Entrance Requirements

For a Doctoral Degree, an applicant shall normally

•             hold a relevant master’s degree awarded by a tertiary education institution recognised for this purpose by the University; or

•             have obtained an equivalent qualification; or

•             have provided satisfactory evidence of academic and professional attainment.

In addition to the above, an applicant whose degree or, exceptionally, an alternative qualification deemed equivalent from a tertiary institution is not using English as the medium of instruction (MOI) for the programme should obtain:

•             a minimum score of 79 (internet-based test) in TOEFL¹; or

•             a band score of 6.5 or above in IELTS (Academic)¹; or

•             an equivalent score in a recognised test; or

•             an equivalent qualification

¹For IELTS and TOEFL qualifications for admission purpose, the University only accepts results of tests that are conducted at a test centre and within the validity period, viz. 2 years, from the time of submission of an admission application for the specific intake cohort.