(A) Graduate School Courses
Requirements for students registered in or after September 2021
| Modules | Courses | 4-year PhD/ MPhil | 3-year PhD |
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| Researcher Development Training (5 Modules) | |||
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Module 1 |
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Required | Optional (Strongly encouraged to enrol in this orientation module) |
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Module 2 |
Select one of the following courses based on your research needs:
Faculty/Departmental course(s) that can be taken as replacement: |
Required |
Optional |
| Module 3 Thesis Writing (3 hours) |
Select one of the following courses based on your research needs:
Note: Selected students are required to complete GRSC6027 Intensive English for Postgraduate Students prior to taking this module. Students concerned will be notified individually by the Graduate School.
Faculty/Departmental course(s) that can be taken as replacement in lieu of GRSC6120:
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Required | Optional |
| Module 4 Responsible Conduct of Research (3 hours) |
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Required | Required |
| Module 5 Stream-based Responsible Conduct of Research (3 hours) |
- Working with Human Participants (Humanities) - Working with Human Participants (Medicine) - Working with Animals (Medicine) - Lab Safety - Working on Big Data - Working on Texts |
Required | Required |
| Professional Development Training (1 Module) | |||
| Module 6 Transferable Skills (12 hours) |
Select one of the following courses: | Required | Optional |
Requirements for students registered before September 2021
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(B) Faculty/Departmental Courses
Requirements for students under all areas of study, except Speech and Hearing Sciences, registered in or after September 2021 
- 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses
| Modules | Courses | Compulsory (C)/Elective (E) | ||
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| 4-year PhD | 3-year PhD | MPhil | ||
| Research Methods Training (2 courses) | ||||
| Foundation Course in Research Methods (a 3‐module course) | ||||
| Module A | EDUR6010 Qualitative Research Methods I | C | -- | C |
| Module B | EDUR6020 Quantitative Research Methods I | |||
| Module C | EDUR6011Qualitative Research Methods II, or EDUR6021 Quantitative Research Methods II |
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| Specialised Course in Research Methods (a 3‐module course) | ||||
| Modules A to C | 3 electives courses | E | -- | E |
| Discipline-specific Training (2 courses) | ||||
| -- | EDUR7107 Research Writing in Education | C | -- | C |
| -- | A discipline-specific course, or A course from the Faculty’s Taught Master’s programmes |
E | -- | E |
Note:
4‐year PhD and MPhil students registered in or after September 2021 may enrol in:
- The Graduate School’s Research Methods course GRSC6104/GRSC6105/GRSC6106/GRSC6107 in addition to, but not in lieu of, the Faculty’s compulsory 3-module Foundation Course in Research Methods comprising of EDUR6010, EDUR6020 and EDUR6011/EDUR6021; and/or
- The Graduate School’s Thesis Writing course GRSC6120/GRSC6121/GRSC6140/GRSC6141 in addition to, but not in lieu of, the Faculty’s compulsory course in research writing, i.e. EDUR7107.
Requirements for students under all areas of study, except Speech and Hearing Sciences, registered between September 2016 and August 2021
- 1 compulsory course and 2 elective courses
| Modules | Courses | Compulsory (C)/Elective (E) | ||
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| 4-year PhD | 3-year PhD | MPhil | ||
| Faculty Compulsory Course on Research Methods (a 3‐module course) | ||||
| Module A | EDUR6010 Qualitative Research Methods I | C | -- | C |
| Module B | EDUR6020 Quantitative Research Methods I | |||
| Module C | EDUR6011Qualitative Research Methods II, or EDUR6021 Quantitative Research Methods II |
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| -- | A course on Primary Discipline | E | -- | E |
| -- | A course on Primary Discipline, or A course from the Faculty’s Taught Master’s programmes, or 2 elective courses on Research Methods (24 hours in total) |
E | -- | E |
Note:
The 3-module Faculty Compulsory Course on Research Methods is renamed Foundation Course in Research Methods, and the courses on Primary Discipline are renamed Discipline-specific courses with effect from September 2021.
Requirements for students in the area of study of Speech and Hearing Sciences registered in or after September 2021
- 4 compulsory courses
| Module | Courses | Compulsory (C)/Elective (E) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-year PhD | 3-year PhD | MPhil | ||
| Research Methods Training (2 courses) | ||||
| Foundation Course in Research Methods (a 3‐module course) | ||||
| Module A | EDUR6010 Qualitative Research Methods I | C | -- | C |
| Module B | EDUR6020 Quantitative Research Methods I | |||
| Module C | EDUR6011Qualitative Research Methods II, or EDUR6021 Quantitative Research Methods II |
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| Specialised Course in Research Methods (a 3-module course) | ||||
| Module A | EDUR7057 Experimental Design (Part A) | C | -- | C |
| Module B | EDUR7108 Systematic Review | |||
| Module C | 1 elective course | |||
| Discipline-specific Training (2 courses) | ||||
| -- | EDUR7107 Research Writing in Education | C | -- | C |
| -- | SHSM8400 Research Issues and Methodology in Communication Sciences and Disorders | C | -- | C |
Notes:
- For confirmation of candidature, students in Speech and Hearing Sciences must have satisfactorily completed the Discipline-specific course SHSM8400.
- 4‐year PhD and MPhil students registered in or after September 2021 may enrol in:
- The Graduate School’s Research Methods course GRSC6104/GRSC6105/GRSC6106/GRSC6107 in addition to, but not in lieu of, the Faculty’s compulsory 3-module Foundation Course in Research Methods comprising of EDUR6010, EDUR6020 and EDUR6011/EDUR6021; and/or
- The Graduate School’s Thesis Writing course GRSC6120/GRSC6121/GRSC6140/GRSC6141 in addition to, but not in lieu of, the Faculty’s compulsory course in research writing, i.e. EDUR7107.
- Students may initiate to, or on the recommendation of their supervisors, take additional courses in research methods and/or discipline-specific training depending on individual students’ learning needs.
Requirement for students in the area of study of Speech and Hearing Sciences registered before September 2021
- 3 compulsory courses
| Courses | Compulsory (C)/Elective (E) | |||
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| 4-year PhD | 3-year PhD | MPhil | ||
| SHSM6010 Research Issues and Methodology in Speech and Voice | C | -- | C | |
| SHSM6020 Research Issues and Methodology in Language | C | -- | C | |
| SHSM6030 Research Issues and Methodology in Hearing | C | -- | C | |
Coursework arrangements are subject to change during the course of study. Students are advised to consult their home Faculty/Department for the most up-to-date course information.