RMB 90000/year

Students shall commence studies in fall. Spring enrollment will only be opened to students under special circumstances, each case will be considered on individual merits.

The MPhil/PhD Programme in Applied English Linguistics aims to cultivates high level talents by providing a supportive environment for conducting applied research in one of the areas of specialization, such as second language teaching, multimodal discourse analysis, digital literacy, corpus linguistics, varieties of English language and intercultural communication. Students will develop in-depth professional knowledge and skills for investigating issues of using English as an international language in a context of 21st century communication and learning. Upon successful completion of the programme, students will be able to conduct independent research thoroughly, contributing to current research in applied linguistics.

Applicants seeking admission to the PhD programme should possess:

a) a master's degree from a recognised university or comparable institution; or

b) a bachelor's degree with first class honours from a recognized university or comparable institution, whom should demonstrate strong evidence of research achievement/experience; or

c) any other qualification deemed by the Graduate School to be acceptable for this purpose, whom may be required to take an admission exam.

Applicants seeking admission to the MPhil programme should possess:

a) a bachelor's degree with Honours from a recognized university or comparable institution; or

b) a qualification deemed to be equivalent; and shall, if required, satisfy the examiners in an admission exam.

Language Requirements:

Applicants whose first language is not English, or previous degrees not obtained with English as medium of instruction are required to prove their language abilities by means of performance in any one of the tests below:

*Test results of TOEFL-iBT Home Edition or IELTS Indicator will not be considered.

For MPhil programme students:

Minimum of 12 units of coursework (including three units of Mandatory Common Core Courses*).

For PhD programme students:

Minimum of 22 units of coursework (including three units of Mandatory Common Core Courses*). Applicant with a relevant Master's degree may be exempted from 3 units of coursework.

All course and instructions will be delivered in English.

* Remark: the Mandatory Common Core Courses will be taken in Hong Kong Baptist University.

To enable research postgraduate students to focus on their studies and facilitate their research endeavors and professional development, financial support will be offered based on academic merit and/or experience. In return, students may be required to assist in teaching and research work, also as a supplement to their courses of studies.

a) Studentship and Stipend

Studentship is intended to help cover daily subsistence, tuition fees and other expenses that research postgraduate students may incur during their study. Stipend is offered to selected number of students who demonstrate outstanding performance.

• Full Studentship with stipend

Full tuition waiver with a yearly stipend of RMB 96,000 (RMB 8,000 per month) for PhD student; RMB 72,000 (RMB 6,000 per month) for MPhil student. Student has to act as Teaching Assistant (TA) to earn this living stipend. The workload is up to 10 hours per week, maximum number of work hours capped at 300 hours per year. The supervisors may provide other subsidies if the student acts as Research Assistant (RA).

• Half Studentship with stipend

Half tuition waiver (i.e. half of the tuition is waived). Student has to act as TA to earn a yearly stipend of RMB 96,000 (RMB 8,000 per month) for PhD student; RMB 72,000 (RMB 6,000 per month) for MPhil student. The workload is up to 10 hours per week, maximum number of work hours capped at 300 hours per year. The supervisors may provide other subsidies if the student acts as RA.

b) Visiting Scheme

This scheme aims at encouraging students to stay at HKBU to take coursework and undertake research as part of their thesis work. The allowances for each of MPhil and PhD students are HKD 3,000 per month for a maximum stay of 6 months.

c) Research Allowances

Both PhD & MPhil students are entitled research allowances to cover 1) research-related travel; 2) conference attendance; 3) data collection; 4) purchase of books and other research materials not available at UIC Learning Resource Centre.

You are required to apply the programme via UIC Research Postgraduate Programme Application System with below documents:

1.HKBU application form

 (a) please select the programme on the website: https://gs.hkbu.edu.hk/programmes?type%5B%5D=research-postgraduate-programmes then choose Research Postgraduate Programme - MPhil & PhD, and;

 (b) complete the application form before the closing day on the HKBU Online System and;

 (c) pay the application fee.

2.Research proposal (in English);

3.Certificate of Bachelor Degree and/or Master Degree;

4.Official transcripts (undergraduate and/or postgraduate);

5.English proficiency test reports (TOEFL or IELTS);

6.Curriculum vitae;

7.Copy of ID card (Two sides) / Copy of passport for non-Chinese;

8.Any other supporting documents (publications, awards, patent, etc.).

Note: Please contact and communicate with your proposed supervisors before submitting your application to ensure the smooth progress of your application.

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