2+3 Integrated Programme-PolyU Faculty of Business|Best business schools in the world, business research

awards	MPhil and PhD
admittees' qualification	Bachelor's degree
study duration	MPhil normal: 2 years maximum: 3 years PhD normal: 3 years maximum: 5 years Note: If a student cannot complete the MPhil study within the normal study duration, he/she will NOT be allowed to transit to the PhD study. However, he/she can complete the MPhil study within the maximum study duration.
credit requirements & timelines of study (within normal study duration)	^Students are allowed to take additional subjects in the MPhil study; and they are allowed to apply for transfer of credits which have not been used to contribute to the MPhil degree according to the prevailing University requirements. *3-yr PhD students are allowed to transfer one credit from their previous studies in the ethics subject (HTI6081) and one credit from their previous attendance at seminars. #Students who fail the Examination will not be allowed to transit to the PhD study. @The current departmental training requirements for all stipend recipients, MPhil or PhD, should remain unchanged.