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Course Information

Course Lists offered by Department of Applied Social Studies (SS)

 

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 Important notes for exchange students:
  1.

Course availability is subject to confirmation.. 

  2.

Course registration is subject to the approval by the concerned department.

  3.

Students should select courses at level B2 to P5 and fulfill course pre-requisites if applicable.

  4.

Students should take 12-18 credit units in a semester.

  5.

Students wishing to take courses other than the prescribed list below can approach the respective departments for advice and registration upon their arrival at CityU. Enrolment of individual students at such courses are at the discretion of the respective teaching department.
  6.

The class schedule of the following list will be available in early August. Students are advised to check their courses to avoid any time clash in courses and add/ drop courses within the list on their arrival.

 

    
 
Course Code Title Level
Language of
Instruction other than English
Requirement
/Restriction
/Remark
GE2102 Encountering World Religions B2    
GE2203 Psychology for Young Professionals B2    
SS2023 Basic Psychology B2    
SS2024 Social Problems & Social Issues B2    
SS2027 Social Statistics and Research Methods B2    
SS2029 Basic Sociology B2    
SS2606 Introduction to Social Psychology B2    
SS2611 Movies and Psychology B2    
SS3114 Working with Groups B2
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Pre-cursors in "Introduction to Social Work" and "Introduction to Social Psychology" are required.
SS3120 Policing and Crime Prevention B2    
SS3300 Criminology B3    
SS3417 Applied Sociological Theory B3    
SS3419 Complex Organizations B3  
Pre-requisite in "Basic Sociology" or equivalent is required.
SS3420 Applied Social Research Methods (Year-long course) B3  
Pre-cursor in "Social Statistics and Research Methods" or equivalent is required
SS3605 Psychology of Abnormal Behaviour B3  
Pre-requisite in "Basic Psychology" or equivalent is required.
SS3607 Creativity and Problem-solving Skills B3  
SS3608 Emotional Intelligence B3  
SS3709 Personality Psychology B3  
Pre-requisite in "Basic Psychology" or equivalent is required.
SS3710 Psychology of Childhood & Adolescence B3  
Pre-requisite in "Basic Psychology" or equivalent is required.
SS3711 Biological Psychology B3  
Pre-requisite in "Basic Psychology" or equivalent is required.
SS3712 Cognitive Psychology B4  
Pre-requisite in "Basic Psychology" or equivalent is required.
SS4585 Social Capital and Sustainable Development B4  
The course will have several guest speakers from local agencies, who have to give the lecture in Cantonese; and site visit too. Nevertheless, simultaneous interpretation will be provided in the class and during the visit to them.
SS4586 Issues in Applied Social Research B4  
Pre-requisite in "Social Statistics and Research Methods" or equivalent is required.
SS4713 Abnormal Psychology B4  
Pre-requisite in "Basic Psychology" or equivalent is required.
SS5758 Educational Psychology (only in the section of Undergraduate Day-time class) P5  
Before taking this course, students are recommended to have completed a study of Basic Psychology or equivalent taught at the undergraduate level in a tertiary institution.

 

   
 

 * English, supplemented by Cantonese / Putonghua in live demonstration, skills rehearsal, and role-play
 
   

Remarks: 

B2 – Undergraduate courses (Year 1)
  B3 – Undergraduate courses (Year 2 / 3)
  B4 – Undergraduate courses (Year 3)
  P5 – Postgraduate course (for Undergraduate Year 3 students)