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Detailed Coursework Requirement

Note: This page contains a complete list of courses approved by the Board of Graduate Studies to be offered to research postgraduate students. Not all courses will be offered in every academic year. Please click here for the Courses to be offered in Semester 2, 2011-12.

Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Arts Faculty of Law
Faculty of Business & Economics Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Science
Faculty of Education Faculty of Social Sciences
Teaching Centres and Institutes  


FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

Department of Architecture

Requirement - 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses from the Taught Postgraduate Programmes offered by the Faculty.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
ARCH6057 Seminars for Research Students
C
  2 courses from the Taught Postgraduate Programmes (MSc/MUD/MArch/MLA) offered by the Faculty
E

Department of Real Estate & Construction

Requirement - 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses from the list below

(Before September 2006: requirement - 1 compulsory course (RECO6022 Research Seminar II) and 2 elective courses from the list below.)

(From September 2006 to August 2011: requirement - 2 compulsory courses (RECO6022 Research Seminar II) and (RECO6045 Sustainable Developments and Property Rights) and 2 elective courses from the list below.)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
RECO6022 Research Seminar II
C
RECO6021 Research Seminar I
E
RECO6024 Research Seminar III
E
  Any courses from the Taught Postgraduate Programmes (MSc/MUD/March/MLA) offered by the Faculty
E

Department of Urban Planning and Design

Requirement - 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses from the Taught Postgraduate Programmes offered by the Department.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
URBP6001 Research Seminar
C
  Courses from the Taught Postgraduate Programmes offered by the Department
E

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FACULTY OF ARTS

Centre for Applied English Studies

Requirement - 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
MAAL6028 Introduction to Research Methods
C
MAAL6002 Second Language Curricula
E
MAAL6027 Discourse Analysis
E
MAAL6029 Second Language Acquisition
E
MAAL6030 Understanding Language through Grammar
E
  Or their equivalent courses offered in the MA in Applied Linguistics programme.
E

School of Chinese

Requirement - 3 compulsory courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title

Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)

CHIN6001 Research in Chinese Studies
C
CHIN6002 Special Topics in Chinese Studies
C
CHIN6003 Seminar
C

School of English

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
ENGL6001 Research seminar I
C
ENGL6002 Research seminar II
C
ENGL6003 Guided Reading Course
E
ENGL6053 Special Topics in English Studies
E
ENGL6055 Modernism and its Others
E
ENGL6056 Cultural Semiotics
E
ENGL6068 Foundations of Euro-American Critical Theory
E
ENGL6070 Introduction to Thesis Writing in English Studies
C
ENGL6071 Foundations in Language and Human Communication
E
ENGL6072 Introduction to Theories of the Contemporary
E
ENGL6073 Introduction to Cross-cultural Theory
E
ENGL6074 Language, Nation and Identity; with Special Reference to East and Southeast Asia
E
ENGL6075 The Politics of English
E
ENGL6076 Orientalism and Linguistics
E
ENGL6077 Discourse, Language and Culture
E
ENGL6078 Asian Crossings
E
ENGL6079 World Modernism
E
ENGL6080 Travel Writing and Culture
E
ENGL6081 Global Fictions
E
ENGL6082 Writing Back
E
ENGL6083 Post-Colonial Representations
E

Notes:

(i) ENGL6068 can be taken either in lieu of the elective module of the Graduate School Core Course II 'Basic Research Skills and Methods' or as one School elective course.

(ii) ENGL6070 can only be taken in lieu of the compulsory Graduate School Core Course I 'Introduction to Thesis Writing' but is not counted towards fulfilling the School's requirement for 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses. English RPg students are strongly suggested to take ENGL6070.

(iii) ENGL6071 can be taken either in lieu of the elective module of the Graduate School Core Course II 'Basic Research Skills and Methods' or as one School elective course.

School of Humanities
Comparative Literature

Requirement - 3 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
CLIT6011 Special Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies I
E
CLIT6012 Special Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies II
E
CLIT6015 Guided Reading I
E
CLIT6016 Guided Reading II
E

Fine Arts

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 1 elective course from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
FINE6001 Theory and Method in Art History
C
FINE6002 Training in Research Practice
C
FINE6003 Fine Arts Research Resources
E
  A course from another department's MPhil curriculum subject to the School's agreement
E
  A further Graduate School core course
E

History

Requirement - 4 compulsory courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
HIST6001 Philosophy of History
C
HIST6002 Historical Documents
C
HIST6003 Historical Research Seminar
C
HIST6004 Advanced Readings in History
C
HIST6011 Introduction to History Thesis Writing

C

Notes:
(i) Depending on the individual student's needs, the supervisor may recommend that a student replace one of the above courses with a course either in a cognate discipline or one offered by the Graduate School, on the condition that the choice of courses should be confined to those available within the MPhil and 4-year PhD curricula.
(ii) HIST6011 is not counted towards fulfilling the departmental coursework requirement of 4 compulsory courses, but may be taken in lieu of the compulsory Graduate School Core Course I 'Introduction to Thesis Writing' . History RPg students are strongly advised to take HIST6011.

