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The University of Hong Kong

Admission Requirements

Applicants are judged on the basis of academic record and letters of recommendation.

The basic qualification necessary for admission to research postgraduate studies is a good honors degree from this University or an equivalent qualification from comparable institutions. Applicants for the four-year PhD degree should have a bachelor’s degree at second class honours upper division or above and a taught master’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree at first class honours. Applicants for the three-year PhD degree should hold a Bachelor’s degree at 2nd class honors upper division or above and a research Master’s degree.

Applicants from institutions outside Hong Kong where the language of teaching and/or examination is not English are required to obtain a paper-based score of not less than 550 or a computer-based score of not less than 213 in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores more than two years old will not be accepted. Qualifying examinations to test the applicants’ ability to follow the prescribed courses may be conducted.

For applicants in the School of Business, they are required to take either GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE (Graduate Record Examinations). GMAT and GRE scores more than five years old will not be accepted.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Information Systems

The Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management (ISOM) consists of two divisions: Information Systems and Operations Management. The Department was ranked 12th in research productivity worldwide based on publications in the top Information Systems and Operations Management journals by INFORMS.

Faculty members of the Information Systems (IS) division are on the editorial boards of the top IS journals and hold prominent positions on the Councils of the Association for Information Systems and the International Telecommunications Society. Our students have gone on to academic positions in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK, and the USA.

The research foci of the IS division are:

Behavioral Research: The primary interest is in studying the management of information technology (IT) and the use of IT for managerial and organizational purposes. The research examines more than just the technological system or just the social system; it investigates the phenomena that emerge when the two interact. Examples include human-computer interaction, user acceptance of IT innovations, IT strategy, electronic communities, e-government, e-commerce, and telecommunications policy. The methodologies employed are surveys, experiments, and field studies. PhD students will need to take courses in psychology, organizational behavior, survey design, experimental design, multivariate statistics, etc. Prospective students with excellent analytical ability and good proficiency in English are preferred.

Analytical and Empirical Modeling: Economics has contributed to the theoretical richness and methodological rigor of IS research. Examples include information economics, the economics of electronic commerce, economic models for the impact of IT on organizations and markets, and supply and demand of IT. This interdisciplinary collaboration will help resolve many difficult IS issues. The research methodologies are analytical and empirical modeling. PhD students interested in the area need to take courses in game theory, industrial organization, price theory, econometrics, etc. Prospective students with a strong quantitative academic background are preferred.

Admission Requirements:
CELP Course on English: It is mandatory for all students of undergraduate programs of Southeast University .
For MBA (Regular) Program: At least a Bachelor’s degree having no 3rd Division in any public examination.
For MBA (Executive) program: At least a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years’ working experience at the executive level. Years of schooling and experience will carry weight.
For MBA (36 credits) Program: At least a 4-year BBA degree from a recognized University/Institute.