The Liberal Art University in Hong Kong
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(A) Current Programme Curriculum

Course Category (Each course carries 3 credits)

No. of credits

1. Social Sciences Foundation Courses

BEH103 Introduction to Behavioural Science                                                     
ECO101 Introduction to Economics                                                                    
POL 101Introduction to Political Science                                                        
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology                                                                     
SSC116 Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences                   

15

2. Social Sciences Stream Courses

3 Stream Required Courses(9credits)                                                                   

Behavioural Science in Modern Society (BSMS)
BEH201 Human Development and Psychology of Adulthood
Two out of the following three courses
BEH205 Social Psychology
ECO216 Behavioural Economics
POL213 Political Psychology and Behaviour

China and Asian Pacific Affairs (CAPA)
POL202 Asia Pacific Today
SSC201 Trade and International Relations of Asia Pacific
SSC202 Politics and Economics of Contemporary China

Contemporary Economic and Public Policy (CEPP)
ECO208 Principles of Public Policy or
ECO217 Money and Banking

ECO205 Economics of Taxation and Transfer
POL208 Public Policy: Values and Processes

Contemporary Social Issues and Policy (CSIP)
POL208 Public Policy: Values and Processes
SOC203 Social Gerontology
SOC204 Society and Social Change

International Studies (IS)
ECO207 International Political Economy or
POL205 Global Governance

ECO214 Globalisation and Economic Integration
POL203 International Politics


6 Stream Elective Courses (18 credits)
                                                                

27

3. Social Sciences Elective Courses

1 Specific Social Sciences Elective Course
                                         
Senior Thesis / 2 BSocSc Elective Courses at 200- or 300- level 
      
2 BSocSc Programme Elective Courses                                                           

15

4. Language

English for Communication I & II 
                                                       
Practical Chinese I & II                                                                         

12

5. 3 General Education Courses

9

6. 4 Free Elective Courses

12

Minimum Credits for Honours Degree

90

Note: Starting from second year, students are required to choose one stream.  In addition, students may opt for a Discipline Concentration (DC).  The optional DC, i.e. Economics, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology, requires 12 credits, including completion of 6 credits of DC required courses, and 6 credits of DC electives or a DC specific Senior Thesis.


Optional Discipline Concentration

Economics
ECO201 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECO202 Intermediate Macroeconomics
and any other 2 elective courses in the economics discipline at the 200- or 300- level/a DC Specific Senior Thesis

Political Science
POL210 Comparative Politics
POL217 Modern Political Ideologies
and any other 2 elective courses in the political science discipline at the 200- or 300- level/a DC Specific Senior Thesis

Psychology
SSC217 Statistics for Social Science
and
BEH201 Human Development and Psychology of Adulthood or
BEH205 Social Psychology
and
other 2 elective courses in the behavioural science discipline at 200- or 300-level/a DC specific Senior Thesis

Sociology
SOC201 Classical Sociological Theory
SOC202 Contemporary Sociological Theory
and any other 2 elective courses in the sociology discipline at the 200- or 300- level and the following BEH courses/a DC Specific Senior Thesis (BEH203, BEH205, BEH325, BEH332)


*Starting from second year of study, students are required to choose a stream

# Students who opt for a Discipline Concentration (DC) can make use of a total of 12 credits for BSocSc elective/Senior Thesis to fulfil the DC requirements.

^ The course taken to fulfil the programme required course requirement cannot be double-counted as stream-elective.

** Students should at least take six credits from courses outside the BSocSc Programme.

The Programme curriculum is subject to revision


(B) Programme Curriculum for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 intake students