Linguistics

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 1 elective course from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
LING6001 Research Methods in Linguistics
C
LING6011 Research Seminars in Linguistics
C
LING6010 Readings in Linguistics
E
LING6012 Special Topics in Linguistics
E
  A course from another department's MPhil/4-year PhD curriculum
E

Music

Requirement - 4 compulsory courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
MUSI6001 Pro-seminar 1
C
MUSI6002 Pro-seminar 2
C
MUSI6005 Postgraduate Research Seminar 1
C
MUSI6006 Postgraduate Research Seminar 2
C

Philosophy

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 1 elective course from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
PHIL6810 Senior Seminar (Postgraduate)
C
PHIL6820 Graduate Seminar
C
PHIL6101 Special Topics in Knowledge and Reality
E
PHIL6201 Special Topics in Mind and Language
E
PHIL6301 Special Topics in Moral and Political Philosophy
E
PHIL6401 Special Topics in the History of Philosophy
E
  Exceptionally, a course from the MPhil/PhD syllabus of another department may be selected in place of the above.
E

School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Requirement - 3 compulsory courses and 1 elective course from the list below.
(Students may also take up two further courses from another School, if given permission by their supervisor and the Chair of the DRPC. However, passing such additional courses does not form part of the coursework requirement of the School.)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
SMLC6001 Orientalism and Occidentalism: Models and Methods in the Study of Other Societies
C
SMLC6002 Research Colloquium I
C
SMLC6004 Research Colloquium II
C
SMLC6003 Readings in Area Studies
E
SMLC6005 Western Civilizations and the Development of the Theoretical Understanding of the Human World
E
SMLC6006 Advanced Studies in American Studies
E
SMLC6007 Advanced Studies in American Cultural History
E
  A course from another School's MPhil/4-year PhD curriculum
E

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FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

School of Business

Requirement - 1 compulsory course and 3 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)
/Elective (E)
BUSM6001 Research Seminars for Business Studies
C
BUSM6002 Research Seminar in Marketing I: Behavioral Studies
E
BUSM6003 Research Seminar in Marketing II: Quantitative Studies
E
BUSM6004 Research Methodologies in Information Systems
E
BUSM6005 Survey of Research in Information Systems
E
BUSM6006 Research Seminars in Information Systems
E
BUSM6007 Seminar in Financial Accounting Research
E
BUSM6008 Seminar in Management Accounting Research
E
BUSM6009 Research Seminars in Human Resources Management and Organization Behaviour
E
BUSM6010 Research Seminar in Finance Theory
E
BUSM6011 Research Seminar in Empirical Finance
E
BUSM6012 Research Methodologies in Economics and Strategy
E
BUSM6013 Doctoral Accounting Seminar I
E
BUSM6014 Doctoral Accounting Seminar II
E
  Courses offered by the MBA, MEcon and MFin programmes
E
  Courses offered by other Faculties to MPhil/4-year PhD students subject to the recommendation and approval by respective supervisors and the Chairman of the DRPC.
E

School of Economics & Finance

Requirement for students of 2008-2009 intake or after:

MPhil: 3 compulsory courses and 3 elective courses from the list below
PhD: 8 compulsory courses plus 4 compulsory courses from 2 streams and 1 elective course from the list below

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
A) Core Courses for MPhil and PhD students
ECON6011 Microeconomic Theory
C
ECON6012 Macroeconomic Theory
C
ECON6005 Econometric Theory
C
B) Additional Core Courses for PhD students only
ECON6054

Graduate Seminar

C
 
(please choose 4 out of 5)
Economics and Finance Workshops I
Economics and Finance Workshops II
Economics and Finance Workshops III
Economics and Finance Workshops IV
Economics and Finance Workshops V
ECON6881
ECON6882
ECON6883
ECON6884
ECON6885
C
C
C
C
C
C) Core Courses by Streams for PhD students only (please choose 2 streams out of 3)
Microeconomic Stream:
ECON6002 Selected Topics in Microeconomics
C
ECON6036 Game Theory and Applications
C
Macroeconomic Stream:
ECON6010 Monetary Policy: Theory and Practice
C
ECON6052 Selected Topics in Macroeconomics
C
Finance Stream:
ECON6017 Financial Economics
C
ECON6053 Selected Topics in Financial Economics
C
D) Elective Courses for MPhil and PhD students
  Courses offered by MEcon Except ECON6021 'Microeconomic Analysis' and ECON6022 'Macroeconomic Analysis' (please click here for details)
E
  Courses offered by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) or the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), subject to the approval of the HKU School of Economics and Finance.
E

Requirements for students of 2007-2008 intake:

MPhil: 3 compulsory courses and 3 elective courses from the list below
PhD: 4 compulsory courses plus 4 compulsory courses from 2 streams and 1 elective course from the list below

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
A) Core Courses for MPhil and PhD students
ECON6011 Microeconomic Theory
C
ECON6012 Macroeconomic Theory
C
ECON6005 Econometric Theory
C
B) Additional Core Courses for PhD students only
ECON6054 Graduate Seminar
C
C) Core Courses by Streams for PhD students only (please choose 2 streams out of 3)
Microeconomic Stream:
ECON6002 Selected Topics in Microeconomics
C
ECON6036 Game Theory and Applications
C
Macroeconomic Stream:
ECON6010 Monetary Policy: Theory and Practice
C
ECON6052 Selected Topics in Macroeconomics
C
Finance Stream:
ECON6017 Financial Economics
C
ECON6053 Selected Topics in Financial Economics
C
D) Elective Courses for MPhil and PhD students
  Courses offered by MEcon Except ECON6021 'Microeconomic Analysis' and ECON6022 'Macroeconomic Analysis' (please click here for details)
E
  Courses offered by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) or the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), subject to the approval of the HKU School of Economics and Finance.
E

