The BSoSc (Hons) Geography and BEd (Hons) Liberal Studies Teaching programme will provide thorough preparation over five years in two distinct disciplines: Geography and Education Studies. Students who successfully complete the programme will be conferred recognized teacher status. During the progression of their studies, students will undertake periods of school experience and teaching practice. In addition, one semester is scheduled to facilitate students’ participation in overseas exchange or off-campus internship. Students will take the full set of General Education courses in accordance with University requirement.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Geography Courses | 51 units |
| II) | Education Courses | 51 units |
| III) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| IV) | General Education | 38 units |
| V) | Free Electives# | 21 units |
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| 167 units |
| # | Students may take additional GE courses in any categories to fulfill the “Free Electives” requirement but only a maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfillment of the “Free Electives” requirement. |
| I. | Geography Major Courses | 51 units | |||
| Geography Required Courses (24 units) | |||||
| GEOG | 1005 | Geography & the Contemporary World | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 2005 | Cultures, Peoples & Landscapes | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 2006 | Earth Systems: Shaping Landscapes | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 2007 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 2015 | Cartography | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 2016 | Earth Systems: Atmosphere & Biosphere | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 2017 | Globalization of Economic Activities | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 3005 | Field Camp | 0 unit | ||
| GEOG | 3006 | Regional Geography of China | 3 units | ||
| GEOG Elective Courses (27 units) | |||||
| At least one course from each of the following four areas: | |||||
| Geographical Methodology | |||||
| GEOG | 4006 | Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4017 | Geographical Information Systems | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4025 | Geographical Imaginations | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4046 | Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation | 3 units | ||
| Physical and Environmental Geography | |||||
| GEOG | 3007 | Energy Problems & the Environment | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 3015 | Geography of Health & the Environment | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 3017 | Global Environmental Issues & Sustainability | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4005 | Advanced Climatology | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4007 | Applied Geomorphology | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4015 | Coastal Environments & Processes | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4016* | Energy Development in China | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4027 | Geography of Environmental Hazards | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4047* | Resource Management in China | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4057* | Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Physical & Environmental Geography) | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4065 | Energy Policy & Analysis | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4066 | Seminar in Environmental Planning & Management | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4087 | Natural Resource Evaluation and Policy Approaches | 3 units | ||
| Human Geography | |||||
| GEOG | 3025 | Population Geography | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 3027 | Urban Geography | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4026 | Geography of Economic Development | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4035 | Geography of Transportation | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4036 | Political Geography | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4055* | Rural & Agricultural Development in China | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4056* | Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Human Geography) | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4067 | Seminar in Social Justice & the City | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4075 | Seminar in Urban Geography | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4076 | Urban Cultural Landscape | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4077 | Urban Development & Planning in Hong Kong | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4085* | Urban Development in China | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 4086 | Urban Planning | 3 units | ||
| Regional Geography | |||||
| GEOG | 2025 | Hong Kong & the Pearl River Delta: A Survey | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 3016 | Geography of Pacific Asia | 3 units | ||
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| II. | Education Courses | 51 units | |||
| Education Required Courses (33 units) | |||||
| EDUC | 1005 | Introduction to Educational Psychology | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 1006 | Introduction to Liberal Studies in Schools | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 1007 | Instructional & Assessment Strategies for Liberal Studies | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 1015 | Teaching & Learning with Information & Communication Technology | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 1016 | Introduction to Sociology of Education | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 1017 | Introduction to Philosophy of Education | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 2005 | Classroom Communication & Management | 3 units | ||
| EDUC | 2006 | Curriculum, Assessment & Learning | 3 units | ||
| EDUC | 2007 | Educational Research | 3 units | ||
| EDUC | 2015 | Teaching & Learning of Self & Personal Development | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 2016 | Teaching & Learning of Society & Culture | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 3005 | Teaching & Learning of Science, Technology & Environment | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 3007 | Inclusive Education & Special Educational Needs | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 3015 | Teacher's Personal & Professional Development | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 4005 | Creative & Critical Thinking | 2 units | ||
| Education Integrated Practicum (10 units) | |||||
| EDUC | 1025 | School Experience | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 3006 | Supervised Teaching Practice I | 4 units | ||
| EDUC | 3016 | Supervised Teaching Practice II | 4 units | ||
| Education Elective Courses (8 units) | |||||
| EDUC | 3035 | Development of Children & Adolescents | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 4015 | Teaching General Studies to Young Learners | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7070 | Student Self Development | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7100 | Education System & Policy in Hong Kong | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7110 | Psychology of Adolescence | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7130 | School Management & Decision Making | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7170 | School Guidance | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7180 | Action Learning in the Classroom | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7230 | Advanced Communication Skills | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7250 | Inclusive Education | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7290 | Moral & Civic Education | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 7901-9 | Teaching of a Second Subject | 2 units | ||
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units | |||
| GEOG | 4898-9 | Honours Project | 6 units | ||
| IV. | General Education | 38 units | |||
| V. | Free Electives | 21 units | |||
| 1 course preferably from HIST | 3 units | ||||
| 1 course preferably from SOCI | 3 units | ||||
| 1 course | 3 units | ||||
| One-semester off campus programme (non-compulsory) | 12 units | ||||
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| 167 units | |||||
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2015-2016
Last modified: July 2015
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