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Introduction Lingnan University, formerly Lingnan College, is the only liberal arts university in the HKSAR, with the longest established tradition among the local institutions of higher education. The University was incorporated on 30 July 1999 following the enactment of the Lingnan University Ordinance. Its history, however, dates back to 1888, when its forerunner, the prestigious Lingnan University in Guangzhou, China, was founded. The University has developed its research postgraduate programmes in stages. Lingnan accepted its first batch of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) students in Social Sciences and Translation in September 1995. Programmes of Studies In 1997, MPhil programmes in Chinese and Business were added to the portfolio. In 2000, the University launched its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes taking into account that Lingnan had successfully produced MPhil graduates and strengthened its staff profile. In the same year, as the University had staff expertise in research areas outside the disciplines of the existing programmes, the domain of its postgraduate programmes was expanded. The degree of MPhil or PhD will be awarded by the University when a candidate has successfully completed an approved programme of supervised research, has presented a written thesis satisfying the requirements specified for that award, has successfully defended the thesis in the presence of the examiners, and has satisfied other requirements as stipulated by the University authorities. The University invites applications for the following research postgraduate programmes at master’s and doctoral levels: Arts : Business : Science: Social Sciences : Chinese, Cultural Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Translation, and Visual Studies; Accounting, Decision Sciences, Finance, Information Systems Management, Insurance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Operations Management; Environmental Science (master’s level only); and Economics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology and/or Social Policy. Both MPhil and PhD programmes lead to in-depth study in specific research areas. The University recruits mainly full-time students. As the University Grants Committee no longer funds new part-time students, part-time students have to be self-financed. 4 PROSPECTUS FOR MPhil & PhD PROGRAMMES 哲學碩士及博士學位課程資料簡介 2021/22