BSocSc (Hons) in Government and International Studies provides a programme of study which is intended to give students a firm grasp of the different areas of political science. These cover political sociology (including political institutions, political culture and political behaviour), government and public policy-making, international relations and political economy, political theory and political thought, and political methodology. In geographical terms, the programme focuses on the politics of Hong Kong, Mainland China, and the Asia-Pacific region. The programme seeks to sharpen the student’s awareness by incorporating a systematic, comparative and international dimension, drawing both on the China Studies and European Studies programmes.
| I) | Major Courses | 54 units |
| II) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| III) | General Education | 38 units |
| IV) | Free Electives# | 30 units |
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| 128 units |
| # | Students may take additional GE courses in any categories to fulfill the “Free Electives” requirement but only a maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfillment of the “Free Electives” requirement. |
| I. | Major Courses | 54 units | |||
| Major Required Courses (30 units) | |||||
| POLS | 1005 | Foundations of Political Science | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 2006 | Introduction to Political Economy | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 2007 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 2015 | Government & Politics of Hong Kong | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 2016 | Political Movements: Chinese & European | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 2017 | Foundations of International Relations | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 3006 | Statistical & Survey Methods for Political Science | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 3017 | Government & Politics of China | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4005 | World Order Issues | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4006 | International Political Economy | 3 units | ||
| Major Elective Courses (24 units) | |||||
| Eight of the following courses: | |||||
| International Relations | |||||
| EURO | 2015 | Model European Union | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4206 | China & the World | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4217 | International Organizations & Regimes | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4227 | Security Studies | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4236 | Theories of International Relations | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4245 | Topics in Comparative & Global Politics | 3 units | ||
| Comparative Politics | |||||
| EURO | 2007 | The Political Economy of the European Union | 3 units | ||
| EURO | 3205 | Comparative Politics of Post-Communist Central Europe | 3 units | ||
| EURO | 4005 | Current Issues of European Integration | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 2205 | European Politics & Society: French Political & Government System | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 2206 | European Politics & Society: German Political Systems & Society | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 3206 | Government & Politics of Japan | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 3207 | Government & Politics of the United Kingdom | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 3215 | Government & Politics of the United States | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 3217 | Political Philosophy: Chinese & European | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4207 | Comparative Public Administration | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4215 | Contemporary Europe & Asia | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4216 | Democratization in East & Southeast Asia | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4225 | Political Cultures & Economies in Transition | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4226 | Public Affairs & Public Policy | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4237 | Topics in Asian Politics | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4246 | Topics in European Politics | 3 units | ||
| Chinese Politics | |||||
| POLS | 3205 | Chinese Legal System | 3 units | ||
| POLS | 4235 | Social & Political Developments in Contemporary China | 3 units | ||
| II. | Honours Project | 6 units | |||
| POLS | 4898-9 | Honours Project | 6 units | ||
| III. | General Education | 38 units | |||
| IV. | Free Electives | 30 units | |||
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| 128 units | |||||
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2015-2016
Last modified: July 2015
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