Academic Year 2024/2025
Application Period
To be admitted in 1st Semester PhD Programmes

Doctor of Education

Doctor of Public Administration 

1 August 2023 – 31 October 2023 (1st batch)

1 November 2023 – 29 February 2024 (2nd batch)

Doctor of Public Health Until 29 February 2024
Doctor of Business Administration  Until 31 March 2024 
Doctor of Fine Arts  Until 31 March 2024 
To be admitted in 2nd Semester PhD Programmes 2 May 2024 – 31 July 2024 (3rd batch)
UM PhD Scholarship/UM PhD Teaching Research Assistant
1 August 2023 – 15 January 2024
APPLY ONLINE

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 Fine Arts (*The programme is planned to be launched in academic year 2024/2025 and will come into operation upon publication in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR)

AA

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
  • Information Systems
  • Decision Sciences
  • Finance
  • Business Economics
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Gaming Management
  • Hospitality Management
Faculty of Education Doctor of Education

PhD in Education

Faculty of Health Sciences Doctor of Public Health (*The programme is planned to be launched in academic year 2024/2025 and will come into operation upon publication in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR)

AA

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 Material Engineering PhD in Applied Physics and Material Engineering
Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences PhD in Biomedical Sciences