PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
TO PROVIDE
To provide a rigorous and broad-based curriculum to appreciate and comprehend the nature of interdependent global society as a set of complex, multi-faceted connections and interrelated processes;
TO INTRODUCE
To introduce students to key concepts, debates, and perspectives on global studies and global society, with critical and reflective appraisal of those from different canons and western and non-western perspectives;
TO EQUIP
To equip students with a broad range of research methods including quantitative, qualitative, ethnographic, and interpretive, and the ability to discern between these methods;
TO EMPOWER
To empower students with the competencies for appreciating the ethical and value issues associated with global society, and for translating their own perspectives into professional practice;
TO PREPARE
To prepare students for career paths in one of five areas of specialism, where specific knowledge combined with generic critical and analytical skills and a whole person outlook are important.
CONCENTRATIONS
Students specialize and build vocational knowledge and skills by selecting one from three possible concentrations. Each has a distinct niche, as follows:
GLOBAL CULTURES
The concentration equips students with theoretical concepts and methodological tools to analyze global cultural developments. It offers an interdisciplinary approach drawing on History and Sociology to cultural globalization. This concentration prepares students for career paths where knowledge of the interplay of global, national, regional, and local cultures is crucial.
GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
This concentration aims to provide students with the basic instruments to better comprehend the major facets of globalization. Its core courses will equip students with theoretical and methodological tools that are required to understand and critique traditional models of international relations and global political economy. Students of this concentration will consider careers related to politics, government, and leadership in civil society.
GLOBAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
This concentration aims to provide students with the conceptual and analytical tools to understand and examine practices of social development in the contexts of the multi-faceted and interrelated processes of globalization; facilitate students to critically examine problems and issues in the application of the community approaches for advancing the welfare of disadvantaged groups who confront global challenges using local resources. This concentration empowers students to work with disadvantaged communities of different natures and in diverse settings.
*Depending on the number of students enrolled or other circumstances deemed as force majeure, the programme may not be able to offer all concentrations, or could offer only one concentration.