Courses and Timetables

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First semester 2025-26

First semester 2025-26

Course code and titleLecturerTime

POLI2107 Introduction to political theory

Dr. David Birks

TUE 17:00-18:50

POLI2108 Introduction to public administration

Prof. Hui Li

FRI 09:00-10:50

POLI3020 Hong Kong politics

Prof. Sonny Lo

THU 09:00-10:50

POLI3034 Public administration in China

Prof. Fangda Ding

THU 13:00-15:50

POLI3047 United States foreign policy

Prof. Dov Levin

MON 16:00-17:50

POLI3051 Issues in Chinese political philosphy

Prof. Yutang Jin

TUE 10:00-11:50

POLI3052 International relations of East Asia

Prof. Enze Han

THU 10:00-11:50

POLI3059 China and the world

Prof. Alejandro Reyes

FRI 13:00-14:50

POLI3069 Public Policy, Politics and Social Change

Prof. Peter Cheung

THU 10:00-11:50

POLI3097 Modernity and globalization

Prof. Alejandro Reyes

TUE 17:00-18:50

POLI3098 Nonprofit management

Prof. Hui Li

TUE 10:00-11:50

POLI3130 Latin American Politics

Dr. Daniel Barker Flores

MON 11:00-11:50

POLI3133 Contemporary Southeast Asian politics

Prof. Enze Han

WED 11:00-12:50

POLI3152 Democratic Theory

Prof. Yutang Jin

TUE 13:00-15:50

POLI3156 Elite Politics in China *

Prof. Cheng Li

THU 13:00-15:50

POLI3159 Public Administration and the Public

Prof. Joohyung Park

Mon 14:00-15:50

POLI3160 Web3.0 for Social Impact: An Innovative and Experiential Venture

Prof. Kwan Nok Chan

FRI 09:00-11:50

POLI3164 International Relations of the Middle East and North Africa *

Dr. Daniel Marwecki

TUE 13:00-14:50

POLI3165 Analyzing international relations data

Dr. Saera Lee

THU 16:00-17:50

CCCH9010 Understanding China’s Governance: Challenges and Prospects

Dr. Xiaoqi Wang

WED 13:00-14:50

CCCH9012 China and World Order

Prof. Peter Cheung

WED 15:00-16:50

CCGL9036 Dilemmas of Humanitarian Intervention

Prof. Ian Holliday

WED 13:00-14:50

CCHU9009 Moral Controversies in Contemporary Society

Dr. David Birks

WED 17:00-18:50

CCHU9052 The Best Things in Life: A Philosophical Exploration

Prof. Yutang Jin

WED 13:00-14:50

updated as at 29 July 2025

* students who have taken the special topic course in the same topic are not allowed to enroll

Second semester 2025-26

Second semester 2025-26

Course code and titleLecturerTime

POLI1003 Making sense of politics

Dr. David Birks

MON 17:00-18:50

POLI2104 Research methods in politics and public administration

Prof. Kai Quek

TUE 10:00-11:50

POLI2105 Introduction to Comparative Politics

Prof. Robert Thomson

THU 17:00-18:50

POLI2106 Introduction to international relations

Prof. Dov Levin

FRI 13:00-14:50

POLI3001 Special topics in political science (topic: State Theory and China)

Prof. Xiaojun Yan

TUE 17:00-18:50

POLI3005 Capitalism and social justice

Dr. David Birks

THU 15:00-16:50

POLI3024 Special topics in public administration (topic: Public Administration in South Korea)

Prof. Joohyung Park

MON 13:00-14:50

POLI3035 Public administration in Hong Kong

Dr. Kay Lam

MON 16:00-17:50

POLI3037 Managing people in public organizations

Dr. Xiaoqi Wang

THU 17:00-18:50

POLI3065 Public organization and management

Prof. Joohyung Park

TUE 10:00-11:50

POLI3067 Sex, drugs, and the limits of liberalism

Dr. David Birks

FRI 15:00-17:50

POLI3093 Understanding Social Protest

Prof. Lianjiang Li

TUE 13:00-15:50

POLI3103 Rise of the Global South? Colonialism, Development, and the Changing World Order

Dr. Daniel Marwecki

TUE 10:00-11:50

POLI3113 On the ethics of violence

Prof. Uwe Steinhoff

TUE 16:00-17:50

POLI3115 Politics and public opinion 

Prof. Haohan Chen 

TUE 09:00-10:50

THU 12:00-12:50 

POLI3122 Strategic leadership in civil society organisations

Prof. Hui Li

THU 17:00-18:50

POLI3131 In search of good policy: an introduction to policy evaluation

Prof. Ian Li

TUE 13:00-14:50

POLI3140 International Development 

Prof. Austin Strange 

MON 09:00-10:50

POLI3148 Data Science in politics and public administration 

Prof. Haohan Chen 

TUE 14:00-15:50

THU 15:00-15:50

POLI3153 Diversity and equity in public administration: a comparative perspective

Prof. Fangda Ding

FRI 15:00-17:50

POLI3154 Liberalism vs. Identity politics*

Prof. Uwe Steinhoff

WED 11:00-12:50

POLI3157 Europe and the World

Prof. Robert Thomson

WED 09:00-10:50

POLI3161 E-Government: frameworks, instruments, and applications*

Prof. Fangda Ding

WED 09:00-11:50

POLI3166 International institutions and cooperation

Dr. Saera Lee

THU 10:00-11:50

POLI4114 Advanced Seminar in International Politics

Prof. Kai Quek

TUE 15:00-17:50

SINO1003 Greater China: a multidisciplinary introduction

Prof. Jiangnan Zhu & Prof. Ji Li

TUE 11:00-12:50

SINO2003 Contemporary China studies: issues and perspectives

Prof. Jiangnan Zhu

FRI 10:00-11:50

CCCH9042 Corruption and Anticorruption in China

Dr. Jessica Hun

WED 13:00-14:50

CCGL9014 Thinking about Global Ethics

Prof. Uwe Steinhoff

WED 17:00-18:50

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