Date: 17 Jun 2020

The Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) programme offered by the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (FHSS) for admission in September 2020 is now open for application:

• Hong Kong’s only professional doctoral programme focusing on health science and services
• preparing health care practitioners for leadership roles in the science and practice of health care through systematic enquiry and theory application
• recognised as a terminal professional degree for health care disciplines, with graduates able to use the title ‘Dr’ before their names
• with an option to graduate with a generic award or one of the following specialisms:

- Medical Laboratory Science*
- Medical Imaging and Radiation Science*
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy*
- Optometry*
- Physiotherapy*
- Prosthetics and Orthotics

* These specialism awards are listed quotable qualifications under their respective boards of the Supplementary Medical Professions Council .

The application deadline is 30 June 2020. Early applications are strongly encouraged. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews and offers may be made on a rolling-basis. The first round of interview will be conducted soon. We have a quota for admissions and the application will be closed when all the places are filled up.

For more information, please refer to the leaflet and visit the programme website .