Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in China Studies—Geography Concentration
Programme Director: Dr CHUNG, Him
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:
- A solid foundation of the theories and methodologies of the geography discipline;
- A sound knowledge of contemporary China, particularly in the understanding of its geographical assets and liabilities;
- The ability to use geographical tools to conduct independent research; and
- Proficiency in Chinese, especially Putonghua, as well as English.
More specific objectives include:
- To prepare students for careers in China-related business and other endeavours; and
- To prepare students for graduate studies in geography, China studies and cognate fields.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| II) | China Studies Required Courses | 40 units |
| III) | Main Concentration Courses | 30 units |
| IV) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| V) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VI) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VII) | Free Electives# | 18 units |
| 129 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) | ||
| SOSC1006 Invitation to Social Sciences | 1 unit | |
| Experiential Learning in Action (3 units) + | ||
| Either | ||
| SOSC3005 Community and Civic Engagement | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| SOSC3006 Global Outreach | 3 units | |
| II. | China Studies Required Courses | 40 units |
| Programme Requirement (7 units) | ||
| CHST1005 Introduction to China Studies | 1 unit | |
| CHST3005 Summer Sojourn*+ | 3 units | |
| LANG1005 Elementary Putonghua | 3 units | |
| * In terms of the Putonghua requirement, LANG1005 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 LANG1005 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 LANG1006 Intermediate Putonghua or its equivalence as defined by the University. | ||
| Social Sciences Foundation Courses (12 units) | ||
| CHSE1005 Essentials of Economics | 3 units | |
| CHSG1005 Geography and the Contemporary World | 3 units | |
| CHSH1105 China in the Imperial Age | 3 units | |
| CHSS1005 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology | 3 units | |
| China Studies Foundation Courses (12 units) | ||
| CHSG3006 Regional Geography of China | 3 units | |
| Three of the following courses: | ||
| CHSE2005 Foundation of Chinese Economy | 3 units | |
| CHSG2025 Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta: A Survey | 3 units | |
| CHSH2105 Introduction to Modern Chinese History | 3 units | |
| CHSP1005 Foundations of Political Science | 3 units | |
| CHSP3017 Government and Politics of China | 3 units | |
| CHSP3205 Chinese Legal System | 3 units | |
| CHSP3216 Ideology and Socialism in China | 3 units | |
| CHSS2016 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: | ||
| CHSE3035 Industrial Management and Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSE3047 Rural Economic Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSE3055 Urban and Regional Economic Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSE4005 China's Foreign Economic Relations and Trade | 3 units | |
| CHSE4007 Money and Finance in China | 3 units | |
| CHSE4017 Innovation and Entrepreneurial Economy: China and Global Development | 3 units | |
| CHSG4016 Sustainable Energy and Technological Innovation in China | 3 units | |
| CHSG4047 Resource and Environmental Management in China | 3 units | |
| CHSG4055 Rural and Agricultural Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSG4056 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Human Geography) | 3 units | |
| CHSG4057 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Physical and Environmental Geography) | 3 units | |
| CHSG4085 Urban Development in China | 3 units | |
| CHSH3105 Contemporary China | 3 units | |
| CHSH3115 Engendering Imperial Chinese History | 3 units | |
| CHSH3305 China and Asia since 1900 | 3 units | |
| CHSH3325 History of Chinese Food Culture in Global Perspective | 3 units | |
| CHSH3406 Information Technologies and Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies | 3 units | |
| CHSH4105 History of Chinese Women since 1912 | 3 units | |
| CHSH4116 Intellectual Trends in Modern China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4117 Missionaries in Modern China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4125 Revolution and Nationalism in Republican China (1912-1949) | 3 units | |
| CHSH4126 Selected Themes in the History of Chinese Women | 3 units | |
| CHSH4127 Social and Economic Development of Modern China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4135 Topic Studies in Chinese History | 3 units | |
| CHSH4136 Childhood in Imperial China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4137 Legal History of Traditional China | 3 units | |
| CHSH4145 Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society | 3 units | |
| CHSH4305 Sino-American Relations | 3 units | |
| CHSH4306 Sino-Russian Relations | 3 units | |
| CHSH4315 Introduction to Museum Studies | 3 units | |
| CHSH4327 Topics Studies in Comparative History | 3 units | |
| CHSH4405 Oral History and Its Local Applications | 3 units | |
| CHSH4407 Topic Studies in Social History | 3 units | |
| CHSP4206 China and the World | 3 units | |
| CHSS3045 China and Tourism | 3 units | |
| CHSS3046 Chinese Capitalisms | 3 units | |
| CHSS3047 Consumption in China | 3 units | |
| CHSS3055 Population and Social Developments in China | 3 units | |
| CHSS4006 Chinese Family and Kinship | 3 units | |
| CHSS4035 Selected Topics in the Sociology of China I | 3 units | |
| CHSS4036 Selected Topics in the Sociology of China II | 3 units | |
| CHSS4046 Social Networks and Chinese Society | 3 units | |
| CHSS4047 Sociological Issues in Urban and Rural Development | 3 units | |
| CHSS4055 Gender in Contemporary China | 3 units | |
| CHSS4056 States and Power: Europe and China | 3 units | |
| CHSS4057 China's Social Classes under Economic Reform | 3 units | |
| CHSS4065 Chinese Entrepreneurship and Overseas Chinese in the Global Context | 3 units | |
| CHSS4066 Chinese Nationalism and Identity Politics | 3 units | |
| III. | Main Concentration Courses | 30 units |
| Main Concentration Required Courses (18 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 | |
| Major Concentration Elective Courses (12 units) | ||
| GEOG3007 Energy Problems and the Environment | 3 units | |
| GEOG3015 Geography of Health and the Environment | 3 units | |
| GEOG3016 Geography of Pacific Asia | 3 units | |
| GEOG3017 Global Environmental Issues and Sustainability | 3 units | |
| GEOG3025 Population Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG3027 Urban Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG3036 Writing Spatial Stories through Qualitative Research | 3 units | |
| GEOG4005 Advanced Climatology | 3 units | |
| GEOG4006 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG4007 Applied Geomorphology | 3 units | |
| GEOG4015 Coastal Environments and Processes | 3 units | |
| GEOG4017 Geographical Information Systems | 3 units | |
| GEOG4025 Geographical Imaginations | 3 units | |
| GEOG4026 Geography of Economic Development | 3 units | |
| GEOG4027 Geography of Environmental Hazards | 3 units | |
| GEOG4035 Geography of Transportation | 3 units | |
| GEOG4036 Political Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG4046 Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation | 3 units | |
| GEOG4065 Energy Policy and Analysis | 3 units | |
| GEOG4066 Seminar in Environmental Planning and Management | 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 | |
| GEOG4086 Urban Planning | 3 units | |
| GEOG4087 Natural Resource Evaluation and Policy Approaches | 3 units | |
| IV. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| CHSG4898 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| CHSG4899 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| V. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VI. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VII. | Free Electives+ | 18 units |
| + Students taking CHST3005 Summer Sojourn 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 Free Elective course(s). Hence, students are required to take a total of 21 units of Free Elective courses. | ||
| 129 units | ||
