Admission
Eligibility
- Applicants seeking admission to PhD studies should:
- be a current MPhil student in the University who is seeking transfer to a PhD programme; or
- hold a higher research degree (or equivalent qualification) from a recognised university; or
- hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent qualification) from a recognised university; or
- hold a Bachelor’s degree with first class honours (or equivalent qualification) from a recognised university.
- Applicants whose first degree was obtained from an institution where the language of teaching is not English are expected to possess a minimum score of 85 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) to meet the English proficiency requirement.
- The following table shows preferred undergraduate majors for admissions to respective PhD programmes in the College of Business.
PhD Accountancy
| Accounting |
| Finance |
| Business Administration |
| Economics |
PhD Decision Analytics and Operations
| Mathematics |
| Statistics |
| Physics |
| Computer Science |
| Engineering |
| Management Science |
| Information Systems |
PhD Economics
| Economics |
| Finance |
| Mathematics |
| Statistics |
| Engineering |
| Computer Science & Physics |
PhD Finance
| Finance |
| Accounting |
| Mathematics |
| Statistics |
| Computer Science |
| Management Science |
| Economics |
PhD Information Systems
| Information Systems |
| Computer Science |
| Business Administration |
| Economics |
| Psychology |
| Sociology |
| Engineering |
PhD Management
| Human Resource Management |
| Business Studies / Administration |
| Management |
| Psychology |
| Sociology |
| Hotel Management |
PhD Marketing
| Economics |
| Mathematics and Statistics |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
| Psychology |
| Sociology |
| Operation Management |
Financial Aid
- Admitted students will receive the university scholarship with a monthly stipend of HKD 19,100 (USD 2,433) during their PhD studies at CityU.
- Outstanding candidates will be recommended for the Hong Kong PhD fellowship with a monthly stipend of HKD 28,400 (USD 3,640); during their PhD studies at CityU.
Programme Details & Admission
Please visit SGS website for programme details & admission or contact PhD coordinators.
