AIS Taught Postgraduate
Programmes For HSE students
Brief overview of the Department of
Asian and International Studies
The department's mission is to explore Asia,
conducting research and teaching at the highest
international levels. Our faculty generate new
knowledge of socio-political, economic and cultural
processes of change in Asian countries, situating
these changes in the broader international context.
With backgrounds in Anthropology, History, Political
Science, and Sociology, the department takes crossdisciplinary approaches to key questions about
gender, the environment, globalization, international
development, migration and cities, political change,
religion and security. Twenty-two languages are
spoken in the department, with most academic staff
conducting research in more than one language.
The department combines comprehensive
undergraduate teaching with an outstanding set of
postgraduate Master's and PhD programmes.
Politics and International Studies at City
University
QS2013 Ranked 45th in the world
QS2014 Ranked 38th in the world
Our TPg programmes
• Master of Social Sciences
(Development Studies) (MSSDS)
• Programme Leader: Dr Jonathan
London. Email:
jonathan.london@cityu.edu.hk
• Masters of Arts in International
Studies (MAIS)
• Programme Leader: Dr Toby
Carroll. Email:
toby.carroll@cityu.edu.hk
• Masters of Arts in Modern Asian
Studies (MAMAS)
• Programme Leader: Dr Bradley
Williams. Email:
Brad.Williams@cityu.edu.hk
Master of Social Sciences in
Development Studies
發展研究社會科學碩士
Commenced in the Fall 2006, this is
a self-financed programme for
practitioners, educators, staff in
NGOs, media, and government, and
persons working for large
international organizations which
operate in Asian societies, or which
deal with Asian development issues.
Enrolled in Hong Kong's only
programme in Development Studies,
students could develop expertise on
human rights, social movements,
global institutions, policy-making,
gender, ethnicity, labour and
environment, as well as to build
capacity to advocate policy changes
and to implement development
projects.
Master of Arts in International
Studies 國際研究文學碩士
The Programme , commencing in
2010, is the first and the ONLY one
of its kind in Hong Kong that
develops expertise on issues of Asian
and International Studies. This is an
essential skill for anyone who wants
to understand the future and forge
an international, successful career.
This Programme positions students
to better comprehend and manage
future challenges and issues - either
in Asia or in other parts of the world.
The Programme caters to local
students as well as overseas
students from both developed and
developing countries, both within
the region and elsewhere. You will
be taught by a group of Asian and
International scholars who have
research and teaching expertise as
well as in-country professional
experience.
Master of Arts in Modern Asian
Studies
現代亞洲研究文學碩士
The Department of Asian and
International Studies (AIS) in the
College of Liberal Arts and Social
Sciences of the City University of
Hong Kong is planning to launch
a postgraduate degree focusing
on Modern Asia in the academic
year 2014-15. The one year fulltime or two year part-time
postgraduate degree will equip
students with essential skills in
understanding Asia as a region,
keeping in sight its sub-regional
dynamics, and its relation to an
increasingly interconnected
world. Successful completion of
this programme, to be taught by
internationally recognised
faculty, will enable students to
navigate future professional,
policy or academic challenges
with greater knowledge,
confidence and skill.
Programme Structure
To complete the programme, students must acquire 24 credits.
Programme Core Course (12 credits)
Security Studies
International Political Economy
International Organisations
Theory in International Studies
Possible Electives (12 credits)
Research Design for the Social Sciences
Authoritarian Resilience and Democratic Change in East Asia
Good Governance and Politics in The Developing World
Welfare Regimes and Social Protection in Asia
Environmental Challenges in Asia and the World
Human Rights in Asia
Special Topics in Asian and International Studies
Religion and Development
Fieldwork Studies
Thesis
Programme Information and Entrance Requirements
http://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/programme/P38
Programme Structure
To complete the programme, students must acquire 24
credits.
Programme Core Course (12 credits)
Asian Regional Governance
The State and Economy in East Asia
Political and Social Change in Southeast Asia and the Region
International Relations of Northeast Asia
Programme Information
www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/programme/P38
Possible Electives (12 credits)
Research Design for the Social Sciences
Environmental Challenges in Asia and the World
Human Rights in Asia
Special Topics in Asian and International Studies
Religion and Development
China and the Developing World
Gender and Development
Welfare Regimes and Social Protection in Asia
Social Change and Urbanisation in Contemporary China
Political Contention in Contemporary China
Fieldwork Studies
Thesis
Programme Structure
To complete the programme, students must acquire 24
credits.
Programme Core Course (12 credits)
Theories and Approaches in Development Studies
Comparative Development in Asia
Development Policy and Advocacy
Social Movements and Development
Possible Electives (12 credits)
Project Planning and Management for Development
Gender and Development
Special Topics in Development Studies
Research Design for the Social Sciences
Welfare Regimes and Social Protection in Asia
Environmental Challenges in Asia and the World
Human Rights in Asia
Religion and Development
Fieldwork Studies
Thesis
Programme Information and Entrance Requirements
http://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/programme/P38
Courses 2014-15 + Summer
Semester A - PG
courses for MAIS
AIS5023 International Political Economy
IS-Core
AIS5025 Theory in International Studies
IS-Core
courses for MAMAS
AIS5042 Political and Social Change in Southeast Asia and the Region
MAS-Core
AIS5045 International Relations of Northeast Asia
MAS-Core
AIS5026 Research Design in the Social Sciences
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
AIS5041 Special Topics in Asian and International Studies
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
AIS5044 Religion and Development
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
AIS5048 China and the Developing World
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
Semester B - PG
AIS5031 Security Studies
IS-Core
AIS5049 International Organisations
IS-Core
AIS5021 Asian Regional Governance
MAS-Core
AIS5024 The State and Economy in East Asia
MAS-Core
AIS5038 Environmental Challenges in Asia and the World
IS-Electives
AIS5308 Gender and Development
MAS-Electives
MAS-Electives
AIS5335 Welfare Regimes and Social Protection in Asia
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
AIS5xxx Women and Politics in Asia (new course proposed)
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
POL5705 Social Change and Urbanisation in Contemporary China
Master Thesis
MAS-Electives
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
AIS5043 Fieldwork Study
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
AIS5039 Human Rights in Asia
IS-Electives
MAS-Electives
Summer
Current level of enrolment
Fees and Scholarships
• 2014-15: ~HK$124,000
• Agreement with HSE: If 710 students enrol then AIS
will offer a fee
rebate/scholarship to all
students. Currently equal
to ~1/7 of the programme
cost.
• Applies to MAMAS and
MAIS programmes
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