Psychology
Ph.D.
Overview
Structure
- Adolescent and adult development
- Ageing and older workers
- Biological psychology
- Clinical psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Cognitive training
- Communication
- Confidence and metacognition
- Consumer psychology
- Counselling psychology
- Cross-cultural psychology
- Economic and social decision-making
- Emotional labour
- Executive functions
- Family and parenting
- Health psychology
- Human-computer interaction and applied cognition
- Human factors and human error
- Industrial and organisational psychology
- Learning and adaptation
- Literacy development
- Occupational stress and coping
- Placebo analgesia
- Positive psychology
- Psychology of safety
- Sensation and perception
- Social neuroscience
- Social psychology
- Stereotyping
- Visual perception
- Work-life balance
- Youth mental health
Costs
Tuition
HK$84,200.00
(international)
HK$84,200.00
(home)
Funding
The University has endeavoured to provide research postgraduate students with financial assistance to enable them to devote full efforts to their studies and to facilitate their research studies and professional development.
Fellowships and Studentships
A full-time PhD student will normally be awarded with either a PhD Fellowship* or a Postgraduate Studentship. A full-time MPhil student will normally be awarded a Postgraduate Studentship.
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PhD Fellowship
PhD Fellowship awardees will be provided with a Fellowship with a monthly stipend for a maximum period of 3 years. The monthly stipend for 2023-24 is HK$27,600 (subject to annual review). For awardees with a normative study period of 4 years, the University will offer the same level of Fellowship for their fourth year of study.
(*For more details on PhD Fellowship, please refer to the webpage of Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme.) (US$1 = HK$7.8) -
Postgraduate Studentships
Postgraduate Studentships (PGSs) are awarded to full-time MPhil/PhD students to support their daily subsistence, tuition fee and other expenses that may incur during the course of their studies. The full monthly stipend for 2023-24 is HK$18,270 for an MPhil student; HK$18,530 for a PhD student before confirmation of candidature; and HK$18,890 for a PhD student after confirmation of candidature. A partial studentship which is a fraction of the amount for a full studentship may be awarded. For details, please refer to Terms and Conditions of Postgraduate Studentships. (US$1 = HK$7.8)
As part of the training for postgraduate degree studies, fellowship or studentship recipients are required to perform, under supervision, teaching duties and/or research support duties of up to 12 hours per week on average. Please refer to Terms and Conditions of Postgraduate Studentships.
Research Postgraduate Student Conference/Field Trip Sponsorships
The University deems it important to provide support to research postgraduate students in academic activities, mainly conference attendance and conducting field trips, to nurture their academic and/or professional growth.
The funding limit for supporting conferences, field trips and/or other exceptionally approved academic activities is HK$19,000 for an MPhil student and HK$25,000 for a regular PhD student during his/her entire period of study at Lingnan.
An annual sponsorship will be provided to a PhD Fellowship awardee for a maximum period of 3 years, and the rate for 2023-24 is HK$13,800 (subject to annual review). For an awardee with a normative study period of 4 years, the University will offer the same level of sponsorship for his/her fourth year of study.
Research Postgraduate Scholarships for Overseas Research Visits
A full-time PhD student who wishes to undertake a short-term visit at an overseas institution for a term and up to 6 months can apply for the scholarships. During the period of visit, the PhD student will be immersed in a research environment different from his/her original, and expected to participate in research activities under the co-supervision by Supervisors from Lingnan and the host institution. MPhil and PhD students at Lingnan are expected to benefit from the academic exchanges with in-bound overseas research students.
The Scholarships are offered on a competitive basis. Depending on the destination of the host institution and the period of stay, a selected PhD student may receive support ranging from HK$25,000 to HK$50,000 for a 6-month visit.
Other Scholarships
In addition, research postgraduate students are eligible for a number of scholarships, which are normally awarded based on academic merits and recommendation of department/programme concerned.
Tuition Waiver
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PhD Fellowships Awardees
Starting from the 2019-20 academic year, the full tuition fee for the first year of study of a PhD Fellowship awardee will be waived.
Admissions
Qualifications
An applicant for admission to candidature for the degree of MPhil should normally:
a)hold a relevant bachelor's degree with first or second class honours or at an equivalent standard awarded by a tertiary education institution recognised for this purpose by the University; or
b)have obtained an equivalent qualification; or
c)have provided satisfactory evidence of academic and professional attainment.
An applicant for admission to candidature for the degree of PhD should normally:
a)hold a master's degree awarded by a tertiary education institution recognised for this purpose by the University; or
b)hold a relevant bachelor's degree with first or second class honours or at an equivalent standard, and have registered in a programme of study for a master's degree at a recognised tertiary education institution for at least one year and have evidence of research achievement; or
c)have obtained an equivalent qualification of a) or b) above; or
d)have provided satisfactory evidence of academic and professional attainment.
Language requirements
IELTS
6.5