Faculty
Inter-Faculty
Division
Earth System and GeoInformation Science
Programme Information

MPhil Stream

  1. Students are required to complete a minimum of 14 units for graduation, including a minimum of 8 units of required lecture courses and 6 units of elective lecture courses.
  2. A thesis research course must be taken in each term until thesis submission.
  3. Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.
     

PhD Stream 

  1. Students are required to complete a minimum of 14 units for graduation, including a minimum of 8 units of required lecture courses and 6 units of elective lecture courses.
  2. A thesis research course must be taken in each term until thesis submission.
  3. Students are required to submit a thesis proposal and make an oral presentation and defence of the thesis proposal.
  4. Students are required to pass two comprehensive examinations within a period specified. 
     

Fields of Specialization

  • Satellite Remote Sensing
  • Geographic Information System
  • Society, Space & Environments
  • Cities & Metropolitan Areas

Please visit the Division's homepage for more information.

Tuition Fee
The tuition fee will be HK$47,000 for 2026/27 and HK$49,500 for 2027/28, regardless of the study mode.
Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should:

  • MPhil Stream - submit a study plan for review.
  • PhD Stream - submit a study plan and proof of their research capability in the form of strong recommendations from their academic referees or past publications.
Application Deadline

Main Round: 1 December 2025
Clearing Round: 31 March 2026
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

HKPFS Application Deadline
(for PhD programmes only)
  1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time); and
  2. To submit a full application to CUHK: By 11:59 pm, 1 December 2025 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to the HKPFS page for more details.

Contact

Professor KWAN Mei Po

(852) 3943-4279

Graduate Division of ESGS,
Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong