Research Postgraduate Programmes
MPhil Programmes
For the MPhil programme, the applicant shall have:
  • graduated from a recognized university and obtained a Bachelor's degree, normally with honour no lower than Second Class; or 
  • graduated from an honours programme of a recognized university with a Bachelor's degree, normally achieving an average grade of not lower than B; and
  • IELTS (academic) results not lower than 6.5. Exemptions from this requirement may be granted to applicants with degrees awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction and assessment is English. IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date.
Applications for exemption from the admission requirements shall be considered on a case-by-case basis for both MPhil and PhD programmes.
PhD Programmes
For PhD programme, the applicant shall have:
  • obtained an MPhil or a taught master's degree; or
  • graduated from a recognized university and obtained a Bachelor's degree, normally with First Class honours; or 
  • enrolled in an MPhil Programme in the University and requested transfer to PhD programme; and 
  • IELTS (academic) results not lower than 6.5. Exemptions from this requirement may be granted to applicants with degrees awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction and assessment is English. IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date.
Applications for exemption from the admission requirements shall be considered on a case-by-case basis for both MPhil and PhD programmes.
 
Applicants with a taught master's degree shall also have graduated from a recognized university with excellent grades and good recommendations from the University. It is also highly preferable that their taught master's degree should be related to their chosen field of study in the proposed programme.
 
Applicants must satisfy other programme-specific entrance requirements, if any, stipulated by individual departments.