M.Phil in Applied English Linguistic Programme
Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27 and thereafter
1. Coursework Requirement
(I) Required Courses
18
units
(II) Elective Courses
9
units
Total
27
units
2. Other Requirements
- Students must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. For details, please refer to Clause 13.0 "Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies" of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage: http://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk.
- A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfill the graduation requirement, unless special approval is granted by the Graduate Council.
- Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation. The thesis should contain an original contribution to Applied Linguistics.
- Students showing deficiencies in undergraduate-level linguistics may be required to attend related undergraduate courses concurrently. Students whose research requires statistical analysis may be required to take undergraduate courses offered by the Department of Statistics as well as workshops offered by the Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research.
- Students are required to complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html.
- Students are required to complete and pass an IPL module on “Basics of Research Data Management” in their first year of study for completion of the University-specified requirement, with effect from the 2022-23 intake. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html (under "Research Skills").
- Students are required to submit a Data Management Plan (DMP) during the first year of study, with effect from the 2025-26 intake. The final DMP should have been shared to the CUHK community on DMPTool or the relevant platform that CUHK provides when submitting the final version of the thesis/portfolio to the Graduate School. Students are required to have published their research data in a designated open data repository with a valid, permanent identifier when submitting the final version of their thesis/portfolio. Upon thesis supervisor’s endorsement, students can decide on how much data from the research project is to be published. The relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://libguides.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/RDM.
- Students are required to complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Research Office (RO) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation. Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website at https://www.research-ethics.cuhk.edu.hk/web/.