Calendar 2002–03

Department Profiles• SocialScience 173 Department of Economics Tel.:2609 8190 Fax.:2603 5805 E-mail :economics@cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/eco One of the top-ranking economics departments in Asia in terms of the volume of staff publications, the Department of Economics offersundergraduate courses in theory, applications, and analytical skills, with special reference toHong Kong, mainland China, and East Asia. With over 20 full-time teachers, the department runs the largestundergraduate economics programme and also the largest MPhil programme in economics among local universities.Graduates of the department predominate in the territory’s research economist positions. Department of Geography and Resource Management Tel.:2609 6529 Fax.:2603 5006 E-mail: geography@cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.grm.cuhk.edu.hk The department offers training in broad-based geographical knowledge with a focus on resource management.The programmeequips students with geographical theories, methods and skills in general and utilization andmanagement of natural and environmental resources in particular. The department’s new name and the newly revised curriculum instil a sense of professionalism into a conventional acad emic d iscipline with wide- ranging practical ap plications. Teaching and research concen trate on th ree areas: geographical tech niques, phy sical and environmental systems, and urban and regional systems. Emphasis is placed on the use of an integrative approach and geoinformation technology in the study and resolution of local and regional p roblems involving complex interactions among natural resources, environment, and human activities. Local and overseas field trips are regularly organized to enrich students’ learning. Department of Government and Public Administration Tel.:2609 7530 Fax.:2603 5229 E-mail: gpadept@cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gpa Thedepartment runsa major programme leading to the BSSc in government and pu blic administr atio n and a minor pro gramme in law. It also admin isters postgraduate programmes leading to MA, MSSc, MPhil and PhD degrees. Over 40 courses are offered in the areas of political theory,comparative government, international relations, political economy, gender politics, public administration, public policy,constitutional law, administrative law, internationallaw, criminal law, jurisprudence,and legal systems.