DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Program & Courses Graduate

Master's Program

Program Overview

Admission

Application Information Registration and Enrolment

Courses

Programs Offered and Areas of Specialization Sociology Academic Master's Program Anthropology Academic Master’s Program Woman Studies Academic Master’s Program Social Security Academic Master’s Program Master of Social Work (Professional Master’s Degree) Master of Social Policy (Professional Master’s Degree)

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Graduation Requirements

The basic study period for Woman Studies Academic Master's Program is 3 years. Students are required to complete 40 credits for the master's degree, including 23 credits in Compulsory Sociology Courses, 8 credits in Restricted Elective Courses, 9 credits in Unrestricted Electives Courses and a Master's Thesis that carries no credits.

Academic Curriculum

1) Public Courses: 5 credits

Course Name	Credits
Political Theory	2+1
English	2

Note:

1. Re-arrangement of Public Courses for International students:

a) International students are required to take the Chinese Language Class. Students who are not exempted are required to take the 2 credits "Foundational Chinese" course (04411002).

b) "Introduction to China" (61410008) is a 2-credit compulsory course for international students, offered in the fall semester. Class 01 is taught in English, and Class 02 is taught in Chinese.

2) Compulsory Women Studies Courses: 18 credits

Course Name	Credits	Suggested Course Schedule (Year & Semester)
Theories of Gender Studies	3	Y1S1
The New Directions of Gender Studies	2	Y1S1
Gender and Development	2	Y1S1
Feminist Methodology	2	Y1S2
Linear Regression and Its Application	4	Y1S2
Research Proposal and Paper Writing	2	Y1S2
Readings in Western Woman Studies	3	Y2S2

3) Restricted Elective Courses: 8 credits

Course Name	Credits	Suggested Course Schedule (Year & Semester)
Studies on Culture	2	Y1S1
Special Topics on Chinese Social History	2	Y1S1
Body & Society	2	Y1S1
Social Policy Analysis	2	Y1S1
A Research of Economical Sociology	2	Y1S1
Studies on Gender & Marriage and Family	2	Y1S2
Big Data, Mining and Analytics	2	Y1S2
Selective Readings of Chinese Social History	2	Y1S2
Feminism and Social Work	2	Y2S1
Topics on Chinese Social Thoughts	2	Y2S2

4) Unrestricted Elective Courses: 9 credits

Students may choose to take courses offered by our department or select courses from other departments.

Our department offers courses including "Topics on Social Psychology", "Population Issues", "Topics on Sociology of Education", "Labor Studies", "Feminist Social Work", "Marriage and Family", "Women and the media", "Herstory", "Topics on Women and Law", "Topics on Women and Labour" and more.

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