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:
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Geography Courses | 51 units |
| Education Courses | 50 units | |
| Honours Project | 6 units | |
| Complementary Studies Courses | 24 units | |
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| 131 units |
| 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 | 1160 | Cultures, Peoples & Landscapes | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 1190 | Earth Systems: Shaping Landscapes | 3 units | ||
| GEOG | 1200 | Earth Systems: Atmosphere & Biosphere | 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 & 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 | ||
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| 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 | Teaching & 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 | 3630 | Development of Children & Adolescents | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 3690 | Inclusive Education & Special Educational Needs | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 4010 | Teaching General Studies to Young Learners | 2 units | ||
| EDUC | 4120 | Teaching Mathematics 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 | ||
| Honours Project | 6 units | ||||
| GEOG | 3591-2 |
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6 units | ||
| Complementary Studies Courses | 24 units | |||
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Core Requirements | |||
| LANG | 1491-2 | English I & II | 6 units | |
| LANG | 1480 | University Chinese | 3 units | |
| I.T. | 1180 | Information Management Technology | 3 units | |
| Value and the Meaning of Life course | 3 units | |||
| Physical Education courses | 0 unit | |||
| U.L. | 1121-2 | University Life | 0 unit | |
| Distribution Requirements | ||||
| One Science course | 3 units | |||
| One non-major course | 3 units | |||
| Free elective course | 3 units | |||
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| 131 units | ||||
| # | Students are required to take a total of 8 units of EDUC elective courses of which at least 2 units must be a Level III or IV course. |
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2012-2013
Last modified: August 2012
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