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Applicants seeking admission to the PhD degree programme should possess:
Candidates under paragraph (B) should have evidence of research achievement/ experience.
Candidates under paragraph (C) may be required to take a qualifying examination. Their progress shall be reported to the Graduate School at the end of their first year of study
Note: It is a 4-year full-time PhD Programme and no part-time study mode is provided. Besides, MPhil Programme is currently ceased in the School of Business until further notice.
An applicant seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable institution of which the language of teaching and/or examination is not English is required to obtain a minimum score in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) at 79 (Internet-based Test) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) at 6.5 (Academic). Test results of TOEFL-iBT Special Home Edition or IELTS Indicator will not be considered. The TOEFL institution code of the University is 9467.
TOEFL | IELTS | |
---|---|---|
Reading | 18 | 5.5 |
Listening | 18 | 5.5 |
Speaking | 18 | 5.5 |
Writing | 19 | 5.5 |
Overall | 79 in Internet-based test | 6.5 |
Students admitted with English Proficiency Test results lower than the threshold stnadard are required to either complete the English enhancement course(s) offered by the University’s Language Centre in the first year of study or in any case before Qualifying Examination (for PhD) or before confirmation of candidature (for MPhil), or pass the threshold standard in IELTS/TOEFL before their oral examination.
Please provide a valid GMAT or GRE report upon application.
Submit an initial application online via HKPFS Electronic System. A HKPFS Reference Number will be assigned.
Submit a full online application to HKBU through Graduate School’s online application system. For applications for admission via HKPFS track, please quote the HKPFS reference number obtained from RGC.
HKPFS result will be announced and individual awardees will receive an email notification directly from the RGC.
Admission offer will be announced.
Applicants are required to provide confidential references from two referees. Proposed supervisor(s) from HKBU and persons from non-academic backgrounds are not considered as appropriate academic referees. Your referees will receive an invitation email to complete an online confidential reference for you upon your successful submission of an online application.