MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements. Please refer to https://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/student/RPg/courses/ms.
Coursework Requirement of School of Graduate Studies: https://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/student/RPg/courses/sgs
Coursework Requirement of College of Business: https://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/student/RPg/courses/cb
Coursework Requirement of Department of Management Sciences: https://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/student/RPg/courses/ms
PhD Program Structure
Coursework Requirements
PhD/MPhil students are required to take the stipulated courses specified by the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies and the College of Business. In addition, students have to fulfill the following coursework requirements designated by the Department.
| PhD (for cohort 2020 and thereafter) | |||
| Year 1 | Semester A | MS8944 | Introduction to Probability Models |
| MS8953 | Foundations of Management Science | ||
| MS8949 | Management Science Seminar Series II | ||
| 1 course outside home department but within CB of at least 3 credit units at postgraduate (R8) level | |||
| Semester B | SG8001 | Teaching Students: First Steps | |
| Individual students with insufficient English proficiency may be required to take a 1 credit unit course English as Medium for Instruction (SG8002) before they are allowed to enroll into SG8001. The credit unit earned from SG8001 will not be counted towards the minimum coursework requirement. | |||
| MS8945 | Stochastic Operations Research | ||
| MS8950 | Management Science Seminar Series III | ||
| MS8952 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics | ||
| CITI Programme | All students commenced study on or after 1 September 2018 are required to complete the CITI Programme within 12 months of study, and latest by 18 months of study (by End of Normal Study Period for Joint PhD students). https://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/student/rpg/CITI/ | ||
| Summer | Qualifying Examination (Mandatory) | ||
| PhD students are required to take and pass a qualifying examination within 10-24 months (full-time) or 20-48 months (part-time) after commencement of PhD studies. A maximum of two attempts will be allowed. Those who fail the qualifying examination after two attempts will be recommended for termination of study. | |||
| Year 2 | Semester A/B | Student may choose among CB elective courses according to the advise of your supervisor, supervisor may also prescribe additional course requirements for students as deemed appropriate. | |
| Summer | FB8905 | Project (Thesis Proposal Defense) | |
| Year 3 | Semester A | FB8905 | Con't FB8905 Project (Thesis Proposal Defense) |
| Semester A/B | FB8914 | Doctoral Seminar | |
| Submission of PhD Thesis | |||
