Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management

Regulations for the Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management and Higher Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management

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These regulations are made under paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees).

In these regulations definitions shall apply as in the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications and in the Interpretation Section of the Academic Rules and Regulations.

Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (DLESM1)
1.	To be eligible for the award of the Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (Pathway 1), a student shall:
	a)	comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and
	b)	comply with the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees); and
	c)	obtain at least 60 credits* in courses prescribed by the regulations including at least 20 credits at Middle level.
	*	Of the 60 credits required for the attainment of the Diploma, students can complete up to 20 credits of courses in a language of instruction other than English.
2.	For the Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (Pathway 1), the University has prescribed that a student must
	a)	successfully complete 20 credits from compulsory courses labelled CD in Table 1 (i.e. LESM A202 and LESM A204); and
	b)	successfully complete 30 credits from courses labelled FD, FDC and/or PFD* in Table 1 but no more than 10 credits from FDC; and
	c)	successfully complete additional courses labelled MD from Table 1 to obtain the total of 60 credits required for the award.
	*	Junior Police Officers, Customs Officers or above, Assistant Trade Controls Officers or above, and Assistant Officers II or above of the Correctional Services Department who intend to pursue the B.Soc.Sc. (Hons) should gain 30 credits from courses labelled FD and/or FDC.

Higher Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (HDLESM1)
1.	To be eligible for the award of the Higher Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (Pathway 1), a student shall:
	a)	comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and
	b)	comply with the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees); and
	c)	obtain at least 90 credits* in courses prescribed by the regulations including at least 10 credits at Higher level.
	*	Of the 90 credits required for the attainment of the Higher Diploma, students can complete up to 30 credits of courses in a language of instruction other than English.
2.	For the Higher Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (Pathway 1), the University has prescribed that a student must
	a)	successfully complete 40 credits from compulsory courses labelled CHD in Table 1 (i.e. LESM A201, LESM A202, LESM A203 and LESM A204); and
	b)	successfully complete 30 credits from courses labelled FHD, FHDC and/or PFHD* in Table 1 but no more than 20 credits from FHDC; and
	c)	successfully complete 10 credits from courses labelled MHD* in Table 1; and
	d)	successfully complete 10 credits from courses labelled HHD in Table 1 to obtain the total of 90 credits required for the award.
	*	credits gained in the Diploma can count towards the requirements of the Higher Diploma through articulation of qualifications. However, students wishing to pursue the 80-credit B.Soc.Sc (Hons.) in LESM programme through Pathway II must directly articulate from the Diploma in LESM to the B.Soc.Sc. (Hons.) in LESM and are not allowed to use the Diploma in LESM to articulate to the Higher Diploma in LESM.

Table 1

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	DLESM (Pathway 1)	HDLESM (Pathway 1)
Pre-foundation level
ENGL E070 ¹	English for Post-secondary Study	5	PFD	PFHD
EDU L080 ^1,3	Study Skills	5	PFD	PFHD
Foundation level
ENGL A101 ^1,2	University English Writing Skills	5	FD	FHD
CHIN A171C	Practice in Contemporary Language	5	FDC	FHDC
BIS B121 ^1,3,7	Business Computing with Internet Applications	5	FD	FHD
BIS B123 ^1,7	Business Computing Applications	5	FD	FHD
BUS B170 ^1,3	Quantitative Methods for Business	10	FD	FHD
BUS B171^1,3,10	Business Statistics	5	FD	FHD
BUS B172 ^1,3,6	Quantitative Methods for Decision Making	5	FD	FHD
ENGL A122 ¹	Presentation Skills	5	FD	FHD
MGT B160 ¹	Business Management Fundamentals	5	FD	FHD
MGT L162 ³	Managing Quality	5	FD	FHD
LAW L166C ^1,3	General Principles of Hong Kong Law	10	FDC	FHDC
PTH E150C ¹	Foundation Putonghua	5	FDC	FHDC
SOSC A101 ¹	Social Sciences: A Foundation Course	20	FD	FHD
SOSC A111C ^1,3,11	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology and Sociology	10	FDC	FHDC
SOSC A112C ¹	Foundations of Social Sciences: Economics and Politics	10	FDC	FHDC
SOSC A121C ^1,11	Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology	5	FDC	FHDC
SOSC A122C ^1,11	Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology	5	FDC	FHDC
Middle level
BUS B273 ¹	Quantitative Analysis for Business	10	MD	MHD
ECON A230 ^1,3,4	Introduction to Economics	10	MD	MHD
ECON A231 ^1,4	Introduction to Microeconomics	5	MD	MHD
ECON A232 ^1,4	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5	MD	MHD
ECON A230C ^1,3,5	Introduction to Economics	10	MD	MHD
ECON A231C ^1,5	Introduction to Microconomics	5	MD	MHD
ECON A232C ^1,5	Introduction to Macroeconomics	5	MD	MHD
MGT B240 ¹	Principles and Practices of Management	5	MD	MHD
MGT B290 ^1,3,8	Organizational Behaviour	5	MD	MHD
PUAD A201 ^1,3,9	Introduction to Public Policy and Administration	10	MD	MHD
PUAD A202 ^1,9	Introduction to Public Administration	5	MD	MHD
PUAD A203 ^1,9	Introduction to Public Policy	5	MD	MHD
LESM A201	Hong Kong Criminal Justice System	10	MD	CHD
LESM A202 ¹	Police and Society	10	CD	CHD
LESM A203 ¹	Psychology for Law Enforcement	10	MD	CHD
LESM A204	Security Practice and Management	10	CD	CHD
POLS A201 ¹	Introduction to Political Science	10	MD	MHD
POLS A201C ¹	Introduction to Political Science	10	MD	MHD
SOCI A202 ¹	Hong Kong Society	10	MD	MHD
SOCI A202C ¹	Hong Kong Society	10	MD	MHD
POLS A211 ¹	Government and Politics of Hong Kong	10	MD	MHD
POLS A211C ¹	Government and Politics of Hong Kong	10	MD	MHD
Higher level
LESM A301	Core Issues in Policing	10	–	HHD
LESM A304	Research Methods in Law Enforcement and Security Studies	10	–	HHD
LESM A305	Major Issues in Criminology and Penology	10	–	HHD

Notes:

Courses form excluded combinations with other courses. Only one of the courses of the excluded combinations can count towards an OUHK award. Students should refer to the list of excluded combinations for details.
ENGL A100 was replaced by ENGL A101. Students who have successfully completed ENGL A100 will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of ENGL A101.
Courses no longer available.
Students who have successfully completed ECON A230 will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of ECON A231 and ECON A232.
Students who have successfully completed ECON A230C will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of ECON A231C and ECON A232C.
Students who have enrolled on BUS B172 on or before April 2007 and passed the course will have the credits counted towards this programme and other relevant programmes of the Law Enforcement & Security Management Programmes. With effect from April 2008, this course is no longer offered.
Students who have successfully completed BIS B220/BIS B121 will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of BIS B123.
Students who have successfully completed MGT B346 will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of MGT B290.
Students who have successfully completed PUAD A201 will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of PUAD A202 and PUAD A203.
Students who have enrolled on BUS B171 on or before 2020 Spring term and passed the course will have the credits counted towards this programme and other relevant programmes of the Law Enforcement & Security Management Programmes. With effect from 2020 Summer term, this course is no longer offered.
Students who have successfully completed SOSC A111C will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of SOSC A121C and SOSC A122C.

March 2021