Faculty/ Departmental Courses available for RPg students of other Faculties
Courses offered by : Pages
Faculty of Architecture 2
Faculty of Arts 4
Faculty of Dentistry 6
Faculty of Education 8
Faculty of Engineering 10
Faculty of Science 14
Faculty of Social Sciences 23
Faculty of Business & Economics 34
LKS Faculty of Medicine 36
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Architecture The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 22, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level (RPG/TPG) RPG: for research postgraduates; TPG: for taught postgraduates
Prerequisites (if any)
Quota for non-HKU Students (if any)
Course URL
Contact person (if applicable) (Name, email and/or tel. number)
Remarks (if any) (Please specify here if the medium of instruction is NOT English.)
RECO6022 Research Seminar II RPG - 2
Please refer the
course syllabus for
RECO6022
Ms Kennis
Chan
kennis@hku.
hk
3917 2128
-
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Arts The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 23, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level (RPG/TPG)
RPG: for research postgraduates; TPG: for taught postgraduates
Prerequisites (if any)
Quota for non-HKU Students (if any)
Course URL
Contact
person
(if applicable)
(Name, email and/or tel. number)
Remarks (if any)
(Please specify
here if the
medium of instruction is NOT English.)
BSTC6079 Early Buddhism: a doctrinal
exposition RPG/TPG - 3
http://www.buddhis
m.hku.hk/p01_sub_
req.htm
(The courses are
offered to both
Research
Postgraduate
students and
students of the
Master of Buddhist
Studies
programme.)
- -
BSTC6024
Special topics in Buddhist
studies (1): Applying Buddhist
Teachings in Contemporary
Contexts: Challenges and
Opportunities
RPG/TPG - 3 - -
BSTC6052 Study of important Buddhist
meditation texts RPG/TPG - 3 - -
BSTC7112 Buddhist ethics RPG/TPG - 3 - -
BSTC7006 Pali I RPG/TPG - 3 - -
BSTC6013 Buddhism in Tibetan contexts:
history and doctrines RPG/TPG - 3 - -
BSTC6080 Chinese Buddhist art along
the Silk Road RPG/TPG - 3 - -
BSTC7008 Sanskrit I RPG/TPG - 3 - -
BSTC6012 Japanese Buddhism: history &
doctrine RPG/TPG - 3 - -
BSTC7010 Classical Tibetan I RPG/TPG - 3 - -
CHIN6002 Special Topics in Chinese
Studies RPG - -
Syllabuses and
timetables
available on the
following of school
website:
http://www.chinese.
hku.hk/main/postgr
aduate/research-
postgraduate-
programmes/
http://web.chinese.
hku.hk/main/resour
ces/timetables-
principal-
dates/timetable-of-
rpg/
Ms Grann
Wong
grann.wong@
hku.hk
3917 7292
Cantonese or
Putonghua
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 8, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level (RPG/TPG)
RPG: for research postgraduates; TPG: for taught postgraduates
Prerequisites (if any)
Quota for non-HKU Students (if any)
Course URL
Contact
person
(if applicable)
(Name, email and/or tel. number)
Remarks (if any)
(Please specify
here if the
medium of instruction is NOT English.)
DENT6023
Oral epidemiology and
clinical research
methodology
RPG - 3 -
Prof. May
Wong &
Prof. Edward
Lo,
Course
coordinators
-
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
Core courses for RPG students (2021-2022)
1
Course 1 : DENT 6023 Oral epidemiology and clinical research
methodology
Course coordinators : Prof. May Wong and Prof. Edward Lo
Date / Time : Oct 5, 2021 – Dec 7, 2021
Venue : Lecture Theatre II (Zoom Meeting Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/7697651985)
Course objective
This course aims to introduce the students to the various types of epidemiological studies and how to
conduct clinical trials. On completion of this course, a student should be able to critically appraise
reports from oral epidemiological studies and the level of evidence generated. The student should
also be able to choose an appropriate design for a clinical study on a specific topic of interest.
Session topics
Topic
RPG 9:00am–12:00noon
Tuesday
1 Dental research – types and process Oct 5
2 Epidemiology: features, recording and measurements
(Prof. Edward Lo) Oct 12
3 Observational studies – surveys and sampling Oct 19
4 Correlation studies – case-control study and cohort study Oct 26
5 STROBE Statement
Critical appraisal of dental literature - exercise 1 (surveys) Nov 2
6 Clinical intervention studies – study designs Nov 9
7 Evidence-based dentistry
Good clinical practice for clinical trials Nov 16
8 CONSORT Statement
Critical appraisal of dental literature - exercise 2 (clinical trial) Nov 23
9 Data collection through the use of questionnaire Nov 30
10 Writing a study protocol Dec 7
Assessment: To be confirmed
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Education The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 22, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level
(RPG/TPG)
RPG: for
research
postgraduates;
TPG: for taught
postgraduates
Prerequisites
(if any)
Quota for
non-HKU
Students
(if any)
Course URL
Contact
person
(if applicable)
(Name, email
and/or tel.
number)
Remarks (if any)
(Please specify
here if the
medium of
instruction is
NOT English.)
