The Programme is research-oriented and students may be required to enrol in formal courses as deemed necessary. All students must meet their Supervisors for prescription of courses every academic year before course selection.
Students have to fulfil the qualifying examination requirement before they submit their portfolios.
Specialization
- Composition
Please visit the Division's homepage for more information.
In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should:
1. have majored in composition or another related field.
2. submit the following materials
- curriculum vitae (must use the template which can be downloaded from the Music Department's website: CV template);
- a representative selection of the candidate's music composition work (3-4 pieces, in which at least one is a large-scale chamber, choral, or orchestral work) in the style in which the candidate proposes to work; and
- a research proposal of 2-3 pages written in English, addressing the following:
a) compositional approach, process, and techniques
b) musical style and examples of comparative practice
c) proposed structure of the portfolio (including instrumentation and duration);
3. attend an interview (shortlisted applicants).
Main Round: 1 December 2025
Clearing Round: 31 March 2026
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)
(for PhD programmes only)
Professor Adam KIELMAN
Division of Music,
Rm 201, 2/F, Hui Yeung Shing Building, Chung Chi College,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong