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Undergraduate Degree Programmes
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Programmes on Offer
The Geography Department at HKBU offers three undergraduate programmes.
ˇ@ The BSocSc (Hons) in Geography programme provides a broad-based training of the discipline that allows students to have a balanced view of the contemporary world. (programme structure:
3-year /
new 4-year
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The BSocSc (Hons) in China Studies - Geography Option focuses on the study of China from a geographical perspective that enables students to analyze in-depth the complexities of geography in contemporary China . (programme structure:
3-year /
new 4-year )
The BSocSc (Hons) in Geography and BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching programme leads to the award of two Honours degrees, i.e. Geography and Liberal Studies Teaching. (programme structure:
3-year /
new 4-year )
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Admissions
With the 3+3+4 education reform, there will be two cohorts of students from local secondary schools admitted to the University in the 2012 entry: the 3-year degree (applying on strength of HKALE results) ; and the 4-year degree (applying on strength of HKDSE results).
Admission to the 3-Year Curriculum
(applying on strength of HKALE results)
Programme Title
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Programme Requirements (in addition to
General University Admission Requirements )
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BSocSc (Hons) in Geography
(JA2723)
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1. Grade E or above in AL Geography,
or
Grade E or above in HKCEE Geography plus Grade E or above in one of the following AL subjects: Applied Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Physics, Pure Maths;
AND
2. Grade E or above in another AL or 2 AS subjects |
BSocSc (Hons) in Geography and BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching
(JA2929)
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1. Grade E or above in AL Geography,
or
Grade E or above in HKCEE Geography plus Grade E or above in one of the following AL subjects: Applied Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Physics, Pure Maths;
AND
2. Grade E or above in another AL or 2 AS subjects |
BSocSc (Hons) in China Studies ˇV Geography Option
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(JA2759) |
1. Grade E or above in HKCEE Mathematics; and
2. HKCEE Chinese Language cannot be substituted |
*** Admission to BSocSc (Hons) in China Studies ˇV Geography Option:
Students will be admitted to the Programme with no specific options at the beginning of their studies and take part in a common foundation curriculum during the first semester. They will then be allowed to choose and focus on one Option (Economics, History, Geography or Sociology), subject to qualifications, by internal application procedures.
Admission to the New 4-Year Curriculum
(Applying on strength of HKDSE results)
(1) Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Geography
With the implementation of four-year undergraduate degree programmes in 2012, the Faculty of Social Sciences has introduced a joint admission practice for four Majors, namely Geography, Government & International Studies, History and Sociology. Under this new admission practice, students will be provided with a broad-based social sciences training in their first year with no specific majors. Upon the completion of the first year of study, students may apply to take ˇ§Geographyˇ¨ as their Major and enroll into the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Geography programme based on individual interest and academic performance.
Programme Requirements (in addition to
General University Admission Requirements
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Programme
(Code) |
Total No. of elective(s) and the level required |
Specific Subject Requirements |
Other Specific Requirements/Remarks |
History / Geography / Government & International Studies / Sociology
(JS2610) |
1
Level: 2 or above |
Nil |
• These programmes will consider other language subjects at Grade E or above as unspecified elective subject.
• Good results in Chinese Language and English Language are preferred.
• High choice banding in JUPAS application is preferred. |
(2) Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in China Studies ˇV Geography Option
Students are admitted to the China Studies Programme without a specific discipline option and have a common foundation curriculum in the first year. At the end of the first year, they will be allowed to choose and join one discipline option through an internal competitive application procedure. Upon graduation, students receive the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in China Studies with one of the four discipline options (Economics, History, Geography, or Sociology).
Programme Requirements (in addition to
General University Admission Requirements
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Programme
(Code) |
Total No. of elective(s) and the level required |
Specific Subject Requirements |
Other Specific Requirements/Remarks |
China Studies (Economics / Geography / History / Sociology)
(JS2650) |
1
Level: 2 or above |
Nil |
• These programmes will consider other language subjects at Grade E or above as unspecified elective subject.
• Good results in Chinese Language and English Language are preferred.
• High choice banding in JUPAS application is preferred. |
(3) Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Geography and Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching
Each of the three double degrees is a five-year full-time programme leading to two degree awards. Each programme is jointly offered by the Departments of Education Studies, Geography, History, and Sociology, and prepares students in two distinct disciplines. Students who successfully complete the programme will hold a recognised teaching qualification for schools in Hong Kong . At the end of the first year, students will be allowed to choose and join one of the three disciplines (Geography & Liberal Studies Teaching; History & Liberal Studies Teaching; Sociology & Liberal Studies Teaching) through an internal competitive application procedure.
Programme Requirements (in addition to
General University Admission Requirements
):
Programme
(Code) |
Total No. of elective(s) and the level required |
Specific Subject Requirements |
Other Specific Requirements/Remarks |
Double Degrees (Geography / History / Sociology and Liberal Studies Teaching)
(JS2680) |
1
Level: 2 or above |
Nil |
• These programmes will consider other language subjects at Grade E or above as unspecified elective subject.
• Good results in Chinese Language and English Language are preferred.
• High choice banding in JUPAS application is preferred. |
More information on admissions is available on the website of the Academic Registry of the Hong Kong Baptist University:
http://buar2.hkbu.edu.hk/pros/prog_info/prog_offer/
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