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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

30

Programme Aims

  1. train professional housing and urban managers for both the public and private housing sectors in Hong Kong and the Region;
  2. equip graduates with thorough understanding of the social, political, economic, legal and physical institutions within the context of housing and urban management; and
  3. 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: 
  1.  identify existing and emerging institutional and organizational framework of housing management in Hong Kong and the Region;
  2. 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;
  3. apply the knowledge of modern management practice in analyzing the existing and to experiment on new operations of housing and urban organizations;
  4. 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
  5. 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 CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
PIA5701Comparative and International Housing and Urban Policy3
PIA5702Finance and Economics in Housing and Urban Studies3
PIA5703Contemporary Issues of Housing and Urban Management3
PIA6803Research Methods for Housing and Urban Management2
PIA6804MAHUM Capstone Project4

2. Stream Core Couses (12 credit units)

Housing Stream (12 credit units)

Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
LW5957Legal Studies for the Built Environment3
PIA5704Building Services Systems and Maintenance for Housing Managers3
PIA6800Contemporary Management for Housing Managers3
PIA6802Advanced Housing Practice (and Residential)3

Urban Management Stream (12 credit units)

Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
PIA5500Understanding the Modern Metropolis3
PIA5504The Asian Metropolis: Issues in Urban Management3
PIA5510Understanding and Managing Smart Cities3
PIA6501Urban Development and Sustainable Cities3

3. Stream Electives (3 credit units)

Housing Stream (Any one elective course from the following list)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CA6220Urban Economics and Regional Planning3
COM5101Communication Fundamentals3
COM5106Integrated Marketing Communication3
COM5107Professional Communication Skills3
IS5540Project Management and Quality Assurance3
LW6401Dispute Resolution in Theory and Practice3
LW6405Arbitration Law3
MS5223Project Management3
PIA5000PIA Postgraduate Internship3Exclusive for full-time PIA postgraduate students
PIA5003Project Planning and Management for Development3
PIA5504The Asian Metropolis: Issues in Urban Management3
PIA5711Environmental Governance in China3
PIA6201Comparative Public Policy3
PIA6302Public Budgeting and the Management of Financial Resources3
PIA6304Public Human Resource Management3
PIA6805Housing Management, Local Politics and Public Relations3
SEE6201Environmental and Energy Policy3


Urban Management Stream (Any one elective course from the following list)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CA6220Urban Economics and Regional Planning3
LW5957Legal Studies for the Built Environment3
PIA5000PIA Postgraduate Internship3Exclusive for full-time PIA postgraduate students
PIA5003Project Planning and Management for Development3
PIA5101Theories of Government and Public Administration3
PIA5711Environmental Governance in China3
PIA6201Comparative Public Policy3
PIA6202Evidence-based Policy and Practice3
PIA6302Public Budgeting and the Management of Financial Resources3
PIA6304Public Human Resource Management3
PIA6805Housing Management, Local Politics and Public Relations3
SDSC6004Data Analytics for Smart Cities3
SEE6201Environmental and Energy Policy3

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.