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

Programme Overview

This Minor programme is designed to equip students with a solid understanding of social issues and innovative ways to address them. It combines the study of social policy and the application of social entrepreneurship. It is ideal for students who want to combine specialist skills and social insight to create tangible social impact.

The programme blends theory and practice and examines local and global challenges, giving students analytical tools and practical skills to navigate a rapidly changing world. Teaching and learning take place both inside and beyond the classroom through diverse activities and real-world engagement.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the programme, students are expected to be able to:

demonstrate knowledge and skills in social policy and social entrepreneurship, including fundamental concepts and theories for policy making, programme planning and management skills in non-government sector and civil society;
articulate a global perspective and competence, with an awareness of both global and local contexts in relation to the practice of social policy and social entrepreneurship;
recognize the social and ethical responsibility of their decisions and actions, including the acknowledgement of social justice issues relevant to the practice of social policy and social entrepreneurship and their commitment to the society.

Programme Code

54439-YPE

Programme Intake

Credit Required for Graduation

18 credits (at least 9 credits must be at level 3 or above)

Exclusive Programme(s) & Programme Code(s)

N/A

Professional Recognition

N/A

Programme Leader

Prof. Yvette To

yvette.to@polyu.edu.hk

2766 5790

Entrance Requirement

To be eligible for a Minor, you must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above at the time of application for Minor enrolment.

The Minor application period normally begins after the announcement of overall results for Semester Two of Year One. Your CGPA at the end of Semester Two of Year One will be used to determine your eligibility. If you are interested in pursuing a Minor, please submit your application via eStudent > Application Forms > (AR147) Application for Minor during the designated application period.

Programme Structure

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. Among the subjects taken, at least 1 subject should be taken from each of the following streams:

Stream	Subject Code	Subject Title	Level	Credit Value	Pre-requisite	Requirement
Social Policy	APSS3221	Civil Society and Governance	3	3		choose at least 1 subject
	APSS3224	Social Capital	3	3
	APSS323	Government & Public Administration	3	3
	APSS3230	Theories of Social Policy	3	3
	APSS3232	Social Planning and Policy Making Process	3	3	APSS3230
	APSS3242	Understanding Diversities	3	3
	APSS4539	Social Innovation and Communities (Retitled from APSS4535 Social Innovations for Grand Challenges)	4	3
Social Entrepreneurship	APSS3235	Media and Social Innovation	3	3		choose at least 1 subject
	APSS3236	Financial Planning and Management for NPO and Social Enterprise (Retitled from APSS3234 Financial Planning and Management in Organizations)	3	3
	APSS324	Human Capital Development	3	3	APSS331
	APSS328	Programme Planning and Evaluation	3	3
	APSS331	Management in Human Services	3	3
	APSS4510	Corporate Social Responsibility	4	3
	APSS4511	Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises	4	3
	APSS4536	Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting and Strategy	4	3
	APSS4537	Entrepreneurship for Global and Social Development	4	3

For the offering patterns of the subjects, please click the link

Enquiries

Department of Applied Social Sciences

ssba@polyu.edu.hk

2766 5746

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