MPhil Stream

Students are required to complete a total of 18 units of courses. In addition, students are required to take 9 units of courses of a third language and register for a Thesis Research course each term.

Graduation Requirements

• Submit a research thesis
• Pass an oral examination

PhD Stream

Students are required to complete a total of 25 units of courses. In addition, students are required to take 3 units of advanced courses of a third language or 9 units of a third language AND LING3108 Language Survey in the field and register for a Thesis Research course each term.

Graduation Requirements

• Submit a research thesis
• Pass an oral examination

Fields of Specialization

• Theoretical Linguistics
• Chinese Linguistics
• Language Acquisition
• Sign Linguistics
• Cognitive Neuroscience of Language

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School,

MPhil applicants should submit: 

1. a written statement explaining the purpose of the application;
2. a research proposal in English (should not exceed 5 single-spaced type-written pages);
3. two samples of writing (e.g. term paper or project reports).

PhD applicants should submit: 

1. a written statement explaining the purpose of the application;
2. a detail research proposal in English (should not exceed 10 single-spaced type-written pages);
3. two samples of writing (e.g. a copy of Master's thesis and a representative research paper).

Shortlisted applicants are required to attend interview and take written test. 

For MPhil applicants: 31 January 2018

For non-HKPFS PhD applicants: Applications are accepted throughout the year.

1 December 2017
1.  By 12:00 noon (Hong Kong time) - to submit an initial application to RGC; and
2. By 5:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time) - to submit full application to CUHK
Please refer to HKPFS page for more details.