who have already taken LESM A203 in fulfilment of the Diploma in LESM should take MGT B240 plus another 5 credits from (c) below to fulfil the present requirement. Students who have not yet taken LESM A203 should take it to fulfil the present requirement.)
* LESM A203 forms an excluded combinations with LESM A203CF, LESM A206CF and LESM A209CF.

(c)

10 credits from courses:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
ECON A231Introduction to Microeconomics or5Middle
ECON A231C微觀經濟學導論5Middle
ECON A232Introduction to Macroeconomics or5Middle
ECON A232C宏觀經濟學導論5Middle
LESM A202Police and Society10Middle
LESM A204Security Practice and Management10Middle
MGT B240Principles and Practices of Management5Middle
POLS A201Introduction to Political Science or10Middle
POLS A201C政治學導論10Middle
POLS A211Government and Politics of Hong Kong or10Middle
POLS A211C香港政府及政治10Middle
PUAD A202^Introduction to Public Administration5Middle
PUAD A203^Introduction to Public Policy5Middle
SOCI A202Hong Kong Society or10Middle
SOCI A202C香港社會10Middle
^
Students who have taken PUAD A201 are deemed to have completed PUAD A202 and PUAD A203.
LESM A202 forms an excluded combinations with LESM A202CF, LESM A205CF and LESM A208CF.
(d)

40 credits from the following courses, of which 10 credits should be from LESM A301 or LESM A305; students may take both LESM A301 and LESM A305, if they choose to do so.

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A301Core Issues in Policing10Higher
LESM A302Public Order Management5Higher
LESM A303Law Enforcement and Policing in Chinese Societies5Higher
LESM A305Major Issues in Criminology and Penology10Higher
PUAD A301Public Sector Management in Hong Kong10Higher
MGT B440Strategic Management of Human Resources10Higher

NB:

1Courses listed here that have already been taken in fulfilment of the Diploma may not be taken again to count towards this programme (Pathway II). If credits are gained from courses at Pre-foundation level for the Diploma, the same number of credits from courses at Foundation level or above have to be completed from pursuing this pathway.
2Diploma holders awarded or pursuing this 80-credit B.Soc.Sc. (Hons) degree programme are not eligible to use their Diploma qualifications in Law Enforcement and Security Management to apply for conversion to higher awards of other programmes by means of articulation.
3Students wishing to pursue this programme must directly articulate from the Diploma in LESM to this programme, and are not allowed to use the Diploma to articulate either to the Higher Diploma  in LESM or the B.Soc.Sc. in LESM before articulating to this programme.
4Courses marked with an asterisk (*) appear in several lists but can only be taken ONCE.

BSSCHLESM3 — Pathway 3

Police Inspectors and above of the Hong Kong Police Force, Inspectors and above of the Customs and Excise Department, and Officers and above of the Correctional Services Department may pursue the programme through Pathway 3.

Programme-specific entry requirements:

To enter the programme through this Pathway, you shall be:

(a)a Police Inspector or above who has passed the Standard I and II Examinations administered by the Hong Kong Police Force plus two subsequent years of working experience at inspectorate grade#; or
(b)an Inspector or above of the Customs and Excise Department who has EITHER passed the Promotion Qualifying Examination for Inspectors administered by the Customs and Excise Department, OR who has three years of working experience in the Customs and Excise Department at the inspectorate grade or above after confirmation as Inspector; or
(c)an Officer or above of the Correctional Services Department who has passed the Promotion Qualifying Examination to Principal Officer AND completed the Junior Command Course, both administered by the Correctional Services Department, PLUS two years of working experience as Officer or above in the Correctional Services Department after the completion of the Junior Command Course.

#Applicants who do not fulfill these criteria should contact the Dean of the School of Arts and Social Sciences.

Students pursuing this programme through Pathway 3 must successfully complete at least 100 credits as follows. Of the 100 credits required for the attainment of the degree, students can complete up to 30 credits of courses in Chinese.

(a)

20 credits from:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A201Hong Kong Criminal Justice System10Middle
LESM A304Research Methods in Law Enforcement and Security Studies10Middle
(b)

20 credits from courses:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A202Police and Society or10Middle
LESM A202CF#警務社會學10Middle
LESM A203Psychology for Law Enforcement or10Middle
LESM A203CF#警務心理學10Middle
LESM A204Security Practice and Management10Middle

# LESM A202CF and LESM A203CF are only available for police inspectors or above.

(c)

20 credits from courses:

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
ECON A231Introduction to Microeconomics or5Middle
ECON A231C微觀經濟學導論5Middle
ECON A232Introduction to Macroeconomics or5Middle
ECON A232C宏觀經濟學導論5Middle
LESM A202Police and Society10Middle
LESM A204Security Practice and Management10Middle
MGT B240Principles and Practices of Management5Middle
POLS A201Introduction to Political Science or10Middle
POLS A201C政治學導論10Middle
POLS A211Government and Politics of Hong Kong or10Middle
POLS A211C香港政府及政治10Middle
PUAD A202^Introduction to Public Administration5Middle
PUAD A203^Introduction to Public Policy5Middle
SOCI A202Hong Kong Society or10Middle
SOCI A202C香港社會10Middle
^Students who have taken PUAD A201 are deemed to have completed PUAD A202 and PUAD A203.
(d)

40 credits from the following courses, of which 10 credits should be from LESM A301 or LESM A305; students may take both LESM A301 and LESM A305, if they choose to do so.

Course code
(Click the course
code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A301Core Issues in Policing10Higher
LESM A302Public Order Management5Higher
LESM A303Law Enforcement and Policing in Chinese Societies5Higher
LESM A305Major Issues in Criminology and Penology10Higher
PUAD A301Public Sector Management in Hong Kong10Higher
MGT B440Strategic Management of Human Resources10Higher

Choosing the first courses to get started

Depending on total credit exemption granted, students may or may not need to take foundation level courses. For those who need to do so, the course SOSC A121C Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology (社會科學基礎課程:心理學) or SOSC A122C Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology (社會科學基礎課程:社會學) is highly recommended. Students who feel that their English language skills need improvement could also consider taking the course ENGL A101 University English Writing Skills. Students who do not need to take foundation level courses are advised to begin with courses such as LESM A201 Hong Kong Criminal Justice System, LESM A202 Police and Society, LESM A203 Psychology for Law Enforcement, and LESM A204 Security Practice and Management.

Students should consult the academic staff for course selection if they intend to apply for credit transfer from a recognized tertiary institution.


Related programmes

Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and Security Management (160 credits)
(BSSCHLESM4)

Bachelor of Social Sciences in Law Enforcement and Security Management (120 credits)
(BSSCLESM1, BSSCLESM2)

Higher Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (90 credits)
(HDLESM1, HDLESM2)

Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (60 credits)
(DLESM1, DLESM2)

Certificate in Law Enforcement and Security Management (30 credits)


Enquiries

For enquiries about the programmes, please contact:

Dr Wayne Chan 陳詠倫博士
Tel: 2768 6848
Email: wwlchan@hkmu.edu.hk

Dr Grace Au 區頴恩博士
Tel: 2768 5705
Email: gau@hkmu.edu.hk

Ms Hesta Ho 何詠欣女士
Tel: 2768 5743
Email: hho@hkmu.edu.hk

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