Students admitted to the Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme from the Academic Year 2024-25 will be required to complete 17 Major Required Courses, and 7 Concentration Courses (i.e. 5 Concentration Required + 2 Concentration Elective Courses).
From their 3rd year of studies onwards, in fact, GAD students will be able to choose on the basis of their relevant interests and career aspirations between two alternative concentrations, in “International Development” or in “Public Administration”.
These are the complete lists of courses offered to students admitted from the Academic Year 2024-25 onwards:
| Major Required Courses | |
| English Titles | Chinese Titles |
| Big Ideas in Social Sciences | 社会科学新视角 |
| International Cooperation and World Order | 国际合作与世界秩序 |
| Foundations of Political Science | 政治学导论 |
| Introduction to Research Methods | 研究方法导论 |
| Introduction to Sustainable Development | 可持续发展导论 |
| Principles of Development Economics | 发展经济学原理 |
| Python Programming for Beginners(computer-based/in collaboration with Division of Science and Technology) | Python初学者编程（计算机应用/与理工科技学部合作） |
| Cooperation and Progress in the Guangdong-HK-Macau Greater Bay Area | 粤港澳大湾区的合作与发展 |
| Global Digital Transformation: AI, IoT and Blockchain (computer-based /in collaboration with the Division of Science and Technology) | 全球数字化转型：人工智能、物联网、以及区块链（计算机应用/与理工科技学部合作） |
| Global Environmental Governance | 全球环境治理 |
| Global Political Economy | 全球政治经济 |
| Global Routes of Trade and Investment | 全球贸易与投资路线 |
| Globalisation: Trends, Issues and Opportunities; | 全球化：趋势、问题和机遇 |
| Growth,Innovation and Development: Case Studies | 经济增长创新与发展：经典案例研究 |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Management (computer-based /in collaboration with the Division of Science and Technology) | 环境管理地理信息系统概论（计算机应用/与理工科技学部合作） |
| Data Analysis for Social Science(computer-based) | 社会科学数据分析（计算机应用) |
| Final Year Project(GAD) | 毕业论文 |
| International Development Concentration Required Courses | |
| English Titles | Chinese Titles |
| China’s Global Partnerships for Shared Prosperity | 中国全球共荣伙伴关系 |
| International Development Theory and Practice | 国际发展理论与实践 |
| International Organisations | 国际组织 |
| Project Management in International Development | 国际发展项目管理 |
| Topics in Globalisation and Development | 全球化和发展议题 |
Public Administration Concentration Required Courses | |
| English Titles | Chinese Titles |
| Employment and Tax Policy for Digital Economy | 数字经济的就业和税收政策 |
| Public Administration for the Digital Society | 数字社会公共管理 |
| Smart Cities | 智慧城市 |
| Public-Private Partnerships | 政府和社会资本合作 |
| Social Innovation and Social Enterprises | 社会创新和社会企业 |
| Concentration Elective Courses | |
| English Titles | Chinese Titles |
| Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development | 人工智能与可持续发展 |
| International Organizations Study and Field Trip | 国际组织研究与实地考察 |
| Asia in the Age of Globalisation | 亚洲全球化 |
| Contemporary Europe-Asia Interactions | 当代欧亚互动 |
| Development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia | 东欧和中亚发展 |
| Foundations of World Geography | 世界地理导论 |
| Sustainability Frameworks: From SDGs to ESG | 可持续性框架：从SDGs到ESG |
| Global South in Transition | 南方国家的转型 |
| Governance and Society in Northeast Asia | 东北亚治理与社会 |
| Governance and Society in Latin America | 拉丁美洲治理与社会 |
| Governance and Society in North America | 北美治理与社会 |
| Internship | 实习 |
| Principles of International Law | 国际法原理 |
| Principles of Negotiation | 谈判原理 |
| Regional Cooperation and Integration: the ASEAN | 东盟区域合作与整合 |
| Regional Cooperation and Integration: The EU | 欧盟区域合作与整合 |
| Rural Economic Development and Transformation in Globalising China | 全球化下的中国农村经济发展与转型 |
| Society, Environment and Development in Africa | 非洲社会环境与发展研究 |
| Public Fiscal Administration | 公共财政管理 |
| Sustainable Cities | 可持续城市 |
| Transcultural Exchange in Humanities and Social Sciences | 人文社科跨文化交流 |
| Transnational Migration and Development | 跨国移民与发展 |
| Free Elective Courses | |
| English Titles | Chinese Titles |
| Social Sciences in the Contemporary World (Year 1) | 当代社会科学（大一） |
Students may consult their detailed curriculum and study plan by visiting: GAD student handbook. Concentrations will be activated on the basis of class size and enrollment.
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