Requirements for students of 2006-2007 intake or before:

MPhil: 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the list below. (At least 1 elective course should be offered by the School of Economics and Finance.)
PhD: 2 compulsory courses and 4 elective courses from the list below. (At least 2 elective courses should be offered by the School of Economics and Finance.)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
ECON6011 Microeconomic Theory
C
ECON6012 Macroeconomic Theory
C
ECON6002 Selected Topics in Microeconomic
E
ECON6005 Econometrics Theory
E
ECON6007 Industrial Organisation
E
ECON6008 International Macroeconomics
E
ECON6010 Monetary Policy: Theory and Practice
E
ECON6017 Financial Economics
E
  Specified courses offered by the School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), subject to the approval of the HKU School of Economics and Finance and HKUST (course list to be announced to students by the School of Economics and Finance before the start of the academic year).
E

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FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

Requirement - 3 compulsory courses

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
DENT6023 Oral Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology
C
DENT6024 Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Dental Research
C
DENT6025 Statistical Analysis in Dental Research and Use of Statistical Software
C

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION

(Please refer to the Faculty's website for syllabuses.)

Division of Chinese Language & Literature
Division of English Language Education
Division of Information & Technology Studies
Division of Learning, Development & Diversity
Division of Policy, Administration & Social Sciences Education
Division of Science, Mathematics & Computing

Requirement for students admitted before April 2008 - Three elective courses from the Faculty's Taught Master's Degree programmes.

Requirement for students admitted between April 1, 2008 and August 31, 2010 (all Divisions except the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences) - Three elective courses to be chosen from the Faculty's Taught Master's Degree programmes and the Courses on Primary Disciplines, of which at least one must be a Course on Primary Disciplines.

Requirement for students admitted on or after September 1, 2010 (all Divisions except the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences) - Three elective courses to be chosen from the Faculty's Taught Master's Degree programmes and the Courses on Primary Disciplines, of which at least two must be Courses on Primary Disciplines (including both Division-based and non-Division-based Primary Discipline Courses)

Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences

Requirement - Three compulsory courses

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
SHSM6010 Research Issues & Methodology in Speech & Voice
C
SHSM6020 Research Issues & Methodology in Language
C
SHSM6030 Research Issues & Methodology in Hearing
C

 

Note: Students in the Faculty of Education may take the Faculty's Courses on Research Methods to fulfill the requirement to take the elective module(s) in the Graduate School Core Course II.

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Civil Engineering

For MPhil students of 2009-2010 intake or after:
- any 4 postgraduate courses including at least 1 rpg course offered by the Faculty
For PhD students of 2009-2010 intake of after:
- any 4 postgraduate courses including at least 1 rpg course offered by the Faculty

For MPhil students of 2008-2009 intake or before:
- any 4 MSc(Eng) courses offered by the Faculty
For PhD students of 2008-2009 intake or before:
- any 4 MSc(Eng) courses offered by the Faculty (except students who have completed the MPhil degree at the Dept of Civil Engineering, HKU before.)

Department of Computer Science

For MPhil students of 2007-2008 intake and thereafter:
- 2 Core Research Courses (CRC); or
- 1 CRC plus 2 CS-related courses from MSc(CS) programme or from other Department's MPhil/PhD curricula; at least 1 of these 2 courses must be from the list of Research Oriented Courses (ROC) in the MSc(CS) syllabus.
For PhD students of 2007-2008 intake and thereafter:
- 3 Core Research Courses (CRC) plus 2 CS-related courses from MSc(CS) programme or from other Department's MPhil/PhD curricula; or
- 2 CRC plus 4 CS-related courses from MSc(CS) programme or from other Department's MPhil/PhD curricula; at least 2 of these 4 courses must be from the list of Research Oriented Courses (ROC) in the MSc(CS) syllabus.

For MPhil/ PhD students of 2005-06 and 2006-07 intake:
- 3 CS-related courses from MSc(CS) programme or from other Department's MPhil/PhD curricula; at least 2 of these 3 courses must be from the list of Research Oriented Courses (ROC) in the MSc(CS) syllabus.

For students of 2004-2005 intake and before:
- 3 elective courses from MSc(CS) programme or from other Department's MPhil/PhD curricula.

Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

For MPhil students of 2005-2006 intake or after:
- ELEC7001; and
- 3 RPG elective courses (or 2 RPG elective courses and 1 MSc course subject to approval)
For PhD students of 2005-2006 intake or after:
- ELEC7001; and
- 4 RPG elective courses (or 3 RPG elective courses and 2 MSc courses subject to approval)

For MPhil/ PhD students of 2004-2005 intake or before:
- ELEC7001; and
- 3 elective course from the MSc(Eng) Programme

Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering

For MPhil students of 2009-2010 intake or after:
- IMSE7001; and
- any 2 MSc(Eng) courses offered by the Faculty, of which at least 1 from the Department
For PhD students of 2009-2010 intake or after:
- IMSE7001; and
- any 4 MSc(Eng)courses offered by the Faculty, of which at least 3 from the Department

For MPhil/ PhD students of 2008-2009 intake or before:
- 3 elective courses from the MSc(Eng) courses offered by the Faculty; of which at least 2 from the Department

Department of Mechanical Engineering

For MPhil students of 2009-2010 intake or after:
- MECH7001; and
- 2 elective courses from Department and/or from the MSc(Eng)/MSc/Rpg courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering/Faculty of Science/L.K.S. Faculty of Medicine, subject to approval
For PhD students of 2009-2010 intake or after:
- MECH7001; and
- 4 elective courses (at least 1 of which should be a Rpg course) from Department and/or from the MSc(Eng)/MSc/Rpg courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering/Faculty of Science/L.K.S. Faculty of Medicine, subject to approval

For MPhil/ PhD students of 2008-2009 intake or before:
- MECH7001; and
- 2 elective courses from the Department and/or from the MSc(Eng)/MSc courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering/Faculty of Science/L.K.S. Faculty of Medicine, subject to approval

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FACULTY OF LAW

Requirement - 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
LLAW6022 Advanced Research Methodology for Law
C
  Special topics (Undergraduate course)
E
  Courses from the LLM programme.
E
  Courses from other Faculties' MPhil/PhD curricula.
E

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LI KA SHING FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Requirement - 3 elective Faculty/Departmental-based courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title Contributing
Department(s)
MMPH6149 Current Morphological Techniques in Cellular Functions Anatomy
MMPH6005 Practical Bioinformatics Biochemistry
MMPH6008 Genes and Gene Functions Biochemistry
MMPH6011 Working with Genes and Proteins Biochemistry
MMPH6134 Biochemistry Seminar Biochemistry
MMPH6012 Statistical Practice in Clinical Trials Clinical Trials Centre
MMPH6013 Critical Appraisal and Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials Clinical Trials Centre
MMPH6015 Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Study Site Operation Clinical Trials Centre
MMPH6017 Introduction to SAS Clinical Trials Centre
MMPH6018 Advanced Course in SAS Clinical Trials Centre
MMPH6002 Introduction to Biostatistics Community Medicine
MMPH6003 Epidemiology and Critical Appraisal Community Medicine
MMPH6006 Evidence Based Practice: An Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Decision Analysis Community Medicine
MMPH6014 Biological Basis of Common Health Problems Community Medicine
MMPH6106 Advanced Epidemiological Methods Community Medicine
MMPH6107 Epidemiology of Important Health Conditions Community Medicine
MMPH6108 The Principles of Public Health Community Medicine
MMPH6109 Psychosocial Issues in Health and Illness Community Medicine
MMPH6114 Quality Health Care Community Medicine
MMPH6115 Health Services Management Community Medicine
MMPH6116 Health Economics for Public Health Community Medicine
MMPH6117 Advanced Statistical Methods I - Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs and Data Analysis Community Medicine
MMPH6141 Health and Society Community Medicine
MMPH6146 Health Care Systems and Policy Community Medicine
MMPH6150 Advanced Statistical Methods II - Analysis of Complex Data Community Medicine
MMPH6154 Health Promotion and Health Education Community Medicine
MMPH6157 Research Methods in Health Care Community Medicine
MMPH6158 The Practice of Health Administrative Community Medicine
MMPH6159 The Practice of Public Health Community Medicine
MMPH6164 Risk: Perception, Decisions and Communication Community Medicine
MMPH6167 Infectious Disease Epidemiology Community Medicine
MMPH6168 Advanced Infectious Disease Epidemiology Community Medicine
MMPH6170 Health Care Financing Community Medicine
MMPH6173 Introductory Public Health Genetics Community Medicine
MMPH6177 Statistical Inference Using R Community Medicine
MMPH6178 Informatics for Health Management Community Medicine
MMPH6179 Leadership Initiatives in International Public Health Community Medicine
MMPH6180 Public Health Law and Ethics Community Medicine
MMPH6181 Public Health Nutrition Community Medicine
MMPH6182 Health Communication Community Medicine
MMPH6183 Human Resources (HR) in Health Care Organisations Community Medicine
MMPH6188 Environmental Health Assessments Community Medicine
MMPH6189 Environmental Health Hazards Community Medicine
MMPH6190 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Community Medicine
MMPH6191 Population Health Informatics/eHealth Community Medicine
MMPH6021 Introduction to Contemporary Biomedical Ethics Medical Ethics Unit
MMPH6119 Current Topics in Medical Microbiology Microbiology
MMPH6120 Assisted Reproduction Technology (Laboratory) Obstetrics & Gynaecology
MMPH6147 Research Seminars in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology
MMPH6186 Research Methodologies in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology
MMPH6124 Basic Medical Bioengineering Orthopaedics & Traumatology
MMPH6148 Advanced Seminars in Orthopaedic Research Orthopaedic & Traumatology
MMPH6001 Laboratory Methods and Instrumentation Pathology
MMPH6016 General Cytopathology Pathology
MMPH6020 Molecular Medicine [Joint Centre for Advanced Study (JCAS) courses jointly taught by HKU, CUHK and HKUST] Pathology
MMPH6139 Techniques and Applications of Molecular Pathology Pathology
MMPH6140 Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetics of Cancer Pathology
MMPH6176 Current Topics and Techniques in Immunology Pathology
MMPH6127 Principles of Drug Action Pharmacology & Pharmacy
MMPH6128 Therapeutic Strategies for the Management of Cardiac and Respiratory Diseases Pharmacology & Pharmacy
MMPH6129 Basic and Applied Toxicology Pharmacology & Pharmacy
MMPH6172 Advances in Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Pharmacology & Pharmacy
MMPH6185 Advanced Drug Delivery and Nanomedicines Pharmacology & Pharmacy
MMPH6007 Cell Biology Physiology
MMPH6009 Concepts of Human Physiology Physiology
MMPH6019 Advances in Cardiovascular Physiology Physiology
MMPH6138 Laboratory Animal Handling and Surgical Techniques Surgery
MMPH6171 HKU-Pasteur Virology Course HKU-Pasteur Research Centre
MMPH6174 HKU-Pasteur Immunology Course HKU-Pasteur Research Centre
MMPH6175 HKU-Pasteur Cell Biology Course HKU-Pasteur Research Centre
MMPH6187 Current Research and Development of Chinese Medicines School of Chinese Medicine

