Course Code         

Course Title

Units

PSYC5010

Seminar in Research Methods I

3

PSYC5510

Talent Management

3

PSYC6000

Major Psychological Approaches

3

PSYC6010

Seminar in Research Methods II

3

PSYC6050

Independent Study

3

PSYC6300

Writing and Presentation

2

PSYC6520

Engagement and Motivation in Organizations

3

PSYC6530

Leadership and Group Dynamics

3

PSYC6540

Organizational Placement I

2

PSYC6541

Organizational Placement II

2

PSYC6542

Organizational Placement III

2

PSYC6550

Psychological Assessment at Work

3

PSYC6560

Learning and Development

3

PSYC6570

Seminar in Consumer Psychology

3

PSYC6580

Seminar in Professional Issues

1

PSYC7010

Seminar in Cognition

3

PSYC7012

Neuroimaging Methods in Psychology

3

PSYC7020

Seminar in Social Psychology and Personality            

3

PSYC7021

Seminar in Developmental Psychology

3

PSYC8003

Thesis Research

3

PSYC8006

Thesis Research

6

PSYC8012

Thesis Research

12

Students are required to complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html.  

Students are required to complete and pass an IPL module on “Basics of Research Data Management” in their first year of study, with effect from the 2022-23 intake. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/download/IPL-Researchskills.pdf.

Students are required to submit a Data Management Plan (DMP) during the first year of study, with effect from the 2025-26 intake. The final DMP should have been shared to the CUHK community on DMPTool or the relevant platform that CUHK provides when submitting the final version of the thesis/portfolio to the Graduate School. Students are required to have published the data on the CUHK Research Data Repository or an open data repository with a valid Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or other forms of permanent identifier when submitting the final version of the thesis/portfolio. Upon thesis supervisor's endorsement, students can decide on how much data from the research project is to be published.

Students are required to complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation.  Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website at https://www.research-ethics.cuhk.edu.hk/web/.

* For full-time programme:

No later than 30 January of second year of studies for students admitted with a research Master’s degree;

No later than 30 January of third year of studies for students admitted with a Bachelor’s or a taught Master’s degree.

For part-time programme:

No later than 30 January of third year of studies for students admitted with a research Master’s degree;

No later than 30 January of fourth year of studies for students admitted with a Bachelor’s or a taught Master’s degree.

Students are required to complete the following Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) modules in their first year of study for partial fulfillment of candidacy requirements:

1. Students are required to complete and pass an IPL module on “Basics of Research Data Management” in the first year of study, with effect from the 2022-23 intake. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/download/IPL-Researchskills.pdf.
2. Students are required to submit a Data Management Plan (DMP), with effect from the 2025-26 intake.

In addition to completing the IPL modules stipulated for partial fulfillment of candidacy requirements, students are also required to complete the following IPL modules for graduation:

• Complete an IPL module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/prodev/ipl.html.
• Complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation.  Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website at https://www.research-ethics.cuhk.edu.hk/web/.
• The final DMP should have been shared to the CUHK community on DMPTool or the relevant platform that CUHK provides when submitting the final version of the thesis/portfolio to the Graduate School. Students are required to have published the data on the CUHK Research Data Repository or an open data repository with a valid Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or other forms of permanent identifier when submitting the final version of the thesis/portfolio. Upon thesis supervisor's endorsement, students can decide on how much data from the research project is to be published.

Students must also fulfill the additional Term Assessment Requirement of the Programme.

A student who receives two (or more) grades F or below will be asked to discontinue studies.