Entrance Requirements

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline.

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, you are expected to fulfil the University's minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the "Admissions Requirements" section for Taught Postgraduate Programmes at Study@PolyU for details.

Awards & Duration

Awards

Students having completed the required 43 credits graduate with the Master of Science in Business Management degree.

Exit Award: The Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) in Business Management requires completion of 25 credits for the Academic Integrity and Ethics Subject, seven compulsory subjects* and one elective subject.

* Excluding the subject "International Experience"

Normal Duration

The normal duration of the MSc BM study is one academic year including summer term.

Fee & Scholarships

Fee for 2025/26 intake

HK$345,600 per programme (HK$9,600 per credit for 36 credits) for local and non-local students (excl. summer school)

In addition, students have to pay the fees for a summer school course offered by an AACSB or EQUIS accredited business school outside Greater China. The fees of some Summer School Courses include accommodation. Students make the payment of course fee directly to the offering institution and also bear the costs of travel, accommodation, visa, insurance, etc. MSc BM programme does not charge a fee for the 6 credits.

The list of summer school courses available to students for the subject "International Experience" is reviewed regularly. The fees of some summer school courses in the previous years were approximately:

• EUR1,800 for Ljubljana Summer School of the University of Ljubljana (incl. the cost of accommodation)
• GBP3,700 for Leeds International Summer School of the University of Leeds (incl. the cost of accommodation)
• DKK30,000 for CBS Summer University Programme of the Copenhagen Business School (excl. the cost of accommodation)

Scholarships

Merit-based scholarships are available.

• International students merit-based tuition fee waiver
• Local students merit-based tuition fee waiver
• Mainland students merit-based tuition fee waiver

Outstanding applicants may be offered a scholarship of around HK$395,600 (US$50,000) maximum, which includes a full tuition fee waiver and a living allowance.

Please click here to submit your online application form for the Scholarship for MSc in Business Management programme.

PolyU reserves the right to change or withdraw the scholarship at any time. In case of dispute/disagreement, PolyU's decision is final.

Application

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We have a quota for admissions. Early applications are strongly encouraged. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

The interview schedule will be announced later.

An incomplete application cannot be processed promptly and will reduce your chance of admission. Please complete all relevant fields on the application form and enclose all necessary documents.

After your submission of application, you may log into your at eAdmission account from time to time to check the progress and result of your application.

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Alumni Referral

Alumni of MSc BM programme can now refer friends and family members who wish to pursue further studies to us for a guaranteed interview to increase their chance of admission. Each alumnus can refer a maximum of 3 individuals for each admission cycle.

Applicants referred by our alumni will receive a guaranteed interview provided that they meet the requirements outlined in the “Entrance Requirements”. Please note that the admission criteria for referred applicants are the same as for other applicants.

Referring an applicant is easy. Either the MSc BM alumni OR the referred applicants can provide the required information by completing the online alumni referral form before the application deadline for programme admission.

Please note that the application deadline for programme admission is 30 April 2025. There is a quota for admission, so early application is recommended.

For queries, please contact us at (852) 3400 2583 / (852) 3400 3375 or fbmscbm@polyu.edu.hk.