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Entrance Requirements

General Entrance Requirements

Programme Entrance Requirements
2-year full-time/ 4-year part-time MPhil programme at least hold a Bachelor’s degree with Second Class Honours or above (or equivalent qualification) conferred by a recognised university
3-year full-time / 6-year part-time PhD programme normally hold an MPhil or equivalent (a research postgraduate degree with a dissertation as an award requirement) conferred by a recognised university
4-year full-time / 8-year part-time PhD programme

normally hold:

  • A Master’s degree; OR
  • A Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours (or equivalent qualification), conferred by a recognised university.

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

English-language requirements

The requirements for those who do not have a degree for which English was the language of instruction at a recognised university are:
  • An overall score of at least 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); OR
  • A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 or above for the Internet-based test.
All English language test scores are considered valid for two years after the date of the test.

For General Enquires

For further programme information or enquires, please contact us via email

FSN Research Committee Chair

Prof. Wong Man-kin

Associate Dean (FS) & Professor

FSN Research Postgraduate Program Leader

Dr Zhao Danyue, Daisy

Assistant Professor

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