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FACULTY OF SCIENCE

School of Biological Sciences

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
SSAF6001* Basic Laboratory Safety Course for RPg Candidate in the Faculty of Science
C
BIOL6001
Presentation Skills and Research Seminars in Biological Sciences
C^
BIOL6002
Special Topics in Botany
E
BIOL6003
Special Topics in Biotechnology
E
BIOL6004
Special Topics in Food Science
E
BIOL6005
Advanced Topics in Nutrition
E
BIOL6006
Advanced Topics in Nutraceuticals
E
BIOL6007
Biometrics (students who plan to underake ecological research and have not previosuly passed BIOL6007 must take this course during the first year of their postgraduate studies)
E
BIOL6009
Advanced Studies in Ecology & Biodiversity for Postgraduate Students
E
ENVM8003
Conservation Biology and Management (Compulsory to those students who have taken BIOL2608 in the UG programme)
E
BIOL6014
Guided Study in Endocrine/Microbial Research
E
BIOL6015
Advanced Experimental Techniques in Endocrinology/ Microbiology
E
BIOL6016
Selected Topics in Evolutionary Biology
E
FOOD7001
Quality Assurance and Management
E
FOOD7002
GMP and Environmental Management
E
FOOD7003
Food Quality Preservation and Evaluation
E
FOOD7004
HACCP and Food Laws
E
FOOD7005
R&D and Export Market Strategies
E
^Except for those 3-year PhD students who have completed comparable coursework in a previous Masters Programme

Department of Chemistry

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
SSAF6001* Basic Laboratory Safety Course for RPg Candidate in the Faculty of Science
C
CHEM6101 Chemistry Seminars
C
CHEM6102 Research Techniques in Chemistry
E
CHEM6103 Special Topics in Chemistry
E
CHEM6104 Molecular Structure and Materials Properties
E
CHEM6105 Physical and Chemical Instrumentation
E
CHEM6106 Advanced Polymer Science
E
CHEM6107 From Group Theory, Spectroscopy and Photophysics to Applications of Metal-Based Materials
E
CHEM6108 Introduction to Macromolecules (CUHK)
E

CHEM6109

Computational Chemistry

E

CHEM6110 Applied Medicinal Chemistry in Drug Discovery and Development (HKU)
E
CHEM6111
Integrated Organic Synthesis
E
CHEM6112 Advanced Physical Chemistry
E
CHEM6113 Medicinal Chemistry
E


Department of Earth Sciences

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the list below.
(For students enrolled before September 2008 - 2 compulsory courses and 1 elective course)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
SSAF6001* Basic Laboratory Safety Course for RPg Candidate in the Faculty of Science
C
EASC6001 Research Seminars and Presentation of Thesis Proposal
C
EASC6002 Geochemical Techniques
E
EASC6003 Geophysical Techniques
E
EASC6004 Field Geology of Hong Kong
E
EASC6005 Geology of Asia-Pacific
E
EASC6006 Special Topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences
E

