RPg students admitted after 30 June 2014 and before the 2021/22 Cohort
| Ethics Subject | Seminars | Practicum | Other Subjects | English Enhancement Subjects | Credit Requirement | ||
| MPhil | 1 credit | 2 credits | N/A | 6 credits with no more than 3 credits from Guided-study subjects | non-credit bearing | 9 credits | |
| PhD* | 3-year FT/6-year PT | 3 credits | 2 credits | 9 credits with no more than 6 credits from Guided-study subjects | 15 credits | ||
| 4-year FT/8-year PT | 4 credits | 15 credits with no more than 9 credits from Guided-study subjects | 22 credits | ||||
* RPg students admitted in Collaborative PhD Training Programmes with Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) or Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory (SSLAB) are not allowed to take subjects during their studies at SUSTech or SSLAB respectively.