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Sociology
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 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,
Heritage and Innovation”.
SOC 309 Community Economy
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to examine the theory and practice of community economy. Compared
with market-oriented economy, community economy represents some new efforts to promote
more inclusive, sustainable, and people-centred economies. This course explores the new
ideas of community economy with examples of turning such ideas into reality. The focus is put
on the key features of the conventional and new community-based economic forms. Major
topics to be covered include defining community economy, co-operatives, community-supported
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