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SOC 302 Environmental Sociology
1 Term; 3 Credits
Environmental Sociology provides a framework for understanding the relationship
between human societies and the physical environment. The main objectives of this course are
to introduce students to research in environmental sociology and to reveal how sociological
perspectives can inform our understanding of how human activity has contributed to the current
ecological crisis. This course will present a broad spectrum of theoretical perspectives and
research methods employed by environmental sociologists to analyse and evaluate existing
efforts in mitigating global and local environmental problems.

SOC 305 Class, Status and Power in Chinese Societies
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course introduces students to one of the most important arenas of social inequality,
namely, social class. Introducing the basic approaches to studying social class as foundation,
this course aims to provide students an opportunity to get exposure to recent academic debates
in class analysis, with a special emphasis on current empirical studies in the context of Chinese
societies. More specifically, this course will be divided into two major components: 1) key
concepts and major theoretical perspectives in class analysis; and 2) recent debates with class
analysis perspective on empirical studies in Chinese societies, in particular, Mainland China.

SOC 307 Entrepreneurship and Society
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course will introduce a rigorous sociological approach to study both social and
commercial entrepreneurship and the role of entrepreneurship in enhancing balanced
development of the community. This course will first introduce the principles of entrepreneurship
including the economics of entrepreneurship and innovation, how to attract talents and how to
develop creativity. Second, it will examine what social enterprises are and how they relate to
social economy. It explores responsible management in relation to the sustainability of social
enterprises, including how social entrepreneurs generate income, how to secure social and
ethical capital, and how to measure social impact assessment. Third, it will discuss the
challenges faced by entrepreneurship in enhancing sustainable development in the
community.

SOC 308 Culture, Heritage and Society
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course examines the intersection between culture and heritage, and the impact that
they have on modern society. This course articulates heritage as a cultural fact and looks into
how it organizes meaning in everyday life, with implications for the production of cultural
identities and capitalistic consumption. The course also surveys the different ways in which
heritage issues have become increasingly important in the context of the nation-state. This
course equips students with an understanding of how culture and heritage are relevant to
different aspects of society and serves as an introduction to the Concentration on “Culture,

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