{"id":25786,"date":"2025-01-21T18:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T10:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/?post_type=school_news&#038;p=25786"},"modified":"2025-01-21T18:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T10:12:56","slug":"msocscpopulation-and-policy-analysis-application-now-open-with-info-session-on-feb-10","status":"publish","type":"school_news","link":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/school_news\/msocscpopulation-and-policy-analysis-application-now-open-with-info-session-on-feb-10\/","title":{"rendered":"MSocSc(Population and Policy Analysis) Application Now Open with Info Session on Feb 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Master of Social Sciences programme in the field of Population and Policy Analysis<\/strong> <strong>[MSocSc(Pop&amp;PA)]<\/strong> equips students with essential skills to navigate the intersection of demography, policy formulation, and evidence-based decision-making. Through a multidisciplinary approach, students gain the knowledge and technical skills necessary to understand pressing population issues such as aging societies, low birth rates, and migration. They also learn how policies can be enacted to manage and mitigate some of the greatest challenges of the coming decades.<\/p>\n<p>MSocSc(Pop&amp;PA) is now accepting applications for its first cohort. To provide prospective students with a proper understanding of what the programme offers, an info session with a sample class will be held online via <em>Zoom<\/em> on <em>February 10 (Friday)<\/em> from <em>6:30-7:30pm<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Setting proper expectations paves the way for a fruitful journey. 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