City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
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JS1108
BSocSc Public Affairs and Management 社會科學學士(公共政策與管理)
BSocScPAM
Short Description
The Department of Public and International Affairs is a multidisciplinary department with a multinational faculty and a strong international orientation. With faculty members graduating from many of the world’s top universities and with a commitment to leading edge research and high quality teaching, the Department can lay a strong claim to be the leading department in its field in the region.
The Department currently offers the following major:
- BSocSc Public Affairs and Management
This major aims to:
- provide students with a comprehensive education in the common core theories, concepts, and knowledge bases of public policy, public management, and political science;
- enable students to specialize in public policy, public management, or political science for gaining an understanding of the essential theories, principles, dynamics, and analytic approaches of these bodies of knowledge;
- equip students with the theoretical, conceptual, and analytical tools to understand comprehensively public policy, public management, and political developments in Hong Kong, China, and the contemporary global world; and
- produce graduates who can meet effectively the human resources needs of a wide range of public and private sector employers in administrative, management, and policy and political analysis positions, as well as in the media and non-governmental organizations.
BSocSc Public Affairs and Management students are eligible to apply for the following joint degree programme:
Remarks:
# Indicative intake quotas for JUPAS and non-JUPAS admissions, subject to change.
^ Please click here for details of interview arrangements.
Useful Links:
Useful Information for JUPAS Applicants
Assessment of Applications
Flexible Admission Arrangement for JUPAS Applicants
CityU Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents
CityU Tiger Programme
JUPAS Admissions Score Reference
Programme Website
Requirements
- Programme Entrance Requirements
- General Entrance Requirements
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | Attained |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 2 SUBJECTS | 3 |
Notes:
- Liberal Studies would be used as the alternative of the core subject requirement of Citizenship and Social Development.
- Unspecified electives may include Category A elective subjects, Mathematics extended modules (M1/M2) (except for JS1801) and Category C other language subjects (at grade E or above) (except for JS1200, JS1201, JS1217, JS1801, JS1805, JS1806 and JS1807). If students take both M1 and M2, they are counted as one subject only.
- Applied Learning (ApL) subjects are not counted as elective subjects, except for JS1041, JS1042, JS1043, JS1044, JS1805, JS1806 and JS1807.
- Please refer to the minimum entrance requirements webpage for details.
- Applicants who are marginally failed to meet the entrance requirements of the programme may still have opportunity of admission. CityU will continue the flexibility towards the minimum entrance requirements for JUPAS applicants in 2024/25 entry. The details of flexible admission arrangement will be announced in due course.
Remarks:
- For details of the alternative Chinese Language qualifications acceptable by the University for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students, please click here.
Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination
CityU accepts repeat results and will use the best results in assessing whether applicants fulfil the entrance requirements and to calculate admission scores.
First Year Tuition Fee
HK$ 42,100
Contacts
Statistics
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2023 | 302 | 271 | 378 | 447 | 360 | 1758 |
| 2022 | 324 | 285 | 345 | 424 | 348 | 1726 |
| 2021 | 143 | 274 | 330 | 491 | 362 | 1600 |
| 2020 | 258 | 328 | 479 | 617 | 480 | 2162 |
| 2019 | 358 | 431 | 609 | 727 | 643 | 2768 |
| 2018 | 289 | 387 | 656 | 973 | 760 | 3065 |
| 2017 | 836 | 838 | 981 | 1274 | 1003 | 4932 |
| 2016 | 467 | 499 | 710 | 1012 | 831 | 3519 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2023 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2022 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| 2021 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 2020 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 2019 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| 2018 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 67 |
| 2017 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2016 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 68 |
The information provided is subject to ongoing review. The University reserves the right to amend the information from time to time.