Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Geography and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Liberal Studies Teaching
Programme Director: Dr LEE, Tsz Ngong
The BSoSc (Hons) in Geography and BEd (Hons) in 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 recognised teacher status. During the progression of their studies, students will undertake periods of school experience and teaching practice. In addition, students can participate in overseas exchange or off-campus internship through the one-semester off-campus programme. Students will take the full set of General Education courses in accordance with University requirement.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| II) | Geography Courses | 54 units |
| III) | Education Courses | 51 units |
| IV) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| V) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VI) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VII) | Free Electives# | 21 units |
| 167 units |
# Students may take additional Healthy Lifestyle courses and/or General Education (Level 1 or 2) courses in any categories, subject to a maximum of 6 units, to fulfil the Free Electives requirement.
Requirements
| I. | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| Core Course (1 unit) |
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| SOSC1006 Invitation to Social Sciences | 1 unit | |
| Experiential Learning in Action (3 units) + |
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| Either | ||
| SOSC3005 Community and Civic Engagement | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| SOSC3006 Global Outreach | 3 units | |
| II. | Geography Courses | 54 units |
| Geography Required Courses (24 units) | ||
| GEOG1005 Geography and the Contemporary World | 3 units | |
| GEOG2005 Cultures, Peoples and Landscapes | 3 units | |
| GEOG2006 Earth Systems: Shaping Landscapes | 3 units | |
| GEOG2007 Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG2015 Maps and Map Making | 3 units | |
| GEOG2016 Earth Systems: Atmosphere and Biosphere | 3 units | |
| GEOG2017 Globalization of Economic Activities | 3 units | |
| GEOG3005 Field Camp | 0 unit | |
| GEOG3006 Regional Geography of China | 3 units | |
| GEOG Elective Courses (30 units) | ||
| At least one course from each of the following four areas: | ||
| Geoanalytics and Research Practice | ||
| GEOG3036 Writing Spatial Stories through Qualitative Research | 3 units | |
| GEOG4006 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG4017 Geographical Information Systems | 3 units | |
| GEOG4025 Geographical Imaginations | 3 units | |
| GEOG4046 Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation | 3 units | |
| Physical Systems and Environmental Dynamics | ||
| GEOG3015 Geography of Health and the Environment | 3 units | |
| GEOG3017 Global Environmental Issues and Sustainability | 3 units | |
| GEOG4005 Advanced Climatology | 3 units | |
| GEOG4007 Applied Geomorphology | 3 units | |
| GEOG4015 Coastal Environments and Processes | 3 units | |
| GEOG4027 Geography of Environmental Hazards | 3 units | |
| GEOG4057 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Physical and Environmental Geography)* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4066 Seminar in Environmental Planning and Management | 3 units | |
| Urban Studies, Cities and Everyday Life | ||
| GEOG3025 Population Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG3027 Urban Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG4035 Geography of Transportation | 3 units | |
| GEOG4056 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Human Geography)* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4067 Seminar in Social Justice and the City | 3 units | |
| GEOG4075 Seminar in Urban Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG4076 Urban Cultural Landscape | 3 units | |
| GEOG4077 Urban Development and Planning in Hong Kong | 3 units | |
| GEOG4085 Urban Development in China* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4086 Urban Planning | 3 units | |
| Regions, Development and Resource Management | ||
| GEOG2025 Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta: A Survey | 3 units | |
| GEOG3007 Energy Problems and the Environment | 3 units | |
| GEOG3016 Geography of Pacific Asia | 3 units | |
| GEOG4016 Sustainable Energy and Technological Innovation in China* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4026 Geography of Economic Development | 3 units | |
| GEOG4036 Political Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG4047 Resource and Environmental Management in China* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4055 Rural and Agricultural Development in China* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4065 Energy Policy and Analysis | 3 units | |
