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Programme Structure

 

3-year PhD Programme
award Notes 1 & 2
PhD
admittees' qualification Master's degree with research component
study duration normal: 3 years
maximum: 5 years
credit requirements & timelines of study

(within normal study duration)
 

* i. All returning RPg students will be allowed to transfer the grade obtained in one Academic Integrity and Ethics (AIE) subject to the new RPg programme regardless of its level. However, credit transfer will not be granted to returning students admitted in or after 2024/25 for the credit earned from the subject “HTI6081 Ethics: Research, Professional & Personal Perspectives”.
ii. 3 yr PhD students are allowed to apply to transfer one credit from their previous attendance at seminars.
#i. Departments can integrate the two elements as long as the Confirmation of Registration is successfully carried out by the end of the first five semesters/terms as required by the University.
ii. Students who fail the compulsory PhD Qualification Exam will be required to exit with the MPhil degree (subject to meeting all the relevant MPhil requirements).

 

4-year PhD Programme
award Notes 1 & 2
PhD
admittees' qualification Bachelor’s degree or
Master’s degree without research component
study duration normal: 4 years
maximum: 6 years
credit requirements & timelines of study

(within normal study duration)
 

#i. Departments can integrate the two elements as long as the Confirmation of Registration is successfully carried out by the end of the first six semesters/terms as required by the University.
ii. Students who fail the compulsory PhD Qualification Exam will be required to exit with the MPhil degree (subject to meeting all the relevant MPhil requirements).


Notes
  1. Starting from the 2022/23 intake cohort, all research students are required to complete the e-Learning module on “Understanding China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R.C.” in English before thesis submission as a graduation requirement. Students are encouraged to complete the requirement as early as possible. Details of the requirement: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ous/nationaleducation/understanding-china-and-hongkong/
  2. Students can exit with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree if they have completed 12 credits from a minimum of 2 research methodology courses and a maximum of 2 specialized courses, 1 credit from one ethics subject, 2 credits from attending 20 research seminars and maximum 5 credits from 0 to 2 English enhancement subjects.

 

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