Urban Studies — CUHK Minor Requirements (2026-27)

Social Science

Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27.

Description

Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:

1. Required Course: 3 units

URSP1001

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Code	Title	T1	T2	T1 Teaching schedule	T2 Teaching schedule	Prerequisites	Also in minor
URSP 1001	Introduction to Urban Studies			--LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Tu 11:30AM - 12:15PM -T02-TUT: Tu 11:30AM - 12:15PM	—	—	—

2. Elective Courses: 15 units

(a) Any two courses from the following:(6 units)

URSP1003, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400

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Code	Title	T1 Teaching schedule	T2 Teaching schedule	Prerequisites	Also in minor
URSP 1003	Introduction to Spatial Planning	—	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	—
URSP 2100	Urban Sustainability	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Global Studies
URSP 2200	Urban Economic Studies	—	--LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 1:30PM - 2:15PM	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Global Studies
URSP 2300	Urban Design and Place Making Studio	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	—
URSP 2400	Studies of Cities in Comparative Perspective	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Global Studies

(b) Any three courses from the following, with at least two at 3000 or above level [a]:(9 units)

ANTH4410, ARCH3721, CURE2016, EPIN1020, 2010, GPAD2020, 2090, 2095, 2170, 2180, 3220, 3255, 3360, 3365, GRMD2102, 2104, 2105, 2303, 2321, 2401, 2501, 3102, 3104, 3106, 3108, 3202, 3203, 3224, 3301, 3302, 3304, 3305, 3323, 3403, 4203, 4204, 4302, 4402, 4502, 4503, HIST2500, SOCI2003, 2004, 2104, 2203, 2208, 3002, 3204, SOWK1001, 2160, 2203, 3250, URSP1003, 1004, 1005, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040, 2050, 2060, 2070, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3050, 3100, 3300, 3400, 3600, 3700, 3800, 4050, 4100

