Normal Period(Full-Time)-PhD Degree: 48 months
Normal Period(Full-Time)-MPhil Degree: 24 months
Normal Period(Full-Time)-PhD Degree: 48 months
Normal Period(Full-Time)-MPhil Degree: 24 months
RMB 90000/year
Enrollment Time
Students shall commence studies in fall. Spring enrollment will only be opened to students under special circumstances, each case will be considered on individual merits.
Admission Requirment
Applicants seeking admission to the PhD programme should possess:
a master's degree from a recognised university or comparable institution; or
a bachelor's degree with first class honours from a recognized university or comparable institution, whom should demonstrate strong evidence of research achievement/experience; or
any other qualification deemed by the Graduate School to be acceptable for this purpose, whom may be required to take an admission exam.
Applicants seeking admission to the MPhil programme should possess:
a bachelor's degree with Honours from a recognized university or comparable institution; or
a qualification deemed to be equivalent; and shall, if required, satisfy the examiners in an admission exam.
Language Requirements:
Applicants whose first language is not English, or previous degrees not obtained with English as medium of instruction are required to prove their language abilities by means of performance in any one of the tests below:
*Test results of TOEFL-iBT Home Edition or IELTS Indicator will not be considered.
Test | Minimum requirement |
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) | 79 (Internet-based Test) Reading, Listening and Speaking≥18; Writing≥19 |
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) | 6.5 Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing ≥ 5.5 |
College English Test Band 6 (CET 6) | 500 and grade B in the CET-SET (Speaking English Test) |
Coursework Arrangement
For MPhil programme students:
Minimum of 12 units of coursework (including three units of Mandatory Common Core Courses).
For PhD programme students:
Minimum of 22 units of coursework (including three units of Mandatory Common Core Courses). Applicant with a relevant Master's degree may be exempted from 3 units of coursework.
All course and instructions will be delivered in English.
Both MPhil and PhD students need to achieve a minimum GPA score of 2.67 to be considered satisfactory fulfilment of coursework requirement.