The Global China Studies program is designed to produce an elite group of graduates who can conduct critical analysis of issues related to China in a global context. It provides students with multi/interdisciplinary training in the humanities and social science through an integrated track or a social science track after a shared first-year curriculum.
Students should follow on the tracks and complete ALL requirements as specified.
- HUMA 1440 Modern China
- HUMA 2590 The Making of the Modern World: Renaissance to the Present
- SOSC 1350 Contemporary China: Continuity and Change
- SOSC 2290 Understanding Globalization
- SHSS 1010 First-year Seminar
- NOTE: The above five courses are to be taken during first year.
- SHSS 4991 Capstone Project
- SHSS 4992 Honors Thesis
- NOTE: SHSS 4991 or SHSS 4992; to be taken in final year.
- LANG 2170 Chinese Communication Skills for Humanities and Social Science Studies
- LANG 2070 English Communication Skills for Humanities and Social Science Studies I
- LANG 3070 English Communication for Humanities and Social Science Studies II
- LANG 4070 Academic Writing in Context — Global China Studies
- HUMA 2400 Approaches to Humanities in China Studies
- SOSC 2140 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
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Three 3000-level courses and three 4000-level courses must be taken from the lists, and in at least three of the following four areas.
- SOSC 3120 Economic Development
- SOSC 3150 Science, Technology and Environment
- SOSC 3260 Sustainability Science: Policy Problems and Perspectives
- SOSC 3410 East Asian Economic Development
- SOSC 3540 Environmental Psychology
- SOSC 4260 China’s Economic Transformation
- SOSC 4280 China in the Global Political Economy
- SOSC 4290 China’s Sustainable Development
- HUMA 3630 Community and Cultural Identity
- HUMA 3900 Philosophical Inquiry into the Modern World
- HUMA 4610 Heritage in Cross-cultural Perspective
- HUMA 4700 Confucianism in a Global Context
- SOSC 3520 Understanding Comparative Politics
- SOSC 3530 Social Movements and Contentious Politics
- SOSC 3630 Democracy and Democratization around the World
- SOSC 3880 Social Inequality and Social Mobility
- SOSC 4270 Social Change in Contemporary China
- SOSC 4310 Chinese Capitalism: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
- SOSC 4600 Understanding Chinese Politics
- HUMA 3030 Language, Communication and Culture
- HUMA 3200 Questions of Humanity in World Literature or HUMA3201 Animation: A Global Perspective
- HUMA 4020 Language and Literature in Modern China
- HUMA 4220 Verbal and Visual Representation of China
- HUMA 4221 Chinese Classics and Their Reworking in Various Media Around the Globe
- Six courses and at least TWO of which must be at 3000-/4000-level.
- NOTE: Students opting for SHSS 4991 are required to take a minimum total of 7 courses (21 credits) for Track Electives, in which 3 of them must be at 3000-/4000-level.
- Students are required by the University to fulfill the common core requirements by taking courses in the following domains:
- Humanities
- Social Analysis
- Science and Technology
- Quantitative Reasoning
- English Communication
- Chinese Communication
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Students may choose from the wide-ranging courses offered by any Schools (including the School of Business Administration, School of Engineering, School of Humanities and Social Science, and School of Science) and by the Interdisciplinary Programs Office. They may develop a Minor in another program with the credits earned from these courses.
- HUMA 1440 Modern China
- HUMA 2590 The Making of the Modern World: Renaissance to the Present
- SOSC 1350 Contemporary China: Continuity and Change
- SOSC 2290 Understanding Globalization
- SHSS 1010 First-year Seminar
- NOTE: The above five courses are to be taken during first year.
- SHSS 4991 Capstone Project
- SHSS 4992 Honors Thesis
- NOTE: SHSS 4991 or SHSS 4992; to be taken in final year.
- LANG 2170 Chinese Communication Skills for Humanities and Social Science Studies
- LANG 2070 English Communication for Humanities and Social Science Studies I
- LANG 3070 English Communication For Humanities and Social Science Studies II
- LANG 4070 Academic Writing in Context — Global China Studies
- SOSC 1100 Quantitative Data Analysis for Social Science Research I
- SOSC 1300 The World of Politics
- SOSC 1440 Introduction to Economics
- SOSC 1850 Understanding Society
- SOSC 2140 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- One course from each area:
Area 1: SOSC 1780 Population and Society or SOSC 1860 Population and Development in China
Area 2: SOSC 1960 Introduction to Psychology or SOSC 1980 Psychology and Everyday Life
- Seven courses from one of the two thematic areas below; of the seven courses at least four must be at the 3000-level or higher.
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Area I: Economy, Politics, and Society
SOSC 2130 Education and Society
SOSC 2210 Social Psychology
SOSC 2630 Development in Rural China
SOSC 2740 Gender and Society
SOSC 2970 Abnormal Psychology
SOSC 2990 Developmental Psychology
SOSC 2980 Personality Psychology
SOSC 3120 Economic Development
SOSC 3410 East Asian Economic Development
SOSC 3550 Educational Psychology
SOSC 3900 Abnormal Psychology
SOSC 3990 Health Psychology
SOSC 4280 China in the Global Political Economy -
Area II: Sustainability, Technology and Public Policy
SOSC 2170 Environment, Sustainability and Business: A Design Approach
SOSC 2330 Environmental Politics and Policy (Previous code: 2000D: Environmental Politics)
SOSC 3110 Innovation and Technology in Hong Kong
SOSC 3150 Science, Technology and Environment
SOSC 3260 Sustainability Science: Policy Problems and Perspectives
SOSC 3600 Public Policy Analysis
SOSC 4290 China’s Sustainable Development
SOSC 4320 Policy Analysis and Design for Sustainable Development -
Courses that can be counted as either Area I or Area II
SOSC 2000E Community/ Social Service Project
SOSC 2310 Introductory Environmental and Health Economics
SOSC 2280 International Relations of East Asia
SOSC 2780 Modernization and Social Change
SOSC 3130 Hong Kong Culture
SOSC 3250 Gender and Development
SOSC 3520 Understanding Comparative Politics
SOSC 3530 Social Movements and Contentious Politics
SOSC 3540 Environmental Psychology
SOSC 3630 Democracy and Democratization around the World
SOSC 3720 Introduction to Social Network Analysis
SOSC 3880 Social Inequality and Social Mobility
SOSC 4000A China in Comparative Perspective
SOSC 4260 China’s Economic Transformation
SOSC 4270 Social Change in Contemporary China
SOSC 4310 Chinese Capitalism: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
SOSC 4600 Understanding Chinese Politics
- Students are required by the University to fulfill the common core requirements by taking courses in the following domains:
- Humanities
- Social Analysis
- Science and Technology
- Quantitative Reasoning
- English Communication
- Chinese Communication
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Students may choose from the wide-ranging courses offered by any Schools (including the School of Business Administration, School of Engineering, School of Humanities and Social Science, and School of Science) and by the Interdisciplinary Programs Office. They may develop a Minor in another program with the credits earned from these courses.
Remarks: To graduate from the University, students should complete at least 120 credits. Students may have to take courses beyond the ones summarized above to meet the requirement.
Last update: 20 Dec 2023 14:40