Postgraduate Diploma/Degree Programmes

Research Degrees (MPhil/PhD)

The Department welcomes interested students to apply for the MPhil and PhD in geography postgraduate research degree programmes. The major fields of study include: human biometeorology, environment planning & management, urban greens issues, paleoenvironmental and marine physical environment, sedimentology, urban housing markets, urban planning, transportation studies, rural-to-urban migration in China, energy studies, political geography, and GIS and remote sensing applications.

Taught Postgraduate Programmes

• Geography is one of the participating departments in the Master of Social Sciences (Contemporary China Studies) programme. The Geography Department offers an Urban Development & Environmental Management concentration in the programme. Students taking Geography as their major concentration are required to take three courses and to complete a project under the supervision of the faculty in the Geography Department. The three courses are: Resource & Environmental Management in China, Urban and Regional Development of China; and Graduate Seminar on Geography of China.

• The Geography Department, in collaboration with the Department of Education Studies, offers two concentrations in the Master of Education (MEd) (Part-time) programme. The two concentrations are: Liberal Studies concentration and Geographical Education concentration. The MEd course is designed for educators and professionals who have an interest in the field of, and specialized areas in, education.