MSc(Urban Analytics) requires 69 credits within the 1-year full-time or 2-year part-time study. The curriculum of the programme consists of seven urban analytics courses (6 credits each), two urban theory courses (6 credits each; two from an approved list of courses), and a dissertation/capstone project (15 credits).

Urban analytics courses (Compulsory)

• Foundations in Spatial Data Analysis
• Geographic Information System (GIS) for Urban and Regional Planning Development
• Urban Big Data Analytics
• Programming and AI for Future Cities
• Spatial Mobilities Analytics
• Public Space Design Analytics
• Science of Cities

Urban theory courses (Choose Two)

• Urban Development theories
• Planning Practice, Law and Ethics in Hong Kong
• Globalization and Urban and Regional Development in China
• International Planning Policy and Practice
• Transitional Cities: Urban and Housing Development
• Values of Urban Design: Urban, Social, Environmental Economics
• Morphologies and Urban Design Theories

* The course list may vary at the time of selection.

Dissertation/ capstone project

• Dissertation OR
• Smart Planning and Design Studio