Minor in Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship (54439-YPE)

Programme Code	54439-YPE
Programme Leader	Dr Kenneth Lo

Aims

The government has been relying on sound policies to deal with social problems, there is a need to train social administration practitioners with conceptual and methodological competence, as well as social and ethical responsibility. They are able to make independent judgment in problem solving based on the principle of social justice.

On the other hand, the role of civil society in solving different social problems through social enterprises is becoming more vital. Students studying in the programme will acquire the skills and knowledge in which a social entrepreneur needs to know in alleviating different social problems.

Curriculum

Minor students are required to take 6 subjects from the list with at least 1 subject from each stream.

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Category	Subject Code	Subject Title	Credit Value	Pre-requisite	Requirement
Stream of Social Policy	APSS3221	Civil Society and Governance	3		At least choose 1 subject
	APSS3224	Social Capital	3
	APSS323	Government & Public Administration	3
	APSS3230	Theories of Social Policy	3
	APSS3232	Social Planning and Policy Making Process	3	APSS3230
	APSS3242	Understanding Diversities	3
	APSS4535	Social Innovation for Grand Challenges (retitled from APSS3243 Creating Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship)	3
Stream of Social Entrepreneurship	APSS3234	Financial Planning and Management in Organizations (retitled from APSS322 Financial Management in Human Services)	3	APSS331	At least choose 1 subject
	APSS3235	Media and Social Innovation	3
	APSS324	Human Capital Development	3	APSS331
	APSS328	Programme Planning and Evaluation	3
	APSS331	Management in Human Services	3
	APSS4510	Corporate Social Responsibility	3
	APSS4511	Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises	3
	APSS4536	Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting and Strategy	3
	APSS4537	Entrepreneurship for Global and Social Development	3

Please click here for the subject offering pattern.

Requirement for Obtaining the Minor Award

To graduate with the Minor Award, students are required to complete 6 subjects totaling 18 credits with at least 50% (9 credits) of them at level 3 or above.

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Quota and Application

The annual quota is 8, subject to approval by the University.
Minor study is a free choice by students and not mandatory.This option is not applicable to students who are admitted to an articulation degree programme.Only students with GPA of 2.5 or above can be considered for Minor study enrollment.
The application for the Minor will be processed in two rounds (October [1^stround] and November [2^nd round] in semester one). Students should submit applications for Minor study (Application Form AR147) together with hardcopies of their cumulative subject result and subject registration record to the Major Programme Offering Department. Documents in support of having met the additional admission requirements of the Minor Programme, if applicable, should also be attached.

Enquiries

For further programme information, please contact:

The General Office (tel: 2766 5746 ; e-mail: ssba@polyu.edu.hk)