Minor in Public Policy and Management
(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 ten courses.
| Course Code/ Course Outline | Course Title | Credit Points |
| Electives (Choose any 5 courses out of the following 10 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 |
| SSC4311@ | Quantitative Research Methods (Equivalent to SSC4260) | 3 |
| PPG6002# | Public Policy and Governance: Processes and Techniques | 3 |
Note
@Students must not take both the required courses and their equivalent courses. The equivalent courses cannot be used as substitution for the required courses to fulfill the Minor requirement.
^The course will be implemented from the academic year of 2024/25.
*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 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: April 2024
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