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BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (HONOURS) IN GREATER CHINA STUDIES (CEASE TO OFFER
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JUPAS Code
N/A
Abbreviated Programme Title
BSocSc(GCS)
Medium of Instruction
English
Study Mode
Full-time
Study Period
4 years
Programme Code
A4B091
Study Mode
Full-time

Position
Programme Leader
Name
Dr NG Fung Sheung Isabella
Email
ifsng@eduhk.hk
Telephone
(852) 2948 6343
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Programme Enquiries
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Submit Your Enquiry
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bssgcs@eduhk.hk




PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

BGCS (formerly known as Bachelor of Social Science Education (Honours) (Greater
China Studies), has revamped its programme to cater for the change happening in
the society. In order to better equip our students so that they will be more
competitive, we have modified the programme into the current form.


LEADING THE WAY FORWARD

The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Greater China Studies encourages
students to explore the Greater China region – Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan
and beyond. It arms students with solid but wide-range knowledge on politics,
culture, economics and development about the region. Engaging in vibrant
academic discussions and hands-on experience in research, students are able to
analyze social issues critically and empirically upon graduation. Past graduates
become analysts, government officials, and executives in business corporations
and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Given our strong academic training,
some students also pursue further studies locally as well as abroad.


A VIBRANT ACADEMIC LIFE: LEARNING BY DOING; LEARNING BY REACHING OUT –
COMPARATIVE EDUCATION FIELD VISIT AND INTERNSHIP

We don’t just teach; we also do. As professors, we believe that some of the best
learning occurs outside of the classroom through in-field experience and through
a variety of teaching mediums. In addition to conventional classroom teaching,
we also take our students out to see the world. Through our extensive summer
internship, we provide students with experiential learning in Hong Kong, Macau,
Taiwan, Mainland China and even in South Africa. Students can venture into a
variety of industries including media and marketing, culture, NGOs and political
parties.


LOVE IS ALL AROUND – IMPECCABLE PASTORAL CARE

Students who are admitted to our programme will be looked after by academic
tutors. We organize orientation programme for the freshmen so that they can
adapt to the University and the programme. Students also receive trainings
before they are sent for internships or education visits. On a daily basis, our
academic staff engages students into their research work and their projects.
Through working with the students, academic staff develop close and personal
relationship that hopes to transform students into confident and independent
individuals, ready to take on the world with steely will.


GREAT AND BRIGHT FUTURE – IMPRESSIVE STATISTICS ON JOB ACQUISITION AND FURTHER
STUDIES

The Programme prepares students for a wide range of careers in government and
public service, education, journalism and business. Students may also proceed
from this degree to postgraduate programmes in such areas as China Studies,
Communication, Education (PGDE), Public Administration and Social Work. Our
employment statistics have been consistently promising. Almost 90% of our
students obtain employment or furthering their studies within three months to
six months upon graduation. Our graduates work for both primary and secondary
schools, as well as other major employers in the Greater China region such as
Aeon Hong Kong (as Management Trainee), Cathay Pacific, HKSAR Government (as
Executive Officer), HSBC and Leo Burnett. Students who study abroad have been
admitted to or received offers from top universities such as University of Bath,
University College London and the University of Edinburgh. For more information,
please see Alumni Sharing.


ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP

Full-time applicants with outstanding achievements are automatically considered
for entrance scholarships. Most of the entrance scholarships are renewable
subject to the students’ continued outstanding academic performance. For more
information, please see Scholarships.

Programme Leaflet (English Version)

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CURRICULUM

 * Major Studies
 * Electives
 * General Education

 

For Students Admitted in 2022/23 (Year 3 Entry):

Year-3 entry students admitted in 2022/23 follow the curriculum of 2020/21
cohort (as a year-3 student).

Students will be graduated with the programme title “Bachelor of Social Sciences
(Honours) in Greater China Studies”.

Domain/AreaCredit PointsMajorCoursework24Major Interdisciplinary Course
(IC)3Comparative Field Visit3Research Methods      
–          Honours Project/ Capstone Project (Phase I)3Final Year Project      
–          Honours Project/ Capstone Project (Phase II)3

Electives

 * including an optional 15-cp Minor
 * required to take a 3-cps education course offered by Faculty of Education and
   Human Development (FEHD) for fulfilling the graduation requirement

18General Education (GE) Breadth Courses / Experiential Learning Course3General
Education (GE) University ePortfolio3Total cps:60

 

Click here to download Programme Leaflet

 

 

Programme Handbooks:     
2022 – 2024 Cohort (Senior Year Entry)     
2021 – 2023 Cohort (Senior Year Entry)     
2020 – 2024 Cohort     
2019 – 2023 Cohort     
2018 – 2022 Cohort     

Student Handbook:     
http://www.eduhk.hk/re/student_handbook


COURSE SYNOPSIS


MAJOR STUDIES

FOUNDATION COURSES: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES AND GREATER CHINA
STUDIES

SSC1204 Method of Inquiry

This course provides a basic introduction to the concepts of research in social
sciences, in particular policy studies. They will be exposed to research
concepts and proper citation methods; how to begin with a research topic;
different research methods, ethical principles and challenges, and the elements
of research process within quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
approaches. Participants will use these theoretical underpinnings to critically
review literature relevant to their interests and how research findings are
interpreted to support their objectives in exploring the research topic. This
course also provides a brief introduction to social innovation as a form of
action research. Skills for problem identification and problem analysis will be
introduced as a start point of conducting a social innovation project.

