Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Geography (FM)
The structure of the First Major (FM) is as follows:
| I. | First Major Required Courses | 21 units |
| II. | First Major Elective Courses | 21 units |
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| 48 units |
Requirements
| I. | First Major Required Courses | 21 units |
| GEOG1005 Geography and the Contemporary World | 3 units | |
| GEOG2005 Cultures, Peoples and Landscapes | 3 units | |
| GEOG2006 Earth Systems: Shaping Landscapes | 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 | |
| GSIS2005 Statistics for the Social Sciences | 3 units | |
| II. | First Major Elective Courses | 21 units |
| Students are required to take a total of seven courses from the list of First Major Elective Courses, at least five courses out of which must be from Levels 3 or 4. | ||
| GEOG2025 The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: A Geographical Survey | 3 units | |
| GEOG2026 Introduction to Smart and Sustainable Cities | 3 units | |
| GEOG3007 Energy Problems and the Environment | 3 units | |
| GEOG3015 Geography of Health and the Environment | 3 units | |
| GEOG3016 Geography of Pacific Area: Regional development and Geopolitics | 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 | |
| GEOG3037 Environmental Health and Policy | 3 units | |
| GEOG4005 Advanced Climatology | 3 units | |
| GEOG4006 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 units | |
| GEOG4015 Coastal Environments and Processes | 3 units | |
| GEOG4016 Sustainable Energy and Technological Innovation in China* | 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 | |
| GEOG4047 Resource and Environmental Management in China* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4055 Rural and Agricultural Development in China* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4056 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Human Geography)* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4057 Selected Topics in the Geography of China (Physical and Environmental Geography)* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4065 Energy Policy and Analysis | 3 units | |
| GEOG4066 Seminar in Environmental Planning and Management | 3 units | |
| GEOG4076 Urban Cultural Landscape | 3 units | |
| GEOG4085 Urban Development in China* | 3 units | |
| GEOG4086 Urban and Environmental Planning | 3 units | |
| GEOG4087 Natural Resource Evaluation and Policy Approaches | 3 units | |
| GEOG4096 Biogeography | 3 units | |
| GEOG4097 Ecosystems and Processes | 3 units | |
| III. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| GEOG4898 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| GEOG4899 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| 48 units | ||
* Students can choose up to two courses from the following: GEOG4016, GEOG4047, GEOG4055, GEOG4056, GEOG4057 and GEOG4085.
