The University is accepting applications for its 2021-22 taught postgraduate programmes (TPg), Master of Design (MDes) included, from 24 September 2020 to 30 April 2021.
The following MDes programmes will be offered:
- Design Practices (full-time)
- Design Strategies (full-time/ part-time)
- Interaction Design (full-time)
- International Design and Business Management (full-time)
- Urban Environments Design (full-time)
Typically, we will only consider applications meeting the admission requirements. Visit the study programme pages to confirm your eligibility and our FAQ page for a list of support documents required.
Local & Non-local applications
For Mainland Chinese and foreign nationals, you may apply to the above programmes offered in full-time mode of study as non-locals and will require an entry student visa to study in Hong Kong. You may apply to stay/ return and work in Hong Kong under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG) after graduation.
Holders of dependant visa and IANG may apply as non-locals without needing an entry student visa. Holders of a valid employment visa/ entry permit may apply as locals to our part-time programme, Design Strategies.
The application fee has been aligned for local and non-local applicants. The application fee for the 2021-22 admission is HK$350.
Review deadlines
During the application period, the School reviews applications in several admission rounds:
- Early Round: 18 December 2020
- Round 1: 29 January 2021
- Round 2: 12 March 2021
- Round 3: 30 April 2021
Applicants who have submitted a complete application may expect a review to be conducted generally within four weeks after a review deadline.
Those who need a result early are encouraged to submit their application before the Early Round deadline. Notice of Offer from the Early Round may be available after the interviews as early as early February 2021.
English language requirements
If you are not a native English speaker, and the Bachelor's degree programme you attended was not entirely taught in English, you are expected to fulfil the following English language requirement for admission purpose:
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 80 for the internet-based test (taken at a test centre) or 550 for the paper-based test; or
- An overall band score of at least 6 in the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic.
No alternative English tests will be accepted as meeting the University's English language requirements for TPg programmes in the 2021-22 admissions.
All English language test scores are considered valid for two years after the date of the test.
For the latest information on admission requirements, please refer to the TPg prospectus here.
Fees & funding
Both tuition fee per credit and number of credits required for graduation remain unchanged (36 credits for all MDes specialisms). See the fees in 2021-22 below:
- Programme tuition fee
- HKD167,400 (local students)
- HKD190,800 (non-local students)
- Initial programme fee (the prepayment of tuition upon acceptance of an admission offer)
- HKD18,600 (4 credits for local students)
- HKD53,000 (10 credits for non-local students)
Here are the funding options available for local and non-local students (applicable only to PolyU Design BA graduates):
- Administered by the Student Finance Office (SFO) of the HK SAR Government
- Continuing Education Fund (CEF)
- Extended Non-means-Tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)
- Administered by PolyU/ School of Design (SD) / MDes
This summary is prepared for prospective applicants by the MDes programme team. If you have other questions, feel free to contact us by e-mail at sdmdes@polyu.edu.hk or by phone at +852 3400 3400.
Last update: 9 October 2020
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