MPhil Stream

1. Students are required to complete a minimum of 14 units for graduation, including a minimum of 8 units of required lecture courses and 6 units of elective lecture courses. 
2. A thesis research course must be taken in each term until thesis submission.
3. Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.

PhD Stream 

1. Students are required to complete a minimum of 14 units for graduation, including a minimum of 8 units of required lecture courses and 6 units of elective lecture courses.
2. A thesis research course must be taken in each term until thesis submission.
3. Students are required to submit a thesis proposal and make an oral presentation and defence of the thesis proposal.
4. Students are required to pass two comprehensive examinations within a period specified. 

Fields of Specialization

• Earth System Science
• Satellite Remote Sensing
• Geographic Information System
• Society, Space & Environments
• Cities & Metropolitan Areas

Please visit the Division's homepage for more information.

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should:

• MPhil Stream - submit a study plan for review.
• PhD Stream - submit a study plan and proof of their research capability in the form of strong recommendations from their academic referees or past publications.

Main Round: 1 December 2023
Clearing Round: 31 March 2024
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2023 (Hong Kong time); and
2. To submit full application to CUHK: By 11:59 pm, 1 December 2023 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to HKPFS page for more details.

MPhil Stream

Students are required to complete a minimum of 15 units of courses and to take a Thesis Research course each term until end of studies. Students must also fulfill the requirement of students’ home departments.

PhD Stream

Students are required to complete a minimum of 19.5 units of courses and to take a Thesis Research course each term until end of studies.

Students of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies are usually supervised by a professorial grade teacher of a subject discipline from a respective department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Subject disciplines include but are not limited to the followings: Anthropology, Chinese Language and Literature, Communication, Cultural Studies, Educational Administration and Policy, English, Fine Arts, Government and Public Administration, History, Japanese Studies, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Social Work and Translation.

Please visit the Division's homepage for more information.

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should:

1. have some knowledge of gender studies; and
2. have good background in their intended field of concentration.

Applicants may come from a variety of backgrounds. On their application forms, applicants must indicate the subject discipline for which they wish to be considered. Meanwhile, applicants must present a research proposal providing a brief description of the intended research topic, objectives, and methods. The research proposal should use the academic method and approach characteristic of the applicants’ intended subject discipline to explore a topic involving issues of gender. Applications will be jointly considered by the Gender Studies Programme and the subject department.

Main Round: 1 December 2023
Clearing Round: 31 March 2024
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2023 (Hong Kong time); and
2. To submit full application to CUHK: By 11:59 pm, 1 December 2023 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to HKPFS page for more details.