Department of Mathematics

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 3 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
SSAF6001* Basic Laboratory Safety Course for RPg Candidate in the Faculty of Science
C
MATH6001 Guided Study in Mathematics
C
MATH6002 Selected Topics in Mathematics
E
MATH6101 Intermediate Complex Analysis
E
MATH6102 Algebraic Topology
E
MATH6103 Real Analysis
E
MATH6104 Abstract Algebra
E
MATH6105 Numerical Analysis
E
MATH6201 Topics in Geometry
E
MATH6202 Complex Manifolds
E
MATH6203 Several Complex Variables
E
MATH6204 Topics in Partial Differential Equations
E
MATH6205 Advanced Algebra II
E
MATH6206 Topics in Advanced Algebra
E
MATH6207 Topics in Applied Mathematics
E
MATH6208 Topics in Numerical Analysis
E
MATH6209 Algebraic D-modules
E
MATH6210 Differential Topology
E
MATH6211 Algebraic Geometry
E
MATH6212 Topics in Algebraic Geometry
E
MATH6213 Topics in Differential Topology
E
MATH6214 Topics in Analysis
E
MATH6215 Applied Differential Equations
E
MATH6216 Stochastic Process
E
MATH6217 Topics in Financial Mathematics
E
MATH6218 Riemannian Geometry I
E
MATH6219 Topics in Applied Functional Analysis
E
MATH6220 Real Analysis II
E
MATH6221 Riemannian Geometry II
E
MATH6222 Harmonic Analysis on P-adic Groups and Lie Algebra
E
MATH6901 Graduate Seminar in Pure Mathematics
E
MATH6902 Graduate Seminar in Applied Mathematics
E
MATH6903 Independent Studies
E
MATH6501 Topics in Algebra
E
MATH6502 Topics in Applied Discrete Mathematics
E
MATH6503 Topics in Mathematical Programming and Optimization
E
MATH6504 Geometric Topology
E
MATH6505 Real Analysis
E

Department of Physics

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title

Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)

SSAF6001* Basic Laboratory Safety Course for RPg Candidate in the Faculty of Science
C
PHYS6001 Postgraduate Seminar
C
PHYS6002 Selected Topics in Computational Modelling and Data Analysis in Physics
E
PHYS6003 Advanced Topics in Theoretical Physics
E
PHYS6101 From Classical to Quantum Field Theory
E
PHYS6111 Statistical Mechanics II
E
PHYS6201 Physics of Quantum Information and Quantum Computation
E
PHYS6202 Topics in Theoretical Physics (Quantum Optics)
E
PHYS6203 Semiconductor Physics and Devices
E
PHYS6204 Introduction to Soft Matter Physics
E
PHYS6205 Quantum Mechanics II
E
PHYS6302 General Relativity
E
PHYS6303 Advanced Electromagnetic Field Theory
E
PHYS6304 Advanced Statistical Mechanics
E
PHYS6305 Advanced Quantum Mechanics
E
PHYS6306 Computer Controlled Measurements in Physics
E
MASC7003 Nanostructured Materials
E
MASC7004 Materials Characterization
E
MASC7005 Thin Film Physics and Technology
E
MASC7006 Microelectronics and Optoelectronics: Devices and Applications
E

Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 3 elective courses from the list below.

(For students enrolled before September 2007- 2 compulsory courses (STAT6003 and STAT6009) and 2 elective courses)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
SSAF6001* Basic Laboratory Safety Course for RPg Candidate in the Faculty of Science
C
STAT6003 Research Postgraduate Seminar
C
Students are required to choose at least two from the following four courses in the first semester:
STAT6008 OR STAT6009
Statistical Inference

Research Methods in Statistics
E

E
STAT6010 Advanced Probability
E
STAT6011 Computational Statistics
E
STAT6008 and STAT6009 are mutually exclusive
Other courses from the following:
STAT6002 Time Series Analysis
E
STAT6004 Multivariate Statistical Analysis
E
STAT6005 Special Studies in Statistics
E
STAT6006 Stochastic Calculus with Financial Applications
E
STAT6007 Reading Course
E
STAT6012 Data Mining Techniques
E
STAT6013 Financial Data Analysis
E
STAT6014 Advanced Statistical Modeling
E
STAT6015 Advanced Quantitative Risk Management and Finance
E

* Starting from the academic year 2010-11, SSAF6001 "Basic Laboratory Safety Course for RPg Candidates in Faculty of Science" will be made compulsory to students with the following registration dates:

- MPhil canduidates registered on or after January 1, 2009
- 3-year PhD candidates registered on or after January 1, 2008
- 4 year PhD candidates registered on or after January 1, 2007.

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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Department of Geography

Requirement - 3 compulsory courses.

MPhil students need to complete all the following three core courses and Graduate School's courses in their first year of study. 4-year PhD students need to complete the Graduate School's courses in their first year of study, and the three core courses within the first 12-18 months of study.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
FOSS6001 The Methods of Social Research: Strategies and Practices
C
GEOG6001 Philosophical Issues in Geography
C
GEOG6003 Research Colloquium
C
FOSS6002 Introductory Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6003 Introductory Module of Quantitative Research
E
FOSS6004 Intermediate Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6005 Intermediate Module of Quantitative Research
E


Department of Politics & Public Administration

Requirement - 3 compulsory courses.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
FOSS6001 The Methods of Social Research: Strategies and Practices
C
POLI6002 Research Methods in Politics and Public Administration II
C
POLI6003 Special Topics in Politics and Public Administration
C
FOSS6002 Introductory Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6003 Introductory Module of Quantitative Research
E
FOSS6004 Intermediate Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6005 Intermediate Module of Quantitative Research
E

Department of Psychology

For MPhil/ 4-year PhD students admitted in or after 2010-11

MPhil - 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the list below
4-year PhD - 2 compulsory courses and 3 elective courses from the list below

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)
/Elective (E)
PSYC6010 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research I
C
PSYC6011 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research II
C
PSYC7021 Postgraduate Seminar in Cognitive Psychology
E
PSYC7022 Postgraduate Seminar in Social Psychology
E
PSYC7023 Postgraduate Seminar in Developmental Psychology
E

