Research Postgraduate Programmes
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The Graduate Division of Public health was established in 2005. It is a unit within the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong to provide public health related postgraduate education. In our division, we offer PhD and MPhil in Public Health (full-time and part-time) programmes.
 
Our research programmes set out to support interdisciplinary studies in the field of public health and to build up capacity of students in research methodologies as they relate to public health and populations. The fields of study are related to health protection, health improvement and health services.
Fields of specialization are:

  1. Biostatistics
  2. Epidemiology
  3. Family Medicine and Primary Health Care
  4. Health Improvement
  5. Health System, Policy and Management
  6. Infectious Diseases
  7. Occupational and Environmental Health

The deadline of CUHK main round admission is 28 February of every year. For the university's admission requirement and Online Application on website of the Graduate School, please click this http://www2.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/  for details.
 


The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme
offers higher studentship to encourage application internationally. The Scheme is now calling for applications (deadline is 1 December 2009). Please apply now. For details, you may refer to:

Website of HK PhD Fellowship Scheme for 2010-11
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2010-11 

Programme Information


Programme
Duration
Mode of Study
Tuition Fee - 2010/2011
PhD in Public Health with a research master degree
3 years – 36 units
Full Time
HK$42,100 per annum
4 years – 36 units
Part Time
HK$120,000 per annum
PhD in Public Health without a research master degree
4 years – 48 units
Full Time
HK$42,100 per annum
64 months – 48 units
Part Time
HK$120,000 per annum
MPhil in Public Health
2 years – 24 units
Full Time
HK$42,100 per annum
3 years – 24 units
Part Time
HK$106,666 per annum



Further Information

For further information, please visit the following webpages:
Graduate School 
Information for Prospective Students