EDUR7103 Structural Equation
Modelling I RPG
Satisfactory
completion of
EDUR7109 Factor
Analysis or
equivalent (with
consent from the
instructor)
-
https://web.edu.hk
u.hk/research/rese
arch-postgraduate-
students/mphil-
and-phd-
students/course-
enrolment
- -
EDUR7109 Factor Analysis RPG
Satisfactory
completion of
EDUR7056
Regression (Part
A) or completion of
the Seminar: Data
Analysis Using R
or equivalent (with
consent from the
instructor)
- Same as above - -
EDUR7110 Hierarchical Linear Models RPG
Sound knowledge
of regression
analysis and
ANOVA
- Same as above - -
EDUR7112 Grounded Theory (Part A) RPG
A basic course on
Research
Methods/
Qualitative
Research (some
basic familiarity
with academic
research and
qualitative inquiry
is required).
- Same as above - -
EDUR7113 Grounded Theory (Part B) RPG
Satisfactory
completion of
EDUR7112
Grounded Theory
(Part A)
- Same as above - -
EDUR8033
Technology as Cognitive
Tools to Support Student
Thinking and Learning
RPG
Vetting of the
student’s research
background and
relevance to the
field of technology-
enhanced learning
- Same as above - -
Remarks: The class timetable and course syllabuses will be ready on the specified course URL in early August
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Engineering The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 23, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level
(RPG/TPG)
RPG: for
research
postgraduates;
TPG: for taught
postgraduates
Prerequisites
(if any)
Quota for
non-HKU
Students
(if any)
Course URL
Contact
person
(if applicable)
(Name, email
and/or tel.
number)
Remarks (if any)
(Please specify
here if the
medium of
instruction is
NOT English.)
CIVL8015
Special topic in environmental
engineering A: Research and
practice
RPG
A course in
environmental
science or
environmental
engineering
3
http://www.civil.hk
u.hk/civil_intranet/i
ndex.html
- -
CIVL8021 Selected advanced topics in
soil mechanics RPG - 3 - ditto - - -
ELEC8004 Digital Signal Processing I RPG - 10
https://elink.eee.hk
u.hk/postgrad_cou
rse_outlines_2122.
html
- -
ELEC8404 Advanced topics in modern
power systems RPG - 10 - ditto - - -
ELEC8507 Convex Programming and
Applications RPG - 10 - ditto - - -
IMSE7222 Global logistics and
transportation systems RPG&TPG - -
https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
IMSE7015 Engineering Economics and
Finance RPG&TPG - -
https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
IMSE7020 Supply Chain Management RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
IMSE7119 Digital Enterprises and E-
Commerce RPG&TPG - -
https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
IMSE7034 Operational Research RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
IMSE7139 Cyber Physical Systems RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
IMSE7310 Financial Engineering RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
IMSE7221 Warehousing and City Logistics RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
IMSE7902 Project Management RPG&TPG - - https://www.imse.h
ku.hk/msc-
eng/msc-eng
- -
MECH6017 Noise and vibration TPG - 5 https://www.mech.
hku.hk/tpg - -
MECH6019 Sources and control of air
pollution TPG - 5
https://www.mech.
hku.hk/tpg - -
MECH6034 Computer-aided product
development (CAPD) TPG - 5
https://www.mech.
hku.hk/tpg - -
MECH6045
Nanotechnology:
fundamentals and applications
TPG - 5 https://www.mech.
hku.hk/tpg - -
MECH7010 Contemporary robotics TPG - 5 https://www.mech.
hku.hk/tpg - -
MECH7014 Railway Engineering – Metro
and High- Speed Rail TPG - 5
https://www.mech.
hku.hk/tpg - -
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Science The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 26, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level
(RPG/TPG)
RPG: for
research
postgraduates;
TPG: for taught
postgraduates
Prerequisites
(if any)
Quota for
non-HKU
Students
(if any)
Course URL
Contact
person
(if applicable)
(Name, email
and/or tel.
number)
Remarks (if any)
(Please specify
here if the
medium of
instruction is
NOT English.)
BIOL6009
Advanced studies in Ecology
& Biodiversity for
postgraduate students
RPG RPG - - -
Student will
select one BSc
course in SBS
and SBS will
notify the
corresponding
timetable.
EASC6005 Advanced Regional Geology RPG - -
https://www.earths
ciences.hku.hk/pro
spective-
students/postgrad
uate-
students/research-
postgraduates/cou
rsework-
requirement
Dr A.A.G.
Webb
aagwebb@hk
u.hk
-
EASC6009 Evolving Earth Systems RPG - -
https://www.earths
ciences.hku.hk/pro
spective-
students/postgrad
uate-
students/research-
postgraduates/cou
rsework-
requirement
Dr Ryan
McKenzie
ryan00@hku.
hk
The timetable will
be decided until
after meeting
with students.
PHYS8701 Physics Experimental
Techniques RPG - -
https://www.physic
s.hku.hk/file/uploa
d/11745/2122_PH
YS8701.pdf
Prof. M.H. Xie
Physics
k
-
PHYS8201 Basic research methods in
physical science RPG - -
https://www.physic
s.hku.hk/file/uploa
d/11737/2122_PH
YS8201.pdf
Prof. H.F.
Chau
Physics
hfchau@hku.
hk
-
PHYS8352 Quantum information RPG - -
https://www.physic
s.hku.hk/file/uploa
d/11739/2122_PH
YS8352.pdf
Prof. H.K. Lo
Physics
hoikwong@hk
u.hk
-
PHYS8751 Device physics RPG - -
https://www.physic
s.hku.hk/file/uploa
d/11747/2122_PH
YS8751.pdf
Prof. M.H. Xie
Physics
k
-
PHYS8852 Photonics and Metamaterials RPG
Electrodynamics,
Condensed matter
physics
-
https://www.physic
s.hku.hk/file/uploa
d/11748/2122_PH
YS8852.pdf
Prof. S.
Zhang
Physics
shuzhang@h
ku.hk
-
STAT6005 Special studies in statistics RPG - - - rpgsaas@hku
.hk -
STAT6008 Advanced statistical inference RPG/TPG - - - rpgsaas@hku
.hk -
STAT6009 Research methods in
statistics RPG - - -
rpgsaas@hku
.hk -
STAT6010 Advanced probability RPG - - - rpgsaas@hku
.hk -
STAT6011 Computational statistics RPG - - - rpgsaas@hku
.hk -
BIOL6009 Advanced studies in Ecology & Biodiversity for postgraduate students
OBJECTIVES This course aims to provide student centred learning opportunities which will be designed for each individual student. Students will be required to take parts of existing Masters courses or advanced courses from the BSc curriculum which are considered necessary for their particular needs and which they have not previously taken. Opportunities for internships with local conservation organizations (1 day per week over at least one semester), that will allow students to gain relevant practical experience, may also be available.
ASSESSMENT Examination (70-80%) and continuous assessment (20-30%) depending on the studies selected; pass/fail
Coordinator: Prof. Gray A Williams
EASC4407 REGIONAL GEOLOGYEASC6005 Advanced Regional Geology - 2021 Schedule version 1
WEEK 1 01-Sep-21 1-- Regional Geology: Topics, Solving ProblemsWebb 2-- Introduction to Wikipedia Project
03-Sep-21 1&2-- Exercise: Making Wikipedia pages & Wiki rubric draft3-- Discussion: How do we investigate regional (contractional) geology?
READING W1 - Dahlstrom, 1969WEEK 2 08-Sep-21 GeoMapApp - a tool for making geological base maps
Webb / Ali 10-Sep-21 1&2-- Exercise: Drawing in Inkscape & Wiki rubric finalized3-- Discussion: How do contractional, extensional, and strike-slip systems evolve?
READING W2 - one of Luyendyk et al 1980; Coney and Harms, 1984; Wernicke and Axen, 1988; Sylvester, 1988; Lister & Davis, 1989; McQuarrie & Wernicke, 2005; Kapp et al., 2008; Murphy et al., 2009; Malavieille, 2010
DUE: SELECTION OF WIKI TOPIC, Turn in to Webb via email (25 points)WEEK 3 15-Sep-21 1-- Discussion: How can we track geological processes in time? Geo-/thermo-chronWebb 2-- Mini-lecture: how to make an evolutionary diagram (adv vs retr subd zones).
READING W3 - Payton and Carrapa, 2013 (only p. 15-19, 21-27), Schildgen et al., 201817-Sep-21 1-- Group Exercise: How to answer regional geology (exam) questions
2-- Group Exercise: Make an evolutionary diagram
DUE: By this class, you must obtain approval for your Reading Exam 1 Part A paper.WEEK 4 24-Sep-21 1-- EXAM 1, Part A (30 points)
Webb 2-- In-class exercise presenting your Exam 1 Part A paper.WEEK 5 29-Sep-21 1-- Discussion: How do the solid and soft Earth interact?Webb 2-- Group Exercise: Write an introduction
READING W5 - one of Montgomery and Stolar, 2006; Montgomery et al., 2001; Clift et al., 2008; Boosand Kuang, 2010; Iaffaldano et al., 2011; Webb et al., 2017
WEEK 6 06-Oct-21 1-- Discussion: How do the crust & the mantle interact? Dynamic topographyWebb / Ali 2-- Solo Exercise: Present evolutionary diagram.
READING W6 - one of Gurnis, 1992; Lithgow-Bertelloni & Silver, 1998; Wortel & Spakman, 2000; DeCelles et al., 2009; Replumaz et al., 2010; Faccenna et al., 2013; Husson et al., 2014
08-Oct-21 Welcome to East Asia! Here's how it works. [Content in Exam 1, Part B.]09-Oct-21 DUE: WIKIPEDIA DRAFT PAGE turn in to Webb via email with link by noon (95 points)
WEEK 7 Reading / field trip week: 11-16 October.WEEK 8 18-Oct-21 DUE: Wikipedia (1) feedback and (2) reflection notes posted by noon (10 points)
Webb 20-Oct-21 In-class Wikipedia feedback session: make action plans
22-Oct-21 1-- Discussion: What preceded plate tectonics?2-- Exercise: thermochronology prediction experiment 1.
