| Bachelor of Social
Sciences in Law Enforcement and Security Management
(BSSCLESM1) |
| 1. |
To be eligible for the award of the degree of
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Law
Enforcement and Security Management (Pathway 1), a student
shall |
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a) |
comply with the Regulations for Admission,
Registration and Maintenance of Status, and; |
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b) |
comply with the Regulations for the Award of
Undergraduate Degrees; and |
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c) |
obtain at least 120 credits of which no more than
40 credits shall be obtained at Foundation level; and |
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d) |
obtain at least 100 credits in courses prescribed
by the regulations as appropriate to the degree for which notice has been
given, including at least 20 credits in courses at Higher level.
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| 2. |
For the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences
in Law Enforcement and Security Management
(Pathway 1), the
University has prescribed that a student must |
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a) |
successfully complete 40 credits of compulsory courses labelled BC in Table
1 (i.e. LESM A201, LESM A202, LESM A203 and
LESM A204); and |
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b) |
successfully complete 20 credits from courses
labelled BF in Table 1; and |
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c) |
successfully complete 20 credits from courses
labelled BM in Table 1; and |
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d) |
successfully complete 20 credits from courses labelled BH in Table 1, of which 10 credits should be
from LESM A301 or LESM A305; and |
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e) |
successfully complete an additional 20 credits
from any courses in Table 1 or any Foundation, Middle or Higher level
courses offered by the University, provided that, of the total 120
credits*, no more than 40 credits are at Foundation level. |
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* |
Of the 120 credits required for the
attainment of the degree, students can complete up to 40 credits of
courses in a language of instruction other than English. |
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| Bachelor of Social
Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and Security Management
(BSSCHLESM) |
| 1. |
To be eligible for the award of the degree of
Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law
Enforcement and Security Management, a student shall |
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a) |
comply with the Regulations for Admission,
Registration and Maintenance of Status, and; |
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b) |
comply with the Regulations for the Award of
Undergraduate Degrees; and |
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c) |
satisfy the requirements of one of the
following pathways towards the degree: |
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Pathway 1 (BSSCHLESM1) |
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1.1 |
To fulfill the requirements of this pathway,
students must: |
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a) |
obtain at least 160 credits, of which no more than 40
credits shall be obtained at Foundation level; and |
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b) |
obtain at least 50 credits in
courses at Higher level; and |
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c) |
successfully complete the prescribed programme of
studies. |
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1.2 |
The University has prescribed that a student must
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a) |
successfully complete 50
credits of compulsory courses labelled HC in Table 1 (i.e. LESM A201, LESM
A202, LESM A203, LESM A204, and LESM A304); and |
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b) |
successfully complete 20 credits from courses labelled BHF
in Table 1; and |
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c) |
successfully complete 30 credits from courses labelled BHM
in Table 1; and |
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d) |
successfully complete 40 credits
from courses labelled BHH in Table 1, of which 10 credits should be from LESM A301 or LESM
A305; and |
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e) |
successfully complete an additional 20 credits from any
courses in Table 1 or any Foundation, Middle or Higher level courses
offered by the University, provided that, of the total 160 credits*, no
more than 40 credits are at Foundation level. |
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* |
Of the 160 credits required for the attainment
of the degree, students can complete up to 50 credits of courses in a
language of instruction other than English. |
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Pathway 2 (BSSCHLESM2) - for Junior Police Officers of the
Hong Kong Police Force, Customs Officers and above and Assistant Trade
Controls Officers and above of the Customs and Excise Department, and
Assistant Officers II and above of the Correctional Services
Department |
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To fulfill the requirements in this pathway,
students must comply with the following: |
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1.1 |
Entry Requirement |
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To register as a student for
the Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and
Security Management Programme (Pathway 2),
a student shall be a Junior Police Officer, Customs Officer or above,
Assistant Trade Controls Officer or above, or Assistant Officer II or
above, who has successfully completed the Diploma in Law Enforcement and
Security Management (60 credits at Foundation, Middle or Higher level
courses*) plus two subsequent years of working experience in the Hong Kong
Police Force, the Customs and Excise Department, or the Correctional
Services Department as the case may be.# |
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* |
If credits are gained from courses at Pre-foundation level
for the Diploma, the same number of credits from courses at Foundation
level or above has to be completed for pursuing this Pathway. |
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# |
Students wishing to pursue this
programme must directly articulate from the Diploma in LESM to this
programme, and are not allowed to use the Diploma in LESM to articulate to
the Higher Diploma in LESM or the B. Soc. Sc. in LESM before articulating
to this programme. |
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1.2 |
To fulfill the requirements of this pathway,
students must: |
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a) |