For MPhil/ 4-year PhD students admitted in or before 2009-10

Requirement - 4 compulsory courses

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)
/Elective (E)
PSYC6010 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research I
C
PSYC6011 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research II
C
PSYC6017 Current Issues in Psychology I
C
PSYC6018 Current Issues in Psychology II
C


PhD with a specialization in Clinical Psychology

For students admitted in or after 2010-11

4-year PhD students - 15 compulsory courses and 3 elective courses. (3-year PhD students are not required to take PSYC6010 and PSYC6011.)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
PSYC6001 Practicum
C
PSYC7002 Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology
C
PSYC7003 Individual Psychotherapy I
C
PSYC7004 Individual Psychotherapy II
C
PSYC7005 Psychopathology I
C
PSYC7006 Psychopathology II
C
PSYC7009 Clinical Seminar I
C
PSYC7018 Cognitive Assessment
C
PSYC8001 Clinical Seminar II
C
PSYC8002 Community and Health Psychology
C
PSYC8003 Family and Group Therapy
C
PSYC8004 Clinical Neuropsychology
C
PSYC8005 Ethics and Professional Issues
C
PSYC6010 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research I
C
PSYC6011 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research II
C
PSYC7021 Postgraduate Seminar in Cognitive Psychology
E
PSYC7022 Postgraduate Seminar in Social Psychology
E
PSYC7023 Postgraduate Seminar in Developmental Psychology
E

Candidates may be granted exemption of modules in recognition of studies completed in related areas. Exemption will only be considered in speical circumstances and each application for exemption will be considered on its own merit.

For students admitted in or before 2009-10

Requirement - 8 compulsory courses. (3-year PhD students are not required to take PSYC6017 and PSYC6018.)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
PSYC6001 Practicum
C
PSYC8001 Clinical seminar II
C
PSYC8002 Community and Health Psychology
C
PSYC8003 Family and Group Therapy
C
PSYC8004 Clinical Neuropsychology
C
PSYC8005 Ethics and Professional Issues
C
PSYC6017 Current Issues in Psychology I
C
PSYC6018 Current Issues in Psychology II
C

PhD with a specialization in Educational Psychology

For students admitted in or after 2010-11

Requirement - 15 compulsory courses and 3 elective courses. (3-year PhD students are not required to take PSYC6010 and PSYC6011.)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
PSYC6004 Curriculum and Instruction
C
PSYC6008 Practicum I-III
C
PSYC6019 Professional ethics and issues in educational psychology
C
PSYC7010 Psychoeducational Assessment I
C
PSYC7011 Psychoeducational Assessment II
C
PSYC7012 Children with Special Needs I: Baisc Concept
C
PSYC7013 Children with Special Needs II: Diagnostic and Remedial Procedures
C
PSYC7014 Psychoeducational Intervention I
C
PSYC7015 Psychoeducational Intervention II
C
PSYC7016 Skill Training Seminar I
C
PSYC7017 Skills Training seminar II
C
PSYC8007 Applied developmental psychology
C
PSYC8008 Motivation and learning
C
PSYC6010 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research I
C
PSYC6011 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Psychological Research II
C
PSYC7021 Postgraduate Seminar in Cognitive Psychology
E
PSYC7022 Postgraduate Seminar in Social Psychology
E
PSYC7023 Postgraduate Seminar in Developmental Psychology
E

Candidates may be granted exemption of modules in recognition of studies completed in related areas. Exemption will only be considered in speical circumstances and each application for exemption will be considered on its own merit.

For students admitted in or before 2009-10

Requirement - 8 compulsory courses. (3-year PhD students are not required to take PSYC6017 and PSYC6018.)

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
PSYC6004 Curriculum and Instruction
C
PSYC6008 Practicum I-III
C
PSYC6017 Current issues in Psychology I
C
PSYC6018 Current issues in Psychology II
C
PSYC6019 Professional ethics and issues in educational psychology
C
PSYC7017 Skills training seminar II
C
PSYC8007 Applied developmental psychology
C
PSYC8008 Motivation and learning
C

 

Department of Social Work & Social Administration

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the MSW or MSocSc programmes.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
FOSS6001 The Methods of Social Research: Strategies and Practices
C
SOWK7006 Research Seminars for RPg Students 
C
2 elective courses from Postgraduate Programmes of Department/ Centres/ Institutes/ Graduate School which coincide with the student's own research areas and disciplines
2E
FOSS6002 Introductory Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6003 Introductory Module of Quantitative Research
E
FOSS6004 Intermediate Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6005 Intermediate Module of Quantitative Research
E

Department of Sociology

Requirement - 3 compulsory courses.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
FOSS6001 The Methods of Social Research: Strategies and Practices*
C
SOCI6003 Research Seminars for Postgraduate Students^
C
SOCI6008 Modern Theory and Sociological Analysis*
C
 

*MPhil/PhD students in the field of Criminology could choose to enroll in SOCI7002 and SOCI7003 as alternatives.

