MPhil Stream
Students are required to complete a minimum of 36 units for graduation, including a minimum of 12 units of lecture courses and 24 units of thesis research courses.
PhD Stream
Students are required to complete a minimum of 60 units for graduation, including a minimum of 12 units of lecture courses and 48 units of thesis research courses.
Students are required to take the thesis research course every term till they graduate.
Fields of Specialization
- Contemporary Cultures
- Creative Industries and Cultural Management
- Cultural Politics
- Digital Humanities and New Media
- Film and Screen Studies
- Genders and Sexualities
- Science and Technology Studies
- Visual Culture Studies
Please visit the Division's homepage for more information.
In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should have a good honours degree in a related field.
MPhil applicants should submit a research proposal as well as a sample of writings (preferably a research paper; undergraduate term paper will also be accepted).
PhD applicants should submit a research proposal as well as a sample of writings (e.g. a copy of Master's thesis or a representative research paper).
In addition, shortlisted applicants are required to attend an interview.
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 WU Ka Ming
Division of Cultural Studies (MPhil-PhD),
Room 301, Leung Kau Kui Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong