Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (IIP)
Admission Requirements
To qualify for admission, applicants must meet all of the following requirements. Admission is selective and meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
General Admission Requirements of the University
- Applicants seeking admission to a master's degree program should have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution, or an approved equivalent qualification.
- Applicants seeking admission to a doctoral degree program should have obtained a bachelor’s degree with a proven record of outstanding performance from a recognized institution; or presented evidence of satisfactory work at the postgraduate level on a full-time basis for at least one year, or on a part-time basis for at least two years
English Language Admission Requirements
Applicants have to fulfill English Language requirements with one of the following proficiency attainments:
- TOEFL-iBT: 80*
- TOEFL-pBT: 550
- TOEFL-Revised paper-delivered test: 60 (total scores for Reading, Listening and Writing sections)
- IELTS (Academic Module): Overall score: 6.5 and All sub-score: 5.5
* refers to the total score in one single attempt
Applicants are not required to present TOEFL or IELTS score if
- their first language is English, or
- they obtained the bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an institution where the medium of instruction was English.
Additional Information
- Applicants are required to develop a research plan as a written proposal, and identify and obtain support from at least two supervisors to serve as the supervisors, with one serving as the primary supervisor, before submitting an application. They should form a research team which is composed of at least two faculty members working on different research areas to warrant that the research is interdisciplinary in nature.
- Applicants should propose the degree title (i.e. research area). The degree title together with the curriculum proposed by the student and supervisors will be reviewed and endorsed by the Program Director and the relevant committees in the admission process.
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship
Established in 2009 by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme aims at attracting the best and brightest students from around the world to pursue doctoral studies in Hong Kong. Eligible applicants are those seeking admission as new full-time PhD research candidates in Government-funded institutions in Hong Kong irrespective of their country of origin and ethnic background. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding academic performance, and good research ability and potential.
For further information on the Fellowship Scheme and its selection criteria, please visit Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme's website.
Application Procedures
Applicants are required to follow the below application procedures:
- Develop a research proposal on an interdisciplinary research topic.
- Browse the Faculty Profiles to identify a list of potential supervisors whose research interest is similar to your research topic.
- Contact and discuss your research proposal with the potential supervisors.
- Select at least two faculty members from the list of potential supervisors to be your thesis supervisors throughout the MPhil/ PhD journey.
- Obtain their endorsement (i.e. the selected faculty members need to agree to be your supervisors) and keep the written confirmation (e.g. Email conversations).
- Prepare the Statement of Purpose (using the template).
- Draft the proposed Curriculum (using the template).
- Start the application via the Online Application System.
- Attend the interview arranged by your selected supervisors
- Submit additional documents as requested
- Wait for the application result
Templates for Application
Applications are required to use the following templates for the supporting documents required.