Research Degrees (MPhil/PhD)

The Department of Geography welcomes interested students to apply for the MPhil and PhD in geography postgraduate research degree programmes. The major fields of study include but not limited to: 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 in Contemporary China Studies programme (MCCS), Master of Arts in Global Society (MAGS) and Master in Public Administration (MPA). In particular, the Geography Department offers courses in Urban Development & Environmental Management concentration in MCCS.