Course Outline

GCS1001 Understanding Greater China: History, Politics and Change

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to
the study of Greater China. All aspects of Greater China will be examined,
including the emergence of Greater China, the concept of Greater China, economic
integration within Greater China, Hong Kong and Taiwan popular culture, Greater
China and the Chinese overseas. Important recent developments like the economic
rise of China and its impact on Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau will also be
addressed. 

In better understanding Greater China, the course will also explore issues that
all states in the Greater China region face, with a special attention to the
process of democratization. The course will deal with the role of international
actors in shaping Greater China’s development. The course will also give an
introduction to the development of the sphere of social innovation and social
entrepreneurship in Greater China over the last decade.

Course Outline

SOC1002 Introduction to Social Theory, Concepts and Issues

The course aims to provide students a macro view of understanding human
behaviour from collective models. This course will examine various theoretical
perspectives, sociological concepts and methodologies related to the systematic
study of individuals and societies in both macroscopic and microscopic levels of
analysis. Students will be exposed to major theoretical traditions in social
theory and as the course unfolds, how these theoretical perspectives can be
utilized to evaluate our social world. Students will discover the relationship
between individuals and society, and explore their roles within the family,
school, religion, peer groups, and in other social systems with a critical
thought. Students will also explore the emergence of social innovation as one of
responses to issues of major social concern in contemporary times.

Course Outline

GCS1025 Institutions and Development in Greater China

When governments make high-quality decisions, development becomes more likely
and sustainable. This course introduces the theories and practices of
institutional decision making by exposing students to real world developmental
problems in the Greater China region. The theories highlight the importance of
focus, discipline, and passion when making significant decisions in an
institutional setting. Meanwhile, the case studies cover some of the most
pressing developmental issues in the Greater China region, such as corruption,
education, pollution, healthcare, and housing. Students complete the course with
practical knowledge and skills to frame policy problems, set policy goals,
develop innovative solutions, analyze probabilistic information, make choices
under uncertainty, and ensure commitment to development plans.

Course Outline

POS2015 Governance: International Perspectives and Regional Experiences

This course serves as a foundation course in the study of politics and
governance. Various concepts of politics, governance, major political ideas and
basic operations of a government will be introduced. It follows with empirical
exploration of political and governance issues tackled by states. Case studies
cover national and local levels. In particular, issues of China, Hong Kong,
Taiwan and Macau of the Greater China region will be discussed to illustrate the
concepts. Social innovation in governance in Greater China will also be
explored. After taking this course, students will understand the
multidimensional and multidisciplinary nature of the concepts of politics and
governance; identify the complex relationships between governance and policy;
and explore the challenges of governance faced by the states in Greater China
region.

Course Outline

GCS2028 Gender and Development in Asia

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the main analytic
debates on the field of gender and development from different perspectives and
relate these debates especially on Asia. Four institutional domains (households,
family and kinship, the market, the community and the state) through which
gender relations are both defined and transformed receive separate attention.
Students will be introduced to the patriarchal structures of society that have
shaped and categorized gender roles and status, through a range of psychological
and sociological discourses, including Politics, Literature, the Media,
Religion, Race and Medicine. The focus on issues of rate will include the
structures, processes and mechanisms whereby gender as a social division is
produced and reproduced. An introductory survey of conceptual approaches to
gender is followed by a treatment of central topics which include: the move from
WID (women in development) to GAD (gender and development) as critical
perspectives in development studies, conceptual approaches to households, men
and masculinities in development, globalization and women’s employment, gender,
state and governance, women’s movements and state-civil society relations,
gender, conflict and post-conflict, and finally an appraisal of prospects for
gender-aware planning and empowerment, through studying cases across Asia.

Course Outline

POS2014 China’s Rise in a Globalized World (BSocSc(GCS))

The course seeks to provide students with an understanding of China’s changing
role in the world affairs since the economic reforms and open door policy in
1978. This requires first of all some historical knowledge of the linkage
between Chinese domestic and foreign relations, with an emphasis on the
developmental trajectory of China and the associated concepts, ideologies and
theories of self-reliance, modernization, democracy, Chinese style socialism and
China’s peaceful rise through to the present day. The second part will cover the
most recent politico-economic relationship of China with the world, including
the impact of globalization on China, the dynamic of China’s domestic
developments and international relations, China’s Belt and Road Initiative and
China’s relations with other major powers (US, Russia, Japan, India). This
course will cover leadership training which is critical for addressing the power
struggles among China and other global leaders in the world. This echoes an
initiative by Department of Asian and Policy Studies to integrate social
innovation into every core course on the BGCS programme. It is because
leadership is also critical to success of a social venture.

Course Outline

POS2002 China’s Rise in a Globalized World (BSocScEd(GCS))

The course seeks to provide students with an understanding of China’s changing
role in the world affairs since the economic reforms and open door policy in
1978. This requires first of all some historical knowledge of the linkage
between Chinese domestic and foreign relations, with an emphasis on the
developmental trajectory of China and the associated concepts, ideologies and
theories of self-reliance, modernization, democracy, Chinese style socialism and
China’s peaceful rise through to the present day. The second part will cover the
most recent politico-economic relationship of China with the world, including
the impact of globalization on China, the dynamic of China’s domestic
developments and international relations, China’s Belt and Road Initiative and
China’s relations with other major powers (US, Russia, Japan, India). This
course will cover leadership training which is critical for addressing the power
struggles among China and other global leaders in the world. This echoes an
initiative by Department of Asian and Policy Studies to integrate social
innovation into every core course on the BGCS programme. It is because
leadership is also critical to success of a social venture.

Course Outline

POS2001 Governance: Concepts, Issues and Perspectives (BSocScEd(GCS))

This course serves as a foundation course in the study of politics and
governance. Various concepts of politics, governance, major political ideas and
basic operations of a government will be introduced. It follows with empirical
exploration of political and governance issues tackled by states. Case studies
cover national and local levels. In particular, issues of China, Hong Kong,
Taiwan and Macau of the Greater China region will be discussed to illustrate the
concepts. Social innovation in governance in Greater China will also be
explored. After taking this course, students will understand the
multidimensional and multidisciplinary nature of the concept of politics and
governance, identify the complex relationships between governance and policy and
explore the challenges of governance faced by the states in Greater China
region.

Course Outline

EDA2017 Education Development: Concepts, Issues and Perspectives (BSocScEd(GCS))

In this course, students will study the concepts of education development and
its related issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. Various theories and
perspectives of education development will be explored and supplemented to
facilitate the understanding of the role of education in social, economic,
cultural and political development. 

Another important theme of this course is in reference to the complexity of
education development issues that are tackled by the stakeholders in Greater
China at national and local levels. Case studies specific to Mainland China,
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau will be provided in the course and students are
required to apply the research skills and/or use a social innovation perspective
to solve the issues presented in the case studies.

Course Outline

COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN GREATER CHINA

CUM3001 Teaching Social Sciences: Methods and Issues

The social sciences encompass diverse concerns of society and include a wide
range of contents drawn from multiple disciplines; it also carries a normative
responsibility to examine human values embedded in specific social contexts.
This course is designed to help students acquire foundation knowledge and
pedagogical skill essential for teaching social sciences curriculum in primary
and secondary schools. The course focuses on four themes, the scope of social
sciences curriculum, pedagogical issues arising from specific social and school
contexts, teaching strategies to lead effective teaching and teaching-research
relationship in social sciences curriculum. An additional theme is the
principles of social innovation education in primary and secondary schools and
case studies are used to facilitate the understanding of the principles.
Students are expected to bring their school experience and social sciences
knowledge acquired from earlier stage of the programme into the development of
pedagogical skills and the design of a meaningful social sciences curriculum.

Course Outline

GCS3002 Economic Growth and Sustainable Livelihood in Greater China
(BSocScEd(GCS))

This course aims to enable students to have opportunities to take an explicitly
comparative perspective to understanding major issues related to economic and
social development in the Greater Chinese region. The course will engage
students in a critical analysis of key development issues and challenges in
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, with particular emphasis on examining policy
responses to the challenges in these Chinese societies. With consideration of
continuing development challenges, the course aims to introduce students to the
question of whether economic growth can contribute to a more equitable
distribution of income and wealth, whether and how government policies can
expand and improve accessibility to public services (especially for vulnerable
groups), and whether and how economic development can be sustainable. Students
will also look at issues pertaining to development from a social innovation
perspective.

Course Outline

GCS3027 Economic Growth and Sustainability in Greater China (BSocSc(GCS))

This course aims to enable students to have opportunities to take an explicitly
comparative perspective to understanding major issues related to economic and
social development in the Greater Chinese region. The course will engage
students in a critical analysis of key development issues and challenges in
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, with particular emphasis on examining policy
responses to the challenges in these Chinese societies. With consideration of
continuing development challenges, the course aims to introduce students to the
question of whether economic growth can contribute to a more equitable
distribution of income and wealth, whether and how government policies can
expand and improve accessibility to public services (especially for vulnerable
groups), and whether and how economic development can be environmentally
sustainable. Students will also look at issues pertaining to development from a
social innovation perspective.

Course Outline

SSC3192 Urbanization in Greater China

This course enables students to understand the pattern, process and dynamics of
urbanization, and its implications for policy and governance in the greater
China region where cities are growing at exceedingly rapid pace and
unprecedented scale. Important topics to be discussed will include level and
trend of urbanization, urban development strategy, rural-urban migration,
household registration system, structural and spatial change of urban system,
urban spatial restructuring, globalizing cities and so on. Emphasis will be
place on the interaction among state, market and society and its implications
for the (re)production of urban space in greater China. This course will equip
students with the knowledge essential to understanding the main features and
uniqueness of urbanization in the greater China region in the current era of
globalization. In addition, students will examine some of the urban problems
from a social innovation perspective.

Course Outline

POS3013 Political Economy of Southeast Asian Countries

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is transforming development. This course
provides an in-depth examination of a key pillar for the initiative: the
Southeast Asian region. It begins with an overview of the political, economic,
and social developments among the Southeast Asian countries after the WWII,
highlighting how their unique historical backgrounds and institutional
configurations have contributed to diversified developmental trajectories. The
course then directs students to focus on the interaction and cooperation between
the region and China. Students are expected to critically evaluate the social
and political transformations of the region, the interplay between business and
state actors in development, as well as the opportunities and challenges of
China’s overseas infrastructure investment projects.

Course Outline

SES3011 Environmental Education in a Global Age (BSocScEd(GCS))

The relationship between the environment and socio-economic development has
become a major political and cultural concern, with global interest and
attention focused intently upon the critical challenges faced by both the
developing and developed countries. This course aims to consider the scientific
knowledge required to understand the inter-relations between development and
environment in the greater China and international contexts. In the process, it
will equip students with various transferable skills enquired to facilitate
environmental education. Covering a wide range of topics, from global climate
change to local environmental issues, the emphasis of the course will be upon
understanding local, regional, national and international approaches to
environmental issues which are in the main attributable to socioeconomic
development and lifestyles. and the course then attempts to incorporate a deeper
awareness of these issues into development planning, public policy making, and
management. Students will also explore the degree to which political factors,
social innovation and cultural values contribute to sustainability.

Course Outline

GCS3010 Education and Society in Greater China (BSocScEd(GCS))

This course focuses on several key topics in education and society in Greater
China, bringing together issues of education policy and reform, social
inequality, diverse populations, higher education, globalization, social
innovation, and economic, political, and social development. The course takes an
explicitly comparative approach with each of the issues examined through case
studies of different societies within Greater China. Largely student-centered,
the course is structured around student-guided discussions of assigned readings,
with the goal of encouraging the drawing of conclusions about important
educational issues from the comparison of different cases. Through preparation
for discussions and their final assignments, students will develop independent
inquiry skills to explore the interrelationships between education and social
phenomena. They will also explore the role that social innovation may play in
addressing social issues related to education and society in Greater China.

Course Outline

CUM3002 Comparative Curriculum and Pedagogy Studies (BSocScEd(GCS))

This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts, theories, trends
and issues essential for understanding curriculum and pedagogy in educational
systems in Greater China. Some of the trends and issues will be investigated
from a social innovation perspective. Designed primarily for social science
rather than education students, the course encourages students to put a greater
focus on understanding trends, analyzing issues and where possible developing
insights on curriculum and pedagogy topics such as the influence of internet and
computer technology.

Course Outline

COMPARATIVE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

GCS3003 Politics and Law in Greater China

This course is designed to introduce students to the role and function of the
politics and law in shaping social transitions in four geographic regions of
Greater China, i.e., Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. The course
will familiarize students with the concepts, issues and perspectives essential
for understanding the politics and law in Greater China, with focus on the key
issues of political authority, political decision making, the rule of the law,
law-making machinery, and the relationships among the state, political party,
and lawmaking institutions in shaping political and legal issues in the specific
social contexts in the four Chinese societies. The course will engage
participants in a critical and comparative analysis of these issues and their
impact on social transitions in Greater China. The course will first examine
concepts and theories on political culture and political decision making. The
second part will review the historical development of politics and legislation
in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. The third part will compare the
similarities and differences in the political structures and legal systems in
specific social contexts in Greater China. Based on the comparative analysis,
the fourth part will engage students in exploring the role and function of
politics and law in shaping social development in the four Chinese societies.

Course Outline

GCS4004 Comparative Social Policy in Asia (BSocScEd(GCS))

This course explores major social policy challenges and issues confronting the
societies in Asia, with a particular focus on Greater China. Adopting a
comparative approach in analyzing policy formation and implementation, this
course will enable students to understand the most recent developments related
to major social policies like education, health, social welfare, labour and
housing policies in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and other selected
societies in Asia. This course also introduces students to new policy areas,
such as social innovation policies and social enterprise policies. Students will
be engaged in comparing and contrasting major social policy issues of selected
Asian societies, and appreciating the complexity of policy formation
implementation and evaluation from comparative perspectives.

Course Outline

GCS4005 Regional Cooperation in Greater China: Challenges and Issues

This course will scrutinize the historical development, political and economic
characteristics and importance of the regional cooperation in Greater China. The
course begin by outlining the main theoretical approaches (realism, pluralism,
idealism and globalism) that are used to examine the regional cooperation, the
existence of different type of regional cooperation, and various strategies for
its maintenance and for improving its quality. The second part of the course
focuses on the institutional system of the regional cooperation in Greater
China, with special attention of the interaction between different actors in the
region. From a social innovation perspective, students will explore the
possibility of fostering regional cooperation at the sub-state level. The final
part is concerned with the challenges facing the regional cooperation in Greater
China and how the governments in the region use organizations and policy
coordination to respond to the challenges.

