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M.Phil. in History Programme
Formal teaching will be arranged over 24 months for full-time students and 36 months for part-time students. Students are required to submit their primary research-based dissertation by end-June in the second year of study. Students are also required to pass an oral examination for graduation.
 
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Applicable to students admitted in 2009-10 and thereafter
 
(1) Coursework Requirement:
 
Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 units (for full-time students) / 30 units (for part-time students) of coursework for graduation.
  (a) Required Course (3 units):
    "Graduate Seminar on Historiography" (HIS7010)
  (b) Elective Courses (9 units):
    (i)
HIS5000- or HIS7000-level courses. At least 3 units of either "Selected Themes", "Reading Seminar" or "Special Topics" courses, which have not been taken for credit before.
    (ii)
Subject to supervisor's approval, no more than 3 units of HIS8011 "Independent Studies" offered by supervisor, co-supervisor, or other teachers can be taken to fulfill the requirement in (i).
    (iii)
Subject to supervisor's approval, students are allowed to choose up to 3 units of HIS3000- and HIS4000-level course in the undergraduate curriculum, and these will count towards minimum course units for graduation if they achieve a course grade of B- or above.
  (c) Thesis Preparation [12 units (full-time) / 18 units (part-time)]:
   
Both full-time and part-time students are required to take HIS900T "Thesis Guidance" in each term until their theses are finally submitted. It carries a total of 3 ungraded pass-or-fail units in each term. The student's performance will be shown on record but will not be counted towards the calculation of GPA.
(2) Other Requirements:
  Students are required to fulfill the following requirements for graduation:
  (a) To submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.
  (b)
To pass the "IT Proficiency Test". Please visit Student IT Competence Programme's Homepage (www.sitc.cuhk.edu.hk) for details.
  (c)
To complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on "Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research". This is an online module. Please visit www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear for further information.
(3) Remarks:
  (a) Fields of Specialization:
    (i) History of Traditional China
    (ii) History of Modern China
    (iii) Pre-modern World History*
    (iv) Modern World History*
    (v) History of Hong Kong
    (vi) Comparative History
    (vii) Public History
 
* The field of World History covers Europe, America, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific.
  (b)
Students admitted to the Gender Studies/History Programme will be exempted from two elective courses.
Applicable to students admitted in 2006-07 to 2008-09
 
(1) Coursework Requirement:
 
Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 units (for full-time students) / 30 units (for part-time students) of coursework for graduation.
  (a) Required Course (3 units):
    "Graduate Seminar on Historiography" (HIS7010)
  (b) Elective Courses (9 units):
    (i)
HIS5000- or HIS7000-level courses. At least 3 units of either "Selected Themes", "Reading Seminar" or "Special Topics" courses, which have not been taken for credit before.
    (ii)
Subject to supervisor's approval, no more than 3 units of HIS8011 "Independent Studies" offered by supervisor, co-supervisor, or other teachers can be taken to fulfill the requirement in (i).
    (iii)
Subject to supervisor's approval, no more than 6 units of HIS3000-level courses can be taken to fulfill the requirement in (i).
  (c) Thesis Preparation [12 units (full-time) / 18 units (part-time)]:
   
Both full-time and part-time students are required to take HIS900T "Thesis Guidance" in each term until their theses are finally submitted. It carries a total of 3 ungraded pass-or-fail units in each term. The student's performance will be shown on record but will not be counted towards the calculation of GPA.
(2) Other Requirements:
  Students are required to fulfill the following requirements for graduation:
  (a) To submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.
  (b)
To pass the "IT Proficiency Test". Please visit Student IT Competence Programme's Homepage (www.sitc.cuhk.edu.hk) for details.
  (c)
To complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on "Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research". This is an online module. Please visit www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear for further information.
(3) Remarks:
  (a) Fields of Specialization:
    (i) History of Traditional China
    (ii) History of Modern China
    (iii) Pre-modern World History*
    (iv) Modern World History*
    (v) History of Hong Kong
    (vi) Comparative History
    (vii) Public History
 
* The field of World History covers Europe, America, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific.
  (b)
Students admitted to the Gender Studies/History Programme will be exempted from two elective courses.
 
 
 
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