Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and Security Management (Pathway 4)

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Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and Security Management
Programme description
Programme requirements
Choosing the first courses to get started
Related programmes
Enquiries

Programme description

This programme provides comprehensive and in-depth training in the fields of law enforcement and security management. Most students at this level are members of the officer rank and above, though there are also rank and file members, and private security professionals at the middle management level and above. Members of the Hong Kong Police Force, the Correctional Services Department, and the Customs and Excise Departments of officer rank and above enjoy substantial credit exemption in the Honours Degree programme.


Programme requirements

BSSCHLESM4 — Pathway 4

Note : This programme is suitable for HKCC (with CLECMCF) and HKPC (with CLESMCF) graduates.

BSSCHLESM4 is for graduates who have completed DLESM2, and have two subsequent years of  working experience in the Hong Kong Police Force or the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department. Students pursuing this programme must successfully complete 80 credits as follows. Of the total 80 credits, no more than 25 credits can be taken from courses in Chinese.

(a)

20 credits of compulsory courses:

Course code
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Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A201Hong Kong Criminal Justice System10Middle
LESM A304Research Methods in Law Enforcement and Security Studies10Higher

(Note: If LESM A201 has already been taken to obtain DLESM2, an additional 10 credits can be taken from courses listed in (b) below.)

(b)

20 credits from courses:

Course code
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code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
ECON A231Introduction to Microeconomics or5Middle
ECON A231C微觀經濟學導論5Middle
ECON A232Introduction to Macroeconomics or5Middle
ECON A232C宏觀經濟學導論5Middle
LESM A204Security Practice and Management10Middle
MGT B240Principles and Practices of Management5Middle
POLS A201Introduction to Political Science or10Middle
POLS A201C政治學導論10Middle
POLS A211Government and Politics of Hong Kong or10Middle
POLS A211C香港政府及政治10Middle
PUAD A202^Introduction to Public Administration5Middle
PUAD A203^Introduction to Public Policy5Middle
SOCI A202Hong Kong Society or10Middle
SOCI A202C香港社會10Middle
^Students who have taken PUAD A201 are deemed to have completed PUAD A202 and PUAD A203.
(c)

40 credits from the following courses, of which 10 credits should be from either LESM A301 or LESM A305; students may take both LESM A301 and LESM A305, if they choose to do so.

Course code
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code for details)
Course titleCreditsLevel
LESM A301Core Issues in Policing10Higher
LESM A302Public Order Management5Higher
LESM A303Law Enforcement and Policing in Chinese Societies5Higher
LESM A305Major Issues in Criminology and Penology10Higher
PUAD A301Public Sector Management in Hong Kong10Higher
MGT B440Strategic Management of Human Resources10Higher

Notes:

1Courses already taken in obtaining DLESM2 cannot be taken again.
2If in obtaining DLESM2, course ENGL E070 is taken, an additional 5 credits are required to be taken from courses listed in (b) and (c) above.
3Students wishing to pursue this programme must directly articulate from DLESM2 to this programme, and are not allowed to use DLESM2 to articulate either to HDLESM2 or BSSCLESM2 before articulating to this programme.
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Choosing the first courses to get started

Depending on total credit exemption granted, students may or may not need to take foundation level courses. For those who need to do so, the course SOSC A121C Foundations of Social Sciences: Psychology (社會科學基礎課程:心理學) or SOSC A122C Foundations of Social Sciences: Sociology (社會科學基礎課程:社會學) is highly recommended. Students who feel that their English language skills need improvement could also consider taking the course ENGL A101 University English Writing Skills. Students who do not need to take foundation level courses are advised to begin with courses such as LESM A201 Hong Kong Criminal Justice System, LESM A202 Police and Society, LESM A203 Psychology for Law Enforcement, and LESM A204 Security Practice and Management.

Students should consult the academic staff for course selection if they intend to apply for credit transfer from a recognized tertiary institution.


Related programmes

Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Law Enforcement and Security Management (160 credits)
(BSSCHLESM1/2/3)

Bachelor of Social Sciences in Law Enforcement and Security Management (120 credits)
(BSSCLESM1, BSSCLESM2)

Higher Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (90 credits)
(HDLESM1, HDLESM2)

Diploma in Law Enforcement and Security Management (60 credits)
(DLESM1, DLESM2)

Certificate in Law Enforcement and Security Management (30 credits)

 


Enquiries

For enquiries about the programmes, please contact:

Dr Wayne Chan 陳詠倫博士
Tel: 2768 6848
Email: wwlchan@hkmu.edu.hk

Dr Grace Au 區頴恩博士
Tel: 2768 5705
Email: gau@hkmu.edu.hk

Ms Hesta Ho 何詠欣女士
Tel: 2768 5743
Email: hho@hkmu.edu.hk

School of Arts and Social Sciences website

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