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Lingnan University
Doctor of Policy Studies
- Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
PhD
Full time, Part time
36 Months
On-Campus
English
The Doctor of Policy Studies programme has flexible delivery modes and strong experiential learning elements including field visits, and academic workshops and seminars. The field visits (including overseas tours) are to ensure that students understand the current mindsets and practices regarding policy studies in other countries and can conduct their research from an international perspective, without simply relying on textbooks, journals, and other publications.
Lingnan University
PhD in Sociology and/or Social Policy
- Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
PhD
Full time
30 Months
On-Campus
English
The Department of Sociology and Social Policy has more than ten professorial members from six different countries. Since 2014, it has had 19 research postgraduate students from Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, including an outstanding record of six Hong Kong PhD Fellows.
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Governments around the world have specific procedures and plans in place to care for people’s living needs. Social policy programs in various locations examine the efficiency and effectiveness of the systems maintaining societal health and wellness.
Hong Kong is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Macau.
The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.