Academic Year 2026/2027
Application Period
To be admitted in 1st Semester

PhD and Other Doctoral Degree Programmes

1 August 2025 – 31 October 2025 (1st batch)

1 November 2025 – 13 March 2026 (2nd batch)

To be admitted in 2nd Semester PhD Programmes 4 May 2026 – 31 July 2026 (3rd batch)
UM PhD Scholarship/UM PhD Teaching Research Assistant PhD Programmes 1 August 2025 – 15 January 2026
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Admission Requirements

  • General Entry (for Master’s Degree Holders)

    Possess a Master’s degree or academic background recognized as equivalent by the University of Macau.

  • Accelerated Entry (for UM Master Students)

    Have been registered in a Master’s Programme at the University of Macau for at least one year. Have successfully finished the coursework part with outstanding performance and have demonstrated strong research ability.

  • Direct Entry (for Bachelor’s Degree Holders)

    Possess a Bachelor’s degree with outstanding performance and have demonstrated strong research ability.

  • Proof of English Proficiency (Details)

    Applicants who received their Bachelor’s/Master’s degree from a university where the medium of instruction was not English are required to provide any of the following as proof of English proficiency:

    • Obtained a TOEFL* score of 550 (paper-based examination) / 80 (Internet-based examination) or above or,
    • An IELTS* overall score of 6.0 or above with no sub-score lower than 5.5 or,
    • College English Test (CET) score is acceptable to some academic units, please visit corresponding website of each academic unit for details.

    *Note: TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date.

Admission Guidelines

List of PhD and Other Doctoral Degree Programmes

Academic Unit Programmes
Faculty of Arts and Humanities Doctor of Design in Visual Communication Design

Doctor of Fine Arts

PhD in Linguistics (Chinese)
PhD in Linguistics (English)
PhD in Literary Studies (Chinese)
PhD in Literary Studies (English)
PhD in Literary and Intercultural Studies (Portuguese)
PhD in Applied Linguistics (Portuguese)
PhD in Philosophy and Religious Studies
PhD in History

Faculty of Business Administration Doctor of Business Administration

PhD in Business Administration

  • Accounting
  • Business Analytics
  • Finance
  • Business Economics
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Integrated Resort and Gaming Management
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management
Faculty of Education Doctor of Education

PhD in Education

Faculty of Health Sciences Doctor of Public Health

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

Faculty of Law PhD in Law

  • Constitutional Law, Basic Law and Administrative Law
  • Civil, Procedural and Commercial Law
  • Comparative Law
  • Criminal and Procedural Law
  • European Union Law
  • International Business Law and Dispute Resolution
  • International Law
  • Jurisprudence and Legal History
  • Law on Technology and Medicine
Faculty of Social Sciences Doctor of Public Administration

PhD in Communication
PhD in Economics
PhD in Psychology
PhD in Sociology
PhD in Public Administration
PhD in Political Science

Faculty of Science and Technology PhD in Civil Engineering
PhD in Computer Science
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
PhD in Electromechanical Engineering
PhD in Mathematics
Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering PhD in Applied Physics and Materials Engineering
Institute of Collaborative Innovation
PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences PhD in Biomedical Sciences