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PLAN OF STUDY
Summary table showing the courses offered in our degrees
Course Code
Course Name
ESS
GEO
GEO (Intensive)
2024-2025
2025-2026
EASC1020
Introduction to Climate Science
-
-
-
EASC1401
Blue Planet
Core
-
Core
EASC1402
Principles of Geology
-
Core
Core
EASC1403
Geological Heritage of Hong Kong
-
-
-
EASC2401
Fluid/Solid Interactions in Earth Processes
Core
Core
Core
EASC2402
Field and Laboratory Methods
Core
Core
Core
EASC2404
Intro. Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
Core
-
Elect
EASC2406
Geochemistry
-
Core
Core
EASC2407
Mineralogy
-
Core
Core
EASC2408
Planetary Geology
-
-
Elect
EASC2409
Regional Field Studies
-
-
Core
EASC2410
Data Analysis and Modeling in Earth Sciences
Core
-
-
EASC2411
Introduction to the Earth-Life system
Core
-
-
EASC3020
Global Change: Anthropogenic Impacts
Elect
-
Elect
EASC3402
Petrology
-
Core
Core
EASC3403
Sedimentary Environments
Elect
Core
Core
EASC3404
Structural Geology
-
Core
Core
EASC3405
Environmental Remote Sensing
Elect
-
Elect
EASC3406
Reconstruction of Past Climate
Elect
Elect
Elect
-
EASC3408
Geophysics
-
Core
Core
EASC3409
Igneous & Metamorphic Petrogenesis
-
Core
Core
EASC3410
Hydrogeology
Elect
Elect
Elect
EASC3412
Earth Resources
Elect
Elect
Elect
-
EASC3413
Engineering Geology
-
Elect
Elect
EASC3414
Soil & Rock Mechanics
-
Elect
Elect
EASC3415
Meteorology
Elect
-
-
-
EASC3416
Adv. Geochemistry & Geochronology
-
Elect
Elect
-
EASC3417
Earth Through Time
Elect
Elect
Core
EASC3418
Coasts and coastal change
Elect
-
-
EASC3419
Earth System Science Field Studies
Elect
-
-
-
EASC3999
Directed Studies in Earth Sciences
Elect
Elect
Elect
EASC4403
Biogeochemical Cycles
Core
Elect
Elect
EASC4406
Earth Dynamics and Global Tectonics
-
Core
Core
EASC4407
Regional Geology
-
Elect
Core
EASC4408
Special Topics in Earth Sciences
Elect
Elect
Elect
-
EASC4911
Earth System: Contempt. Issues
Core
-
Elect
EASC4955
Integrated Field Studies
-
Core
Core
EASC4966
Earth Sciences Internship
-
-
Elect
EASC4999
Earth Sciences Project
Elect
Elect
Core
ENVS1401
Introduction to Environmental Science
-
-
-
ENVS3004
Environment, society and economics
-
-
-
ENVS3007
Natural hazards and mitigation
Elect
Elect
Elect
-
ENVS3042
Pollution
-
-
-
ENVS3313
Environmental Oceanography
Elect
-
Elect
ENVS3999
Directed Studies in ENVS
-
-
-
ENVS4966
Environmental Science Internship
-
-
-
ENVS4999
Environmental Science Project
-
-
-
Course Code
EASC1020
Course Name
Introduction to Climate Science
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
EASC1401
Course Name
Blue Planet
ESS
Core
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC1402
Course Name
Principles of Geology
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC1403
Course Name
Geological Heritage of Hong Kong
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
EASC2401
Course Name
Fluid/Solid Interactions in Earth Processes
ESS
Core
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC2402
Course Name
Field and Laboratory Methods
ESS
Core
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC2404
Course Name
Intro. Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
ESS
Core
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC2406
Course Name
Geochemistry
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC2407
Course Name
Mineralogy
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC2408
Course Name
Planetary Geology
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC2409
Course Name
Regional Field Studies
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC2410
Course Name
Data Analysis and Modeling in Earth Sciences
ESS
Core
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
EASC2411
Course Name
Introduction to the Earth-Life system
ESS
Core
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
EASC3020
Course Name
Global Change: Anthropogenic Impacts
ESS
Elect
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
-
Course Code
EASC3402
Course Name
Petrology
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC3403
Course Name
Sedimentary Environments
ESS
Elect
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC3404
Course Name
Structural Geology
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC3405
Course Name
Environmental Remote Sensing
ESS
Elect
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC3406
Course Name
Reconstruction of Past Climate
ESS
Elect
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
-
Course Code
EASC3408
Course Name
Geophysics
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC3409
Course Name
Igneous & Metamorphic Petrogenesis
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
-
Course Code
EASC3410
Course Name
Hydrogeology
ESS
Elect
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC3412
Course Name
Earth Resources
ESS
Elect
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
-
-
Course Code
EASC3413
Course Name
Engineering Geology
ESS
-
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC3414
Course Name
Soil & Rock Mechanics
ESS
-
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC3415
Course Name
Meteorology
ESS
Elect
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
-
-
Course Code
EASC3416
Course Name
Adv. Geochemistry & Geochronology
ESS
-
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
-
-
Course Code
EASC3417
Course Name
Earth Through Time
ESS
Elect
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC3418
Course Name
Coasts and coastal change
ESS
Elect
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
EASC3419
Course Name
Earth System Science Field Studies
ESS
Elect
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
-
-
Course Code
EASC3999
Course Name
Directed Studies in Earth Sciences
ESS
Elect
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC4403
Course Name
Biogeochemical Cycles
ESS
Core
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC4406
Course Name
Earth Dynamics and Global Tectonics
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC4407
Course Name
Regional Geology
ESS
-
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC4408
Course Name
Special Topics in Earth Sciences
ESS
Elect
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
-
-
Course Code
EASC4911
Course Name
Earth System: Contempt. Issues
ESS
Core
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC4955
Course Name
Integrated Field Studies
ESS
-
GEO
Core
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
EASC4966
Course Name
Earth Sciences Internship
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
EASC4999
Course Name
Earth Sciences Project
ESS
Elect
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Core
Course Code
ENVS1401
Course Name
Introduction to Environmental Science
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
ENVS3004
Course Name
Environment, society and economics
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
ENVS3007
Course Name
Natural hazards and mitigation
ESS
Elect
GEO
Elect
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
-
Course Code
ENVS3042
Course Name
Pollution
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
ENVS3313
Course Name
Environmental Oceanography
ESS
Elect
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
Elect
Course Code
ENVS3999
Course Name
Directed Studies in ENVS
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
ENVS4966
Course Name
Environmental Science Internship
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
Course Code
ENVS4999
Course Name
Environmental Science Project
ESS
-
GEO
-
GEO (Intensive)
-
ESS
Major in Earth System Science
GEO
Major in Geology
GEO (Intensive)
Courses that will be available in 2024 - 2025 and 2025 -2026
For course descriptions please visit the following link to the Science Faculty website: