Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (PIA)

Department of Public and International Affairs

MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.

Core Courses for PhD Students (10 Credits):

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8123	Comparative Politics and Political Economy @	3
PIA8618	Qualitative Methods	3
PIA8616	Politics and Political Philosophy	3
PIA8619	Independent Study	4

Core Courses for PhD Students (formerly POL) (10 Credits) for 2019 - 2021 cohort:

Core Courses for PhD Students (formerly AIS) (9 Credits) for 2019 - 2021 cohort:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8123	Comparative Politics and Political Economy @	3
PIA8124	Development and International Studies @	3
PIA8616	Politics and Political Philosophy	3
PIA8619	Independent Study	4
PIA8620	Policy Studies and Public Management	3

Core Courses for PhD Students (formerly POL) (14 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Core Courses for PhD Students (formerly AIS) (7 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8123	Comparative Politics and Political Economy @	3
PIA8125	Research Methods and Ethics for the Social Sciences	3
PIA8616	Politics and Political Philosophy	3
PIA8617	Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics	3
PIA8618	Qualitative Methods	3
PIA8619	Independent Study	4

Core Courses for MPhil Students (6 Credits):

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8616	Politics and Political Philosophy	3
PIA8620	Policy Studies and Public Management	3

Core Courses for MPhil Students (formerly POL) (6 Credits) for 2019-2021 cohort:

Core Courses for MPhil Students (formerly AIS) (3 Credits) for 2019-2021 cohort:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8123	Comparative Politics and Political Economy @	3
PIA8616	Politics and Political Philosophy	3
PIA8620	Policy Studies and Public Management	3

Core Courses for MPhil Students (formerly POL) (8 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Core Courses for MPhil Students (formerly AIS) (7 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8123	Comparative Politics and Political Economy @	3
PIA8125	Research Methods and Ethics for the Social Sciences	3
PIA8616	Politics and Political Philosophy	3
PIA8617	Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics	3

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students (3 Credits):

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8617	Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics	3

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students (formerly POL) (9 Credits) for 2019-2021 cohort:

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students (formerly AIS) (3 Credits) for 2019-2021 cohort:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8125	Research Methods and Ethics for the Social Sciences	3
PIA8617	Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics	3
PIA8618	Qualitative Methods	3
PIA8621	Quantitative Methods	3

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for MPhil Students (3 Credits) for 2019-2021 cohort:

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8125	Research Methods and Ethics for the Social Sciences	3
PIA8617	Research Design, Methodology, and Ethics	3

Electives for PhD Students : Select 2 from the following for a total of 6 credits

Code	Course Title	Credits
PIA8620	Policy Studies and Public Management	3
PIA8621	Quantitative Methods	3
PIA8124	Development and International Studies	3
PIA6204	Statistical Analysis for Public Policy and Management	3
PIA8123	Comparative Politics and Political Economy@	3
PIA8616	Politics and Political Philosophy	3

% Special approval of programme leader is needed.
# Elective courses which may not be offered every year.
@ PIA8123, PIA8124 have to be taken in separate semesters.
Remark:
1) Students should - with the agreement of the supervisor - take either PIA8616 or PIA8123
2) PIA8621: required for students in political studies, policy studies, and public management
3) PIA6204: enrolled with supervisor permission
4) PIA8123 and PIA8616: If students take this course as programme core course, they are not allowed to take this course as an elective

Last updated in June 2024