| Cover Page | |
| Preface | |
| Contents | |
| 1. Roles of Stakeholders | |
| (i) Stakeholders | |
| (ii) Interaction between the student and the supervisor | |
| (iii) Graduate Panel | |
| 2. Basic Information on Programmes and Courses | |
| 2.1 Postgraduate Research Programmes | |
| 2.2 Types of Research Postgraduate Programmes | |
| 2.3 Graduate Attributes of Research Postgraduate Programmes | |
| 2.4 Modes of Study | |
| 2.5 Courses | |
| 2.6 Course Code and Sequence | |
| 3. Admissions | |
| 3.1 Admission Process | |
| 3.2 Entrance Requirements | |
| 3.2.1 Minimum Requirements for Admission | |
| 3.2.2 Additional Requirements | |
| 3.2.3 Meeting the Entrance Requirements is No Guarantee of Admission | |
| 3.3 Monitoring of Entrance Quality | |
| 3.4 Re-instatement and Re-admission | |
| 4. Registration/Residence Requirements/Leaves | |
| 4.1 Orientation | |
| 4.2 Student Registration | |
| 4.3 Course selection / Withdrawal / Additions | |
| 4.4 Residence Requirements | |
| 4.5 Normative and Maximum Study Periods | |
| 4.6 Shortening of Normative Study Period | |
| 4.7 Programme Change | |
| 4.8 Leave of Absence and Tuition Fee Transfer | |
| 4.9 Student Visa | |
| 4.10 Employment | |
| 5. Progress towards Graduation | |
| 5.1 Graduation Requirements | |
| 5.2 Course Requirements | |
| 5.3 Postgraduate Students Taking Undergraduate Courses and Undergraduate Students Taking Postgraduate Courses | |
| 5.4 Research Thesis and Oral Defense | |
| 5.5 Candidature for Doctoral Degree | |
| 5.6 Candidacy Examination for the Ph.D. Degree | |
| 5.7 Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) | |
| 5.8 Minimum Cumulative GPA | |
| 5.9 Other Requirements | |
| 5.10 Course and Unit Exemptions | |
| 5.11 Research Progress Report | |
| 5.12 School/Unit Duties and Teaching Assistant | |
| 5.13 Language Policy | |
| 6. Assessment and Examination for Taught Courses of RPG Programmes | |
| 6.1 Assessment of Academic Performance | |
| 6.2 Course Grades | |
| 6.3 Examination Administration | |
| 6.4 Unsatisfactory Performance | |
| 7. Thesis | |
| 7.1 Preparation for Research and Thesis Writing; Language of Thesis | |
| 7.2 Research Ethics | |
| 7.3 Procedures | |
| 7.4 Thesis Proposal and its Defence | |
| 7.5 Declaration of Intention to Submit Thesis | |
| 7.6 Submission of Thesis | |
| 7.7 Thesis Assessment Committee | |
| 7.8 Oral Defence | |
| 7.9 Assessment Result of Thesis and Follow-up Actions on Different Final Grades | |
| 7.10 Re-submission | |
| 7.11 Deferment of Submission of Thesis | |
| 7.12 Submission of Final Version of Thesis | |
| 7.13 Copyright of RPg Theses | |
| 8. Quality Assurance | |
| 8.1 External Reviewers | |
| 8.2 External Examiners | |
| 8.3 Visiting Committee (VC) | |
| 8.4 Internal Programme Reviews (IPR) of Taught Postgraduate Programmes | |
| 9. Supervisors | |
| 9.1 Assignment of Supervisors | |
| 9.2 Eligibility Requirements for Supervisors | |
| 9.3 Eligibility for Co-supervisor | |
| 9.4 Eligibility Requirements for Supervisors in the Doctor of Music (DMus) Programme in Music Performance | |
| 10. Award of Degree | |
| 10.1 Recommendation for Award of Degree | |
| 10.2 Degree Certificate | |
| 11. Services and Support for students | |
| 12. Financial Assistance and Fees | |
| 12.1 For financial aid, Fellowships, Scholarships, please contact relevant programme. | |
| 12.2 General Guidelines about Fees | |
| 13. Academic Honesty and Disciplinary Action | |
| 13.1 Academic Honesty | |
| 13.2 Disciplinary Action | |
| 14. Appeals and Complaints | |
| 15. Course Evaluation and Feedback | |
| 15.1 Course and Teaching Evaluation Questionnaire | |
| 15.2 Feedback via Progress Report for RPg Studies | |
| 15.3 Exit survey (Survey on Research Postgraduate Programmes) | |
| 16. Credentials | |
| 16.1 Academic Results | |
| 16.2 Transcripts | |
| 16.3 Letter of Certification | |
| 16.4 Report on Curriculum Details | |
| 16.5 Degree Certificate | |
| 16.6 Replacement of Degree Certificate | |
| 16.7 Certified True Copy of the Graduation Certificate | |
| 17. Transitional Arrangements | |
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