Admissions Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School (http://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk), applicants should

1. possess an MA/MPhil degree in Linguistics or a language-related field, OR have completed the first-year course of an MA/MPhil program in Linguistics or a language-related field, before they are considered for admission;
2. have at least one year of relevant professional experience;
3. submit Master’s Thesis OR a sample research paper;
4. submit a 1,500-word research proposal that demonstrates robust theoretical knowledge in the interested field(s) and sound methodological understanding.

Applicants from outside Hong Kong who are nonnative speakers of English must submit an IELTS or TOEFL result within 2 years.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview, which aims to assess their linguistic abilities and academic competence in Applied English Linguistics.