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          diplomacy, the cultural and political processes of heritage making, the impact of heritage on
          the culture and tourism industries, digital heritage, and intangible cultural heritage. Taking this
          course will sensitize students to the international dimension of heritage formation, help them
          understand  how  international  organizations,  government  agencies,  civil  societies  and
          industries  appropriate  heritage, and  encourage them  to apply this knowledge  in innovative
          ways.

          SOC 415    Film, Television and Society
                                                                            1 Term; 3 Credits
              Hong Kong has been one of the major production centres of film and television in the
          world since the 1950s. This course provides students with an introduction to the accumulated
          meanings, experiences and practices in the development of the film and television industries.
          It examines the innovations that emerge out of the interrelation between film, television and
          society, particularly  how Hong  Kong film and television have shaped and been shaped  by
          changing  internal  and  external  contexts  in  social,  political,  economic,  discursive,  and
          institutional terms. By the end of the course, students will acquire a broader picture of the
          history and heritage of Hong Kong  film  and television, the changing production and socio-
          historical contexts, and the conceptual concerns, including identity formation and discursive
          struggle, in the discussed film and television texts.

          SOC 420    Evaluation Research
                                                                            1 Term; 3 Credits
              Accountability  and  evidence-based  practice  are  emphasized  by  social  intervention
          programmes in recent era. The aim  of this course is to equip students with the  necessary
          research skills required to evaluate the effectiveness of social programmes. It introduces the
          students  to  different  systematic  evaluation  research  designs  and  their  uses  for  continuous
          quality  improvement  of  social  programmes.  After  taking  this  course,  it  is  anticipated  that
          students will be able to conduct community needs assessment, as well as effectively assess
          the outcomes of social programmes organized by non-government organizations and public
          institutions. An experiential teaching and learning approach is used in this course. Students
          are required to design a project choosing one specific method and applying the relevant skills
          and techniques to conduct a social programme evaluation.

          SOC 430    Economic Reform and Social Transformation in Contemporary China
                                                                            1 Term; 3 Credits
              This course aims to explore the social implications and consequences of economic reform
          in contemporary China in the form of seminar. It draws on sociological and anthropological
          theories to examine the economic and social transformations in contemporary China. It situates
          economic  reform  within  a  specific  sociocultural  context  and  concentrates  on  the  dialectic
          relationship between market-oriented reform and social restructuring. Topics to be introduced
          include  the  political  economy  perspective  of  China’s  economic  reform,  market  transition
          debates, social stratification and social inequalities in the reform era, theorizing local economic

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