READING W8 - one of Collins et al., 1998; Komiya et al., 1999; Van Kranendonk et al., 2019; Lowe &Byerly, 2007; Stern, 2008; Nutman and Friend, 2009; Van Kranendonk et al., 2010; Moore& Webb, 2013; Arai et al., 2015; Rozel et al., 2017; Webb et al., 2020
WEEK 9 27-Oct-21 1-- Discussion: Why do other terrestrial bodies lack plate tectonics? How do they cool?
Webb 2-- Exercise : Orogenic crystalline core P-T-t-d: thrust stacking vs thinning flow
READING W9 - one of Turcotte, 1989; Taylor and McLennan, 2009 [Chapter 1]; Moore et al., 2017;Gülcher et al., 2020
DUE: By this class, you must obtain approval for your Exam 1 Part B paper.
29-Oct-21 1-- EXAM 1, Part B (30 points)2-- Solo Exercise & Feedback: Write and edit an Introduction.
WEEK 10 03-Nov-21 1-- Discussion: How was plate tectonics initiated?Webb 2-- Exercise: thermochronology prediction experiment 2.
READING W10 - one of Hansen, 2007; Bercovici & Ricard, 2014; Rey et al., 2014; Gerya et al., 2015;Tang et al., 2020
05-Nov-21 Exercise: Gurla Mandhata's impact on Himalayan thrust tectonics.
WEEK 11 10-Nov-21 1-- Discussion: How did plate tectonics evolve? How is it maintained?Webb / Ali 2-- Exercise: InSAR interpretation.
READING W11 - one of Bleeker, 2003; Silver and Behn, 2008; Jagoutz, 2012; Spencer et al., 2018;Coltice et al., 2019; Sobolev & Brown, 2019
12-Nov-21 Welcome to East Asia! Here's how it works. [Content in Exam 2]13-Nov-21 DUE: Wikipedia page goes LIVE! Turn in via email with link by noon (75 points)
ALL READINGS ARE TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE LISTED CLASS SESSIONS.
WEEK 12 15-Nov-21 DUE: Wikipedia (1) feedback and (2) reflection notes posted by noon (10 points)
Webb 17-Nov-21 In-class Wikipedia feedback session: MAKE ACTION PLANS19-Nov-21 1-- Exercise: thermochronology prediction experiment 3.
2-- Discussion: How and why does Earth have non-plate-like deformation?READING W12 - one of Hudec & Jackson, 2007; Sol et al., 2007; Ratschbacher et al., 2011; Yin &
Taylor, 2011; Koons et al., 2013; Bendick & Ehlers, 2014; Li et al., 2014; Bischoff & Flesch, 2018
WEEK 13 24-Nov-21 Welcome to East Asia! Here's how it works. [Content in Exam 2]
Webb / Ali DUE: By this class, you must obtain approval for your exam 2 paper.
26-Nov-21 EXAM 2 (60 points)
FINAL WIKI PROJECT DUE: Noon, 16-Dec-21 (60 pts) + Reflection / feedback report (5 pts)
EASC6009 (Evolving Earth Systems) Academic Year 2021 - 22
Offering Department Earth Sciences Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
E
Course Co-ordinator Dr. Ryan McKenzie (Semester 1), Dr. Jed Kaplan (Semester 2)
Teachers Involved Variable depending on topics each semester
Course Objectives Evaluate various integrative Earth systems in space and time.
Course Contents & Topics Biogeochemical and tectonic processes that influence Earth’s surface
environment. Each semester topics may cover: “Origin of the Continental
Crust”, “The Carbon Cycle”, “Oxygenation of the Atmosphere”, “Mountains and
Climate”, amongst others.
Course Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students should:
1) generate an understanding of “systems science” as pertaining to topics in
Earth and Planetary Sciences;
2) understand topics covered such that they can actively participate in critical
research-related discussions, as well as provide coherent presentations
explaining the fundamentals of specified topics; and
3) understand topics to the level that they can formulate new scientific questions
relevant to their personal research, from which they can generate new ideas for
future scientific proposals of their own.
Pre-requisites
(and Co-requisites and
Impermissible combinations)
N/A
Offer in 2019 - 2020 Yes (1st sem and 2nd sem) Examination No Exam
Offer in 2020 - 2021 Yes
Course Grade Pass/Fail
Grade Descriptors Pass Completion of weekly objectives. Demonstrate understanding of various topics
covered, primarily through active participation in group discussions and ability to
present and lead discussion on select topics. Short writing exercise on select topic to
be determined with instructor.
Fail Lack of participation, failure to present/lead discussions on select topics or complete
course objectives.
Course Type Lecture-based / discussion-based
Course Teaching
& Learning Activities
Activities Details No. of Hours
Lectures 2 hours/week
Assessment Methods
and Weighting
Methods Details Weighting in final
course grade (%)
Assignment Participation in readings &
discussion, leading
discussion via presentation
of select readings.
80%
Project report 3-page mock proposal of
topic agreed upon by
instructor.
20%
Required/recommended
reading and online materials
Scientific journal articles TBD each semester.
