Admission
Students are admitted only in September of each year.
Application for 2023 Sep Intake
Application Deadlines:
Priority Round: 31 January 2023
Final Round: 30 April 2023
Applications will be processed on a rolling basis until all places have been filled. If you can submit ALL required documents by 31 January 2023, your application will be processed in the priority round.
Information Session:
Join the information session to learn more about our program and to find out if it is the right fit for you.
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Date: 30 January 2023
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Time: 7 pm
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Venue: Meeting Room, 10/F, CUHK Medical Centre, 9 Chak Cheung Street, Shatin (map)
Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirement
Potential candidates should fulfill the following requirements:
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Graduated from a recognized university and obtained a Bachelor's degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class; or achieving an average grade of not lower than "B"; or
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Obtained a Bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in medicine, physiotherapy, nursing, exercise science or other allied health-related disciplines.
Additional Information
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Candidates who do not obtain a degree in related disciplines but with relevant work experience in health or sport related areas are still considered.
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Past academic record, work experience and reference letters will be considered in the admission decision.
Course Prerequisite
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed human anatomy (3 credits) and human physiology (3 credits) (NOT exercise physiology) courses during their undergraduate / postgraduate studies. For those who do not fulfill this requirement, they are required to complete the following courses:
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Fundamental Sports Related Musculoskeletal Anatomy
https://www.coursera.org/learn/fundamental-sports-related-musculoskeletal-anatomy
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Fundamental Human Physiology in Sports Medicine
https://www.coursera.org/learn/fundamental-human-physiology-in-sports-medicine
If applicants did not take human anatomy and physiology courses in their undergraduate / postgraduate studies but completed other relevant courses, please email their inquiries and course details to smhs@ort.cuhk.edu.hk for evaluation before application.
Notes:
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Applicants should bear his/her own costs and expenses incurred.
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It is entirely applicants’ decision whether taking the above said anatomy / physiology courses or not. It is not guaranteed that applicants will be admitted after completion of the courses.
Language Proficiency
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Applicants who graduated from non-English speaking countries (e.g. China, Japan) are required to satisfy the English Language proficiency requirement of Graduate School. They are required to provide additional documents for assessment of English Language Proficiency. Please click her for details.
Information for overseas students
Here is some useful information for preparing studying in Hong Kong
Office of Student Affairs (OSA) of the University provides some information for overseas students. Non-local students are recommended to read them in order to learn more about studying in CUHK.
Off Campus Accommodation
Non-local students taking self-financed taught postgraduate programme are not eligible to apply for the postgraduate halls at CUHK campus. If you are looking for off-campus accommodation information in Hong Kong, you can visit this website: