2+3 Integrated Programme
Programme Structure
| 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. |