Additional Course Information This course is for RPg students of:
All Faculties of HKU and other UGC-funded Universities.
STAT6005 Special studies in statistics The aim of the course is to introduce students to the topics which are of relevance to their research study but have not been taken previously. Students will be instructed to attend one course or a combination of courses from the department as prescribed by the supervisor(s) and approved by the Chairman of the Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee. Alternately this course may consist of supervised reading supplemented by written work and prescribed coursework.
Students are permitted to replace this course by another RPG course from the MPhil/PhD curricula offered by other Departments, subject to the approval of the Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee.
STAT6008 Advanced statistical inference This course covers the advanced theory of point estimation, interval estimation and hypothesis testing. Using a mathematically-oriented approach, the course provides a formal treatment of inferential problems, statistical methodologies and their underlying theory. It is suitable in particular for students intending to further their studies or to develop a career in statistical research. Contents include: (1)Decision problem – frequentist approach: loss function; risk; decision rule; admissibility; minimaxity; unbiasedness; Bayes’ rule; (2)Decision problem – Bayesian approach: prior and posterior distributions, Bayesian inference; (3) Estimation theory: exponential families; likelihood; sufficiency; minimal sufficiency; completeness; UMVU estimators; information inequality; large-sample theory of maximum likelihood estimation; (4) Hypothesis testing: uniformly most powerful (UMP) test; monotone likelihood ratio; UMP unbiased test; conditional test; large-sample theory of likelihood ratio; confidence set; (5) Nonparametric inference; bootstrap methods.
Assessment: One 2-hour written examination; 40% coursework, 60% examination.
STAT6009 Research methods in statistics This course includes two modules.
The first module, Asymptotic Statistics, introduces some fundamental tools in asymptotic statistics which potential graduate students will find useful in preparing for work on a research degree in statistics. Focus is on applications of state-of-the-art statistical techniques and their underlying theory. Contents may be selected from: 1) Modes of stochastic convergence; 2) Limit theorems; 3) Stochastic orders and the delta method; 4) Order statistics and sample quantiles: 5) M-estimator, Z-estimator and the maximum likelihood estimator; 6) Non-parametric estimation of distributions; 7) U-statistics and projection estimators; 8) Other topics as determined by the instructor.
The second module, High-dimensional Statistics, introduces some fundamental tools in high-dimensional statistics. Focus is on applications of state-of-the-art statistical techniques and their underlying theory. Contents may be selected from: 1) Curse of the dimension; 2) Estimation of high-dimensional means; 3) Estimation of high-dimensional covariance matrix; 4) High-dimensional PCA; 5) High-dimensional regression; 6) High-dimensional factor models; 7) Compressed sensing; 8) Other topics as determined by the instructor.
Assessment: One 2-hour written examination; 25% coursework, 75% examination. STAT6010 Advanced probability This course provides an introduction to measure theory and probability. The course will focus on some basic concepts in theoretical probability which are important for students to do research in actuarial science, probability and statistics. Contents include: sigma-algebra, measurable space, measure and probability, measure space and probability space, measurable functions, random variables, integration theory, characteristic functions, convergence of random variables, conditional expectations, martingales.
Assessment: one 2-hour written examination; 25% coursework, 75% examination.
STAT6011 Computational statistics This course aims to give postgraduate students in statistics a background in modern computationally intensive methods in statistics. It emphasizes the role of computation as a fundamental tool of discovery in data analysis, of statistical inference, and for development of statistical theory and methods. Contents include: Bayesian statistics, Markov chain Monte Carlo methods including Gibbs sampler, the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, and data augmentation; Generation of random variables including the inversion methods, rejection sampling, the sampling/importance resampling method; Optimization techniques including Newton’s method, expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm and its variants, and minorization-maximization (MM) algorithms; Integration including Laplace approximations, Gaussian quadrature, the importance sampling method; and other topics such as Hidden Markov models, neural networks, and Bootstrap methods.
Assessment: One 2-hour written examination; 50% coursework, 50% examination.
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Social Sciences The University of Hong Kong Last update: August 4, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level (RPG/TPG)
RPG: for research postgraduates; TPG: for taught postgraduates
Prerequisites (if any)
Quota for non-HKU Students (if any)
Course URL
Contact
person
(if applicable)
(Name, email and/or tel. number)
Remarks (if any)
(Please specify
here if the
medium of instruction is NOT English.)
PSYC6010
Conceptual & Methodological
Issues in Psychological
Research I
RPG Bachelor Degree,
major in Psychology 2
https://psychology.
hku.hk/research-
degrees-mphil-
phd/
Miss Coral Yip [email protected] 39172376
-
PSYC7021 Postgraduate Seminar in
Cognitive Psychology RPG
Bachelor Degree,
major in Psychology 2
https://psychology.
hku.hk/research-
degrees-mphil-
phd/
Miss Coral Yip [email protected] 39172376
-
PSYC7022 Postgraduate Seminar in
Social Psychology RPG
Bachelor Degree,
major in Psychology 3
https://psychology.
hku.hk/research-
degrees-mphil-
phd/
Miss Coral Yip [email protected] 39172376
-
SOCI6011 Ethnographic Research
Methods RPG - 5
https://sociology.h
ku.hk/courses/soci
6011-
ethnographic-
research-methods/
Ms Connie Ko,
k
Mainly for RPg of
Social Sciences
and Humanities.
