PhD and Other Doctoral Degree Programmes

• 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 Requirements, Specializations and Potential Supervisors List of PhD and Other Doctoral Degree Programmes for 2021/2022 1st Semester

• Potential Supervisors List of the UM and the institutes of Chinese Academy of Sciences Joint PhD Programmes for 2021/2022

Academic Unit	Specialization
Faculty of Arts and Humanities	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	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 Communication (Visual 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 Science

* The programme will be launched officially after it has been published in the Official Gazette of the Macao SAR.