Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Public Policy and Global Affairs with a Second Major in Media and Journalism Studies
The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Public Policy and Global Affairs (PPGA) with a Second Major in Media and Journalism Studies is a four-year programme that prepare graduates for the fast-changing employment landscape in Singapore.
PPGA with Second Major in Media and Journalism Studies will provide an additional and alternative competitive programme option for students who are interested in public administration and international relations and at the same time equipped with the media and journalism skillsets.
Graduates of these programmes will be at a competitive advantage in the twenty-first century marketplace as they are able to present a more holistic view with deeper understanding on the synergy between Public Policy and Global Affairs and communication studies.
Curriculum and Suggested Study Plan
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Current Course Offerings
Semester 1 Academic Year 2024-2025 List of Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| HA1001 | Introduction to International Relations and Foreign Policy | Dylan Loh |
| HA1002 | Introduction to Political Theory | Christopher Holman |
| HA1012 | Fundamentals of Politics | Chou Meng-Hsuan |
| HA2003 | Politics and Government in Southeast Asia | Duncan McCargo |
| HA2004 | Theories in International Relations | Felix Tan |
| HA2014 | Public Organisation Theory | Chen Chung-An |
| HA2017 | Foreign Policy Analysis | Felix Tan |
| HA2028 | Ethics in Public Policy Making and Implementation | Kwa Kai Xiang |
| HA3026 | Crisis Leadership and Management | Sabrina Luk |
| HA3028 | Political Parties & Elections | Walid Jumblatt |
| HA4001 | ASEAN in the 21st Century | Kei Koga |
| HA4011 | Public Administration: Past, Present & Future | Chen Chung-An |
| HA4022 | International Politics of the Asia-Pacific | Vannarith Chheang |
| HA4046 | Culture, Arts and Politics | Felicia Low |
| HA4067 | Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of Mekong Region | Vannarith Chheang |
| HA4068 | Seminar on Thailand Politics | Duncan McCargo |
Interdisciplinary Major-PEs
The School has carefully selected a set of interdisciplinary Major-PEs, so as to provide students with a broad-based curriculum within the School. It offers our students more choices to take Major-PEs in other fields of study other than those related to their own major programmes, that they may have the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary training within the humanities and social sciences discipline.
This list of Interdisciplinary Major-PEs are for students who are interested and confident to take modules outside their Major of Study. If students wish to focus on taking Major-PEs from their own major programme, they can still do so.
The following modules are part of a common pool of Interdisciplinary Major-PEs that all SSS students can register for, regardless of their offering Programme with effect from Semester 2, AY2016-2017.
Modules with pre-requisites are indicated in red below.
| Offering Programme | Existing courses |
|---|---|
| HIST | HH1007 The Making of Civilizations |
| HH3013 Comparative History of Race Science | |
| CHIN | HC3001 Modern Chinese Literature (will remain as Core for CHIN students) (Pre-req: B4 and above in O-Level Chinese or equivalent) |
HC3003 Southeast Asian Chinese (will remain as Core for CHIN students) (Pre-req: B4 and above in O-Level Chinese or equivalent) | |
| PSY | HP1000 Introduction to Psychology (will remain as Core for PSY students) |
HP1100 Fundamentals of Social Science Research (will remain as Core for PSY students) | |
| PPGA | HA3016 China's Foreign Policy (Pre-req: HA1004) |
| HA3010 Mass Media and Public Policy (Pre-req: HA1004) | |
| ECON | HE1004 Introduction to Statistical Theory and Methods (will remain as Core for ECON students) |
| HE9092 Economic Theory (Pre-req: HE9091) | |
| SOC | HS2007 Understanding Globalization (Pre-req: HS1001) |
| HS2028 Graying society: Issues and Challenges (Pre-req: HS1001) | |
| PHILO | HY1001 Introduction to Philosophy (will remain as Core for PHIL students) |
| HY3001 Existentialism: Freedom, Being, Death | |
| LMS | HG1001 Fundamentals of Linguistics: Mind and Meaning (will remain as Core for LMS students) |
HG2020 Language in Society (will remain as Core for LMS students) (Pre-req: HG1002) | |
| ELH | HL1001 Introduction to the Study of Literature HL1005 Singaporean Literature and Culture (Pre-req: HL1001) |
Please note that:
- Students are allowed to take not more than 2 courses from the common pool of Major-PEs courses as substitute of their own Major-PEs.
- A waiver of the pre-requisites will be granted to students who wish to register any of these 18 modules. They will be advised that they need to put in more effort when attempting higher level courses in the list with pre-requisite.
PPGA students can match 1000/2000/3000-level IPE to our 2000/3000-level Major-PEs requirement.