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Code	Title	T1 Teaching schedule	T2 Teaching schedule	Prerequisites	Also in minor
ANTH 4410	The Cultures of Cities	—	—	—	—
ARCH 3721	Land and City	—	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T02-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM -T03-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM -T04-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM	Not for students who have taken ARCH4721.	Creative Sustainable Arts Technology·CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving
CURE 2016	Modernity and Urban Culture	—	—	—	—
EPIN 1020	Design Thinking and Practice	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM	—	—	Applied Diversity Studies·Entrepreneurship and Innovation
EPIN 2010	Toolkit for Entrepreneurs	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM	—	Prerequisite:EPIN1010/1020/1030 or MGNT1070 or SOSC1001/1002 or other equivalents or exempted by the instructor if students can show a substantive entrepreneurial experience or knowledge.Co-requisite:at least any 2 other 2000(EPIN/non-EPIN)level courses.	Entrepreneurship and Innovation
GPAD 2020	Politics of Culture	--LEC: Tu 3:30PM - 6:15PM	—	—	Government and Public Administration
GPAD 2090	Governance and Public Policy	—	—	—	Government and Public Administration
GPAD 2095	Public Policy Workshop	—	—	Prerequisite: GPAD1050.	Government and Public Administration
GPAD 2170	Public Organization and Management	—	—	Prerequisite: GPAD1030 or teacher's consent.	Government and Public Administration
GPAD 2180	(not found in course_info)
GPAD 3220	Politics of Space	—	--LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 1:15PM	-.	Global Studies·Government and Public Administration
GPAD 3255	Public Policy Analysis	—	—	—	Government and Public Administration
GPAD 3360	Global Environmental Politics	—	—	Not for students who have taken GLSD2401 or GLSD3401.	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Global Studies·Government and Public Administration
GPAD 3365	Ethics and International Affairs	—	—	Prerequisite: GPAD1095.	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Global Studies·Government and Public Administration
GRMD 2102	Fundamental Statistics for Geographers	--LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	Not for student who have taken STAT1011, 1012 and 2101.	Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability·Geography and Resource Management·Risk Management Science·Statistics
GRMD 2104	Remote Sensing of Environment	—	--LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM -L01-LAB: TBA	—	Archaeology·Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability·Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 2105	Introduction to GIS	--LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -L01-LAB: TBA	--LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -L01-LAB: TBA	—	Archaeology·CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability·Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 2303	Urban Geography	--LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 2321	Economic Geography	—	--LEC: Tu 8:30AM - 10:15AM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geography and Resource Management·Global Studies
GRMD 2401	Sustainable Development	--LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	GRMD2401 is double-coded with UGEC2171.Not for students who have taken UGEC2171, 2354 or 2775.	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability·Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 2501	Theory and Practice of Smart Cities	—	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability·Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 3102	Research Design and Methodology	—	--LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	GRMD2102 or another statistics course which is approved by the instructor as a pre-requisite.	Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 3104	Satellite Image Analysis	—	—	—	Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability
GRMD 3106	Advanced GIS	—	—	Prerequisite: GRMD2105.	Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability
GRMD 3108	Cartography and Geovisualization	—	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -L01-LAB: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability
GRMD 3202	Environmental Management	—	--LEC: Mo 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	-.	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geography and Resource Management·Global Studies
GRMD 3203	Urban Environmental Problems	--LEC: We 8:30AM - 10:15AM -L01-LAB: TBA	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geography and Resource Management·Global Studies
GRMD 3224	Tourism Planning and Management	—	--LEC: We 10:30AM - 12:15PM -F01-FLD: TBA -T01-TUT: TBA	—	Geography and Resource Management·Global Studies
GRMD 3301	Geography of China	—	--LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 3302	Population and Migration	--LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	—	Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 3304	Cultural Geography	—	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 3305	Transport Geography	—	—	—	Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 3323	Urban and Regional Planning	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	—	Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 3403	(not found in course_info)
GRMD 4203	Ecosystem Restoration and Management	—	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -F01-FLD: TBA	—	Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 4204	Environmental Planning and Assessment	—	—	—	Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 4302	Urban Planning Workshop	—	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	Only for students who have taken URSP1001 or URSP2300 or GRMD3323 or are taking GRMD3323 at the same time.	Geography and Resource Management
GRMD 4402	(not found in course_info)
GRMD 4502	Urban Big Data Analysis and Application	—	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geo-spatial Science for Sustainability
GRMD 4503	Smart City Policies and Governance	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Geography and Resource Management
HIST 2500	History of Hong Kong	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	Not for students who have taken UGEC2945 or HIST2501.	Cultural Heritage Studies·History·Public History
SOCI 2003	Social Research Methods	--LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	-.	Sociology
SOCI 2004	Social Statistics	—	--LEC: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: TBA	Not for students who have taken DSME2010, DSME2020, DSME2011, DSME2021, ECON2121, GRMD2102, SEEM2430, SPED2600, PSYC2010, STAT1011, STAT1012, STAT2001, STAT2006, STAT2101, STAT2102.	Risk Management Science·Sociology·Statistics
SOCI 2104	Sociology and Hong Kong	—	--LEC: We 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	Not for students who have taken SOCI1201, UGEC2865 or GEJC1020.	Sociology
SOCI 2203	Social Problems and Social Policy	—	—	-.	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Sociology
SOCI 2208	Urban Sociology	--LEC: Th 4:30PM - 6:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	-.	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Sociology
SOCI 3002	Social Stratification	--LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	-.	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Sociology
SOCI 3204	Sociology of Crime and Deviance	—	—	-.	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Sociology
SOWK 1001	Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare	A-LEC: Tu 1:30PM - 3:15PM AT01-TUT: Tu 3:30PM - 5:15PM AT02-TUT: Tu 3:30PM - 5:15PM AT03-TUT: Th 2:30PM - 4:15PM B-LEC: Th 10:30AM - 1:15PM	C-LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM D-LEC: Tu 9:30AM - 12:15PM	—	Social Welfare
SOWK 2160	Economic Insecurity and Social Security in Global Contexts	—	--LEC: Th 10:30AM - 1:15PM	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Social Policy
SOWK 2203	Mission-driven Social Enterprise	—	--LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM	—	Applied Diversity Studies·CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Entrepreneurship and Innovation·Social Policy
SOWK 3250	Macro Social Work Theories and Practice	--LEC: Tu 12:30PM - 2:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T02-TUT: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM	—	—	Social Policy
URSP 1003	Introduction to Spatial Planning	—	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	—
URSP 1004	Foundation of Digital Techniques for Urban Planning and Design	—	—	—	—
URSP 1005 [1]	Dialogue with Urban Leaders	—	—	—	—
URSP 2010 [2]	Belt and Road for Collaborative Modernization	—	--LEC: Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving
URSP 2020 [2]	(Re) Claiming the City	—	—	—	—
URSP 2030	Urban Cultures	—	—	—	—
URSP 2040	Real Estate and Construction Economics	--LEC: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM	—	—	—
URSP 2050	Socially Engaged Art	—	—	—	—
URSP 2060	Understanding City Through Field Trip Studies	--LEC: Th 2:30PM - 5:15PM -F01-FLD: TBA	—	—	—
URSP 2070	Urban Planning and Design Practices in China	—	--LEC: Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM	—	—
URSP 2100	Urban Sustainability	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Global Studies
URSP 2200	Urban Economic Studies	—	--LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 1:30PM - 2:15PM	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Global Studies
URSP 2300	Urban Design and Place Making Studio	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	--LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA	—	—
URSP 2400	Studies of Cities in Comparative Perspective	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving·Global Studies
URSP 2700	Urban Visualisation Studio	--LEC: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM	—	—	—
URSP 2800	Urban Form, Sense of Place and Well-Being	--LEC: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: We 11:30AM - 12:15PM	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving
URSP 2900	Recommoning	—	--LEC: We 11:30AM - 1:15PM -T01-TUT: We 1:30PM - 2:15PM	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving
URSP 3050	Special Topics in Urban Studies I	—	—	—	—
URSP 3100	Housing Issues and Policy	—	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving
URSP 3300	Sustainable Urban Transport	—	—	—	Global Studies
URSP 3400	Essentials of the Land Development Process	--LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	—	—
URSP 3600	Designing Smart Cities	--LEC: Mo 9:30AM - 11:15AM -J01-PRJ: Mo 11:30AM - 12:15PM	—	—	CU-ASK: Innovative Problem Solving
URSP 3700	Urban Regeneration	—	—	—	—
URSP 3800	Valuations for Sustainable Development	—	--LEC: Th 9:30AM - 12:15PM	—	—
URSP 4050	Special Topics in Urban Studies II	—	—	—	—
URSP 4100	Urban Planning Theory and Practice	--LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 4:30PM - 5:15PM	—	Pre-requisite(s): URSP1001 or 1002 or 1003.	—

Explanatory Notes

1.No more than 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.

[a]The three courses should not include courses that have been used to fulfill the requirement of 2(a).