Academic Program:    Doctor of Philosophy in Cultural Studies

Academic Year:               2015

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Study Scheme

Postgraduate Student Handbook 2015-16              (CUL-I)

FACULTY OF ARTS

Cultural Studies

Study Scheme

M.Phil.-Ph.D. Programme in Cultural Studies (Full-time and Part-time)

A.        M.Phil Student

1.               Coursework Requirement

(a)       For Full-time Students:

(i)               Lecture courses

First to Second Years of Attendance:                                                                                                               12 units

CULS6001, CULS6002

First to Second Years of Attendance:

Any two courses to be chosen from the following:

CULS6003, 6020, 6030, 6040, 6060, 6070, 6080, 6090, 6100,

6110, 6120

OR any one course from above plus one 3-unit course from other Divisions approved by Division Head

(ii)              Thesis research/monitoring courses

First to Second Years of Attendance:                                                                                                               24 units

CULS8006

(Register for 4 consecutive terms from the first semester  of study)

Continuing students are required to register for CULS8003 carrying 3 units per term until submission of their graduation thesis

Total: 36 units

(b)     For Part-time Students:

(ii)        Thesis research/monitoring courses

First to Third Years of Attendance:                                                              18 units

CULS8003

(Register for 6 consecutive terms from the first semester of study)

Continuing students are required to register for CULS8003 carrying 3 units per term until submission of their graduation thesis

Total: 30 units

2.             Other Requirements

(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: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gss.

(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)      Complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (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: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html.

B.       Ph.D. Student (Pre-candidacy)

The “candidacy requirement” composes of three major parts, namely, coursework requirement, candidacy examination, and thesis proposal (and oral defence). Students must complete and fulfill all three parts within the “maximum period for fulfilling candidacy requirements”. Details of the requirement are listed below

1.             Coursework Requirement

(a)      For Full-time Students:

(i)               Lecture courses

First to Second Years of Attendance:                                                           12 units

CULS6001, CULS6002

First to Second Years of Attendance:

Any two courses to be chosen from the following:

CULS6003, 6020, 6030, 6040, 6060, 6070, 6080, 6090, 6100,

6110, 6120

OR any one course above plus one 3-unit course from other Divisions approved by Division Head

(ii)              Thesis research/monitoring courses

First to Second Years of Attendance:                                                           24 units

CULS8006

(Register for 4 consecutive terms from the first semester of study)

Continuing students are required to register for CULS8003 carrying 3 units per term until submission of their graduation thesis

Total: 36 units

(b)    For Part-time Students:

(i)               Lecture courses

First to Second Years of Attendance:                                                          12 units

CULS6001, CULS6002

First to Third Years of Attendance:

Any two courses to be chosen from the following:

CULS6003, 6020, 6030, 6040, 6060, 6070, 6080, 6090,   6100,

6110, 6120

OR any one course listed above plus one

3-unit course from other Divisions approved by Division Head

(ii)              Thesis research/monitoring courses

First to Third Years of Attendance:                                                              18 units

CULS8003

(Register for 6 consecutive terms from the first semester of study)

Continuing students are required to register for CULS8003 carrying 3 units per term until submission of their graduation thesis

2.             Candidacy Examination

Total: 30 units

Ph.D students (pre-candidacy) should complete all required lecture courses or equivalent and pass a candidacy examination.

The candidacy examination shall consist of two parts: (i) a three-hour written examination in the area of cultural theories; (ii) a colloquium paper of no less than 8,000 words in English. Topic of the paper shall be agreed between the student and supervisor concerned.

After passing the candidacy examination, a thesis proposal must be submitted and defended before an examination board to be constituted by the Graduate Panel. Upon the approval of the thesis proposal, the student will be awarded Ph.D. candidacy.

Students are allowed no more than two attempts at passing the candidacy examinations  or parts thereof.  Any second attempt must come within six months after the first attempt

3.             Thesis Proposal and Oral Defense

Passing of thesis proposal and oral defense is mandatory for continuation in the PhD (Post- candidacy) Programme.

C.       Ph.D. Student (Post-candidacy)

1.             Coursework Requirement

(a)      Thesis research/monitoring courses:

Students are required to take the following thesis research course every term. Full-time students: CULS8012

Part-time students: CULS8006 Continuing students: CULS8003

2.                Other Requirements

(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: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gss.

(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)        IT Proficiency Test. (Applicable to students admitted in 2011-12 and before. Please refer to “Student IT Competence”.)

(e)        Complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (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: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html.

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1.        Our research programmes aim to educate researchers to embark on careers that would allow them to become world leaders in their fields, working as university professors, principal investigators in research institutes, senior managers in enterprises, or experts in other professions related to the pursuit and application of knowledge.

2.          The University expects doctoral degree graduates of research programmes to have acquired in-depth knowledge in a number of major areas of an academic discipline while maintaining a broad understanding of other related fields. Doctoral degree graduates should have accumulated enough educational experience and background learning to be capable of performing independent research to advance scholarship, with global  standards. In particular, doctoral graduates should have the ability to identify research trends and opportunities, venture into new research areas when appropriate, define long-term research objectives, formulate original research problems, and originate and develop solution methodologies. Doctoral graduates should be capable of producing research output at a level that can either lead to publications in high-ranking scholastic venues, or to novel applications in relevant industrial, commercial, or other public sectors, or to other forms of useful knowledge transfer to society. They should have gained proficiency in techniques of knowledge dissemination through presentation and writing and some teaching experiences through student tutoring.

3.          The University expects master's degree graduates of research programmes to have acquired advanced knowledge in major areas of an academic discipline while maintaining a broad understanding of other related fields. Master's degree graduates should have gained enough background knowledge to enable them to perform research with minimal supervision. In particular, they should have the ability to formulate individual research tasks