Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Government and International Studies
The structure of the First Major (FM) is as follows:
| I. | First Major Required Courses | 21 units |
| II. | First Major Elective Courses | 24 units |
| III. | Honours Project | 3 units |
| 48 units |
Requirements
| I. | First Major Required Courses | 21 units |
| GSIS2005 Statistics for the Social Sciences | 3 units | |
| POLS1005 Foundations of Political Science | 3 units | |
| POLS2006 Introduction to Political Economy | 3 units | |
| POLS2007 Introduction to Research Methods | 3 units | |
| POLS2015 Government & Politics of Hong Kong | 3 units | |
| POLS2017 Foundations of International Relations | 3 units | |
| POLS2025 Foundations of Political Philosophy | 3 units | |
| II. | First Major Elective Courses | 24 units |
| EURO2007 The Political Economy of the European Union | 3 units | |
| EURO2015 Model European Union | 3 units | |
| EURO3205 Comparative Politics of Post-Communist Central Europe | 3 units | |
| EURO4005 Current Issues of European Integration | 3 units | |
| POLS2016 Social Movements and Contentious Politics | 3 units | |
| POLS2026 Ethics, Social Well-being, and Public Health | 3 units | |
| POLS2205 European Politics and Society: French Political and Government System | 3 units | |
| POLS2206 European Politics and Society: German Political Systems and Society | 3 units | |
| POLS3017 Government & Politics of China | 3 units | |
| POLS3206 Government and Politics of Japan | 3 units | |
| POLS3225 Religion and Politics | 3 units | |
| POLS3226 War and Peace | 3 units | |
| POLS3227 Greater China: State and Society | 3 units | |
| POLS3235 Comparative Democracies: The United Kingdom and the United States | 3 units | |
| POLS3236 Gender and Politics | 3 units | |
| POLS3237 Social and Political Developments in Contemporary China | 3 units | |
| POLS3245 China and the World | 3 units | |
| POLS4207 Comparative Public Administration | 3 units | |
| POLS4225 Political Cultures and Economies in Transition | 3 units | |
| POLS4226 Public Policy and Governance | 3 units | |
| POLS4227 Security Studies | 3 units | |
| POLS4236 Theories of International Relations | 3 units | |
| POLS4237 Topics in Asian Politics | 3 units | |
| POLS4245 Topics in Comparative and Global Politics | 3 units | |
| POLS4246 Topics in European Politics | 3 units | |
| POLS4247 Comparative Electoral and Party Politics | 3 units | |
| POLS4255 Comparative Regionalism and Regionalization | 3 units | |
| POLS4256 Comparative Authoritarianism and Democratization | 3 units | |
| POLS4257 International and Global Justice | 3 units | |
| POLS4265 Topics in Political Theory and Philosophy | 3 units | |
| POLS4266 China-EU, Prospects. Opportunities and Challenges | 3 units | |
| POLS4899 Honours Project (Advanced) | 3 units | |
| III. | Honours Project | 3 units |
| POLS4898 Honours Project | 3 units |
