Additional Admission Requirements

PhD in Business

An applicant is strongly recommended to provide results of Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) taken within the last three years. GMAT results will be used together with other evidence provided in the application to assess the applicant's command of English and potential for the programme applied.

PhD in Cultural Studies

An applicant who proposes to write the thesis in English is required to obtain a minimum score of 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based test) or 79 (internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or a band score of 6.5 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or any equivalent score. An applicant may be required to demonstrate his/her ability in English and/or Chinese in an interview.

PhD in History, PhD in Philosophy and PhD in Visual Studies

The programmes specified the following language requirement. An applicant should possess

An applicant who intends to write his/her thesis in Chinese may be exempted at the discretion of the admissions panel from fulfilling the above criteria.

An applicant may be required to demonstrate his/her ability in English and/or Chinese through means of an interview.

PhD in Translation
An applicant is required to have a minimum score of 600 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (paper-based test) or 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based test), or a minimum band score of 7 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or an equivalent score in a recognised English language proficiency test. Under exceptional circumstances, this requirement may be waived subject to the Department Board's approval.

PhD in Economics/PhD in Social Science
An applicant should normally have a score of 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based test) or 79 (Internet-based test) or above in the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL); or a band score of 6.5 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). In lieu of the TOEFL and IELTS scores, an applicant can submit results from the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), member of Institute of Linguists (MIL), or the College English Test (CET) of People’s Republic of China, etc. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis.