Doctor of Philosophy

(a) Research-related courses

(There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404, 6405 and 7304. The pre-requisite of PEUD7304 is PEDU6402. Students are expected to have acquired fundamental research knowledge before enrolling PEDU7303, otherwise, students are encouraged to complete PEDU6401 before taking PEDU7303. Please refer to Faculty Handbook – Course Descriptions for details.)

(*Students who receive failure grades in PEDU7303 or 7304 will be allowed to have make-up examinations for 1 time only within 2 month’s time. The grade for make-up examination will not be higher than grade “C”.)

(b) PEDU8000 is a thesis monitoring course. Students are required to take PEDU8000 every term from the time of admission, throughout the preparation of thesis, until its completion. A student normally combines seminars with guided independent research in an individually designed course of study under the guidance of the supervisor and academic advisers. In addition, s/he may be required to enroll in formal courses of lectures within the Graduate Division of Education and in other divisions of the University as deemed necessary.

(a) Research-related courses

(There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404, 6405, 7301, 7302 and 7304. The pre-requisite of PEUD7304 is PEDU6402. Students are expected to have acquired fundamental research knowledge before enrolling PEDU7303, otherwise, students are encouraged to complete PEDU6401 before taking PEDU7303. Please refer to Faculty Handbook – Course Descriptions for details.)

(*Students who receive failure grades in PEDU7301, 7302, 7303, 7304 will be allowed to have make-up examinations for 1 time only within 2 month’s time. The grade for make-up examination will not be higher than grade “C”.)

(b) PEDU8000 is a thesis monitoring course. Students are required to take PEDU8000 every term from the time of admission, throughout the preparation of thesis, until its completion. A student normally combines seminars with guided independent research in an individually designed course of study under the guidance of the supervisor and academic advisers. In addition, s/he may be required to enroll in formal courses of lectures within the Graduate Division of Education and in other divisions of the University as deemed necessary.

(a) Research-related courses 

(There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404, 6405, 7301 and 7302.)
(*Students who receive failure grades in PEDU7301 or 7302 will be allowed to have make-up examinations for 1 time only within 2 months’ time. The grade for make-up examination will not be higher than grade “C”.)

(b) PEDU8000 is a thesis monitoring course. Students are required to take PEDU8000 every term from the time of admission, throughout the preparation of thesis, until its completion. A student normally combines seminars with guided independent research in an individually designed course of study under the guidance of the supervisor and academic advisers. In addition, s/he may be required to enroll in formal courses of lectures within the Graduate Division of Education and in other divisions of the University as deemed necessary.

^@ Previous Course Code used before 2020-21
^# New Course Code adopted for use starting from 2020-21

Students will be granted Ph.D Candidature upon successful completion of the following:

a.  completion of coursework requirements, with an average grade “B” for Research-related courses;

b.  submission of a manuscript to any of the SCI, SSCI, AHCI or journal that are exceptionally approved by the Supervisor and the Division Head during the PhD study period in CUHK. Students can be the first /sole/co-author of the manuscript ; and

c.  passing of the qualifying examination.

Students are required to pass the qualifying examination and fulfil the above requirements within the maximum period stipulated below.

Students will be granted Ph.D Candidature upon completion of Coursework Requirements, with an average grade “B” for Research-related courses, and passing of the Qualifying Examination.

Students are required to pass the qualifying examination and complete the research-related courses within the maximum period stipulated below:  

a.  Students must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. For details, please refer to Section 13.0 “Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies” of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage: https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk

b.  A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfill the graduation requirement, unless special approval is granted by the Graduate Council.

c.  Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.

d.  Each Ph.D. student is required to present a research seminar at least once a year before the advancement to Ph.D. candidature, and to submit an annual progress report to her/his supervisor.  The supervisor, in consultation with the Graduate Panel, will review annually the progress of the student.

e.  Within twelve months after advancement to Ph.D. candidature, the candidate must submit a thesis proposal. After the thesis proposal has been approved, the candidate should, under the supervision of his/her supervisor, submit a thesis and pass the oral examination within a prescribed period of time for graduation.

