Features
- Equips students with the knowledge and skills to comprehend issues pertinent to global and public governance, which are often closely intertwined nowadays
- A multi-disciplinary programme involving studies of politics, economics, and China and Hong Kong studies
- Built on two major emphases: (a) international politics and global governance and (b) politics and governance of China and Hong Kong
- Graduates will be particularly competitive in the job market for positions directly related to global policy analysis in both the public and private sectors; research positions in universities or think tanks, and the mass media; and international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the programme, students will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of politics, global governance, and economics to analyse global and public governance issues in their daily life;
- Critically review and assess literature on international politics, global governance, and the politics and governance of China and Hong Kong;
- Critically analyse processes and phenomena of globalization and identify the impacts of globalization on China's and Hong Kong's governing process;
- Review roles of international organizations (both governmental and non-governmental) on addressing global and local issues, and evaluate the contribution of global governance to the resolving of global and local issues; and
- Undertake independent learning and study of global and public governance issues using appropriate research methodologies.
Programme structures and contents#
Students must successfully complete at least
30 credits, including the following two common core courses:
| Course code | Course title | Credit |
SOSC 8001AEF | Social Science Perspectives 社會科學導論 | 6 |
SOSC 8002AEF | Social Research Methods and Applications 社會研究方法與應用 | 6 |
Students
are also required to complete 18 credit-units of specialization
courses:
| Course code | Course title | Credit |
GAPG 8001AEF | International Relations: Theories and Practices 國際關係：理論與實踐 | 3 |
GAPG 8002AEF | Exploring Global Issues 探索全球議題 | 3 |
GAPG 8003AEF | Global Political Economy: Theories and Key Issues 全球政治經濟：理論與關鍵議題 | 3 |
GAPG 8004AEF | Society and Culture in the Era of Globalization 全球化下的社會和文化 | 3 |
GAPG 8005AEF | Greater China: Governance and Politics 大中華：管治與政治 | 3 |
GAPG 8006AEF | Global Governance 全球管治 | 3 |
# The above course arrangements are subject to revision without prior notice.
