PhD in Social Science
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
DURATION
3 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
HKD 42,100 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
At HKUST, we offer the largest interdisciplinary university-level program in humanities and social science in Mainland China and Greater China and the only one to have an explicit, program-wide, comparative focus as exemplified by our innovative Global China Studies degrees.
Like every university of excellence, we are dedicated to research and teaching. What sets us apart from our peers is our explicit focus on global, especially North American and Chinese, best practices in teaching, graduate training and placement, and our own research.
The Ph.D. in Social Science prepares students who wish to pursue a career in academia, policy research, or consultancy related to the affairs of society, polity, or economy, broadly conceived. As with MPhil students, Ph.D. students are assigned a thesis advisor and provided with a postgraduate studentship that carries with it the responsibilities of teaching/research assistance.
Typically, students may choose to specialize either in the field of Political Economy, which covers areas of specialization in politics, economics, regional geography, international relations and Science, Technology and Society (STS), or Social Relations and its attendant specialization in the disciplines of sociology, psychology, anthropology, and demography. To ensure that our Ph.D. graduates have strong research skills, students are required to take the following four compulsory methodology courses regardless of their field of specialization.
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In Social Science, research focuses primarily on the evolving economy, polity, and society of Mainland China. Specific topics encompass economic reforms and development, social stratification and mobility, contentious politics, foreign policy and relations, historical demography and migration, environmental policy, emotions, and the Chinese personality, as well as broad issues pertaining to gender, culture, and the role of innovation and technology in society.