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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Geography and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Liberal Studies Teaching

 

The BSocSc (Hons) in Geography and BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching Programme will provide thorough preparation over four years in two distinct disciplines: Geography and Education Studies. In addition, students who successfully complete the Programme will be conferred with recognized teacher status. During the progression of their studies, students will undertake periods of school experience and teaching practice. Students will also be required to follow a number of Complementary Studies courses outside their two disciplines.
 
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
 
Geography Courses 51 units
  Education Courses 50 units
  Honours Project 6 units
  Complementary Studies Courses 24 units
   
    131 units
 
Requirements
 
Geography Courses 51 units
a) Geography Required Courses (24 units)  
  GEOG 1130 Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Geography 3 units
  GEOG 1150 Cartography 3 units
  GEOG 1190 Earth Systems: Shaping Landscapes 3 units
  GEOG 1200 Earth Systems: Atmosphere & Biosphere 3 units
  GEOG 1160 Cultures, Peoples & Landscapes 3 units
  GEOG 1210 Globalization of Economic Activities 3 units
  GEOG 2110 Regional Geography of China 3 units
  GEOG 3130 Geographical Thought 3 units
  GEOG 3590 Field Camp 0 unit
b) Geography Elective Courses (27 units)  
At least one course from each of the following four areas:
Geographical Methodology:
  GEOG 3600 Geographical Information Systems 3 units
  GEOG 3610 Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation 3 units
  GEOG 3630 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography 3 units
Physical and Environmental Geography:
  GEOG 2140 Global Environmental Issues and Sustainability 3 units
  GEOG 2160 Energy Problems & the Environment 3 units
  GEOG 2600 Techniques in Physical Geography 3 units
  GEOG 2800 Geography of Health & the Environment 3 units
  GEOG 3620 Advanced Climatology 3 units
  GEOG 3640 Applied Geomorphology 3 units
  GEOG 3680 Coastal Environments & Processes 3 units
  GEOG 3720 Seminar in Environmental Planning & Management 3 units
  GEOG 3730 Seminar in Energy Problems 3 units
  GEOG 3840* Energy Development in China 3 units
  GEOG 3850* Resource Management in China 3 units
  GEOG 3860* Problems in the Physical Geography of China 3 units
  GEOG 3870 Geography of Environmental Hazards 3 units
  GEOG 3910* Selected Topics in the Geography of China 3 units
Human Geography:  
  GEOG 2150 Population Geography 3 units
  GEOG 2180 Urban Geography 3 units
  GEOG 3650 Geography of Economic Development 3 units
  GEOG 3660 Political Geography 3 units
  GEOG 3670 Geography of Transportation 3 units
  GEOG 3710 Urban Planning 3 units
  GEOG 3740 Urban Cultural Landscape 3 units
  GEOG 3750 Seminar in Urban Geography 3 units
  GEOG 3760 Urban Development & Planning in Hong Kong 3 units
  GEOG 3790 Seminar in Social Geography 3 units
  GEOG 3830* Population Geography of China 3 units
  GEOG 3880* Rural & Agricultural Development in China 3 units
  GEOG 3890* Urban Development in China 3 units
  GEOG 3910* Selected Topics in the Geography of China 3 units
Regional Geography:  
  GEOG 1620 Hong Kong & the Pearl River Delta: A Survey 3 units
  GEOG 2320 Geography of Pacific Asia 3 units
 
Education Courses 50 units
a) Education Required Courses (32 units)  
  EDUC 1050 Introduction to Educational Psychology 2 units
  EDUC 1060 Introduction to Sociology of Education 2 units
  EDUC 1080 Introduction to Philosophy of Education 2 units
  EDUC 1090 Teaching & Learning with Information & Communication Technology (ICT) 2 units
  EDUC 1120 Introduction to Liberal Studies in Schools 2 units
  EDUC 1130 Instructional and Assessment Strategies for Liberal Studies 2 units
  EDUC 2020 Curriculum, Assessment & Learning 3 units
  EDUC 2040 Classroom Communication & Management 3 units
  EDUC 2060 Taeching & Learning of Self & Personal Development 2 units
  EDUC 2070 Teaching & Learning of Society & Culture 2 units
  EDUC 2080 Educational Research 3 units
  EDUC 3040 Teacher's Personal & Professional Development 3 units
  EDUC 3080 Teaching & Learning of Science, Technology & Environment 2 units
  EDUC 4150 Creative & Critical Thinking 2 units
b) Education Integrated Practicum (10 units)  
  EDUC 1070 School Experience 2 units
  EDUC 3050 Supervised Teaching Practice I 4 units
  EDUC 3060 Supervised Teaching Practice II 4 units
c) Education Elective Courses (8 units)  
  EDUC 3610 Life & Moral Education 2 units
  EDUC 3630 Development of Children & Adolescents 2 units
  EDUC 3650 Education System, Policies & Issues in Hong Kong 2 units
  EDUC 3670 Guidance in Schools 2 units
  EDUC 3690 Inclusive Education & Special Educational Needs 2 units
  EDUC 4070 Student Self Development 2 units
  EDUC 4090 Sociology of School Organization 2 units
  EDUC 4130 School Management & Decision MAking 2 units
  EDUC 4140 Teaching as a Profession 2 units
  EDUC 4901-8 Teaching of a Second Subject 2 units
 
Honours Project 6 units
  GEOG 3591-2 Honours Project 6 units
 
Complementary Studies Courses 24 units
Core Requirements  
  LANG 1491-2 English I & II 6 units
  LANG 1480 University Chinese 3 units
  I.T. 1180 Information Management Technology 3 units
  Values and the Meaning of Life course 3 units
  U.L. 1121-2 University Life 0 unit
  Physical Education courses 0 unit
  Distribution Requirements  
  One Science course 3 units
  One non-major course 3 units
  Free elective course 3 units
        131 units
 
* Geography major students can choose up to two of these China Studies subjects. The contents of GEOG 3910 Selected Topics in the Geography of China vary from year to year. Whether GEOG 3910 is considered a human or physical and environmental geography subject depends on the exact contents of the subject at the time it is offered.
 
 
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