Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in European Studies (4-year)
 

European civilization is among the most influential in the world. To understand Europe is to understand one of the main sources of modernity. The European Union has emerged as a major actor in world politics and economics; its growth and development are of vital global importance.

Within European Studies, Political Science provides the disciplinary core, underpinned by history and (cultural) area studies, business/economics or communication courses. Students also undergo rigorous training in either German or French up to levels of academic and professional fluency. The aim is to give students a firm knowledge of the basic features of the European world and the communicative skills necessary for a future professional or academic career in the fields of European-Asian relations. Knowledge of Europe is deepened by the Honours Project in the final year, based on first-hand research into a particular subject related to Europe. Successful graduates also possess the skills requisite for immediate entry to postgraduate programmes both locally and in Europe.

 
The objectives of the programme are:
 
1. To provide students with a general and up-to-date knowledge of contemporary Europe, firmly grounded in the social sciences, with an emphasis on the European Union and its member states;
2. To enable students to grasp the significance of Europe to world history, politics and economics and to train them to become skilled and knowledgeable communicators between Hong Kong/mainland China and Europe;
3. To assist students in acquiring high, professionally relevant proficiency in one major European language (other than English);
4. To provide orientation and intellectual stimulus for students to understand and appreciate their own and other cultures/societies in an increasingly multi-polar and multi-cultural world; and
5. In these ways to contribute to Hong Kong's role as a major international commercial and cultural crossroads.
 
European Studies consists of two years of full-time study in Hong Kong, a third year spent in Europe, followed by a fourth year in Hong Kong. The third year is designed as an integral part of the overall programme. It consists of academic study at a European university and possibly a placement with European companies/institutions. Students should gain the benefits of on-the-spot academic training and linguistic immersion as well as first-hand experience of work in a European environment.
 
Programme curriculum
 
Major Required Courses 60 units
  Honours Project 6 units
  European Academic/Internship Semesters 21 units
  Elective Courses 3 units
  General Education Courses 38 units
    ───────
    128 units
Requirements
 
Major Required Courses 66 units
  EURO 1008 Europe: Unity & Diversity 6 units
  EURO 2007 The Political Economy of the European Union 3 units
  EURO 4005 Current Issues of European Integration 3 units
  Either      
  EURO 2005
Contemporary European Societies I:
The French-Speaking Countries		 )
)
 
  Or   ) 3 units
  EURO 2006
Contemporary European Societies I:
The German-Speaking Countries		 )
)
  
  Either      
  EURO 4006
European Economic & Business Life:
travailler en contexte international		 )
)
  
  Or   ) 3 units
  EURO 4007
European Economic & Business Life:
Wirtschaft in Wandel/Deutsch-chinesische
Wirtschaftsbeziehungen		 )
)
  
  Either      
  EURO 4015
Contemporary European Societies II:
questions d'actualite		 )
)
  
  Or   ) 3 units
  EURO 4016
Contemporary European Societies II:
Struktur und Zukunft der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft		 )
)
  
  Either      
  FREN 1008
European Language in Context I (French) )
  
  Or   ) 16 units
  GERM 1008
European Language in Context I (German) )
  
  Either      
  FREN 2008
European Language in Context II (French) )
  
  Or   ) 16 units
  GERM 2008
European Language in Context II (German) )
  
  Either  
  FREN 4008
European Language in Context III (French) )
  
  Or   ) 4 units
  GERM 4008
European Language in Context III (German) )
  
  Either  
  POLS 2205
European Politics & Society: French Political & Government System )
)
 
  Or   3 units
  POLS 2206
European Politics & Society:
German Political Systems & Society		 )
)
 
         
European Academic/Internship Semesters* 21 units
  EURO 3008 European Academic/Internship Semesters I: Language 9 units
  EURO 3009 European Academic/Internship Semesters II:
Academic Study/Internship		 12 units
         
Honours Project 6 units
  EURO 4898-9 Honours Project (European Studies) 6 units
         
General Education Courses 38 units
Elective courses 3 units
        ───────
        128 units
 
* To be taken in Europe.
 
 
 
©2012 Hong Kong Baptist University
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2012-2013
Last modified: August 2012