The University prides itself on offering a wide range of courses to meet the demands of the professions. The various top quality programmes, distinguished by the University's close ties with key players in Hong Kong's industries, lead to the awards of Doctoral, Master's and Bachelor's degrees, as well as Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Higher Diploma and Higher Certificate.

PolyU attaches much importance to postgraduate studies, covering research and taught programmes, particularly the research programmes of an applied nature. The University admits candidates to research programmes leading to awards of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). Designed to produce graduates with the highest level of professional competence, a number of programmes has been launched, including the Doctor of Business Administration, Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Health Science, Doctor of Hotel and Tourism Management, Doctor of Management and Doctor of Social Work. More Professional Doctorates will be introduced in future.

In the 2008-09 academic year, the University offers programmes funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) leading to 70 awards and self-financed programmes leading to 107 various levels of PolyU award.

In addition, we also offer postgraduate research programmes (PhD/MPhil) in various academic disciplines. For details, please visit the website of our Research Office at url: www.polyu.edu.hk/ro

Special Features

• All-round development of students: We strive to ensure our students possess a global outlook, sound general and professional knowledge, and effective communication skills. We offer an extensive range of general education subjects for full-time students and organise cultural activities to promote cultural appreciation among students. To give due emphasis to the non-academic performance of applicants, students who excel in such areas as sports, music, social services or leadership can be admitted through the "Non-academic Achievements Scheme".

• Language enhancement: To promote the culture of biliteracy and trilingualism, we adopt English as the formal medium of instruction except for Chinese-related subjects. We have also prescribed language requirements for students enrolled on our full-time Government-funded Bachelor's degree and Higher Diploma programmes. These students will also be required to take internal language proficiency tests before graduation.

• Development of Preferred Graduates: With the collaboration of more than 1,200 companies and organizations under the 'Preferred Graduate' Development Programme, we arrange summer placements every year for students to work in Hong Kong, the mainland or overseas. This is one of the largest work-integrated learning programmes among universities in Hong Kong. More than 9,300 students have been successfully placed through this programme in the past few years. Students can also study summer courses on Putonghua and General Education in renowned mainland universities. A large-scale intensive training programme, namely 'Leadership and Competence for Success', is in place to enhance students' leadership skills and prepare them for future challenges.

Uniqueness of Programmes

PolyU is the sole provider of full-time honours degree programmes in the following areas: design, engineering physics, fashion and textiles, medical laboratory science, occupational therapy, optometry, physiotherapy, radiography, international shipping and transport logistics, surveying and geo-informatics.

Note : For information on self-financed Associate Degree programmes, please visit the website of our Hong Kong Community College at www.hkcc-polyu.edu.hk.

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