STUDENT Undergraduates:Introduction - How to Become a Geography Major

Undergraduates:Introduction

How to Become a Geography Major

The Geography curriculum is structured in such a way that first year students are given the chance to explore the geography discipline for their academic interests. In the academic year 2011-12, Geography will offer a total of six 6-credit and one 3-credit Introductory Level (Level 100) courses for students to pursue.

‘Core’ Junior Level courses
6 credits GEOG1012 Economic and social development in an urbanizing world
6 credits GEOG1016 Nature conservation for sustainable societies
6 credits GEOG1017 Human geography in a globalizing world

‘Elective’ Junior Level courses
6 credits GEOG1002 Hong Kong: land, people and resources
6 credits GEOG1003 Contemporary global environmental issues
6 credits GEOG1005 Map use, reading and interpretation
3 credits GEOG1014 Spatial distribution of hazards and disasters

Students of the Faculties of Social Sciences, Arts and Science can choose to declare their major in Geography at the beginning of their second year of study. In order to become Geography majors, students are required to successfully complete one ‘Core’ Introductory Level 6-credit geography course in their first year of study. In order to have a wider basic knowledge for their second- and third-year studies as Geography majors, first-year students are strongly advised to successfully complete two Introductory Level geography courses (one of which must be a ‘Core’ course).