Entrance in 2015-16 (4-year Program) Department of Government and Public Administration - CUHK
The undergraduate programme is comprehensive, offering more than 80 courses in the areas of political theory, research methodology, comparative government, international relations, political economy, gender politics, public administration, public policy, constitutional law and other political studies of law. We have a regional focus on the Greater China region. Nonetheless, individual courses also cover issues related to countries in other parts of the world. Classes are conducted in lecture, tutorial and seminar formats.

Major Programme Requirement

Students are required to complete a minimum of 66 units of courses as follows:

1

Faculty Package:
GPAD1020 and any two courses, offered by two different Programmes/Departments/Schools, chosen from the following:
ARCH1001, 1002, COMM1110, 1120, ECON1210, 1220, 2011, GRMD1401, 1402, 1404, PSYC1000, 1630, SOCI1001, 1201, SOWK1001, 1113, 1114, URSP1001, 1002

9 units
2

Required Courses:
GPAD1030, 1095, 2111

9 units
3

Elective Courses:
(a) Field Electives (6 courses to be chosen from 3 of the following 5 fields, with 2 courses in each field; courses that appear in more than one field can only count towards one field.)
(i) Comparative Politics
GPAD1025, 1045, 1046, 1055, 2120, 2125, 2130, 2135, 2140, 2145, 2180, 2300, 2395, 3040, 3050, 3141, 3160, 3190, 3230, 3280, 3360, 4060, 4142
(ii) Greater China
GPAD1050, 1057, 1066, 1070, 1075, 2015, 2025, 2060, 2350, 2370, 2455, 2555, 2655, 3016, 3026, 3120, 3240, 3250, 3260, 4027, 4030, 4065, 4385
(iii) International Relations
GPAD1066, 2050, 2185, 2300, 2345, 2350, 2355, 2375, 3160, 3350, 3360, 3365, 3451, 4060, 4070, 4225
(iv) Political Theory
GPAD2065, 2075, 2125, 2300, 3010, 3070, 3071, 3072, 3076, 3146, 3220, 3365, 4077, 4200, 4201, 4211, 4335, 5290
(v) Public Administration and Policy
GPAD1045, 1046, 2030, 2035, 2065, 2085, 2090, 2095, 2150, 2160, 2170, 2180, 2655, 3030, 3036, 3195, 3240, 3250, 3255, 3260, 3270, 4020

18 units
 

(b) Free Major Electives (any 8 GPAD courses, other than GPAD1076 & 1077)

24 units
 

(c) Research Component (minimum 6 units chosen from the following)
(i) GPAD4601 Independent Studies I
(ii) GPAD4602 Independent Studies II
(iii) GPAD4701 & 4702 Graduation Thesis I & II
(iv) 4000 level Seminars (cannot double count as field electives if courses appear in both field electives and research component courses):
GPAD4010, 4020, 4027, 4030, 4060, 4065, 4070, 4077, 4080, 4111, 4142, 4200, 4201, 4211, 4225, 4335, 4385

Of the Elective Courses, at least 11 courses (33 units), including the 2 (6 units) research component courses, should be at 2000 or above level.

6 units
  Total: 66 units
 Explanatory Note:
1. GPAD courses at 2000 and above level will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.