1. Core Courses (15 credit units) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
|---|
| PIA5701 | Comparative and International Housing and Urban Policy | 3 | | | PIA5702 | Finance and Economics in Housing and Urban Studies | 3 | | | PIA5703 | Contemporary Issues of Housing and Urban Management | 3 | | | PIA6803 | Research Methods for Housing and Urban Management | 2 | | | PIA6804 | MAHUM Capstone Project | 4 | |
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2.?Stream Core?Couses (12 credit units) |
Housing Stream (12 credit units) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
|---|
| LW5957 | Legal Studies for the Built Environment | 3 | | | PIA5704 | Building Services Systems and Maintenance for Housing Managers | 3 | | | PIA6800 | Contemporary Management for Housing Managers | 3 | | | PIA6802 | Advanced Housing Practice (and Residential) | 3 | |
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Urban Management Stream (12 credit units) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
|---|
| PIA5500 | Understanding the Modern Metropolis | 3 | | | PIA5504 | The Asian Metropolis: Issues in Urban Management | 3 | | | PIA5510 | Understanding and Managing Smart Cities | 3 | | | PIA6501 | Urban Development and Sustainable Cities | 3 | |
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3.?Stream?Electives (3 credit units) |
Housing Stream (Any one elective course from the following list) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
|---|
| CA6220 | Urban Economics and Regional Planning | 3 | | | COM5101 | Communication Fundamentals | 3 | | | COM5106 | Integrated Marketing Communication | 3 | | | COM5107 | Professional Communication Skills | 3 | | | IS5540 | Project Management and Quality Assurance | 3 | | | LW6401 | Dispute Resolution in Theory and Practice | 3 | | | LW6405 | Arbitration Law | 3 | | | MS5223 | Project Management | 3 | | | PIA5000 | PIA Postgraduate Internship | 3 | Exclusive for full-time PIA postgraduate students | | PIA5003 | Project Planning and Management for Development | 3 | | | PIA5504 | The Asian Metropolis: Issues in Urban Management | 3 | | | PIA5711 | Environmental Governance in China | 3 | | | PIA6201 | Comparative Public Policy | 3 | | | PIA6302 | Public Budgeting and the Management of Financial Resources | 3 | | | PIA6304 | Public Human Resource Management | 3 | | | PIA6805 | Housing Management, Local Politics and Public Relations | 3 | | | SEE6201 | Environmental and Energy Policy | 3 | |
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Urban Management Stream (Any one elective course from the following list) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
|---|
| CA6220 | Urban Economics and Regional Planning | 3 | | | LW5957 | Legal Studies for the Built Environment | 3 | | | PIA5000 | PIA Postgraduate Internship | 3 | Exclusive for full-time PIA postgraduate students | | PIA5003 | Project Planning and Management for Development | 3 | | | PIA5101 | Theories of Government and Public Administration | 3 | | | PIA5711 | Environmental Governance in China | 3 | | | PIA6201 | Comparative Public Policy | 3 | | | PIA6202 | Evidence-based Policy and Practice | 3 | | | PIA6302 | Public Budgeting and the Management of Financial Resources | 3 | | | PIA6304 | Public Human Resource Management | 3 | | | PIA6805 | Housing Management, Local Politics and Public Relations | 3 | | | SDSC6004 | Data Analytics for Smart Cities | 3 | | | SEE6201 | Environmental and Energy Policy | 3 | |
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3. Accreditation by Professional / Statutory Bodies? |
Chartered Institute of Housing
Hong Kong Institute of Housing |
4. Additional Information:
| Intermediate Awards |
Required Courses |
Total Credits |
Postgraduate Diploma in Housing and Urban Management
深造文憑(房屋及都市管理)
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at least 9 credits of core courses (PIA6803 and PIA6804 excluded), 12 credits of stream core courses, and 3 credits of elective |
24 |
Postgraduate Certificate in Housing and Urban Management
深造證書(房屋及都市管理)
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at least 9 credits of core courses, and? another 3 credits of stream core course |
12 |
The Department has a preset schedule on course offerings in different semesters.? Not all the courses will be offered in each semester.? Students who resume their studies upon their leave of absence may not be able to take the course(s) required for graduation in the semester immediately after their leave of absence.? The Department is not obliged to offer substitute courses for these students.? In order for them to graduate “on time”, students have the responsibility to plan well ahead for their studies. |
