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Master of Philosophy in Public Policy
Programme
Master of Philosophy in Public Policy
公共政策哲學碩士
Award Title
Master of Philosophy
哲學碩士
Offering Academic Unit
Department of Public Policy
Mode of Study
Full-time
Part-time

Credit Units Required for Graduation
8 and SG8001

Programme Aims
This programme aims to provide advanced training for PhD and MPhil students in the area of policy and administration. It aims to help students pursue academic achievements in social research and develop independent and critical thinking capability, mastery of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and writing skills necessary for the successful publication of research findings. It will offer students opportunities to acquire scholarly competence in conducting research on public management, policy studies, politics and international affairs, China studies, applied ethics, urban and housing studies, environmental policy, and other related issues in the social sciences.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

1. Discover new knowledge by identifying and critically evaluating the relevant literature in the topic areas selected
2. Analyze real-world policy issues with theoretical and empirical research
3. Develop independent scholarly competencies in research design, methodological, and analytical techniques and sophisticated theorizing
4. Generate competitive grant proposals, seminar and conference papers, journal submissions and monographs


Programme Requirements


Research Area(s) in which research students will be admitted to:

Policy and Administration
 

Programme Core Courses: (8 credits)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
POL8603POL Staff-led Seminars for Research Students1Current Compulsory Course
POL8609Postgraduate Thesis Seminar2Current Compulsory Course
POL8616Politics and Public Policy3Current Compulsory Course
POL8617Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics2Current Compulsory Course


Apart from the programme core courses above, students are required to take SG8001 for graduation.
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
SG8001Teaching Students: First Steps1- For research students who commence their studies on or after 1 June 2008. - Not counted towards the University’s coursework equirement.

Programme Electives:

Please refer to the updated list of approved courses for research students posted in the SGS website.


Qualifying Examination (if any):

N.A.


Qualifying/Annual Report Submission:

Students must submit a qualifying report within the specified qualifying period as follow:
Full-time: within 6-12 months from the start of study
Part-time: within 9-18 months from the start of study.

After completing the qualifying report, students must submit progress reports on an annual basis until they have submitted the final version of their thesis for oral examination and have completed any other programme requirements.


Thesis:

The MPhil thesis should demonstrate the student’s ability to design a research agenda, collect data from a variety of locally available sources, deploy methodologies in a systematic way, build a coherent argument that addresses relevant literature and debates, and indicate prospects for making serious theoretical contributions.