IHSS6001 Research Seminar on East
Asian Culture RPG - 5
https://www.hkihss
.hku.hk/en/teachin
g/courses-offering-
in-2021-22/
Ms Hilson Ng,
hilsonng@hku.
hk
39175772
-
IHSS6005 Selected Topics on Religion
and Society in Asia RPG
Admission is open
to all students with
multi-disciplinary
backgrounds.
Interested
students or
auditors should
contact either of
the instructors with
a brief introduction
of your
background and
interest to
Professor David
Palmer:
) or Dr Mike
Brownnutt
by email.
5
https://www.hkihss
.hku.hk/en/teachin
g/courses-offering-
in-2021-22/
Ms Hilson Ng,
hilsonng@hku.
hk
39175772
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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Department of Psychology
PSYC6010 – Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research I
Venue: CPD-341, 3/F, Central Podium, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Time: Mondays, 11:30 AM - 2:20 PM
Instructor: Dr. J. Saunders
COURSE DESCRIPTION
First semester course, put on especially for 1st year postgraduate students, covering the basic research
techniques used in psychological research. Topics include various data collection and data analysis
techniques. Students in this course will learn how to design, conduct, analyze and report psychological
research; and to evaluate other people’s research critically.
ASSESSMENT
Coursework 100%
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Department of Psychology
PSYC7021 – Postgraduate Seminar in Cognitive Psychology
Venue: Room 132, 1/F, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong
Time: Thursdays 4:30-5:50 PM
Instructor: Professor W.G. Hayward
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This seminar course will cover recent developments in the field of Cognitive Psychology,
concentrating particularly on theoretical debates and empirical results that are likely to have
considerable impact on the field. Theoretical and empirical articles will be read each week, and
discussed in class. Discussions will be led by both the instructor and students in the class.
ASSESSMENT
Coursework 100%
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Department of Psychology
PSYC7022 – Postgraduate Seminar in Social Psychology
Venue: CPD-315, 3/F, Central Podium, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Time: Wednesdays 4:30-5:50 PM
Instructor: Dr. X. Hu
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This seminar course will cover recent developments in the field of Cognitive Psychology,
concentrating particularly on theoretical debates and empirical results that are likely to have
considerable impact on the field. Theoretical and empirical articles will be read each week, and
discussed in class. Discussions will be led by both the instructor and students in the class.
ASSESSMENT
Coursework 100%
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Department of Sociology
SOCI 6011 Ethnographic Research Methods
Venue: Room 929, 9/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Time: Tuesdays 3:30-5:30 PM
Instructor: Dr. Cheris S.C. Chan
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course will begin with a discussion of the common ground and the difference between quantitative
and qualitative methods in social science research. It will present the scientific base of qualitative
research, the logic of ethnographic methods, and the practical skills of data collection. Methodological
concerns like case study, theoretical sampling, theory building, interpretation, ethical and political
issues will be discussed.
Students will be coached to acquire the technical skills of participant observation, interviewing,
fieldnote writing, coding, and writing up proposal and paper. This course will be conducted as a
seminar with practicum. Students are expected to participate actively in classroom discussion and
activities.
**Online teaching in the first three weeks. For the rest of the semester, it all depends on the
University’s further advice, the course may be conducted in hybrid teaching (f2f plus online).
ASSESSMENT
Coursework 100%
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
IHSS 6001 Research Seminar on East Asian Culture
Venue: Room 201, 2/F, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong
Time: Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 PM
Instructors: Dr. Ghassan Moazzin and Dr. Izumi Nakayama
OVERVIEW
This course involves intensive reading, discussion, and writing exercises aimed at assisting HKIHSS first-
year graduate students with their individualized methodological and theoretical training and to broaden and
deepen their understanding of how their research interests relate to other disciplinary and thematic fields.
Compiling and mastering a substantial reading list will be a central feature, and a state-of-the-field essay
will be submitted at the end of the term. All students will read and discuss their classmates’ essays.
ASSESSMENT
Attendance & Participation 40%
Students are expected to attend the designated meetings. Active, thoughtful participation in
all aspects of the course is important. Unexcused absences will result in a failing grade. All
students are required to read each other’s work and be prepared to comment and
discuss.
HKIHSS RPG students are required to attend all Institute talks, lectures, seminars, and
conferences.
Response papers 30%
State-of-the-field essay 30%
DATES OF MEETINGS (Tuesdays, 3-5pm in Room 201)
This schedule is subject to change, contingent on public health regulations.
07 September: Introduction/response paper #1
21 September: response paper #2
28 September: Fieldwork in Modern Chinese History
05 October: response paper #3
12 October: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese History
19 October: The Mushroom at the End of the World
26 October: Made in Hong Kong
02 November: Migration in the Time of Revolution
30 November: state-of-the-field essays.
ASSIGNMENTS
Response papers: Each student will write a concise essay to answer the questions posed for the readings
assigned from A Companion to Chinese History.
