Bachelor of Social Sciences in Law Enforcement and Security Management (Pathway 2)

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Bachelor of Social Sciences 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.

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Programme requirement

BSSCLESM2 — Pathway 2

Note: This programme is suitable for HKCC (with CLECMCF) and HKPC (with CLESMCF) graduates.

Graduates pursuing this programme must successfully complete at least 120 credits, including the 30 credits completed for the CLESMCF awarded by the OUHK under the partnership between the OUHK and the Hong Kong Police Force, or the CLECMCF awarded by OUHK under the partnership between OUHK and the Customs and Excise Department and the other 90 credits as follows. Of these 90 credits, not more than 10 credits can be obtained from courses in Chinese.

(a)

20 credits of compulsory courses:

Course code
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code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A201Hong Kong Criminal Justice System10Middle
LESM A204Security Practice and Management10Middle
(b)

20 credits from courses:

Course code
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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)

20 credits from courses:

Course code
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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)

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

Course code
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code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A301Core Issues in Policing10Higher
LESM A302Public Order Management5Higher
LESM A303Law Enforcement and Policing in Chinese Societies5Higher
LESM A304Research Methods in Law Enforcement and Security Studies10Higher
LESM A305Major Issues in Criminology and Penology10Higher
PUAD A301Public Sector Management in Hong Kong10Higher
MGT B440Strategic Management of Human Resources10Higher
(e)an additional 10 credits from any of the above courses in (b) to (d) or any Foundation, Middle or Higher level courses offered by the University.
(The courses LESM A205CF and LESM A206CF taken at the HKPC, or the course LESM A208CF and LESM A209CF taken at the HKCC, overlap with the courses LESM A202 and LESM A203 of the LESM Programme; hence in fulfilling (e), students will not be allowed to take LESM A202 or LESM A203.)
 

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)
(BSSCHLESM1/2/3, BSSCHLESM4)

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

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

School of Arts and Social Sciences website

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