1.

For All Students

• All students are required to take a HIS900T Thesis Guidance course each term during the entire registered period.

• All students are required to complete 9 units of coursework in addition to the required courses. Subject to supervisor’s approval, student may choose to take no more than 3 units of HIS3000-level course (for students admitted in 2009-10 and thereafter) / 6 units of HIS3000-level courses for students admitted in the period of 2004-05 and 2008-09 to fulfill the requirement as prescribed in the study scheme. For HIS3000-level courses, assignments for postgraduate students are usually more research-oriented than that for undergraduates and are designed and given by the teachers concerned.

• All students are required to complete Progress Report (Milestones) with approval by their supervisor(s) and the Division Head in September/October and May/June.

• Travel grants are available for full-time regular postgraduate research students to conduct field research or to present paper(s) at regional or international conferences. Application should be made through the Division to the Graduate School.

• All students have to pass the IT Proficiency Test administered by the University. Students are advised to inquire about the Test as early as possible. Please visit www.sitc.cuhk.edu.hk for details.

• All students are required to complete the IPL course on "Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research". Please visit www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear for details.

• Termination of studentship and study is regulated by guidelines of the Graduate School. Please visit the Graduate School's Homepage for details.

2.

For All New Students

• Choose a supervisor (and a co-supervisor, if so advised by the supervisor) as soon as possible and work out a study plan for the study period. Please return the Formation of Advisory Committee Form and the Tentative Thesis Title Record Form to Division Office by end-November.

• All new students are required to complete HIS8010 Graduate Seminar on Historiography, a course taught by the faculty members of History Department and visiting scholars.

• Ph.D. students are required to complete HIS8011 Independent Studies under supervision of the supervisor preferably in year 1.

2.

For Ph.D. Students Only

• Ph.D. students should choose a major field, 1st supporting field and 2nd supporting field from the fields of specialization of the programme. An advisory committee, which consists of the supervisor(s) from the major field, one teacher from the 1st supporting field and one from the 2nd supporting field, will then be formed to supervise the student.

• Students are advised to study the curriculum carefully and to make decision on their fields of specialization as early as they can. Please refer to the online Handbook at the Graduate School's Homepage.

• Students are required to take a Qualifying Examination on field knowledge and thesis proposal before advancing to Ph.D. candidacy. Please contact the Division Office for details.

• Students should fulfill the Third Language requirement as prescribed in the Study Scheme.

• Students are required to present at least one paper at a local workshop or international conference before completion of programme.