Normal & Maximum Study Period for Taught Postgraduate Programmes (2017/18)

(For students admitted in 2017/18)

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Department Programme Name* Mode of Programme Study Mode
(Normal Study Period)
Study Mode
(Maximum Study Period)

College of Business
 
AC MA International Accounting Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
AC MSc Professional Accounting and Corporate Governance Part-time (CG Stream)

Combined mode (PA Stream)
FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
CB EMBA Part-time PT (2 years) PT (5 years)
CB EMBA (International) Part-time PT (2 years) PT (5 years)
CB EMBA (Chinese) Part-time PT (2 years) PT (5 years)
CB MBA Combined mode FT (1 year/1.5 years with one concentration/2 years with two concentrations)
PT (2 years/3 years with concentration(s))
FT (2.5 years/3 years with concentration(s))
PT/combined mode (5 years/6 years with concentration(s))
EF MSc Applied Economics Full-time FT (1 year) FT (2.5 years)
EF MSc Finance Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
EF MSc Financial Engineering Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
EF MSc Financial Services Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years) 
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
IS MSc Business Information Systems Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
IS MSc Electronic Business and Knowledge Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
IS MSc Information Systems Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
MGT MA Global Business Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
MGT MSc Organizational Management Full-time (MSOM stream) FT (1 year) FT (2.5 years)
MKT MSc Marketing Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
MS MA Quantitative Analysis for Business Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
MS MSc Operations and Supply Chain Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
 
AIS MA International Studies Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
AIS MA Modern Asian Studies Combined mode

FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)

FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
AIS MSocSc Development Studies Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
CAH MA Chinese Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
COM MA Communication and New Media Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
COM MA Integrated Marketing Communication Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
EN MA English Studies Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
LT MA Language Studies Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
POL MA China Studies Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
POL MA Housing Studies Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
POL MA Public Policy and Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
POL MA Urban Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
SS MSocSc Applied Psychology Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
SS MSocSc Applied Sociology Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
SS MSocSc Counselling Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
SS MSocSc Psychology of Education Part-time PT (2 years) PT (5 years)
SS Master of Social Work Combined mode FT (2 years)
PT (3 years)
FT (5 years)
PT (7.5 years)

College of Science and Engineering
 
ACE MSc Civil and Architectural Engineering Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
ACE MSc Construction Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
ACE Master of Urban Design and Regional Planning Combined mode FT (2 years)
PT (4 years)
FT (5 years)
PT/combined mode (10 years)
ACE PGC Construction Project Management/Real Estate Project Management Part-time PT (1 year) PT (2.5 years)
CHEM MSc Chemistry Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
CS MSc Computer Science Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
CS MSc Electronic Commerce Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
CS PGC Information Security Part-time PT (1 year) PT (2.5 years)
EE MSc Electronic Information Engineering Combined mode FT (1 year/1.5 years for MSEIE with BM and MSEIE with IR)
PT (2 years/3 years for MSEIE with BM)
FT (2.5 years/3.5 years for MSEIE with BM and MSEIE with IR)

PT/combined mode (5 years/7.5 years for MSEIE with BM)
EE MSc Multimedia Information Technology Combined mode FT (1 year/1.5 years for MSMIT with BM and MSMIT with IR)
PT (2 years/3 years for MSMIT with BM)
FT (2.5 years/3.5 years for MSMIT with BM and MSMIT with IR)

PT/combined mode (5 years/7.5 years for MSMIT with BM)
MBE MSc Advanced Technology and Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
MBE MSc Mechanical Engineering Combined mode

FT (1 year)
PT via Dissertation (1.5 years)
PT via Taught Courses (2 years)

FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
PHY MSc Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
SEEM MSc Engineering Management Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)

School of Energy and Environment
 
SEE MSc Energy and Environment Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)

School of Creative Media
 
SCM MA Creative Media Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
SCM MFA Creative Media Full-time FT (2 years) FT (5 years)

School of Law
 
SLW Juris Doctor Full-time FT (2 years) FT (5 years)
SLW LLM Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2.5 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (6 years)
SLW LLM (Master of Laws) Combined mode FT (1 year)
PT (2 years)
FT (2.5 years)
PT/combined mode (5 years)
SLW Postgraduate Certificate in Laws Full-time FT (1 year) FT (1 year)

* Currently suspended programmes are not included.