About our Masters Programmes

The standard duration for completing the programmes is two academic years. However, students have the option to complete the programme within one academic year. The structure allows for flexibility while maintaining a rigorous academic schedule.

Courses are offered on a  modular basis  to allow students to focus on one area of study at a time. There are 6 modules in one academic year and each module is six to eight weeks long, including the examination week.

Students usually take 2-3 courses per module and there are usually two lectures for each course weekly.

The HKU Business School Masters Programmes will be taught in English.

Assessment of each course may include assignments, mid-term examinations, project papers and other course work, as well as a final examination, which is normally held at the end of each course unless otherwise specified.

Please refer to individual programme for specific requirements on number of courses/credits required.

Students who have failed a course are required to retake the course, or to take another course as a substitute if the failed course is an elective. Students who need to repeat a core course outside the normative study period or take another elective course as a substitute are required to pay a repeating fee or an additional course fee.

In order to graduate, the total number of failures cannot exceed two in the entire period of study and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above must be achieved.