Programme Structure
Students are required to complete 30 credits, including 15 credits for core courses, 9 credits for elective courses, and 6 credits for capstone project.
Course Title | Credit | |
Core Courses | CPA501 Policy Processes and Analysis | 3 |
CPA502 Research Methods in Public Management | 3 | |
CPA503 Public Policy Lab | 3 | |
CPA509 Theories and Approaches of Comparative Politics | 3 | |
SOC601 Governance, Management and Delivery | 3 | |
Electives Courses*(Select 3 courses) | CRS507 China’s Regional Development: Comparative Perspectives | 3 |
CRS508 Social Development and Policy Change in Asia | 3 | |
MIH501 Globalisation, Policy and Society | 3 | |
MIA607 NGOs, Civil Society and the State | 3 | |
CPA504 Chinese Politics, Policy and Governance | 3 | |
CPA510 Comparative Public Administration and Development in Asia | 3 | |
Capstone Project | CPA601 Comparative Public Administration Capstone Project and Symposium Presentation | 6 |
Total | 30 | |
*The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient demand and faculty availability and the Programme reserves the rights to offer the elective courses chosen by student.
Students are required to complete a total of 30 credits covering 5 core courses, 3 elective courses and capstone project to fulfill the graduation requirements.
Course Title | Credit | |
Core Courses | CPA509 Theories and Approaches of Comparative Politics | 3 |
SOC601 Governance, Management and Delivery | 3 | |
CPA501 Policy Processes and Analysis | 3 | |
CPA502 Research Methods in Public Management | 3 | |
CPA503 Public Policy Lab | 3 | |
Electives Courses*(Select 3 courses) | CPA505 Politics, Law and Digital Governance | 3 |
CPA506 Digital Analysis in Public Management | 3 | |
CPA507 Digital Politics and Cyberthreats in Global, National, Market and Individual Contexts | 3 | |
CPA508 Digital Governance in Public Sector: Management Issues | 3 | |
CDS532 Programming for Data Science | 3 | |
Capstone Project | CPA601 Comparative Public Administration Capstone Project and Symposium Presentation | 6 |
Total | 30 | |
*Remarks:
(1) The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient demand and faculty availability and the Programme reserves the rights to offer the elective courses chosen by student.
(2) Lingnan University reserves the right to cancel the concentration course should the enrollment fail to reach the minimum required threshold. In the event of such cancellation, all students who selected it will be automatically re-assigned to the corresponding mother programme (Master of Social Sciences in Comparative Public Administration). Students will be notified of any such decision as soon as possible.