Students are required to complete the following Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) in their first year of study for partial fulfillment of candidacy requirements:

f.  Students are required to complete and pass an IPL module on “Basics of Research Data Management” in their first year of study, with effect from the 2022-23 intake. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/download/IPL-Researchskills.pdf

g.  Students are required to submit a Data Management Plan (DMP), with effect from the 2025-26 intake.

In addition to completing the IPL modules stipulated for partial fulfillment of candidacy requirements, students are also required to complete the following IPL modules for graduation:

h.  Complete an IPL module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This will be an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html

i.  Complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation.  Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website at https://www.research-ethics.cuhk.edu.hk/web/

j.  The final DMP should have been shared to the CUHK community on DMPTool or the relevant platform that CUHK provides when submitting the final version of the thesis/portfolio to the Graduate School. Students are required to have published the data on the CUHK Research Data Repository or an open data repository with a valid Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or other forms of permanent identifier when submitting the final version of the thesis/portfolio. Upon thesis supervisor’s endorsement, students can decide on how much data from the research project is to be published.

a.  Students must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. For details, please refer to Section 13.0 “Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies” of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage: https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk

b.  A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfill the graduation requirement, unless special approval is granted by the Graduate Council.

c.  Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.

d.  Each Ph.D. student is required to present a research seminar at least once a year before the advancement to Ph.D. candidature, and to submit an annual progress report to her/his supervisor.  The supervisor, in consultation with the Graduate Panel, will review annually the progress of the student.

e.  Within twelve months after advancement to Ph.D. candidature, the candidate must submit a thesis proposal. After the thesis proposal has been approved, the candidate should, under the supervision of his/her supervisor, submit a thesis and pass the oral examination within a prescribed period of time for graduation.

f.  Students are required to complete and pass an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on “Basics of Research Data Management” in their first year of study for partial fulfillment of candidacy requirement and completion of the University specified requirement, with effect from the 2022-23 intake. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/download/IPL-Researchskills.pdf

In addition to completing the IPL modules stipulated for partial fulfillment of candidacy requirements, students are also required to complete the following IPL modules for graduation:

g.  Complete an IPL module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html      

h.  Complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation.  Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website at https://www.research-ethics.cuhk.edu.hk/web/

a. Students must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. For details, please refer to Clause 13.0 “Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies” of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage: https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk

b. A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfill the graduation requirement, unless special approval is granted by the Graduate Council.

c. Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.

d. Each Ph.D student is required to present a research seminar at least once a year before the advancement to Ph.D candidature, and to submit an annual progress report to her / his supervisor. The supervisor, in consultation with the Graduate Panel, will review annually the progress of the student.

e. Within twelve months after advancement to Ph.D candidature, the candidate must submit a thesis proposal. After the thesis proposal has been approved, the candidate should, under the supervision of her / his supervisor, submit a thesis and pass the oral examination within a prescribed period of time for graduation.

f. Complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This will be an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html

g. Complete an IPL module on “Research Data Management Training”. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/download/IPL-Researchskills.pdf Students are required to complete and pass the module in their first year of studies, with effect from the 2022-23 intake.

h. Students are required to complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation.  Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website at https://www.research-ethics.cuhk.edu.hk/web/

a. Students must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. For details, please refer to Clause 13.0 “Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies” of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage: https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk

b. A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfill the graduation requirement, unless special approval is granted by the Graduate Council.

c. Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.

d. Each Ph.D student is required to present a research seminar at least once a year before the advancement to Ph.D candidature, and to submit an annual progress report to her / his supervisor. The supervisor, in consultation with the Graduate Panel, will review annually the progress of the student.

e. Within twelve months after advancement to Ph.D candidature, the candidate must submit a thesis proposal. After the thesis proposal has been approved, the candidate should, under the supervision of her / his supervisor, submit a thesis and pass the oral examination within a prescribed period of time for graduation.

f. Complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This will be an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html

g. Students are required to complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation.  Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website at https://www.research-ethics.cuhk.edu.hk/web/