StudyQA — Master: Physics and Materials Science

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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:

master the content and methods of their chosen subject areas
apply research methodology/tools to conduct independent research for discoveries
formulate and carry out research in their chosen subject areas for discoveries
communicate effectively with the learned community about the research process and discoveries
contribute to knowledge and discoveries through the process of research
build up ethical and social responsibilities
perform multi-disciplinary research with new ideas
strengthen independent learning and researching abilities to suit future versatile employment requirements
enhance proficiencies in scientific language and skills in numerical and IT solutions
collaborate effectively and healthily with colleagues

Postgraduate Seminar
Teaching Students: First Steps

Qualifying/Annual Report Submission

Students are required to submit qualifying report and annual report in compliance to the regulations or guidelines as set by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Such regulations and guidelines are accessible via the guidebook located at SGS website

Thesis

The thesis is the most important part of the MPhil study. The thesis demonstrates the student’s research capacity and independent research work, and shows his/her ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and formulate physical and engineering problems, correlate and verify data, explain problems lucidly and reach sound conclusions. The output of the thesis is based on the student’s original ideas. The MPhil thesis has to represent evident contribution to the field of study.

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.