| GEOG4087 Natural Resource Evaluation and Policy Approaches | 3 units | |
| * Choose up to two of these China Studies courses. The contents of GEOG4056/GEOG4057 Selected Topics in the Geography of China may vary from year to year. Whether this course is considered a “human” or “physical and environmental” geography course depends on the exact contents of the course at the time it is offered. | ||
| III. | Education Courses | 51 units |
| Education Required Courses (33 units) | ||
| EDUC1005 Introduction to Educational Psychology | 2 units | |
| EDUC1006 Introduction to Liberal Studies and PSHE in Schools | 2 units | |
| EDUC1007 Instructional and Assessment Strategies for Liberal Studies and PSHE | 2 units | |
| EDUC1015 Teaching and Learning with Information and Communication Technology | 2 units | |
| EDUC1016 Introduction to Sociology of Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC1017 Introduction to Philosophy of Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC2005 Classroom Communication and Management | 3 units | |
| EDUC2006 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning | 3 units | |
| EDUC2007 Educational Research | 3 units | |
| EDUC2015 Teaching and Learning of Self and Personal Development | 2 units | |
| EDUC2016 Teaching and Learning of Society and Culture | 2 units | |
| EDUC3005 Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology and Environment | 2 units | |
| EDUC3007 Inclusive Education and Special Educational Needs | 2 units | |
| EDUC3015 Teacher's Personal and Professional Development | 2 units | |
| EDUC4005 Creative and Critical Thinking | 2 units | |
| Education Integrated Practicum (11 units) | ||
| EDUC1025 School Experience | 2 units | |
| EDUC3006 Supervised Teaching Practice I+ | 4 units | |
| EDUC3017 Supervised Teaching Practice II | 5 units | |
| Education Elective Courses (7 units) + | ||
| EDUC3025 Teaching Geography in Secondary Schools I | 2 units | |
| EDUC3026 Teaching Geography in Secondary Schools II | 2 units | |
| EDUC3027 Teaching Life and Society in Secondary Schools | 2 units | |
| EDUC3035 Development of Children and Adolescents | 2 units | |
| EDUC3036 Teaching History in Secondary Schools I | 2 units | |
| EDUC3037 Teaching History in Secondary Schools II | 2 units | |
| EDUC3045 Citizenship Education in Schools | 2 units | |
| EDUC4015 Teaching General Studies to Young Learners | 2 units | |
| EDUC7070 Student Self Development | 2 units | |
| EDUC7100 Education System and Policy in Hong Kong | 2 units | |
| EDUC7110 Psychology of Adolescence | 2 units | |
| EDUC7130 School Management and Decision Making | 2 units | |
| EDUC7170 School Guidance | 2 units | |
| EDUC7180 Action Learning in the Classroom | 2 units | |
| EDUC7230 Advanced Communication Skills | 2 units | |
| EDUC7290 Moral and Civic Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC7901 Teaching of a Second Subject (Chinese) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7902 Teaching of a Second Subject (Information and Communication Technology) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7903 Teaching of a Second Subject (History) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7904 Teaching of a Second Subject (Mathematics) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7905 Teaching of a Second Subject (Economics) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7906 Teaching of a Second Subject (Putonghua) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7907 Teaching of a Second Subject (Science Education) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7909 Teaching of a Second Subject (Geography) | 2 units | |
| EDUM7540 Introduction to STEM Education | 2 units | |
| + Students taking EDUC3006 Supervised Teaching Practice I will fulfil the course requirement of Experiential Learning in Action under “Social Sciences Common Core”. Students have to fulfil the 3 units derived from Experiential Learning in Action by taking EDUC (LST) Major Elective course(s). Hence, students are required to take a total of 10 units of EDUC (LST) Major Elective courses. | ||
| IV. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| GEOG4898 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| GEOG4899 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| V. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VI. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VII. | Free Electives | 21 units |
| One course preferably from HIST | 3 units | |
| One course preferably from SOCI | 3 units | |
| One course | 3 units | |
| One-semester off campus programme (non-compulsory) | 12 units | |
| 167 units | ||
