Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

193GEOG3029.World urbanization: trends and policies (6 credits)The course examines the divergent forces shaping urbanization and growth of different parts of theworld and the responses of various national governments to such dynamics and their consequences. Itwill cover the uni-dimensional and multi-dimensional schools, world city concept, the extendedmetropolitan region and exo-urbanization. It provides a good foundation for advanced and professionalstudies in human geography, planning and social sciences in general.Assessment: 40% coursework, 60% examination.This course will be offered in the first semester.ExaminationEach course will be examined by a two-hour paper except those courses which are assessed by 100%coursework. In addition to the formal written examination, some courses may also involve practicaland/or oral examinations.HISTORYCourses in the Department are open both to B.A. students who wish to major in History and to otherstudents in the Faculty of Arts who are not taking, or intending to take, History as a major. Studentsfrom the Faculty of Social Sciences and other faculties are also welcome in most courses offered by theDepartment, and an A-Level examination result in History is not a prerequisite for any first-year course.First year students intending to major in History are required to take a minimum of 12 credit units inhistory. Students normally take HIST1006. Foundations of the modern world: The West in thenineteenth century and HIST1011. Foundations of the modern world: Qing China. Studentsintending to major in History may also take HIST1004. Workshop in historical research, but this isnot a prerequisite for the major. They may also take HIST1003. Information technology forhistorical studies, which satisfies the University's IT requirement.In addition to the two foundation courses, there are four other first year courses which may be offered:HIST1008. The world at war, HIST1009. The twentieth-century world, HIST1010. Anintroduction to European history and civilisation and HIST1012. From imperial to colonial:nineteenth century Hong Kong.First-year CoursesHIST1003.Information technology for historical studies (3 credits)This course will satisfy the requirements for the Information Technology component of the first-yearcurriculum. Students will learn a range of information technology skills within the framework of thehistorical discipline and will consider how best to apply information technology developments bothcritically and creatively in the pursuit of their historical studies. Students will be exposed to a variety oflearning situations, including the web-based 'electronic textbook' which has been specially developedfor first-year History students.Assessment: 100% coursework.