Course Outline

GCS4006 Managing Development and Civil Society in Greater China

This course serves to provide students with a foundational knowledge about the
development issues and challenges confronting major societies in Greater China,
with particular reference to discuss how different economic development
strategies adopted by Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan have affected
social development of these societies. Students will be engaged in studying how
civil society has emerged and developed in these societies, especially examining
how and what major approaches/measures that the governments have adopted to
manage the growing complexity of social problems, the autonomization of society
and the changing role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Course Outline

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN GREATER CHINA

GCS2008 Comparative Education Field Visit (BSocScEd(GCS))

The Comparative Education Field Visit is a required component of the programme
providing students a first opportunity to put into practice the research skills
they have learned in the Foundation Stage to engage in a small-scale group
project. Held during the summer semester, this course aims at enhancing
students’ awareness of the importance of policy and governance in global and
regional affairs. Through collaboration with other university partners
throughout Asia, students are expected to actively engage in the interactive
learning environment where international and local students combine knowledge
acquired from lectures and seminars with investigation of problems and prospects
of Greater China in the Asian context. Students will participate in field trips
and professional visits to government offices, international non-profit
organizations, political parties, think tanks, social services and environmental
protection organizations. Renowned businessmen, community leaders, prominent
scholars will also be invited as guest speakers for lectures and professional
visits.

Course Outline

GCS2026 Comparative Field Visit

The Comparative Field Visit is a required component of the program providing
students a first opportunity to put into practice the research skills they have
learned in the Foundation Stage to engage in a small-scale group project. Held
during the summer semester, this course aims at enhancing students’ awareness of
the importance of policy and governance in global and regional affairs. Through
collaboration with other university partners throughout Asia, students are
expected to actively engage in the interactive learning environment where
international and local students combine knowledge acquired from lectures and
seminars with investigation of problems and prospects of Greater China in the
Asian context. Students will participate in field trips and professional visits
to government offices, international non-profit organizations, political
parties, think tanks, social services and environmental protection
organizations. Renowned businessmen, community leaders, prominent scholars will
also be invited as guest speakers for lectures and professional visits.

Course Outline

GCS4007 Internship

Internship – The Student Internship aims to help students integrate and apply in
a real-life setting the knowledge and skills they have gained in earlier stages
of the programme. Students will be expected to engage in reflection throughout
their Internship experience and make analyses with regard to the problems and
prospects in Greater China. Placement in the public, private or third sectors
will enhance students’ sense of social responsibility as well as their regional
and global literacy. Practical experience in various fields will also assist
students in making decisions on their future career.

Course Outline

PUA4012 Stakeholder Engagement, Coalition Building and Advocacy

This course explores knowledge and skills necessary in engaging stakeholders and
building coalition in public advocacy. Using real life cases, we introduce
students to: (1) The Policy Paradox, which provides a framework for
understanding political decision making and the struggles of different
stakeholders over values and ideas; (2) Advocacy tools, processes, and models
which enable students to understand advocacy formulation, implementation and
evaluation; (3) Community engagement and empowerment, in which the emphasis is
put on social policies and how to engage the community and the vulnerable
population to build advocacy practices in a systematic and purposeful way; and
(4) Social Media and Advocacy, which discusses how to engage social media and
evaluates the media’s role in driving social changes. Ultimately, we train
students to be creative and logical thinkers in strategizing advocacy and to
become competent communicators in writing and conversing advocacy strategies.

Course Outline

GCS4030 Capstone Project I: Research Methods and Proposal

This course aims to develop students as social innovators in Hong Kong; and
prepare them for conducting a research-based or an inquiry-based project in
Capstone Project II: Project Output.

Capstone Project I equips students with skills and knowledge in problem
identification, design thinking, literature review, research methods,
prototyping, ethical principles and the elements of community engagement in
social innovation. Students will be required to work individually and prepare a
project topic to be presented in the tutorials. They will then be required to
write up a Social Innovation Project proposal using the knowledge they learn and
the comments gathered in the tutorials.

Course Outline

GCS4031 Capstone Project II: Project Output

Capstone Project II is a project-based learning avenue that enables our students
to consolidate, integrate, and reflect on their undergraduate experiences for
transiting to (and even celebrating) their upcoming post-graduation life –such
as entering the workplace. Students will be guided to conduct a self-chosen
Social Innovation Project. The topic may be related to local community
situations, or broad, relevant issues in the regional and societal context. 

The course requires students to (1) identify social issues; (2) conduct data
collection and situation analysis, (3) formulate social innovations, (4)
practice design thinking and project management, (5) develop a prototype of
social innovation, (6) test and refine the social innovation, (7) demonstrate
and analyse the social impact in the form of presentation and written report
(1500 to 2500 words). The Social Innovation Project leads to a reflective and
transformative prototypical product or services that serves as a capstone for
the honours degree programme and initiates actual social impact. Guidance will
be provided to students by designated supervisors, who advise the students on
the work, and provide feedback at different stages of the project development.

Course Outline

GCS4900 Honours Project I: Research Methods and Proposal

This course focuses on preparing students to conduct an innovative social
research project in Honours Project II: Research Report. It equips students with
skills and knowledge in problem identification, design thinking, literature
review, research methods, prototyping, ethical principles and the elements of
research process within quantitative and qualitative approaches. Students will
be required to prepare a research topic to be presented in the tutorials. They
will then be required to write up a research proposal using the knowledge they
learn and the comments gathered in the tutorials.

