Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Price
HKD 8,200
(Tuition Fee HK$8,200 per credit)
(Tuition Fee HK$8,200 per credit)
Study Mode
Duration
2 Year(s)
Language
Cantonese
Location
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Course Overview
Programme Aims and Objectives
This programme is designed for:
Graduates from disciplines of relevance to Sustainability and Development Studies, including:
- Asian Studies
- Anthropology
- Communications
- East and Southeast Asian Studies
- Economics
- Education
- Environmental Studies
- Geography
- History
- International Studies
- Political Science
- Public and Social Administration
- Sociology, including Applied Sociology
Mid-career professionals working in sustainability and development-related fields, including:
- Government / Public Affairs
- Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Business
- Education
- Environmental Management
- International Organisations
- Journalism / Mass Media
- Public Relations
The programme caters to local students, as well as overseas students from both developed and developing countries, both within the region and elsewhere.
What You’ll Learn
Course Description
Programme Core Courses (12 Credit Units)
- Theories and Approaches in Development Studies
- Sustainability Infrastructures and Measurements
- Sustainable Development: Theories and Policy
- Capstone Project or Master's Thesis
Stream Core Courses (15 Credit Units)
Development Challenges Stream
- Authoritarian Resilience and Democratic Change in East Asia
- Environmental Challenges in Asia and the World
- China and the Developing World
- Politics and Social Movements in Developing Asia
- Comparative Development in Asia
- Cutting-edge Cases in Development under Late Capitalism
Sustainability Strategies and Policies Stream
- Collaborative Governance for Sustainability
- Food Governance and Sustainability
- Managing Sustainable Development
- Labour, Sustainability and Development
- Urban Development and Sustainable Cities
- Financing Sustainability: Policy and Mechanism
Note: Depending on the availability of resources, the Department will decide which four courses will be offered for the Development Challenges Stream and the Sustainability Strategies and Policies Stream respectively at the beginning of each academic year.
All applicants are required to indicate their preferred study stream at the time of application. While the University tries to accommodate applicants' preference as far as possible, applicants’ allocation to their first choice is not guaranteed. The University reserves the right to suspend a study stream in case of under-enrolment.
Programme Electives (3 Credit Units)
- Urban Design and Regional Planning History, Theory and Practice
- Energy Management for Building Sustainability
- Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Building Performance
- Sustainable Building Development
- Project Planning and Management for Development
- Research Design for the Social Sciences
- Women and Politics in Asia
- Understanding and Managing Smart Cities
- Environmental Governance in China
- Evidence-based Policy and Practice
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