e-Prospectus for Research Postgraduate Studies

2012-13

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Entrance Requirements

General Entrance Requirements

To register for the degree of MPhil, a student shall hold:

a Bachelor’s degree with first or second class honours of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University or a recognised university; or
other academic qualifications which are deemed to be equivalent.

To register for the degree of PhD, a student shall normally hold a postgraduate degree containing a significant research component, such as a dissertation, conferred by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University or a recognised university.

In exceptional circumstances applicants other than those stipulated in the above paragraph may be admitted directly to the PhD programme. For example, applicants with a Bachelor's degree with First Class Honours, or the equivalent. Such applicants may be required to pass an examination.

PolyU may accept other equivalent qualifications. The decision is made on an individual basis.

English Language Requirement

Requirements for those who do not have a degree of which the language of instruction was English from a recognised university are:

A score of 6.0 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
At least 550 or above in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for the paper-based test, at least 213 in the computer-based test, or at least 79 in the internet-based test.

Alternatively, consideration will be given to acceptable scores in other internationally-recognised public examinations, such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

All English language test scores are considered valid for five years after the date of the test.

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