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I'M AN ORIGINAL CATCHPHRASE

Master of Digital Urban Management

(subject to University's approval)

Course Structure

The curriculum encompasses 69 credits, including 36 credits of six core courses, 18 credits of three elective courses, and a 15-credit dissertation or capstone project.* Students can choose three electives to specialize in either of the two streams: Urban Policy and Management or Urban Technology and Analytics.

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​* The launch of the programme is subject to the University's approval.​​

Core Courses (Compulsory)

  • Management of Urban Systems

  • Urban Economics

  • Municipal Finance for Urban Practitioners

  • Urban Sustainability and ESG

  • Digital Technologies and Smart Cities

  • Urban Governance and Policymaking in the Digital Age

Elective Courses

Urban Policy and Management Specialism:

  • Urban Development Theories

  • Planning Practice, Law and Ethics in Hong Kong

  • Transport Policy and Planning

  • International Planning Policy and Practice

Urban Technology and Analytics Specialism:

  • Urban Big Data Analytics

  • Spatial Mobilities Analytics

  • Geographical Information System (GIS) for Urban and Regional Planning Development

  • Spatial Planning Analytics

  • Artificial Intelligence for Future Cities

  • Programming and Foundations in Urban Data Analysis

Urban Systems Institute

urbansys@hku.hk

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