GRMD 5001 Research
Seminar I These are seminars for teachers and scholars to
introduce their research interest and recent development in
specialized areas of Geography and Resource management, in
order to facilitate research students to identity interesting
and important research areas. Research students are also required
to report findings of their literature review.
GRMD 5002 Research
Seminar II These are seminars for research students to present
research plan and to receive comments from teachers and other
research students. Additional talks will also be given by
invited scholars to exchange research findings.
GRMD 5100 Advanced
Geographical Methodology This course introduces and reviews some of the
main methodologies in conducting geographical research. It
covers bibliographic research, field investigation, thesis
preparation and other practical concerns. Special ways of
approaching certain subfields of geography will also be introduced
and reviewed. New geographical techniques such as geographical
information systmes, remote sensing, intelligent spatial decision
systems, and analysis of uncertainty and their role in geographical
research will be examined.
GRMD 5110 Statistical
Applications in Geography This course is an introduction to statistical methods
in geographic research. The goal of this course is to provide
a practical understanding of the application of statistical
analysis to geographic problem solving. Emphasis is placed
on the application of appropriate methods to analyze geographic
data, the appropriate procedures for research design, and
the interpretation of research results.
GRMD 8003/8006/8012
Thesis Research Each student is required to carry out an independent
research and write a thesis under the supervision of a professor.