Faculty
Engineering
Division
Computer Science and Engineering
Programme Information

MPhil Stream

The major graduation requirements for an MPhil student include:

  • complete at least 12 units of postgraduate level courses
  • complete CSCI6500 'Seminar for MPhil Studies' in each term throughout the whole normative study period
  • submit a term paper followed by an oral presentation at the end of each academic year
  • submit a thesis and pass an oral defence of the thesis

Students may apply to transfer to the PhD stream if they can satisfy the PhD admission requirements after completing the first year of study.
 

PhD Stream

All students in the PhD stream will be admitted initially in the 'pre-candidacy' status. Upon satisfying the Division's candidacy requirements, a student will be allowed to progress to the 'post-candidacy' status. 

  • complete at least 18 units of courses
  • complete CSCI7600 'Seminar for Ph.D. Studies' in each term throughout the whole normative study period
  • submit a term paper followed by an oral presentation at the end of each academic year
  • pass the candidacy examination, submit a written thesis proposal and pass an oral examination
  • submit a doctoral thesis which contains a substantial amount of original research work in the related areas, and to pass an oral defence of the thesis

Fields of Specialization

Computer Science Programme

Core Areas:Peripheral Areas:
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML)
  • Bioinformatics
  • Computer and Cyber Security
  • Computer Vision, Graphics, Visualization, and AR/VR
  • Databases, Data Mining, and Knowledge Management
  • Distributed Systems and Networks
  • Software Technologies
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Cloud Computing
  • Computational privacy
  • Financial computing
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Quantum Computing

 

 

 

Computer Engineering Programme

Core Areas:Peripheral Areas:
  • Intelligent System Integration & Design
  • Post-Moore's Law Computing
  • Hardware Security
  • VLSI Computer-Aided Design

 

Please visit the Division's homepage for more information.

Tuition Fee
The tuition fee will be HK$47,000 for 2026/27 and HK$49,500 for 2027/28, regardless of the study mode.
Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should normally hold an honour degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related fields.

Apart from applying in GS's admission system, please also submit your application and upload supporting documents here: https://dept-eappsrv.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/pgas2026/ before deadline.

Application Deadline

Main Round: 1 December 2025
Clearing Round: 31 March 2026
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

HKPFS Application Deadline
(for PhD programmes only)
  1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time); and
  2. To submit a full application to CUHK: By 11:59 pm, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to the HKPFS page for more details.

Contact

Professor PAN Jialin Sinno

(852) 3943-0624
pgenquiry@cse.cuhk.edu.hk

Division of Computer Science and Engineering,
Room 1028, Ho Sin-Hang Engineering Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

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