MPhil Stream
Students are required to complete a minimum of 42 units for graduation, including a minimum of 18 units of lecture courses and 24 units of thesis research courses.
PhD Stream
In addition to the 24 units of lecture courses, students are required to take thesis research course every term till they graduate.
Fields of Specialization
- Actuarial Science and Risk Management
- Asymptotic Theory
- Big Data Analytics
- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
- Latent Variable Models
- Statistical Computing and Machine Learning
- Time Series and Econometrics
- Other Interdisciplinary Research
Please visit the Division's homepage for more information.
In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should have a good honours degree in a related field.
Main Round: 1 December 2025
Clearing Round: 31 March 2026
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)
(for PhD programmes only)
Professor WEI Yingying
Division of Statistics,
Room 119, Lady Shaw Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

