This programme aims to:

1. train professional housing and urban managers for both the public and private 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.

To be eligible for admission, an applicant must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or equivalent.

Priority will be given to those applying with relevant work experience and those who can provide evidence of academic or professional attainment acceptable for this purpose by the University.

In addition, you must also satisfy the English proficiency requirements stipulated by the University if your undergraduate medium of instruction was not in English.

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

•             a score of 79 (Internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)@#; or

•             an overall band score of 6.0 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)@##; or

•             a score 450 in the new College English Test (CET-6) of Chinese mainland; or

•             other equivalent qualifications.

@ TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the start of the University's application period. 'TOEFL iBT Home Edition', ‘TOEFL MyBest Score’, ‘IELTS Indicator’, ‘IELTS One Skill Retake’ and ‘IELTS Online’ are not acceptable.

# Applicants are required to arrange with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL results directly to the University. The TOEFL institution code for CityUHK is 3401.

## Applicants are required to arrange for sending their IELTS result(s) via the IELTS Results Service e-delivery to the University. Please note that applicants with an overall band score of 6.0 will be required to pass an interview for English proficiency conducted by the concerned academic unit. Interviews for other applicants may not be required.

The programme is offered in a combined mode (both full-time and part-time students are welcome). Full-time students should be able to complete the programme in one year, while part-time students shall complete the programme in two years. Most courses of the Housing Stream are offered on weekday evenings, while most courses of the Urban Management Stream are offered in the daytime on weekdays. Some courses might be arranged on occasional weekends.

All students are first admitted to the MAHUM programme (30 credits units). Students who have successfully completed 24 credits units (excluding the MAHUM Capstone Project and Research Methods for Housing Studies and Urban Management) as prescribed in the syllabus are eligible to apply for graduation as PGD as an exit.

Programme Core Courses (15 Credit Units)

• Comparative and International Housing and Urban Policy
• Finance and Economics in Housing and Urban Studies
• Contemporary Issues in Housing and Urban Management
• Research Methods for Housing and Urban Management
• MAHUM Capstone Project

Stream Core Courses (12 Credit Units)

1. Housing Stream
2. Urban Management Stream

Stream Electives (3 Credit Units)

Credit-transfer for relevant courses will be granted on an individual basis provided that these courses fulfill the necessary requirements as stipulated in the Academic Regulations, that is, a maximum of 9 credits for Master of Arts in Housing and Urban Management (MAHUM) degree and 7 credits for the Postgraduate Diploma (PGD).

The Housing Stream of this programme has sought full recognition from the Hong Kong Institute of Housing (HKIH) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). The two institutes are regarded as partners in the educational process.

As the recognition has been given, graduates of the Housing Stream will be eligible for admission as corporate members of the HKIH and the CIH upon completion of the practical experience requirements and passing of examinations prescribed by professional bodies. The Housing Stream of this programme has already been recognised by the Property Management Services Authority as meeting the academic qualification for the tier 1 property management practitioners. Corporate members of HKIH and CIH are eligible for registration as a Registered Professional Housing Manager.

Department of Public and International Affairs
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences