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To be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Economic and Public Policy Analysis, a student shall need to obtain the required number of credits specified below for the Year of entry, in courses prescribed and detailed on the programme tables. A student shall need to complete 160 credits of courses in total.
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Year 1 Autumn Term (20 credits)
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Core Courses
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Credits
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ENGL A101F
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University English Writing Skills
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5
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POLS A122F
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Foundations of Social Sciences: Political Science
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5
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PSYC A124F
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Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology
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5
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STAT A221F
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Statistics
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5
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Year 1 Spring Term (20 credits)
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Core Courses
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Credits
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ECON A121F
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Foundations of Social Sciences: Economics
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5
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SOCI A123F
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Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology
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5
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ONE 5-credit English language enhancement course
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5
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ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course
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5
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Year 2 Autumn Term (20 credits)
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Core Courses
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Credits
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ECON A231F
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Introduction to Microeconomics
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5
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POLS A221F
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Introductory Comparative Politics
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5
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STAT A222F
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Essentials of Research Inquiry
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5
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ONE 5-credit purposely-designed General Education course
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5
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Year 2 Spring Term (20 credits)
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Core Courses
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Credits
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ECON A232F
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Introduction to Macroeconomics
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5
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PUAD A222F
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Introduction to Public Administration
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5
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TWO 5-credit purposely-designed General Education courses
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10
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Year 3 or 4 Autumn Term* (20 credits) [Odd Academic Years]
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Core Courses
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Credits
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ECON A311F# /
ECON A312F#
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Intermediate Microeconomics /
Intermediate Macroeconomics
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5
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POLS A323F /
PUAD A322F
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Hong Kong Government and Politics /
Public Sector Management
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5
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SOCI A323F
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Social Policy and Social Administration
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5
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ECON A313F
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Introductory Econometrics
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5
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ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course
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Year 3 or 4 Spring Term* (20 credits) [Odd Academic Years]
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Core Courses
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Credits
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ECON A341F
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The Economics of Health and Long Term Care
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5
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ECON A342F
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Selected Topics in Hong Kong Economic Policy Analysis
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5
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SOCI A331F
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Perspectives and Issues on Contemporary Urban Development
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5
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ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course
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5
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Year 3 or 4 Autumn Term* (20 credits) [Even Academic Years]
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Core Courses
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Credits
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POLS A325F /
PUAD A323F
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Selected Topics in Contemporary Hong Kong Politics /
Public Policy Studies
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5
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PSYC A321F /
SOCI A320F
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Social Psychology /
Hong Kong Society
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5
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ECON A321F
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Economic System of Hong Kong
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5
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ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course
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5
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Year 3 or 4 Spring Term* (20 credits) [Even Academic Years]
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Core Courses
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Credits
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ECON A322F
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Applied Economics in Public Policy Analysis
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5
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PUAD A341F
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Selected Topics in Hong Kong Public Policy Analysis
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5
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SOCI A327F
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Globalization, Social Policy and Everyday Life
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5
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ONE 5-credit higher-level Social Sciences course
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5
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*The courses offered in Years 3 and 4 may be swapped subject to the actual course presentation in that particular year.
#Must be taken in Year 3
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Modified Date: May 20, 2021