^ A full-year course will be counted as one course only

 
SOCI7002 Methods of Research for Criminology
E
SOCI7003 Social Theory and Criminology
E
FOSS6002 Introductory Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6003 Introductory Module of Quantitative Research
E
FOSS6004 Intermediate Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6005 Intermediate Module of Quantitative Research
E


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TEACHING CENTRES AND INSTITUTES

Centre of Buddhist Studies

Requirement - 3 elective courses from the list below.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
  Courses from the Master of Buddhist Studies (MBS) programme*
E
  Courses offered by the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Social Sciences
E

* Full-year elective course will be counted as a single course only.

Hong Kong Institute for Humanities & Social Sciences (Inc. Centre of Asian Studies)

MPhil and 4-year PhD students are required to complete the compulsory seminar programme. With advice and approval from supervisor(s), students are also required to complete two elective courses from the MPhil curricula of the Faculty of Arts of Faculty of Social Sciences.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
CASC6001 CAS Seminar Programmes^
C
  A course from the MPhil curricula of the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Social Sciences which coincides with the student's own research areas and disciplines.
E
  A further course from the MPhil curricula of the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Social Sciences which coincides with the student's own research areas and disciplines, or a further Graduate School core course.
E
FOSS6002 Introductory Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6003 Introductory Module of Quantitative Research
E
FOSS6004 Intermediate Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6005 Intermediate Module of Quantitative Research
E
^ Remarks: A full-year course is counted as one course only.

Institute of Human Performance

Students are required to take 3 elective courses in the RPG or TPG curriculum approved by the University and recommended/approved by the Institute of Human Performance.

Journalism & Media Studies Centre

Requirement - 2 compulsory courses and 3-4 units of elective course(s) from the Master of Journalism Programme.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
JMSC6001 Reporting and Writing
C
JMSC6002 Critical Issues in Journalism and Global Communications
C
JMSC6014 Advanced Reporting and Writing (English) (3 units)
E
JMSC6022 Media Law (English) (3 units)
E
JMSC6024 Cultural Studies of the Media (3 units)
E
JMSC6025 Literary Journalism (3 units)
E
JMSC6026 Media law II: Comparative Perspectives (3 units)
E
JMSC6027 Covering China (3 units)
E
JMSC6040 Special Topics in Journalism I (3 units)
E
JMSC6041 Special Topics in Journalism II (3 units)
E
JMSC6045 Special Topics in Journalism III (2 units)
E
JMSC6046 Special Topics in Journalism IV (2 units)
E
JMSC7007 Interpreting and Using Business Journalism in a Global Era (3 units)
E
JMSC6048 International News (3 units)
E
JMSC7008 Global Financial Journalism (3 units)
E
JMSC6055 Research Methods for Media Studies (3 units)
E
JMSC6056 Reporting Hong Kong (3 units)
E
JMSC6058 How the Media Tell China's Story (3 units)
E
JMSC6059 Legal Reporting (3 units)
E
JMSC6064 Media, Politics and Public Affairs (3 units)
E
JMSC6067 Special Topics in Covering China I (3 units)
E
JMSC6068 Special Topics in Covering China II (3 units)
E
JMSC6074 Chinese Non-fiction Writing (2 units)
E
JMSC6082 Photojournalism (3 units)
E
JMSC6085 Documentary Film Appreciation (3 units)
E
JMSC6083 Advanced Online Journalism(3 units)
E
JMSC6088 Reporting the Environment (3 units)
E
JMSC6089 Reporting the Big Issues in Science (3 units)
E
JMSC6090 Reporting Health and Medicne (3 units)
E
JMSC6091 Online Journalism Workshop (3 units)
E
JMSC6092 Television News Writing (3 units)
E
JMSC6093 Video News Production Workshop (3 units)
E
JMSC6100 Documentary Video Production (3 units)
E
JMSC6101 Radio News (3 units)
E
JMSC7001 Entertainment, Arts and Culture Journalism (3 units)
E
JMSC7002 News Editing (3 units)
E
JMSC7003 Global Economics Journalism (3 units)
E
JMSC7004 Reading in Global Business Journalism (3 units)
E
JMSC7005 Special Topics in Global Business Journalism I (3 units)
E
JMSC7006 Special Topics in Global Business Journalism II (3 units)
E
JMSC7007 Interpreting and Using Business Journalism in a Global Era (3 units)
E
JMSC7008 Global Financial Journalism (3 units)
E
JMSC6102 Environmental Communications (3 units)
E
FOSS6002 Introductory Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6003 Introductory Module of Quantitative Research
E
FOSS6004 Intermediate Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6005 Intermediate Module of Quantitative Research
E

 

Kadoorie Institute

Requirement: 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses from the M.Sc. in Environmental Management offered by the Institute.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
KADI6001 Research Seminar
C
FOSS6002 Introductory Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6003 Introductory Module of Quantitative Research
E
FOSS6004 Intermediate Module of Qualitative Research
E
FOSS6005 Intermediate Module of Quantitative Research
E

Social Sciences Research Centre

Requirement: 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses.

Course Code Course Title
Compulsory (C)/
Elective (E)
SSRC6001 SSRC summer school programmes
C
  A course from the MPhil/PhD curriculum of the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Social Sciences which coincides with the student's own research areas and disciplines.
E
  A further course from the MPhil/PhD curriculum of the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Social Sciences which coincides with the student's own research areas and disciplines, or a further Graduate School core course.
E

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