Entrance Requirements
General Entrance Requirement
For admission to a Doctoral degree programme, you must possess a Master's degree. As for the Master's degree, the basic requirement is a Bachelor's degree from an institution that is recognised by PolyU. In addition, you must meet the entrance requirements that are specified by individual programmes. PolyU may accept equivalent qualifications. The decision is made on an individual basis.
Programme Entrance Requirement
- A Bachelor's degree with Honours in engineering, science or technology OR
- A Bachelor's degree with Honours in other relevant disciplines [such as a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography]^ OR
- A professional qualification plus relevant work experience related to Surveying or Geographic Information Systems (GIS)^.
Holders of the qualifications marked with ^ may be invited to attend interviews to assess their suitability for the programme.
English Language Requirement
If you are not a native speaker of English and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, then you are expected to fulfil the following minimum English language requirement for admission purpose unless otherwise specified by individual programmes concerned:
- A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 for the Internet-based test or 550 for the paper-based test OR
- An overall Band Score of at least SIX in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Individual cases will be considered on their own merit by the departments concerned. Applicants may be required to attend interviews or tests to further demonstrate their language proficiency.
For applicants with qualifications obtained in Taiwan, a pass in the high-intermediate level or above in GEPT may be considered as having fulfilled the English language requirements. Please contact us at ar.tpg@polyu.edu.hk for details.
Additional Documents Required
Curriculum Vitae
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Required
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Personal Statement
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One-Page (for non-local applicants ONLY) |
Transcript / Certificate
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Required |