The following programmes are offered on a government-funded basis or at its equivalent level: MD; MS; MArch (FT); MLA (FT)#; MSc(UrbanPlanning) (FT); MDS; MSc(CommunityDent); MSc(Audiology) (FT); PGDE; LLM(Human Rights); PCLL (FT) (two streams: government-funded and self-funded); MRes(Med) (FT); MSocSc(Clinical Psychology) (FT); and MSocSc(Educational Psychology) (FT). Composition fees for local and non-local students of government-funded taught postgraduate programmes will be announced every year. The schedule of fees for 2024-2025 is given below for information.
#There are only two quotas per year for local students.
Local StudentsType of Fee(for government-funded programmes only)
Amount (in HK$) for 2024-2025Application$300Caution Money$350Student Activity Fee$100CompositionFull-time curricula$42,100 per annumPart-time curriculaA three-year programme equivalent to a two-year full-time programme$28,070 per annumA two-year programme equivalent to a one-year full-time programme$21,050 per annumOther programmes with no full-time equivalent$21,050 per annumRepeatingTaught postgraduate curricula25% of the annual composition fee, rounded up to the nearest $50, for each courseRe-examinationTaught postgraduate curricula5% of the annual composition fee, rounded up to the nearest $50, for each courseGraduation$350Non-local Students*Type of Fee(for government-funded programmes only)
Amount (in HK$) for 2024-2025Application$300Caution Money$350Student Activity Fee$100CompositionFull-time curricula$182,000 per annumPart-time curriculaA three-year programme equivalent to a two-year full-time programme$121,350 per annumA two-year programme equivalent to a one-year full-time programme$91,000 per annumOther programmes with no full-time equivalent$91,000 per annumRepeatingTaught postgraduate curricula25% of the annual composition fee, rounded up to the nearest $50, for each courseRe-examinationTaught postgraduate curricula5% of the annual composition fee, rounded up to the nearest $50, for each courseGraduation$3502. Self-funded ProgrammesAll other programmes not listed above are offered on a self-funded basis. The tuition fees for such programmes are higher and there are sometimes differential fees for local and non-local students*. Interested applicants should consult individual departments or faculties about the fees for 2025-2026 in early 2025 when the rates for the coming year are expected to be available.
3. Fee PaymentThe composition fee is normally payable annually in two instalments, with the exception of a few taught postgraduate curricula such as DNurs, MBA, MNurs, MPsyMed, PDipID, PDipPsyMed, and CertChinLang. For modular programmes, the fee payable is based on the number of courses to be taken by the candidates.
Applicants should note that:
a) The first instalment of the composition fee is payable at the time of acceptance of an offer of admission (unless specified otherwise in the relevant documents).b) Once an offer of admission is accepted, a student is liable to pay the composition fee.c) Once paid, the composition fee cannot be refunded.d) The University reserves the right to cancel any programme due to insufficient interest, in which case all composition fees paid will be refunded.
*According to the definition by the HKSAR Government adopted for education-related areas in the post-secondary education context, non-local students are:
Students holding:- student visa / entry permit to study in Hong Kong- dependent visa / entry permit and were aged 18 years old or above when they were first issued with such documents by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR; and- visa / entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG), issued by the Director of Immigration of the Hong Kong Immigration Department