MSc(Urban Analytics) requires 69 credits within the 1-year full-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)
- Programming and Foundations in Urban Data Analysis
- Geographic Information System (GIS) for Urban and Regional Planning Development
- Urban Big Data Analytics
- Artificial Intelligence for Future Cities
- Spatial Mobilities Analytics
- Spatial Planning Analytics
- Science of Cities
Urban theory courses (Choose Two)
- Urban Development Theories
- Planning Practice, Law and Ethics in Hong Kong
- Public Transport Systems
- Transport Policy and Planning
- Transport Economics
- Housing, Planning and Sustainability
- Globalization and Urban and Regional Development in China
- Planning Future Cities and Regions
- International Planning Policy and Practice
- Housing Economics
- 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