ThebasicqualificationnecessaryforadmissiontoresearchpostgraduatestudiesisagoodhonoursdegreefromthisUniversityoranequivalentqualificationfromacomparableinstitution.Inaddition,certaindegreecourseshavemorespecificrequirements.Qualifyingexaminationstotesttheapplicants’abilitiestofollowtheprescribedcoursesand/orinterviewsmaybeconducted.Applicantswithqualificationsotherthananhonoursdegreeareconsideredontheirindividualmerits.
ApplicantswhowishtobeadmittedtohigherdegreesonthebasisofaqualificationfromauniversityoracomparableinstitutionoutsideHongKongwherethelanguageofteachingand/orexaminationisnotEnglisharerequiredtoobtainthefollowing:
(a)aminimumscoreintheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)asspecifiedbelow:
Paper-basedtest-Anoverallscoreof550orabove
-AdditionalrequirementforapplicantstotheFacultyofArtsexcepttheSchoolofChineseandtheCentreofBuddhistStudies:4oraboveintheTestofWrittenEnglish(TWE)
Internet-basedtest-Anoverallscoreof80orabove
-AdditionalrequirementforapplicantstotheFacultyofArtsexcepttheSchoolofChineseandtheCentreofBuddhistStudies:25oraboveintheWritingsection
or
(b)aminimumoverallbandof6withnosubtestlowerthan5.5intheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem(IELTS)(Academicmodule)(applicantsofadmissiontoreadforanMPhiloraPhDdegreeintheFacultyofArtsexcepttheCentreofBuddhistStudiesarerequiredtoobtainanoverallbandof7withnosubtestlowerthan5.5intheIELTS);or
(c)gradeCoraboveintheOverseasGeneralCertificateofEducation(GCE);or
(d)gradeCoraboveintheInternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation(IGCSE);or
(e)gradeCoraboveintheCambridgeTestofProficiencyinEnglishLanguage(CPE);
unlessinexceptionalcircumstanceswhentheyareexemptedfromthisrequirement.
Sinceplacesforresearchpostgraduatestudiesarelimited,itmaynotbepossibletoofferadmissiontoallqualifiedapplicants.
ApplicationClosingDates
AdmissionDetails
GuidetoApplicationforAdmissiontoMPhil/PhDProgrammes,2016-2017
Theapplicationperiodforadmissionin2016-17commencedonSeptember1,2016andtheapplicationdatesareasfollows:
*ForapplicationinMainRoundonly
ThemainroundofapplicationsforresearchdegreeswillbeinvitedinSeptember1,2013andtheclosingdatewillbeDecember2,2016.Clearingroundapplicationsmaybeinvitedafterthemainroundiftherearestudyplacesleft,andtheclosingdatesfortheseroundswillbeApril30,2017andAugust31,2017respectively.Applicantsarethereforeadvisedtoapplyearly.
ApplicationRoundApplicationPeriod
HongKongPhDFellowship(HKPF)InitialapplicationtotheResearchGrantsCouncil(RGC):
September2noon–December2,2016noon
FullapplicationtoHKU:
September1–December2,2016
MainRoundSeptember1,2013–December2,2016
1stClearingRoundDecember3,2013–April30,2017
2ndClearingRoundMay1,2014–August31,2017
*ForfurtherdetailsontheHKPFScheme,pleasevisittheRGC’swebsite