Seminars consisted of two categories: GS6100 Path to Research Excellence: Lessons from Distinguished Scholars and departmental seminar subjects. All seminar subjects are assessed on a Pass/Fail basis.

Students are required to earn at least one credit from departmental seminar subjects. The total seminar credit requirements for different programmes are specified as follows:

2-year full-time/4-year part-time MPhil programmes: 2 credits

3-year full-time/6-year part-time PhD programmes: 3 credits

4-year full-time/8-year part-time PhD programmes: 4 credits

GS6100 Path to Research Excellence: Lessons from Distinguished Scholars

Offered by the Graduate School, GS6100 is a two-credit seminar subject. It is designed to foster students’ comprehensive core competencies and leadership capabilities. Students should refer to the subject syllabus for detailed subject requirements.

Departmental seminar subjects

To earn one credit from departmental seminar subjects, students are required to attend at least 10 research seminars per academic year (for full-time students) or per two academic years (for part-time students). Students should refer to the subject syllabus for detailed subject requirements. In addition, students shall submit a report of no less than 1,500 words (excluding references) to their Chief Supervisor, based on one of the attended seminars. With the Chief Supervisor’s approval, students may complete at most two credits per academic year (for full-time students) or per two academic years (for part-time students) to fulfil the overall seminar credit requirement.

Research seminars may or may not be organised by the host Department/School. Each seminar shall last for at least an hour. Before attending any seminar, RPg students should consult their Chief Supervisors to confirm the seminars’ relevance and suitability. The scope of a seminar attended by an RPg student should have significant research value to his/her study, enabling him/her to keep abreast of the latest discoveries and enhancing his/her knowledge in the field(s).

Chief Supervisors are required to assess the report and assign a “Pass” or “Fail” grade. Students who fail to submit a report to the satisfaction of their Chief Supervisor are required to revise and resubmit it until obtaining a pass grade. At the end of each academic year, the Chief Supervisor should submit the record of the seminars attended by their students and the passed reports to the general office for custody.