• First response paper: Read the Introduction and Part I “States of the Field.”
o Questions: Explain how the scholarly inquiry of Chinese history
developed in different regions and time periods, and what impact (if any) “domestic”
historical, political, and/or academic approaches and concerns may have had on them.
Identify both commonalities and particularities in the types of questions that have
shaped the study of Chinese history in the times and spaces covered by the readings.
o Due: 30 August via email.
• Second response paper: Read Part II “Chronologies.”
o Questions: Explain how each author in this section approaches the concept of
periodizing Chinese history. What are the different factors involved in each case of
temporal categorization, and how are these temporal frameworks significant and/or
productive, if at all?
o Due: via Moodle 17 Sept@5pm.
• Third response paper: Read Part III “Themes and Approaches.”
o Questions: Choose at least six topics (do not choose topics directly related to your
research project). Explain how the major research questions addressed by these
thematic and intellectual approaches further enhance our understanding of Chinese
history. Identify gaps and issues that are missing or glossed over in these discussions,
and how they might offer new insight and understanding of China’s past.
o Due: via Moodle 01 Oct@5pm.
Weekly discussions and presentations: Each student will be responsible for a short presentation (PPT or
Keynote) every week, where they will highlight the main argument, its context, method, and approach, and
explain why it is significant (the “so-what” question) for academic inquiry.
State-of-the-field essay: Each student will write a state-of-the-field essay, based on a reading list created
in discussion with their primary supervisor, exploring the major questions and methodological issues of
their research field, and expand on their own approach to their work. Address the following questions: 1)
what major issue did the author set out to address? 2) What was the source base for the evidence? 3)What
are the main arguments of the book/article, and how did it make its case? 4)How does it contribute to,
advance, engage with, or develop a new vantage point on a particular debate/field/subfield? 5)How do you
situate your own work?
Do not write a book review. Rather, selectively pursue a particular theme/subtheme, point of contention or
argument that you consider significant and interesting by demonstrating familiarity with the arguments and
main contents of the works.
• Essay: 10-15 pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 Font, regular margins, paginated
(with full citations and bibliography—these are not included in page count).
• Due via Moodle on TBA.
NOTES: All assignments are due by the specified date and time. Unless there is a documented campus-
wide power or internet outage, technological problems will not excuse you from the deadline. No late
submissions will be accepted.
Plagiarism: If you copy other people’s work without proper acknowledgement, you will fail this
course. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to: copying/summarizing/extracting information and ideas
from books, journals, newspapers, websites (incl. Wikipedia), and other printed and electronic sources
without acknowledging the source of information. Papers must be uploaded to Turnitin.com by the due date.
Instructions will follow.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
IHSS 6005 Selected Topics on Religion and Society in Asia:
Re‐Assembling Reality: Reframing Science, Religion and Society in Asia
Venue: To be Arranged
Time: To be Arranged
Instructors: Prof. David A. Palmer and Dr Mike Brownnutt
OVERVIEW
This interdisciplinary seminar will use insights, concepts, examples and approaches from the study of
religions in Asian contexts to question and reconstruct the relationship between science and religion. The
construction of competing knowledge and discourses on “science” and “religion” is constitutive of the
epistemic foundations of modernity and has shaped the tensions between Western modernity and Asian
traditions. This encounter has led to reinventions and reconfigurations of Asian cosmologies, as well as to
challenges to Western dichotomies and definitions of science and religion. This seminar will take up these
challenges at the ontological, epistemological and methodological levels. It will critically engage with
prevailing theories in the philosophy of science; draw on insights from anthropology, the sociology of
science / STS, and the sociology of religion; and use examples from a wide range of religious traditions,
scientific disciplines, and systems of knowledge. Building on but extending far beyond the Western
philosophy of science, this seminar will propose new ways of thinking about what the world is made of,
how it can be known, and how epistemic communities construct and use knowledge.
Readings will consist in chapters of a book manuscript being co‐authored by the instructors, respectively
an anthropologist of Daoism and Chinese religion (Palmer), and an experimental physicist with training in
Christian theology (Brownnutt). These readings will be supplemented by literature in the relevant fields.
Topics to be discussed during the seminar will include:
Questioning the boundaries between science and religion
Unpacking the Enlightenment vision of science
Objective and subjective, absolute and relative truth
Phenomena and noumena
Naturalism, materialism and physicalism
Ontological, epistemic and semantic realism
Symbolic and subjective realism
Factual and relational truth
Relating to non‐human and para‐human persons
Relating to life
Relating to the mind
Intellectual objects
Building models
Epistemic communities
Passion and commitment
The seminar will meet weekly for two hours. Meeting times is to be arranged.
ASSESSMENT
Attendance and participation: 20%. Students will be required to briefly present one of the topics and
facilitate discussion during one of the weekly sessions.
5000-word essay on a topic agreed with the instructor, which may be related to your dissertation research:
80%. The topic should ideally use a case from empirical research to critically engage with one of the
seminar themes.
Admission is open to all students with multi-disciplinary backgrounds. Interested students or auditors
should contact either of the instructors with a brief introduction of your background and interest to Professor
David Palmer: ([email protected]) or Dr Mike Brownnutt ([email protected]) by email.