Course Outline

GCS4901 Honours Project II: Research Report

Students will be guided to conduct a social scientific research on a self-chosen
topic. The topic may be related to broad, relevant issues, or how these main
themes relate to a particular societal/regional context. The skills of
quantitative and qualitative research, formulation of proposals, data
collection, analysis and presentation of finding, design thinking, and
prototyping will be further developed in this process. It leads to a reflective
academic research paper that serves as a capstone for the honours degree
programme. Students’ learning experiences accumulated through their
undergraduate studies will be consolidated in this project. It helps students
integrate and synthesize prior knowledge and learning across areas. It enables
them to further develop their subject knowledge and may extend their scope of
exposure in work-related settings. A research report (6,000 to 8,000 words) is
prepared under the guidance of a designated supervisor, who advises the students
on the work, and provides feedback at different stages of its development.

Course Outline

MAJOR INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE

GCS4029 Comparative Social Policy

This course explores major social policy challenges and issues confronting
societies in Asia, with a particular focus on Greater China. Adopting a
comparative approach in analyzing policy formulation and implementation, this
course will enable students to understand the most recent developments related
to major social policy areas like education, health, social welfare, housing,
elderly, youth and ethnic minorities in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau
and other selected cities in Asia. This course also introduces different types
of institutions (like the Non-Governmental Organizations) and modes of service
delivery (like public private partnership) to students. Students will be engaged
in comparing and contrasting major social policy issues of selected Asian
societies, and appreciating the complexity of policy formation, implementation
and evaluation from comparative perspectives.

Course Outline

ELECTIVE COURSES

GCS2016 Comparative Development Policy: China and India

China and India are two rising stars of the 21st century. Increasingly, China
and India are playing important roles in the global economy and global
governance. They are depicted as the drivers of the global economy especially
after the financial crisis 2008-09. Nevertheless, our understanding of China and
India has remained fragmented and patchy. This course aims to examine
development policy in China and India. The following questions will be
investigated: how China and India have launched developmental initiatives, what
policy instruments have been used in these two countries, what administrative
systems of governance have been adopted, and what the implications are for other
developing countries.

Course Outline

GCS2019 States, Markets and International Governance

Changes in the contemporary structural composition of the global
political-economy increasingly impact all facets of state-market relations, not
least the reach, power and authority of the state in terms of policy making
processes and the means via which public policy is realized. Understanding the
forces precipitating this change comprises the principal rationale of this
course. The fundamental question the course deals with is the distribution of
power in the international system and its consequences for governance and state
capacity. 

Beginning with the theoretical framework of governance and global governance,
this course brings students to tackle three main topics: 1) pendulum effect of
power relations/ governance mode between states and markets; 2) new forms of
governance beyond states and markets in the globalization age; 3) back to the
theme of governance, the implications for state capacity under the trend of
global governance. To address these questions, theoretical training and in-depth
special issues will be provided throughout the lectures and tutorials.

Course Outline

GCS3017 Youth, New Media and Internet Regulation in Greater China

This course serves to provide students with a foundational knowledge about the
ways in which the development of new media have interwoven with the youth
development in Greater China regions. Participatory cultures on the Internet
offer an increasing range of opportunities for young people to express
themselves. We examine these relations and practices with a view to the way they
shape young people’s self development at an individual level and the development
of civil society at a societal level. Students will understand government
policies of the Internet and analyze controversial cases in Mainland China, Hong
Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The class will critically discuss issues related to
youth development and new media technologies in Greater China regions, such as
cyber personas, mental health, Internet addiction, cyber-love, online activism
as well as youth civic engagement.

Course Outline

GCS3023 Managing Human Resources in the Public and Private Sector in Greater
China Region

The aim of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills that
can be used to effectively manage human resources to achieve organizational
goals. This course aims to consider the issues involved in the strategy and
practice of human resource management in the context of the changing world of
work. Specific HRM strategies focused around staffing, training and development,
communication, management change, emotional labor and forecasting and planning
will be explored both theoretically and in an applied sense in the context of
business and government organizations. The course will enable students to
examine and analyze the key concepts, core issues, principles and processes of
human resource management in the public and private sectors, with special
application to the public sector of Hong Kong and the Greater China Region. The
students will be able to apply the concepts and theories to analyze human
resource management issues and the challenges facing the public sector and
private sector. The course will also help to develop research and presentation
skills through a supervised group project.

Course Outline

GCS3024 Organisational Behaviour

Human Resources Professionals require the necessary understanding of the
exchanges that take place between individuals in the workplace. This course aims
to ensure that students are familiar with the nature of organisations, their
structures, processes and working environments, and particularly the specific
characteristics of public and private organisations. It enables students to
understand some of the key concepts and theories in organisational behavior; and
analyze the implications of organisational behavior for public and private
sector management.

