Courses selection information
Course Enrolment Period:
August 11, 2026 (9:00 a.m.) – August 18, 2026 (5:00 p.m.)
Add-Drop Period:
Semester 1: September 3, 2026 (9:00 a.m.) – September 10, 2026 (5:00 p.m.)
Semester 2: TBC
- Timetable for 2026-27 (Updated on September 17, 2026)
Coursework Requirements
All 4-year PhD and MPhil students must complete all Graduate School compulsory courses and at least 50% of the Faculty/School/Departmental courses by the end of the probationary period.
- Departmental/School Coursework Requirements
- For RPG students enrolled in July 2023 or before (Updated on October 28, 2025)
- For RPG students enrolled between August 2023 and January 2025 (Updated on October 24, 2025)
- For RPG students enrolled from February 2025 onwards (Updated on November 21, 2025)
- For RPG students enrolled from February 2026 onwards (Updated on March 24, 2026)
- Graduate School Coursework Requirements
Graduation Requirements for Attending Seminar
The seminars can be chosen from the SCDS Distinguished Lectures or the seminar series of the three departments.
must attend at least 10 seminars per academic year throughout their studies
must attend at least 5 seminars per academic year throughout their studies
Seminar requirements by registration date:
a. Students registered in September
The full seminar requirement applies in every academic year.
b. Students registered from October to January
- The first and last partial academic years together count as one full academic year.
- Students must complete the full yearly requirement in the first partial academic year; the last partial academic year has no requirement.
- Any full academic years in between: the full yearly requirement applies.
c. Students registered from February to April
- The first and last partial academic years together count as one full academic year.
- In the first partial academic year, students must complete at least half of the yearly requirement:
- 4-year PhD: at least 5 seminars
- 3-year PhD: at least 3 seminars
- In the last partial academic year, students must complete the remaining seminars from the first partial academic year to reach the full yearly requirement.
- Any full academic years in between: the full yearly requirement applies.
d. Students registered from May onwards
- In the first partial academic year, there is no seminar requirement.
- The full yearly requirement applies from the following September onward.
- In the last partial academic year, students must complete the remaining seminars from the first partial academic year to reach the full yearly requirement.
- Any full academic years in between: the full yearly requirement applies.
Period of Study (applicable to all PhD and MPhil students to be registered in Sep 2025 and thereafter)
| Degree | Full-time | Part-time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study period | Probationary period | Study period | Probationary period | |
| MPhil | 24 months | 12 months | 36 months | 12 months |
| 3-year PhD | 36 months | 12 months | 54 months | 12 months |
| 4-year PhD | 48 months | 24 months | 72 months | 24 months |
Thesis Submission Guidelines