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) Faculty of Business and Economics The University of Hong Kong Last update: July 30, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level (RPG/TPG)
RPG: for research
postgraduates;
TPG: for taught
postgraduates
Prerequisites
(if any)
Quota for
non-HKU
Students (if
any)
Course URL
Contact person
(if applicable)
(Name, email
and/or tel.
number)
Remarks (if any)
(Please specify
here if the medium
of instruction is
NOT English.)
ACCT6013 Doctoral Accounting Seminar I RPG - 10
https://www4.fbe.h
ku.hk/phd/course/p
hd-mphil
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ACCT6018
The Philosophy of Economics
and Its Implications for
Accounting and Finance
RPG - 10
https://www4.fbe.h
ku.hk/phd/course/p
hd-mphil
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MGMT6008
Research Seminars in Human
Resources Management and
Organisational Behaviour I
RPG - 5
https://www4.fbe.h
ku.hk/phd/course/p
hd-mphil
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MKTG6002 Research Seminars in Marketing
I: Consumer Behaviour RPG - 10
https://www4.fbe.h
ku.hk/phd/course/p
hd-mphil
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STRA6014 Research Seminars in Strategic
Management I RPG - 5
https://www4.fbe.h
ku.hk/phd/course/p
hd-mphil
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Course Code Course Title Lecturer Meeting Time Venue Meeting Dates Level Prerequisites Website Remarks
ACCT6013 Doctoral Accounting Seminar I Prof. Guochang Zhang FRI 13:30-17:30 KK1235
Sep 3, 10, 17, 24;
Oct 8, 22, 29;
Nov 5 (1330-1830), 2021
RPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /
ACCT6018
The Philosophy of Economics and Its
Implications for Accounting and
Finance
Prof. Pingyang Gao MON 09:30-12:30 KK1121
Sep 6, 13, 20, 27;
Oct 4, 18, 25;
Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021
RPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /
ECON6005 Econometric Theory I Dr. Ping Yu WED 09:30-12:30 KK (TBC)
Sep 1, 8, 15, 29;
Oct 6, 13, 20, 27;
Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021
TPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /
ECON6011 Microeconomic TheoryDr. Chen Zhao (L1-6)
Dr. Jianrong Tian (L7-12)WED 14:00-17:00 KK (TBC)
Sep 1, 8, 15, 29;
Oct 6, 13, 20, 27;
Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021
TPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /
ECON6012 Macroeconomic TheoryProf. Yulei Luo (L1-6)
Dr. Lei Zhang (L7-12)TUE 14:00-17:00 KK (TBC)
Sep 7, 14, 21, 28;
Oct 5, 12, 19, 26;
Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021
TPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /
MGMT6008
Research Seminars in Human Resources
Management and Organisational
Behaviour I
Prof. Thomas Ng MON 14:00-17:00 KK1119
Sep 6, 13, 20, 27;
Oct 4, 18, 25;
Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021
RPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /
MKTG6002Research Seminars in Marketing I:
Consumer BehaviourProf. Echo Wan TUE 13:30-17:00 KK1119
Sep 7, 14, 21, 28;
Oct 5, 19, 26;
Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021
RPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /
STRA6014Research Seminars in Strategic
Management IProf. Fabrice Lumineau THU 14:00-17:00 KK1121
Sep 16, 23, 30;
Oct 7, 21, 28;
Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021
RPG / https://www4.fbe.hku.hk/phd/course/phd-mphil /
Venue: KK - K.K. Leung Building
Reading Week: Oct 11 - 16, 2021
Revision Period: Dec 1 - 7, 2021
Assessment Period: Dec 8 - 23, 2021
MPhil & PhD courses
The University of Hong Kong
Faculty of Business and Economics
2021-22 RPG / TPG Course Timetable for RPG Students
(updated 20210729)
Semester 1
Course(s) open for RPg students of other Faculties (Semester 1, 2021-22) LKS Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong Last update: August 6, 2021
Course Code Course Title
Level
(RPG/TPG)
RPG: for
research
postgraduates;
TPG: for taught
postgraduates
Prerequisites
(if any)
Quota for
non-HKU
Students
(if any)
Course URL
Contact
person
(if applicable)
(Name, email
and/or tel.
number)
Remarks (if any)
(Please specify
here if the
medium of
instruction is
NOT English.)
MMPH6124 Basic Medical Bioengineering PG
Students are
expected to have
basic university
level training in
physics, chemistry
and mathematics
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
http://www.med.hk
u.hk/images/docu
ment/03edu/resear
ch/full-list.html
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MMPH6001 Laboratory Methods and
Instrumentation# PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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MMPH6016 General Cytopathology# PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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MMPH6139 Techniques and Applications of
Molecular Pathology PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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MMPH6002 Introduction to Biostatistics# PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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MMPH6003 Introduction to Epidemiology PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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MMPH6109 Health Behaviour and
Communication PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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MMPH 6157 Intermediate Epidemiology PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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MMPH6212 Bioethics Foundations PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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MMPH6213 Introduction to Medial Law PG -
Subject
to co-
ordinator’
s
approval
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