Mode of study
Full-time
Programme Duration
Mode of study |
Normal Study Period |
Maximum Study Period |
Full-time |
8 months (One Regular Term and a Summer Term) |
2 years |
Medium of Instruction
English
Credit Required
24 credits
Modules Required
4 core courses (12 credits) and 4 elective courses (12 credits)
Programme Curriculum
Core Courses (4 courses, a total of 12 credits)
- APS501 Experiential Learning in Applied Social Sciences (3 credits)
- LCE501 Advanced Business Communication (3 credits)
- LCE502 English for Academic Purposes (3 credits)
- MIH502 Comparative Social Policy Research Methods (3 credits)
Elective Courses (any 4 courses)
- SOC505 / MIH501 Globalisation, Policy and Society (3 credits)
- MIH504 Internationalisation and Quality Management in Higher Education (3 credits)
- MIH509 Regional Studies on Education in Greater China and East Asia (3 credits)
- MIH601 Internationalising Education: Institutional Strategy and Development (3 credits)
- MIH603 Cases and Workshop for Management Issues in Education (3 credits)
- MIH605 Managing Talents and Finance in Education Institutions (3 credits)
- MGT601 Managing Conflict in Organisations (3 credits)
- MCG504 Intangible Culture Heritage and Heritage Conservation (3 credits)
- PSY605 Coaching and Counselling in the Workplace (3 credits)
- PSY515 Research Methods in Work Psychology (3 credits) *
* PSY515 can be substituted with MHM503 Research in Health and Social Services (3 credits) subject to approval of respective Programme Directors and PCCs
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 8 courses (4 core courses and 4 elective courses) and obtain a minimum of 24 credits
- Achieve a minimum CGPA of 2.67
- Obtain an average of GPA 2.33 for the two English courses namely English for Academic Purposes and Advanced Business Communication
- A student who fulfils all the requirements for graduation shall be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Sciences with one of the following classifications:
Award Classification |
Minimum Cumulative G.P.A. |
Distinction |
3.50 |
Pass |
2.67 |