obtain at least 80 credits, of which at least 40 credits in
courses at Higher level; and |
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b) |
successfully complete the prescribed programme of
studies. |
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1.3 |
The University has prescribed that a student
must |
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a) |
successfully complete 20 credits
of compulsory courses labelled PC in Table 1 (i.e. LESM A201* and LESM
A304); and |
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b) |
successfully complete at least 10 credits** from courses MGT
B240, MGT B290 and LESM A203; and |
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c) |
successfully complete 10 credits from courses labelled
BHM*** in Table 1; and |
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d) |
successfully complete 40 credits
from courses labelled BHH in Table 1, of which 10 credits should be from LESM A301 or LESM
A305. |
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* |
If LESM A201 is already taken in fulfilment of the Diploma
in Law Enforcement and Security Management,
students are required to choose 10 credits from courses labelled BHM other
than those taken in fulfilment for the said Diploma programme, 1.3 b) or
1.3 c) above. |
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** |
Excluding those taken in fulfilment of the Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management and 1.3
c) |
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*** |
Other than those taken in fulfilment of the Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management and 1.3
b) |
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NB1: |
Diploma holders awarded or pursuing this 80-credit
B.Soc.Sc. (Hons) degree programme are not eligible to
use their Diploma in LESM to apply for conversion to higher awards of
other programmes by means of articulation. |
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Pathway 3 (BSSCHLESM3) - for Police Inspectors and above,
Inspectors and above of the Customs and Excise Department, and Officers
and above of the Correctional Services Department |
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To fulfill the requirements in this pathway,
students must comply with the following: |
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1.1 |
Entry requirements |
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a) |
For Police Inspectors and
above |
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To register as a student for the
Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and
Security Management Programme (Pathway 3),
a student shall be a Police Inspector or above who has passed the Standard
I and II Examinations administered by the Hong Kong Police Force plus two
subsequent years of working experience at inspectorate
grade*. |
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* |
Applicants who do not fulfill these
criteria should contact the School of Arts and Social
Sciences. |
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b) |
For Inspectors and above of the Customs
and Excise Department |
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To register as a student for the
Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and
Security Management Programme (Pathway 3),
a student shall be an Inspector or above who has EITHER passed the
Promotion Qualifying Examination for Inspectors administered by the
Customs and Excise Department, OR who has three years of working
experience in the Customs and Excise Department at the inspectorate grade
or above after confirmation as Inspector. |
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c) |
For Officers and above of the
Correctional Services Department |
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To register as a student for the
Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and
Security Management Programme (Pathway 3),
a student shall be an Officer or above who has passed the Promotion
Qualifying Examination to Principal Officer AND completed the Junior
Command Course, both administered by the Correctional Services Department,
PLUS two years of working experience as Officer or above in the
Correctional Services Department after the completion of the Junior
Command Course. |
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1.2 |
To fulfill the requirements in this pathway,
students must comply with the following: |
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a) |
obtain at least 100 credits, of which at least 40 credits in
courses at Higher level; and |
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b) |
successfully complete the prescribed programme of
studies. |
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1.3 |
The University has prescribed that a student must
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a) |
successfully complete 20 credits
of compulsory courses labelled PC in Table 1 (i.e. LESM A201 and LESM
A304); and |
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b) |
successfully complete 20 credits from LESM A202 (or LESM A202CF)*, LESM
A203 (or LESM
A203CF)* and LESM A204 in Table 1; and |
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c) |
successfully complete 20 credits from courses labelled BHM
in Table 1 (other than those taken in 1.3(b)); and |
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d) |
successfully complete 40 credits
from courses labelled BHH in Table 1, of which 10 credits should be from LESM A301 or LESM
A305. |
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* for police officers
only |
| 2. |
Each degree with Honours shall be conferred with a
classification of First Class, Second Class (Upper Division), Second Class
(Lower Division) or Third Class save that exceptionally a degree may be
conferred without classification. |
| 3. |
Subject to the requirements of the relevant
programme of study, each person on whom an Honours degree is to be
conferred shall be assigned to a classification determined by the
University according to its regulations. |
| 4. |
For the calculation of scores for classification
purposes in the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in
Law Enforcement and Security Management,
the University has deemed that "Group (a)" shall consist of the best 40
credits (in terms of pass status) in courses at Higher level listed in
Table 1, and that "Group (b)" shall consist of the best 40 credits (in
terms of pass status) in courses at Higher or Middle level listed in Table
1, where such credits are not taken into account in "Group (a)" . Further,
that "X" shall equal one, that is "Group (a)" and "Group (b)" shall be
equally weighted. (Refer to the paragraphs on Classification of the Degree
with Honours of the Regulations for the Award of Undergraduate Degrees.)
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