Study Scheme
Courses for 2022-2023
Students are required to complete a minimum of 36 units of courses for graduation. Available and required courses are listed below. (The course outlines can be downloaded here later.)
Required courses: 27 units
Elective courses: 9 units
- URBD Pre-course
Y1 First Term:
- URBD 5710 Urban Design Studio 1 - 6 units (Required)
- URBD 5703 Urban History & Theory - 3 units (Required)
- URBD 5731 Urban Processes - 3 units
- URBD 5732 Urban Transport Networks - 3 units
Y1 Second Term:
- URBD 5720 Urban Design Studio 2 - 6 units (Required)
- URBD 5702 Environmental and Urban Economics - 3 units (Required)
Y1 Summer Term:
- URBD 5704 International Workshop - 3 units
- Internship programme (Non-credit bearing)
- The internship programme is offered in the summer term to complement the course work. It allows students to gain experience in leading urban design firms in Hong Kong and link their academic research to issues with relevance in professional practice. The participation in the Internship Programme is on voluntary basis
Y2 First Term:
- URBD 5704 Research methods in Urban Design - 3 units (Required)
- URBD 6701 Urban Design Thesis - 6 units (Required)
URBD5702 Environmental and Urban Economics 3 units
URBD5703 Urban History & Theory 3 units
URBD5704 Research methods in Urban Design 3 units
URBD5710 Urban Design Studio I 6 units
URBD5720 Urban Design Studio II 6 units
URBD5731 Topical Studies in Urban Design 1 - Urban Processes 3 units
URBD5732 Topical Studies in Urban Design 2 - Urban Transport Networks 3 units
URBD5733 Topical Studies in Urban Design 3 - Urban Management 3 units
URBD5734 Topical Studies in Urban Design 4 - International Workshop 3 units
URBD5735 Environmental Design for Liveable and Healthy Cities 3 units
URBD6701 Urban Design Thesis 6 units
ARCH5731 Topical Studies in Urbanism 3 units
Other Requirements
(a) Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
(b) A student who obtains a cumulative grade point average (GPA) below 2.0 in the preceding
term or receives a failure grade in thesis monitoring courses (for Research Postgraduate
Programmes) will be put on academic probation. For details, please refer to Clause 14.0
“Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies” of the General Regulations
Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage:
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gss.