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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Public Policy and Global Affairs with a Second Major in Media and Journalism Studies

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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Public Policy and Global Affairs with a Second Major in Media and Journalism Studies

The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Public Policy and Global Affairs (PPGA) with a Second Major in Media and Journalism Studies is a four-year programme that prepare graduates for the fast-changing employment landscape in Singapore. 

PPGA with Second Major in Media and Journalism Studies will provide an additional and alternative competitive programme option for students who are interested in public administration and international relations and at the same time equipped with the media and journalism skillsets. 

Graduates of these programmes will be at a competitive advantage in the twenty-first century marketplace as they are able to present a more holistic view with deeper understanding on the synergy between Public Policy and Global Affairs and communication studies.  

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024
LIST OF COURSES FOR ​​SEMESTER 1
PPGA-MJS PROGRAMME​
​Course Code​Title​Course Coordinators/
Co-lecturers​
​Details to be provided at a later date  

For PPGA courses, refer to HERE.

For CS courses, refer to HERE.

More infomation will be provided at a later date.
 
The School has carefully selected a set of interdisciplinary Major-PEs, so as to provide students with​ a broad-based curriculum within the School. It offers our students more choices to take Major-PEs in other fields of study other than those related to their own major programmes, that they may have the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary training within the humanities and social sciences discipline.
 
This list of Interdisciplinary Major-PEs are for students who are interested and confident to take modules outside their Major of Study. If students wish to focus on taking Major-PEs from their own major programme, they can still do so. 
 
The following modules are part of a common pool of Interdisciplinary Major-PEs that all SSS students can register for, regardless of their offering Programme with effect from Semester 2, AY2016-2017.
Modules with pre-requisites are indicated in red below.
 
Offering
Programme
Existing courses
 
HISTHH1007 The Making of Civilizations
HH3013 Comparative History of Race Science
CHIN
HC3001 Modern Chinese Literature (will remain as Core for CHIN students)
(Pre-req: B4 and above in O-Level Chinese or equivalent)
 
HC3003 Southeast Asian Chinese (will remain as Core for CHIN students)
(Pre-req: B4 and above in O-Level Chinese or equivalent)
 
PSYHP1000 Introduction to Psychology (will remain as Core for PSY students)
HP1100 Fundamentals of Social Science Research (will remain as Core for PSY students)
 
PPGAHA3016 China's Foreign Policy (Pre-req: HA1004)
 HA3010 Mass Media and Public Policy (Pre-req: HA1004)
ECON
HE1004 Introduction to Statistical Theory and Methods
(will remain as Core for ECON students)
HE9092 Economic Theory (Pre-req: HE9091)
SOCHS2007 Understanding Globalization (Pre-req: HS1001)
HS2028 Graying society: Issues and Challenges (Pre-req: HS1001)
PHILOHY1001 Introduction to Philosophy (will remain as Core for PHIL students)
HY3001 Existentialism: Freedom, Being, Death
LMS
HG1001 Fundamentals of Linguistics: Mind and Meaning
(will remain as Core for LMS students)
HG2020 Language in Society (will remain as Core for LMS students)
(Pre-req: HG1002)
 
ELH
HL1001 Introduction to the Study of Literature
HL1005 Singaporean Literature and Culture (Pre-req: HL1001)
 
 
Please note that: 
  1. Students are allowed to take not more than 2 courses from the common pool of Major-PEs courses as substitute of their own Major-PEs.
  2. ​​A waiver of the pre-requisites will be granted to students who wish to register any of these 18 modules. They will be advised that they need to put in more effort when attempting higher level courses in the list with pre-requisite.

 

PPGA students can match 1000/2000/3000-level IPE to our 2000/3000-level Major-PEs requirement.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE USE OF CALCULATORS IN EXAMINATIONS:

All calculators that are to be brought into the examination halls must be registered by the School.

School of Social Sciences students are required to get their calculators registered at the SSS Undergraduate Office at any time during the following hours:

Time : 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Mondays to Friday, excluding public holiday)
Venue : SSS-01-02 (SSS Undergraduate Office counter)

However, if you have already registered your calculator previously and the seal is not broken, you do not have to register it again.

Re-registering of Calculator is required only if you are using a new calculator or the seal on your current calculator has broken.

Please remember that all calculators that are brought into the exam halls are to have the School's seal on it.

Please read carefully the Rules of Governing the Use of Calculators at Examinations.

Graphic calculators are allowed for use in the new GCE 'A' Level Curriculum from 2006. For consistency, the University will allow the use of graphic calculators with effect from S1 AY 2006-07 examinations.

Students are responsible for clearing any information and/or programs stored in the graphic calculators before the examination.