Majors

Criminology and Sociology

	Normative 4-year Degree
Major	Criminology and Sociology 犯罪學及社會學
Degree / Award Title	Bachelor of Social Sciences in Criminology and Sociology 社會科學學士(犯罪學及社會學)
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Applied Social Sciences
Normal Period of Study	4 years
Maximum Period of Study	8 years
Credit Units Required for Graduation	120 credit units

Note: The following curriculum information is subject to periodic review and changes.

GE Requirements (30 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2017/18

Credit Units

University Requirements

GE1401 University English

Discipline-specific English

GE1501 Chinese Civilisation - History and Philosophy

Distributional Requirements

Take at least 1 course from each of the three distributional areas:

Area 1: Arts and Humanities
Area 2: Study of Societies, Social and Business Organisations
Area 3: Science and Technology

Visit the GE website for more course information.

College-specified Courses

Take 3 courses from the following:

AIS2032	Hong Kong: Continuity and Change in a Global City
AIS2200	Introduction to International Studies Through Film
CAH2201	The Mirror for Today: Introduction to Chinese History
CAH2516	Society, Theatre and Performance
CAH2545	Texts in Chinese Art and Culture
CAH2551	Chinese Art and Political Expression
CAH2810	Ancient Chinese History 1
CAH2811	Ancient Chinese History 2
CAH2840	Modern Chinese History
CAH2854	The City in Chinese History
CAH2865	History of Chinese Art
CAH2871	American History
CAH3851	Chinese Archaeology
CAH3852	World Archaeological History
COM3107	Fundamentals of Persuasive Communication
COM3408	Integrated Strategic Communication
EN2321	Modern and Contemporary Fiction
EN2801	Popular Culture and Social Life
EN3583	Facebook and Autobiography. How we narrate ourselves on social network sites.
LT2201	Introduction to Linguistics
LT2306	Appreciating Written Texts
LT3234	Language and Cognition
LT3345	Discovering and Managing Terms
POL2106	Government and Economy
POL3113	Issues in Contemporary World Politics
POL3114	Seminars on Hong Kong Government and Politics
POL3120	Politics and Media
POL3207	Health Care Policy and Ethics
POL3233	Managing the Housing System
POL3234	Transport Planning and Management
POL3309	Issues in Public Management
POL3310	Public Management in the Information Age
POL3410	Management Ethics
POL3703	Labour and the State in China
POL3900	Social Innovation and Public Policy
POL3914	The European Union
SS1012	Youth in a Changing Society
SS1611	Movies and Psychology

College / School Requirements (6 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2017/18

Liberal Arts Studies (select one course)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
CAH1603	Great Works in the Humanities	3
EN2011	English on the Move	3
LT1101	Amazing Things about Language	3

Social Sciences Studies (select one course)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
AIS2801	Asia in World: A Critical Appreciation through Film	3
COM1101	Media and Communication in the Digital Age	3
POL2109	Understanding Politics and Policy	3
SS1600	Discovering the Mystery of Applied Social Sciences	3

Remarks:
Students of 2015 entry or before transferred from departments within CLASS will follow the College Requirement of Catalogue Term 2015 or before.

Major Requirements (57 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2018/19

1. Foundation-year Courses (9 credits)**

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SS1011	Social Welfare Services and Issues	3
SS1101	Basic Psychology	3
SS1024	Social Issues and Problems	3

2. Core Courses (18 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SS2025	Sociology of Politics and Deviance	3
SS2034	Research Methods in Social Sciences	3
SS2029	Basic Sociology	3
SS2030	Introduction to Criminology	3
SS3119	Penology	3
SS3120	Policing and Crime Prevention	3

3. Specified Stream Core Courses (21 credits): Students must specialize in ONE steam

3a. Criminology Stream

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SS2709	Methods of Criminological Research	3
SS4217	Conflict Management and Mediation	3
SS4296	Research Project in Criminology	6
SS4300	Advanced Criminological Theory	3
SS4207	Working with Young People and Offenders	3
SS4718	Forensic Criminology	3

3b. Applied Sociology Stream

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SS3417	Applied Sociological Theory	3
SS3419	Complex Organizations	3
SS3423	Applied Quantitative Research Methods	3
SS3428	Applied Qualitative Research Methods	3
SS4601	Emerging Issues in Chinese Societies	3
SS4595	Independent Study in Applied Sociology	6

4. Elective Courses (9 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SS3302	Professional Internship in Applied Criminology and Sociology	3
SS3505	Green Criminology: Crimes against the Environment and Wildlife	3
SS4116	Crime, Social Order and Policing in Contemporary China	3
SS4304	Sexual Offending	3
SS4214	Crime and Corruption in Asia	3
SS4302	Organized Crime	3
SS4584	Social Risk Analysis	3
SS4585	Social Capital and Sustainable Development	3
SS4588	Sociology of Family	3
SS4589	Economic Sociology	3
SS4305	Gender and Human Trafficking	3

**Note: Students of second major and students changed to the major (only applicable to normative 4-year degree students and students admitted with Advanced Standing I) will follow the Advanced Standing I curriculum and will be required to take any one Foundation-year course (3 credit units).