Minor in Public Policy and Management

JUPAS Code

N/A

Abbreviated Programme Title

PPM

Medium of Instruction

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Study Period

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(This Minor is offered by the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) from 2022/23 intake and onwards.)

Aims

This Minor aims at catering students’ new demand for knowledge and skills for their career development in public sector, public bodies (e.g. Trading Fund and Housing Authority), think tanks, policy consultancy and other relevant sectors.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Minor, students will be able to:

(a) understand the principles, theories and practices of public policy and management;

(b) apply analytical assessment/evaluation skills to public policy and management problems; and

(c) communicate analysis of policy problems and solutions to policy-makers, relevant stakeholders and the broader community.

Minor Requirement

Students who take Public Policy and Management as a Minor are required to choose any FIVE out of the nine courses.

Course Code/ Course Outline	Course Title	Credit Points
Electives (Choose any 5 courses out of the following 9 courses)
PUA1021 ^@	Soccer Management and Governance (Equivalent to GEG1045)	3
PUA2013*	Managing and Organising Social Enterprises	3
PUA2014*	Organisational Budget Management	3
PUA3009	International Public Management	3
PUA4030 ^@	Coalition Building and Policy Advocacy (Equivalent to PUA4012)	3
POS3008	Inequality and Social Policies in Contemporary Society	3
SSC3259	Strategic Communication and Public Relations Management	3
SSC4260 ^@	Advanced Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation: Quantitative Research (Equivalent to SSC4311)	3
PPG6002^#	Public Policy and Governance: Processes and Techniques	3

Note

^@The equivalent courses can be used as a substitution for the listed PPM courses to fulfill the Minor requirement.

* Major core course of BSocSc(SEDS)

^#Core course from Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM). Students who want to register for this master-level course as a Minor course should obtain a Programme GPA of 3.0 or above, and have to submit an application form via email to ssps@eduhk.hk. Application form and details for the master level course can be reached at: https://www.eduhk.hk/gradsch/index.php/current-students/course-sharing.html.

ENQUIRIES

Enquiries of Minor in Public Policy and Management: ssps@eduhk.hk

Last Update: December 2024

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