Programmes

Master of Arts in Housing and Urban Management

Programme	Master of Arts in Housing and Urban Management 文學碩士(房屋及都市管理)
Award Title	Master of Arts in Housing and Urban Management 文學碩士(房屋及都市管理)
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Public and International Affairs
Mode of Study	Combined mode

Normal Period of Study

- 1 year (full-time)
- 2 years (part-time/combined mode)

Maximum Period of Study

- 2.5 years (full-time)
- 5 years (part-time/combined mode)

Credit Units Required for Graduation

Programme Aims

train professional housing and urban managers for both the public and private housing sectors in Hong Kong and the Region;
equip graduates with thorough understanding of the social, political, economic, legal and physical institutions within the context of housing and urban management; and
furnish graduates with high level analytic and management skills for the personal enhancement of the graduate in their future career as well as further development of the profession.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

identify existing and emerging institutional and organizational framework of housing management in Hong Kong and the Region;
outline the housing and urban management practice in Hong Kong and the Region as well as to generate new perspectives of such practice in the light of new trends in housing and urban management;
apply the knowledge of modern management practice in analyzing the existing and to experiment on new operations of housing and urban organizations;
integrate the knowledge they acquired in the programme, in the legal, social, physical and management aspects, into their duties as a housing or urban manager and to derive new approaches in practice; and
present their ideas clearly, systematically and critically, both in verbal and written forms.

Programme RequirementsCatalogue Term : Semester A 2024/25

1. Core Courses (15 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
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

2. Stream Core Couses (12 credit units)

Housing Stream (12 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
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

Urban Management Stream (12 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
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

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
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

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

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)	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)	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.