Applicants shall possess:
• a recognized first class honours degree with demonstrated ability to pursue advanced studies; or
• a recognized Master’s degree; or
• transfer from the HKMU MPhil degree.
Applicants shall possess:
• a recognised Master’s degree in education or a related area of studies.
Applicants shall possess:
• a recognised Master’s degree in education or a related area of studies.
Applicants shall possess:
• a recognized Master’s degree in science, engineering or a related discipline.
Applicants shall possess:
• a recognized Master’s degree in business administration or a business-related field or its equivalent; and;
• substantial working experience at senior management level as determined by the University.
DBAC programme is the same as DBA programme except that the DBAC programme is offered in Chinese as the medium of instruction.
Applicants shall possess:
• a recognized first or second upper class honours degree from a tertiary education institution; or
• any other equivalent qualifications, or provide evidence of academic and professional attainments.
No applicant who is already a candidate for a research degree at this or another institution will be admitted to the above programmes unless express permission from the RDC is obtained.
An applicant shall satisfy the Research Degrees Committee (RDC) requirement that he/she has sufficient command of the language (normally Chinese or English) in which the course of study and research is to be undertaken and in which the thesis is to be presented. All applicants are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS)*. The English language proficiency requirements can be waived if the applicant’s previous studies at the Bachelor’s degree or above level, adopted English as the medium of instruction. At the time of admission, the RDC shall stipulate whether the thesis is to be presented in Chinese or English. Terms of reference of the RDC are available in Appendix 6.
* Applicants for MPhil, PhD or EdD programmes offered by the School of Education & Languages whose Bachelor’s Degrees or equivalent qualifications did not adopt English as the medium of instruction must satisfy one of the following English language proficiency requirements:
Proficiency test | Minimum requirements | ||
---|---|---|---|
TOEFL | 550 (paper-based), or
79 (internet-based) with at least 19 in writing, or 60 (total scores for Reading, Listening and Writing sections in the paper-delivered test) | ||
IELTS | Overall band score 6.5, with at least 6.0 in writing |
TOEFL and IELTS results are valid for two years from the test date.
The English language proficiency requirements are not applicable to applicants who will work on a Chinese Language education topic, or whose thesis is to be presented in Chinese.
Application periods for admission are as follows:
Autumn term admission | Spring term admission | |
Full-time in MPhil or PhD | End of April | End of August |
Part-time in MPhil or PhD | End of June | End of October |
Full-time in EdD or DEng or DBA/DBAC | End of April | N/A* |
Part-time in EdD or DEng or DBA/DBAC | End of June | N/A* |
*N/A: There is no spring term admission for these programmes.
Late application submissions will not be considered.
For Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy programmes, students may be admitted in January and September (i.e. the Spring and Autumn terms).
For Doctor of Education, Doctor of Education (Chinese), Doctor of Business Administration, and Doctor of Engineering programmes, students may be admitted in September only (i.e. the Autumn term).
All applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee. The application fee should be paid by personal cheque made payable to ‘Hong Kong Metropolitan University’.
HK$300 for local applicants
HK$515 for non-local applicants
Each applicant should submit one complete set of application papers as follows:
(a) Application form
Form DAPPL for DEng or EDD or EDDC or DBA
Form RAPPL for MPhil or PhD
to be completed and signed by the applicant. See “Instruction on completing the application forms“.
(b) Hong Kong Identity Card/Passport (if you do not have a HKID card) for verification in person during our office hours, or a photocopy of your HKID/Passport with the word ‘copy’ written across the face if you apply by mail.
(c) Application fee in cheque (for cashier order or other forms of payment, please contact the Research Postgraduate Team by telephone: 2768 6606 or by email: regrdo@hkmu.edu.hk)
HK$300 for local applicants
HK$515 for non-local applicants
(d) Completed Research Degree Proposals (Form RPROP) for application of PhD/MPhil programme only
(e) Reference Forms (2 sets) (Form RREF)
to be completed and submitted directly to the Research Postgraduate Team of the Registry, HKMU, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon by the referees
(f) Supporting documents
originals of official transcripts and copies of certificates (Covering Letter for Transcript)
The completed application forms should be submitted by mail or in person to the following address:
Research Postgraduate Team, Registry
Room A0511, 5/F, Block A, Main Campus
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Ho Man Tin, Kowloon
Hong Kong
An application acknowledgement which consists of an application number will be sent to applicants by email within two weeks of the submission of the application. Applicants are advised to quote their application number in subsequent correspondence with HKMU.
Applicants who do not receive an application acknowledgment letter or the returned incomplete form within four weeks of the submission of their application should contact the Research Postgraduate Team without further delay by telephone: 2768 6606, or by e-mail: regrdo@hkmu.edu.hk.
Applications will be assessed individually. Applicants may be required to attend interviews and/or tests as part of the selection process.
Notification of the results of the applications will normally be sent to successful applicants well before the commencement of the programme. If an offer of a place is made, applicants must decide to accept or to decline the offer by a specified date. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified in writing.
The RDC may approve or prescribe special conditions for any applicant, including undertaking a preliminary course of study and/or performing satisfactorily in an examination, oral or written, either before the date of commencement of, or during the period of, the programme of study and research.
You must provide the University with the personal data required by the application form so that the University may consider your application for admission. If you do not provide the data requested, the University may not be able to process your application. The University will keep such data confidential but may need to transfer it to third parties assisting the University in carrying out the admission exercise. In the event that your application is successful, the personal data will be transferred to your student file established by the University and may also be transferred to third parties for the purposes of student and University administration. You have the right to ascertain whether the University holds personal data on you, to obtain a copy of such personal data and to have any inaccuracies corrected. Data access requests should be made by using the Data Access Request Form OPS003, as specified by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and addressed to the Data Protection Officer, Room A1111, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.