The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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JS4838
Urban Studies 城市研究
URBAN STUDIES
Short Description
The interdisciplinary Urban Studies programme is designed to allow students to explore the complexities and challenges of the rapidly evolving urban world, global urbanisation processes and various strands of urbanism. The programme encourages students to reflect on the socio-integrated policy-making, planning, design and management. In addition to the active learning of urban development theories, the rigorous application of skills and techniques to urban analysis and a contextual understanding of the world’s best sustainable urban practices, students may choose to declare one of the following areas of concentration: urban planning and design, the urban environment, urban policy and governance, or smart sustainable cities.
The Urban Studies programme is jointly organised by the Department of Geography and Resource Management and the School of Architecture, with strong input from urban-studies-related courses offered by various departments in the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Arts. The curriculum is designed to be inter-disciplinary, theoretically and scientifically solid and professionally attractive for achieving the following objectives:
- To help students understand major challenges of global urbanisation processes such as resources depletion, environmental degradation, climate change, population migration, social polarisation and poverty issues;
- To teach students to appreciate the existing environments of urban space and places to understand the contested processes of social interaction;
- To equip students with a solid knowledge foundation in frontier urban research and development;
- To provide students with exceptional insights in urban history, cultural roots, and metropolitan perspectives in Hong Kong and Mainland China;
- To equip the students with the understanding of the relationships between the socio-economic context and physical fabric of urban conditions and develop basic skills in urban and environmental planning and design, together with urban policy making and governance;
- To train students as future leaders in the urban world with cutting–edge knowledge on related issues; and
- To prepare students for work in a wide range of fields as diverse as urban design and planning, environmental protection and management, property development, public policy and social enterprise domains.
The Urban Studies programme contains four basic components:
- Faculty Package
- Basic Knowledge
- Foundation courses: Introduction to Urban Studies; Introduction to Spatial Planning; Urban Sustainability; Urban Economic Studies; Urban Design and Place Making; Studies of Cities in Comparative Perspective; Essentials of the Land Development Process; and Urban Planning Theory and Practice
- Methodology and Statistics courses
- Field Studies
- Specialisation
- Concentration courses (choose one concentration)
- Urban Planning and Design
- Urban Environment
- Urban Policy and Governance
- Smart Sustainable Cities
- Capstone course: a thesis or project related to one of the above areas of concentration
- Concentration courses (choose one concentration)
- Elective Courses
Remarks:
For details of the undergraduate curriculum, please click here.
Programme Website
Requirements
- Programme Entrance Requirements
- General Entrance Requirements
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | Attained |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 2 SUBJECTSNOTE | 3 |
| NOTE: The two subjects may include: | |
| (i) | 2 elective subjects; or |
| (ii) | 1 elective subject and Mathematics (Extended Part) Module I or Module II. |
| REMARK: | |
| The programme accepts specific Applied Learning course(s) with "Attained with Distinction I/II" as an extra elective subject. Please refer to https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/adm/jupas/ApL2025 for details. | |
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGENote1 | 3 |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTNote2 | Attained |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 2 SUBJECTSNote3 | 3 |
| Note 1: Applicants with very special circumstances may be granted waivers of this requirement on a case-by-case basis. For details, please click here. | ||
| Note 2: For Liberal Studies (LS) subject taken in 2023 or before, a Level 2 or above will be considered as “Attained” in Citizenship and Social Development. The LS level will not be considered in the calculation of admission scores. | ||
| Note 3: The two subjects may include: | ||
| (i) | 2 elective subjects; or | |
| (ii) | 1 elective subject and Mathematics (Extended Part) Module I or Module II or Other Language subjects (A2 or above in French / German / Spanish; or N3 or above in Japanese; or Grade 3 or above in Korean). | |
| (iii) | For Integrated Science or Combined Science subject(s) taken in 2023 or before, a Level 3 or above will be considered as an unspecified elective subject where applicable. | |
| Note 4: "Attained with Distinction I/II" in Applied Learning subjects will be accepted by some programmes as an extra subject for awarding bonus points. For details, please click here. | ||
Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination
Most programmes offered by CUHK consider the best results in the same subject taken by a candidate in more than one sitting of HKDSE. Some programmes may have specific arrangements and the admission scores of candidates seeking admission on the strength of results from more than one sitting of HKDSE may be adjusted. Details of calculation of scores in more than one sitting of HKDSE for the 2025-26 entry will be finalised and posted at the admissions website (admission.cuhk.edu.hk).
First Year Tuition Fee
HK$ 44,500
Contacts
Statistics
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2024 | 184 | 183 | 322 | 450 | 453 | 1592 |
| 2023 | 176 | 194 | 340 | 415 | 443 | 1568 |
| 2022 | 153 | 158 | 294 | 470 | 451 | 1526 |
| 2021 | 141 | 138 | 267 | 427 | 434 | 1407 |
| 2020 | 165 | 154 | 293 | 448 | 434 | 1494 |
| 2019 | 128 | 122 | 254 | 403 | 437 | 1344 |
| 2018 | 111 | 124 | 292 | 458 | 477 | 1462 |
| 2017 | 103 | 90 | 203 | 404 | 367 | 1167 |
| 2016 | 93 | 109 | 246 | 372 | 408 | 1228 |
| 2015 | 199 | 165 | 339 | 523 | 676 | 1902 |
| 2014 | 81 | 112 | 229 | 447 | 537 | 1406 |
| 2013 | 98 | 115 | 292 | 486 | 620 | 1611 |
| 2012 | 100 | 149 | 325 | 628 | 775 | 1977 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2013 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
- As the 2025/26 academic year is the beginning of the 2025/26 – 2027/28 triennium for which the allocation of UGC-funded places is still subject to the Government’s approval, the number of intake places shown above is indicative only and subject to changes or confirmation.
- The tuition fees for UGC-funded programmes are subject to annual review by the HKSAR Government and applicable to local applicants only.