Course Exemption Criteria
Students who have successfully completed a required course or its equivalent, either from HKU or a comparable institution, may apply for course exemption. For exemption from the Graduate School coursework components, students should have met the following criteria:
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Graduate School Module |
Course Exemption Criteria |
| Module 2: Introduction to Qualitative/Quantitative Research Methods | Successfully completed the required course or its equivalent, either from HKU or a comparable institution |
| Module 3: Thesis Writing | |
| Module 4: Responsible Conduct of Research | |
| Module 5: Stream-based Responsible Conduct of Research | |
| Module 6: GRSC6108 Online Transferable Skills Programme |
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Application Procedures
To apply for course exemption, students should submit the corresponding application form below, together with the relevant syllabus and official transcript, to the Graduate School preferably two weeks before commencement of the semester. Exemption from courses is considered by the Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee (DRPC), Faculty Higher Degrees Committee (FHDC) and the Graduate School on a case-by-case basis.
For 4-year PhD and MPhil Students:
Application for Exemption from Graduate School/Faculty/Departmental Courses (for MPhil/4-year PhD students)
For 3-year PhD Students:
Application for Exemption from the Coursework Component on Research Conduct (for 3-year PhD students only)