Entrance Requirements

• University’s general admission requirements
• University's minimum English language requirements
• GMAT score of 600 or GMAT Focus Edition score of 575, or GRE score of 150 for verbal reasoning component and 162 for quantitative reasoning component

Financial Support

• Stipend of HK$18,470/month (subject to revision) for full-time research students based on academic merit (subject to the decision of the department)
• Conference Attendance Grant of HK$25,000 in total for normal study period
• Tuition scholarships for students with outstanding academic records

Please refer to the GS website for more details.

3-year Direct-entry PhD

Admittees’ Qualification: A Master’s degree with research component and a Bachelor’s degree
Normal Study Period: 3 years
Maximum Study Period: 5 years
Credit Requirements & Study Timeline

* 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 Direct-entry PhD

Admittees’ Qualification: A Bachelor’s degree OR Master’s degree without research component and a Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours (or equivalent)
Normal Study Period: 4 years
Maximum Study Period: 6 years
Credit Requirements & Study Timeline

#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).