Course Outline

SSC1185 Understanding Southeast Asian Countries

This course provides a general picture on the political, economic, and social
developments among the Southeast Asian countries after the WWII. Their unique
historical backgrounds, the paths of modernization, democratization if any,
bring the impact to their transformative societies, such as role of change in
women, and education. In addition, their interactions and cooperation within the
region will be another focus in the course. All students are expected to
perceive the opportunities and challenges through the dynamics between Greater
China and the Southeast Asian countries.

Course Outline

SSC2183 Introduction to Communication

Effective communication is the basis for success in all walks of life. This
course explores history, theory and philosophy of communication, including
interpersonal, group, public and mass communication – and how they can be
applied effectively in our daily lives. It helps students to have a basic
understanding of the theories behind various forms of communications. A solid
grounding in communication theories will be gained and students will learn to
apply these theoretical perspectives to different communication issues and
contexts. Besides, this course examines how, why, where and when we communicate,
on a personal, social and global level. Students will explore a number of
important concepts in communication and to demonstrate how different practices
shape this profoundly important idea. This course also gives students a wider
view of what is happening behind all the information they receive in everyday
life through different media and help them develop a critical thinking of the
truth behind the different pieces of information. Students will study and test
these concepts through in-class discussions, critical thinking exercises, and
public engagement.

Course Outline

SSC2184 Communication Studies in the Public and Education Sectors

This course is designed to help students acquire basic background knowledge of
communication studies by focusing specifically on aspects of integrated approach
of public and education sectors. With respect to the public sector, the course
introduces marketing communication, public relations, as well as intercultural
communication. Considering the education sector, the course addresses the
communicating messages to schools and communities. Through lecture,
illustration, case study, discussion, and news analysis, students are expected
to learn how to distinguish communication in different sectors and issues in our
daily life.

Course Outline

SSC2190 Cross-Cultural Communication

This course explores how cross cultural communication is affecting our daily
lives. Students will develop an understanding of the cultural origin of people’s
values, habits and ideologies and how these elements affect communication with
people from different cultures. This course intends to provide students with the
knowledge and skills for effective interaction and communication across
cultures, especially in schools and classroom settings. It helps students to
understand the intricacies and challenges in communicating with people from
diverse background and enables them to develop a cultural awareness of the
importance in communicating successfully across cultures in different contexts.

Course Outline

SSC2191 Communication for Teaching

This course is designed to help students acquire knowledge of communication
instruction and apply the information to teaching. Students will be provided
with diverse viewpoints and perspectives on a wide range of topics that impact
their own communication with participants in a classroom setting. Using a
multidisciplinary approach to include a combination of theory and practical
advice, this course covers a wide range of classroom communication issues that
include: interpersonal and small group communication, listening and verbal and
nonverbal communication. This course also allows students to anticipate new
coverage on out of the classroom communication, lesson plans based on state or
national standards and crisis communication. This allows the students to
implement various instructional strategies, enabling them to meet a wider range
of student needs in the future.

Course Outline

SSC2202 Gender and Development in Asia

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the main analytic
debates on the field of gender and development from different perspectives and
relate these debates especially on Asia. Four institutional domains (households,
family and kinship, the market, the community and the state) through which
gender relations are both defined and transformed receive separate attention.
Students will be introduced to the patriarchal structures of society that have
shaped and categorized gender roles and status, through a range of psychological
and sociological discourses, including Politics, Literature, the Media,
Religion, Race and Medicine. The focus on issues of rate will include the
structures, processes and mechanisms whereby gender as a social division is
produced and reproduced. An introductory survey of conceptual approaches to
gender is followed by a treatment of central topics which include: the move from
WID (women in development) to GAD (gender and development) as critical
perspectives in development studies, conceptual approaches to households, men
and masculinities in development, globalization and women’s employment, gender,
state and governance, women’s movements and state-civil society relations,
gender, conflict and post-conflict, and finally an appraisal of prospects for
gender-aware planning and empowerment, through studying cases across Asia.

Course Outline

SSC3203 Media, Politics and Power in International Communication

This course is designed to examine a broad range of issues and debates presently
taking place in international communication. The course will look into the
historical background, theoretical framework which can provide students with
contextual as well as analytical foundations to approach topics related to
international communication. It examines the role of media as an increasingly
important aspect in political life of states and societies. It also enquires how
political and economic infrastructure is affecting the development of media
systems. The course also explores the current development the emerging trend of
media systems in the world in the Greater China region, its role in the global
media system; and how the change in the global media system instigates changes
within the Greater China region.

Course Outline

GE BREADTH COURSES

GEG2043 The Art of Job Interviews

The job interview is often a key to any new career. While career centers provide
information regarding job opportunities and orient students to useful career
skills, job interviews are still being perceived as a “black box”. This course
aims at breaking down job interviews and revealing the unspoken norms and
expectation of the changing job market through sociological, psychological, and
industrial studies, as well as the experience of employers and employees of
different fields.
Throughout this course, we will explore topics and concepts that are essential
to the understanding of job interviews, while enabling students to gain insights
into their own relationship with the world of work. We start with an overview
about the trend of job markets and the macro social and economic structures that
shape these trends. We then proceed to the understanding of building connections
and getting access to job interviews through social network theory. Next, we
further delve into the theories and research on impression management in cv and
cover letter writing and during the job interviews. Emotions and emotional
management during the whole recruitment process will also be discussed drawing
upon micro-sociological and psychological concepts. Finally, analyzing job
interviews from a broader perspective, we will explore job interviews through
the lens of social inequalities and culture, while offering ways to navigate
various kinds of stereotypes and subtle discriminations.
(Ex-)recruiters of various fields in the public and the private sectors are
invited as guest speakers to share their thoughts regarding the hiring
processes. They will also help in a simulated job interview exercise for our
students. E-portfolio is used throughout the course.

Course Outline

GEG2070 East Asian Popular Culture

The making of popular cultures in East Asia has been greatly influenced by the
American model of consumerism and commercialism. Cultural globalization in the
region has given rise to the influx of the Japanese popular culture and the
Korean wave. These transnational and regional influences of popular cultures
have further enriched the local productions in Greater China. Hong Kong and
Taiwan are two significant cases, in which their popular culture industries are
diverse and have been reproduced in urban China. This course not only looks at
the rises of the cultural industries in the region, but also compares the roles
of the government and cultural policies among Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong
and China. Students can grasp the intriguing relationship between government
policies and the production of popular culture, while exploring the cultural
meanings and cultural logic in consuming East Asian popular cultures.

Course Outline

GEK2021 Show Me the Money: Economic Thinking and Decisions

The course focuses on real-world examples, adhering to the principle of “Show me
the money!” Jerry McQuire, a 1996 movie starring Tom Cruise
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaiSHcHM0PA). As such, it is a fun exploration
of decisions made by economic agents (e.g., consumers, companies, governments,
parents and teachers) that we observe in our daily lives. Such decisions may at
times appear irrational, even though they mirror rational thinking based on the
theory of microeconomics. In so doing, it engages students to dissect problems
that students may personally experience or see in newspapers and TV broadcasts.
The course adopts a case-based approach commonly used in business schools
worldwide, as exemplified by the following Q&A:

Q1: Why do triads operate bars that offer cheap drinks?
A1: While these bars may not make money from cheap drinks, they present good
opportunities for member recruitment and drug sales, which can more than offset
the loss due to below-cost alcohol sales.

Q2: Should the government stop the sale of counterfeit goods?
A2: No, because counterfeit goods can meet the demands of some consumers who
desire brand names but cannot afford the genuine goods. So long as the
counterfeit goods are known to these consumers, the government does not need to
intervene. A case in point is the fake goods bought from Taoboa sellers.

Q3: Does a real estate agent always work in your interest?
A3: No, because a real estate agent can make more money by completing a
transaction than trying to get you the best price for your property.

Q4: What should you say in a job interview?
A4: “I will deliver to make your business more successful”, not “I will work
hard”. This is because hard work does not produce profitable or useful results.

Q5: Should you ever lend money to a friend?
A5: No, because the best outcome that you can hope for is that the friend will
fully repay the loan without interest. The likely outcome, however, is that the
friend will not make full repayment. Asking the friend to repay may only elicit
a response like “I am your friend, don’t you trust me?” which may lead to a hot
argument and loss of friendship.

As indicated by the above examples, the course is not about memorizing
complicated formulae or concepts. It is instead about using economic thinking to
gain a better understanding of decisions made by economic agents, including the
students themselves.

Course Outline

GE CONSOLIDATION COURSES

GEJ4009 Responsible Citizenship in the Global Age

This course will facilitate students to consolidate their learning of various
aspects of social study in the Greater China region and contemplate their role
as responsible citizens in the region amidst the process of globalization.
Becoming a responsible citizen in the globalized world means more than merely
being a law abiding individual, it also requires the exercise of one’s agency to
actively contribute to the betterment of the society. To prepare students to
face this societal challenge in the Greater China region, this course will
introduce the idea of responsible citizenship. By focusing on a number of
important social themes including sustainable development, equality, identity
and belonging, diversity, and social innovation and relating them to the social
context in Greater China, this course will facilitate students to build
connections of the social science knowledge they acquired in the GE curriculum
and their undergraduate major studies, and to contemplate their roles in the
society and the possible contribution they could make as responsible citizens.

Course Outline


ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS


APPLICATION ON THE STRENGTH OF NON-HKDSE RESULTS:

Applicants applying on the strength of non-HKDSE results, please refer to the
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   Diploma ; or
 * Applicants who are undergraduate students from recognized tertiary
   institutions in Hong Kong, Mainland China or overseas.

^ Normally, qualification which is of Level 4 or above under Qualifications
Register (QR) of Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational
Qualifications (HKCAAVQ). 
*Applicants holding non-local post-secondary qualification may be required to
provide a “Report for Qualifications Assessment” issued by the Hong Kong Council
for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications to support their
applications. Same as eligible applicants with HKALE qualification, eligible
applicants with GCE AL/IB and 13 years of schooling will be granted a maximum of
9 credit points of block credit transfer.


APPLICATION FEE

Hong Kong Residents HK$150*

Non-Hong Kong Residents HK$300*

Online Application System: http://www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/online/


TUITION FEE

For 2022 September Entry (Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) (Greater China
Studies) (Year 3 Entry):

HK$196,000*

(*Fees are subject to change on an annual basis.)

 


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