Statement of Research Interest or Research Proposal

Faculties' Requirement Regarding Submission of Statement of Research Interest & Research Proposal from MPhil/PhD Applicants

MPhil	PhD
*Faculty of Architecture (including Centre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management)*
Research Proposal Form: Form 274/504 Length: No limit Format: No specific requirement
*Faculty of Arts*
Research Proposal Form: No standardized form Length: 3 to 4 pages Format: Double-spaced Instructions: It should include a brief account of the applicant's academic history (including what he/she studied and what in particular has interested him/her; also, where relevant, the reason why he/she wants to undertake research at HKU). The proposal should set out the area of study he/she proposes to work in, and the research he/she intends to do in it. The Faculty understands that the proposal at this stage will be provisional, but it should show that the applicant knows something about the field, has started on the relevant reading, and has a sense of the interesting research questions and problems likely to be faced, of the methodology proposed and, if relevant, the resources required. The applicant should append a preliminary bibliography. Applicants are advised to visit the individual departmental websites for the respective departments' guidelines on the format of research proposal required.	Research Proposal Form: No standardized form Length: 4 to 5 pages Format: Double-spaced Instruction: It should outline a clearly-considered and defined research topic, with an account of research questions and methodology proposed, an explanation of the value and originality of the research, and a bibliography. Applicants are advised to visit the individual departmental websites for the respective departments' guidelines on the format of research proposal required.
*Faculty of Business & Economics*
Statement of Research Interest	Research Proposal Form: Form 273/504 Length: 6 to 8 pages Format: Double-spaced, font size: 12 point
*Faculty of Dentistry*
Research Proposal Form: Form D. 82/903 Length: 1 to 2 pages (500-1000 words), A4 papers Format: Single-spaced, font size: 11 or 12 point
*Faculty of Education (including English Centre and Institute of Human Performance)*
Research Proposal Summary Form: Form 271/504 Length: 4 pages Format: No specific requirement Important notes: All MPhil/PhD theses should be written in English. However, under exceptional circumstances, special approval to write a thesis in Chinese may be granted when all the following criteria are met: The research topic focuses specifically on the Chinese language, Chinese literature, Chinese culture, and/or Chinese language teaching and learning; and The central contribution of the research findings is to the body of literature in Chinese of Chinese language learning and teaching; and Being obliged to write the thesis in English would adversely affect the conceptual and theoretical development of the study. Applications to write a thesis in Chinese should be submitted at the time of application for admission.	Research Proposal Summary and a Detailed Research Proposal (a) Research Proposal Summary Form: Form 271/504 Length: 4 pages Format: No specific requirement (b) Detailed Research Proposal No predetermined format (around 20 pages) Important notes: All MPhil/PhD theses should be written in English. However, under exceptional circumstances, special approval to write a thesis in Chinese may be granted when all the following criteria are met: The research topic focuses specifically on the Chinese language, Chinese literature, Chinese culture, and/or Chinese language teaching and learning; and The central contribution of the research findings is to the body of literature in Chinese of Chinese language learning and teaching; and Being obliged to write the thesis in English would adversely affect the conceptual and theoretical development of the study. Applications to write a thesis in Chinese should be submitted at the time of application for admission.
*Faculty of Engineering*
Research Proposal Form: Form 272/504 Length: No limit Format: No specific requirement
*Faculty of Law*
Research Proposal Form: Form 272/504 Length: 4 pages Format: No specific requirement	Research Proposal Form: Form 272/504 Length: No limit Format: No specific requirement
*Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine*
Statement of Research Interest	Research Proposal Form: Form 272/504 Length: No limit Format: No specific requirement
*Faculty of Science (including the Swire Institute of Marine Science)*
Statement of Research Interest	Research Proposal Form: No standardized form Length: No limit Format: No specific requirement
*Faculty of Social Sciences (including Centre of Asian Studies, Centre of Buddhist Studies, Journalism & Media Studies Centre and Social Sciences Research Centre)*
Research Proposal Form: Form 272/504 Length: No limit Format: No specific requirement