Research Postgraduate Programmes | PolyU Faculty of Business

awards ^{Notes 1 & 2}	MPhil and PhD
admittees' qualification	Bachelor's degree
study duration	MPhil normal: 2 years maximum: 3 years PhD normal: 3 years maximum: 5 years Note: If a student cannot complete the MPhil study within the normal study duration, he/she will NOT be allowed to transit to the PhD study. However, he/she can complete the MPhil study within the maximum study duration.
credit requirements & timelines of study (within normal study duration)	^Students are allowed to take additional subjects in the MPhil study; and they are allowed to apply for transfer of credits which have not been used to contribute to the MPhil degree according to the prevailing University requirements. *3-yr PhD students are allowed to transfer one credit from their previous studies in the ethics subject (HTI6081) and one credit from their previous attendance at seminars. #Students who fail the Examination will not be allowed to transit to the PhD study.

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From 2023/24, students will be admitted to Direct-entry 3-year/4-year PhD programme depending on the students' education background. The 2+3 Integrated Programme will be discontinued but will be available as a transitional provision for the 2023/24 intake cohort only.
Starting from the 2022/23 intake cohort, all research students are required to complete the e-Learning module on “Understanding China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R.C.” in English before thesis submission as a graduation requirement. Students are encouraged to complete the requirement as early as possible. Details of the requirement: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ous/nationaleducation/understanding-china-and-hongkong/

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