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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in China Studies—Geography Concentration

The Geography Concentration of the BSocSc (Hons) in China Studies introduces students to the rapidly expanding horizons of the geography discipline and the study of China from a geographical perspective. The curriculum enables students to analyse in-depth the complexities of the geography of contemporary China.

Specifically, the programme aims at providing students with:

1. A solid foundation of the theories and methodologies of the geography discipline; 2. A sound knowledge of contemporary China, particularly in the understanding of its geographical assets and liabilities; 3. The ability to use geographical tools to conduct independent research; and 4. Proficiency in Chinese, especially Putonghua, as well as English.     More specific objectives include:     1. To prepare students for careers in China-related business and other endeavours; and 2. To prepare students for graduate studies in geography, China studies and cognate fields.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I) China Studies Core Courses 40 units II) Main Concentration Courses 30 units III) Honours Project 6 units IV) General Education 38 units V) Free Electives# 15 units     ───────     129 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.

Requirements

I. China Studies Core Courses 40 units   Programme Requirement (7 units)     CHST 1005 Introduction to China Studies 1 unit   CHST 3005* Summer Sojourn 3 units   LANG 1005 Elementary Putonghua 3 units             Social Sciences Foundation Courses (12 units)     CHSE 1005 Essentials of Economics 3 units   CHSG 1005 Geography & the Contemporary World 3 units   CHSH 1105 China in the Imperial Age 3 units   CHSS 1005 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology 3 units             China Studies Foundation Courses (12 units)     CHSG 3006 Regional Geography of China 3 units   Three of the following courses:     CHSE 2005 Foundation of Chinese Economy 3 units   CHSG 2025 Hong Kong & the Pearl River Delta: A Survey 3 units   CHSH 2105 Introduction to Modern Chinese History 3 units   CHSP 1005 Foundations of Political Science 3 units   CHSP 3017 Government & Politics of China 3 units   CHSP 3205 Chinese Legal System 3 units   CHSS 2016 Modern Chinese Society 3 units             Advanced China Studies Courses (9 units)     Three of the following courses, and two of them must be taken from the Geography Concentration:     CHSE 3035 Industrial Management & Development in China 3 units   CHSE 3047 Rural Economic Development in China 3 units   CHSE 3055 Urban & Regional Economic Development in China 3 units   CHSE 4005 China's Foreign Economic Relations & Trade 3 units   CHSE 4007 Money & Finance in China 3 units   CHSG 4016 Energy Development in China 3 units   CHSG 4047 Resource Management in China 3 units   CHSG 4055 Rural & Agricultural Development in China 3 units   CHSG 4056 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Human Geography) 3 units   CHSG 4057 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Physical & Environmental Geography) 3 units   CHSG 4085 Urban Development in China 3 units   CHSH 3105 Contemporary China 3 units   CHSH 3115 Engendering Imperial Chinese History 3 units   CHSH 3305 China & Asia since 1900 3 units   CHSH 3325 History of Chinese Food Culture in Global Perspective 3 units   CHSH 3406 Information Technologies & Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies 3 units   CHSH 4105 History of Chinese Women since 1912 3 units   CHSH 4116 Intellectual Trends in Modern China 3 units   CHSH 4117 Missionaries in Modern China 3 units   CHSH 4125 Revolution & Nationalism in Republican China (1912-1949) 3 units   CHSH 4126 Selected Themes in the History of Chinese Women 3 units   CHSH 4127 Social & Economic Development of Modern China 3 units   CHSH 4135 Topic Studies in Chinese History 3 units   CHSH 4136 Childhood in Imperial China 3 units   CHSH 4137 Legal History of Traditional China 3 units   CHSH 4145 Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society 3 units   CHSH 4305 Sino-American Relations 3 units   CHSH 4306 Sino-Russian Relations 3 units   CHSH 4315 Introduction to Museum Studies 3 units   CHSH 4327 Topics Studies in Comparative History 3 units   CHSH 4405 Oral History & Its Local Applications 3 units   CHSH 4407 Topic Studies in Social History 3 units   CHSP 4206 China & the World 3 units   CHSS 4006 Chinese Family & Kinship 3 units   CHSS 4007 Chinese Social Thought 3 units   CHSS 4025 Population of China 3 units   CHSS 4035 Selected Topics in the Sociology of China I 3 units   CHSS 4036 Selected Topics in the Sociology of China II 3 units   CHSS 4046 Social Networks & Chinese Society 3 units   CHSS 4047 Sociological Issues in Urban & Rural Development 3 units   CHSS 4055 Women in China 3 units

* Students are required to attain grade "B" or above in CHST 3005 Summer Sojourn and those who fail to meet this requirement are required to take LANG 1006 Intermediate Putonghua as one of the "Free Electives".

II. Main Concentration Courses 30 units   Main Concentration Core Courses (18 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             Major Concentration Elective Courses (12 units)     GEOG 3007 Energy Problems & the Environment 3 units   GEOG 3015 Geography of Health & the Environment 3 units   GEOG 3016 Geography of Pacific Asia 3 units   GEOG 3017 Global Environmental Issues & Sustainability 3 units   GEOG 3025 Population Geography 3 units   GEOG 3027 Urban Geography 3 units   GEOG 4005 Advanced Climatology 3 units   GEOG 4006 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography 3 units   GEOG 4007 Applied Geomorphology 3 units   GEOG 4015 Coastal Environments & Processes 3 units   GEOG 4017 Geographical Information Systems 3 units   GEOG 4025 Geographical Imaginations 3 units   GEOG 4026 Geography of Economic Development 3 units   GEOG 4027 Geography of Environmental Hazards 3 units   GEOG 4035 Geography of Transportation 3 units   GEOG 4036 Political Geography 3 units   GEOG 4046 Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation 3 units   GEOG 4065 Energy Policy & Analysis 3 units   GEOG 4066 Seminar in Environmental Planning & Management 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 4086 Urban Planning 3 units   GEOG 4087 Natural Resource Evaluation & Policy Approaches 3 units           III. Honours Project 6 units   CHSG 4898-9 Honours Project 6 units         IV. General Education 38 units           V. Free Electives 15 units         ───────         129 units

In terms of the Putonghua requirement, LANG 1005 Elementary Putonghua (or its equivalence as defined by the University) is the prerequisite for the Summer Sojourn, and we require all China Studies majors to pass LANG 1005 Elementary Putonghua in the second semester of the third year before the summer sojourn. In addition, China Studies majors are required to get at least a B grade in the Putonghua course taken during the Summer Sojourn. Students who fail to meet this requirement have to pass LANG 1006 Intermediate Putonghua or its equivalence as defined by the University.

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