PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
At no time in recent history has a region witnessed such tumultuous economic, political, and social transformation as has Asia. Driven by the enormous growth in China’s economy and the remarkable historical transitions in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, Asia is home to some of the largest and most dynamic economies in the world. At the same time, Asia remains a region of great diversity. The continuing challenges of poverty, inequality and unequal development, rapid urbanization, competition for scarce energy resources, environmental degradation, and the fast changing contours of geo-political power, also make for a series of policy problems that require new, innovative, and bold institutional and political responses if Asia’s success is to be sustained.
At the heart of Asia lies the Greater China region, comprising Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. As the most recent new-comer to rapid economic transformation, modernization and urbanization, China’s growth is changing fundamentally the political-economy of the region? everything from trade patterns, flows of foreign direct investment, industrial location, and the configuration of regional political institutions and international governance.
This Second Major in Greater China Studies is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of this transition, the forces propelling this change, and their consequences for Asia and beyond. The Second Major in Greater China Studies provides students with a unique opportunity to specialize in issues such as urbanization, the policy challenges of managing rapid economic transition, regional governance and geo-politics, changing governance modalities associated with democratization, sustainable development, and the emerging policy challenges associated with meeting demands for housing, health, education, and social security.
Taught by leading specialists from multi-disciplinary and comparative perspectives, the Second Major in Greater China Studies is hosted by the Department of Asian and Policy studies and welcomes students from all around the world to join the Programme.
CURRICULUM*
Students who take Greater China Studies as the second major are required to take 10 courses from the following list:
Course Codes | Course Titles | cps |
GCS1001 | Understanding Greater China: History, Politics and Change | 3 |
POS2001 | Politics and Governance: Concepts, Issues and Perspectives | 3 |
POS2002 | China’s Rise and Globalized World | 3 |
SSC3192 | Urbanization in Greater China | 3 |
GCS3002 | Economic Growth and Sustainable Livelihood in Greater China | 3 |
SES3011 | Environmental Education in a Global Age | 3 |
GCS3010 | Education and Society in Greater China | 3 |
GCS3003 | Politics and Law in Greater China | 3 |
GCS4004 | Comparative Social Policy in Asia | 3 |
GCS4005 | Regional Cooperation in Greater China: Challenges and Issues | 3 |
GCS4006 | Managing Development and Civil Society in Greater China | 3 |
For further information, refer to Second Major Course Synopsis or the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences’ (FLASS) webpage.
Course Synopsis*
Major Studies
* Course Synopsis: Any aspect of the course (including, without limitation, the content of the Course and the manner in which the Course is taught) may be subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of the University. Without limiting the right of the University to amend the course, it is envisaged that changes may be required due to factors such as staffing, enrolment levels, logistical arrangements and curriculum changes.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Only students in programmes under the new 4- or 5-year curriculum (ie 4-year non-BEd programmes such as BSocScEd(GCS), BA(LSE), BScEd(SS), and 5-year BEd programmes) are permitted to enroll in a Second Major, subject to the followings:
1. Programmememe specific requirements; and
2. GPA requirement of normally 3.0 or above in the first year of study.
However for some programmes there may be some restrictions on the choices of Second Majors. Normally, the minimum credit requirement for Second Major is 30 credit points out of the available credit points in the Elective domain.
Student who are interested to have Greater China Studies as second major, please apply online at https://oraas0.eduhk.hk/SecondMajor/index.jsp.
APPLY ONLINE & ENQUIRIES
Interested applicants please submit your application via EdUHK Online Application Systems. Prior to your submission, please visit www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/ for detailed application and admission information.
Should you have enquiries, please do not hesitate to email us at:
For enquiries of BSocSc(GCS)/BSocScEd(GCS)
bssgcs@eduhk.hk
For enquiries of the Department
aps@eduhk.hk