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Overview
After completing courses in their chosen domains on the Social Sciences course from Hong Kong Shue Yan University, students proceed to the Graduate Seminar. The Graduate Seminar aims to consolidate and extend knowledge accumulated through coursework, while also building independent research skills that are vital to the pursuit of further learning.
Objectives
- To Explain how social values are shaped by institutional transformations brought about by the state and market.
- To analyze how individual citizens re-orientate themselves within the social structure amid rapid and radical social changes.
- To explore the possibility and conditions for the emergence of new systems of social values in the family, community, and state.
- To compare and contrast the different transformation paths of social values and morality in various Chinese societies.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Theorizing Market and State
- Changing Social Values and Morality
- Religion and Market Economy
- Mobility, Migration, and Inequality
- Civil Society and Citizenship
- Politicizing and Commoditizing Cultures
- Collective Memories in Chinese Societies
- Heritage, Governance and Nationalism
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
More details
Starts from October/November each year. We begin to make admission decisions on applications received on a first-come-first-served basis.
Language
Partially taught in English
Credits
27 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies Ethnic Studies Sociology View 16 other Masters in Area & Cultural Studies in Hong Kong (SAR)Academic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 100
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
Full-time applicant of taught postgraduate programmes in HKSYU
- Applicants must have achieved a First Class or Second Class (Upper Division) Undergraduate Honours degree or its equivalent
- Applicants must demonstrate that their previous research experiences are commensurate with subject areas recognized by the respective programmes.
Tuition Fee
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International
11481 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 11481 USD for the full programme and a duration of 12 months. -
National
11481 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 11481 USD for the full programme and a duration of 12 months.
HK$89,000 for the Program
Funding
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