项目介绍

2021年3月5日

Programme Information

PhD Stream

The normative study period is 4 years for full-time students (or 3 years for those with an approved Research Master’s Degree) and 64 months for part-time students (or 48 months for those with an approved Research Master’s Degree). All students will be admitted to the pre-candidacy stage. Besides course requirements, they have to pass the candidacy requirements to progress to the post-candidacy stage. The candidacy requirements include passing a written examination and preparing a thesis proposal. In order to obtain the PhD degree, a student (post-candidacy) must submit a doctoral thesis on original research work, and also attend an oral examination to present his/her research to the thesis committee.

Fields of Specialization

• Cancer and Palliative Care
• Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Stroke Care
• Ageing, Behavioural and Mental Wellness

Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants would need to attend an interview (if necessary); and

PhD Stream

• submit an outline research proposal with justification for the chosen area of research interest (1,000 words in English)

HKPFS Application Deadline
(for PhD programmes only)

1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2020 (Hong Kong time); and
2. To submit full application to CUHK: By 5 pm, 1 December 2020 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to HKPFS page for more details.