StudyQA — Master: Creative Media — City University of Hong Kong

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Description Contents Requirements Funding

The programme aims to train and produce graduates who can contribute to the extension of knowledge in their chosen subject areas, preparing them for advanced research at the PhD level or professional careers in science and engineering.

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

Recognise and discuss the content and methods of their chosen subject areas
Apply appropriate research methods and tools to the creation of independent research
Formulate and produce applied research in their chosen subject areas
Discuss the research process and analyse research findings through communications within the learned community
Create knowledge through the process of applied research

Research Skills and Methods: The Doctorate and Beyond
Teaching Students: First Steps

Qualifying/Annual Report Submission

A qualifying report should include a survey of the relevant literature, an identification of a specific research topic, the research methodology and a discussion on possible outcomes.

Students should submit three copies of the qualifying report to their research supervisors within the specified qualifying period. The Qualifying Panel will assess the student’s suitability to continue his or her studies on the basis of the qualifying report, coursework results and any other assessment as considered appropriate by the Panel. The Panel’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Department/School for approval.

After the qualifying period, students must submit progress reports (typed and in English) on an annual basis until they have submitted the final version of their thesis for oral examination and completed any other academic requirements.

Students should submit three copies of the annual progress report to their research supervisors for forwarding to the Qualifying Panel for assessment. On the basis of the annual progress report, the Qualifying Panel should make a recommendation regarding the student’s suitability to continue his or her studies for approval by the Department/School.

Thesis

An MPhil thesis should present the results of research investigation, give evidence of a sound understanding of the area of study, its context and applicability, and make a contribution to knowledge.

Requirements

Hold a relevant bachelor’s degree with first or second class honours (or equivalent qualification) from a recognised university.
Applicants from an institution where the language of teaching is not English should satisfy the minimum English proficiency requirements specified by both the University and individual Colleges and Schools. The University’s minimum English proficiency requirement for research degree programmes is 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computerbased test) or 79 (internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) OR an overall band score of 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Equivalent qualifications are also acceptable.
Official certificates and transcripts of academic qualifications (Certificates and transcripts that are not in English should be accompanied by a formal certified translation in English.) [Applicants who obtained degrees from institutions that gave degree classification and/or grade point average but are not shown in the certificate or transcript are required to also send copies of any other official documents that indicate their formal degree classification or grade point average.]
Certificates of professional qualifications, if applicable (Certificates that are not in English should be accompanied by a formal certified translation in English.)
(In support of the applicant’s publication record, if applicable) the front page of the papers (for papers that have been published) or the letter of acceptance (for papers that have been accepted for publication). [Applicants to the School of Law must also submit a self-assessment (of not more than 400 words) of their publications together with full copies of their best three publications. Where any publication so submitted is in a language other than English, it must be accompanied by an abstract in English.]
Nominate two academic referees who can comment on their academic performances (proposed supervisor and persons from non-academic circles are normally not acceptable as academic referees).
A non-refundable application fee of HK$200 will be charged for each online application. Settlement of the application fee shall be made via online credit card payment.