Interdisciplinary Curriculum Nurturing Future Global Leaders

Our Global Studies (GLSD) undergraduate programme nurtures future global leaders by cultivating a global mindset. It is designed to respond to the increased mobility of talents and the integration of national markets, and to meet the rapidly rising demand for leader who can negotiate international relations and geopolitics, analyze interconnected worldwide economic and financial linkage, and react to global environmental and health challenges (e.g. climate change, pollution and pandemics).

The programme is designed for students who:

• are interested in global issues;
• want to equip themselves with a global and cosmopolitan vision;
• want to develop analytical and practical skills to help them think globally and act locally; and
• want to prepare themselves for careers with an international orientation

Students can design their own concentration area and build their expertise in this area by choosing a mix of the interdisciplinary courses from the following elective clusters:

• Global Media and Popular Culture
• Global Economy
• World Politics
• Planetary Health
• Quantitative Methods in Global Studies

Diverse Experiential Learning Activities

GLSD students take part in various experiential learning activities to deepen their knowledge of diverse academic disciplines:

• Faculty Package
• Resident study overseas
• Foreign language courses
• Student-designed interdisciplinary concentration area
• Internship
• Capstone courses

Career Prospects

GLSD students are trained to work in the public and private sectors, including:

• Government;
• Multinational Corporations;
• Global Organizations;
• Non-profit Organizations; and
• Education Institutions.

Graduates can also pursue postgraduate studies in the area of globalization and related fields.

• Admission Brochure – Download
• Basic Admission Requirements –

• • JUPAS HKDSE Minimum Requirements:
    • Level 3 or above in Chinese Language
    • Level 3 or above in English Language
    • Level 2 or above in Mathematics
    • Attained in Citizenship and Social Development (CSD)
    • Level 3 or above in any 2 elective subjects (including Mathematics Extended Part Module I or Module II)
    • Indicative Admission Quota: 19
    • Subject Weightings: We count Best 5 subjects. Extra weighting to English (Weighting: 1.5). The weightings for all other subjects are the same (1.0).

• • Broad-based Admission: Students admitted to CUHK through the Social Science Broad-based Admission (JS4892) are free to choose GLSD as the major in the second year; there are no special requirements.

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  • Non-JUPAS and International Admissions Scheme (General Requirements): please refer to CUHK OAFA website

Major Programme Requirements (Total: 60 units)

Faculty Package (9 units)

Theoretical Perspectives on Globalization; and any two courses, offered by two different

Programmes / Departments / Schools within the Faculty of Social Science

Major Elective Courses (21 units)

• Globalization: Issues and Debates (3 units)
• Research Methods for GS (3 units)
• Language Courses (6 units)
• Resident Study Overseas (9 units)
• Internship (3 units)
• Capstone Courses (6 units)

Major Elective Courses (21 units)

Students can design their own concentration area and build their expertise in this area by choosing a mix of interdisciplinary courses from the following five (5) elective clusters:

• Global Media and Popular Culture
• Global Economy
• World Politics
• Planetary Health
• Quantitative Methods in Global Studies

CUHK Programme

BSSc in Global Studies, School of Governance and Policy Science

Waseda University Programme

BA in International  Liberal Studies, School of International  Liberal Studies

OR

BA in Social Sciences – Transnational & Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Innovation, School of Social Sciences

Programme Features

• Participating students will spend first two years at the home university and then at the partner university for the last two years.
• Students only have to pay tuition fee of their home university.
• Upon the completion of all graduation requirements of both universities, students can earn two bachelor’s degrees each from CUHK and Waseda University.

Admission Requirements

Requirements for admission to the 2nd degree programme in Waseda University:

1. Students must receive a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in their first year of studies (summer term included);
2. Students should have takenat least 37 units in the first year of studies, or they may have to extend their normative study period; and
3. Interviews may be conducted to select students when they have completed their first year of studies.

Minor Programme Requirements

Elective Courses (18 units)

(a) Any two courses from the following (6 units): GLSD1001, 2001, 2101, 2201, 2401, 2501
(b) Any four courses selected from the following, with at least two GLSD courses at 3000 or above level (12 units): ARCH3424, 4721, COMM3941, 4191, ECON3320, 3350, 3370, GDRS2002, 3005, 3012, 4011, GLSD2701, 3101, 3102, 3105, 3106, 3111, 3201, 3211, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3311, 3401, 3402, 3403, 3404, 3405, 3411, 3501, 3511, 3701, 4102, 4104, 4401, 4402, GPAD2120, 2185, 2300, 2345, 2350, 2355, 2370, 2375, 2395, 2450, 3040, 3071, 3160, 3161, 3190, 3220, 3360, 3365, 3451, 4142, 4225, GRMD2321, 3202, 3203, 3224, 3404, 4402, PSYC3610, SOWK3340, 4550, URSP2100, 2200, 2400, 3300

Explanatory Notes:
1. Students are advised not to take courses at 3000 or above level in their first year of attendance.
2. No more than 6 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.