| Activities | Date |
|---|---|
| Information Session | November 1, 2024 (Friday) at 7:00pm-8:30pm Venue: Online via Zoom |
| Deadline of Online Application | February 3, 2025 at 12:00 noon |
| Admission Test and Interview | March to April 2025 |
| Announcement of Results (Provisional Offer) | Six weeks after the admission test / interview |
*Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for an admission interview.
Applicants shall hold a Bachelor’s degree of HKU or an equivalent qualification from a comparable institution, preferably in a field related to social sciences, healthcare, education or arts disciplines. Candidates with qualifications other than a Bachelor’s degree will be considered on their individual merits. A minimum of three years of relevant post-qualification working experience is preferred. In addition, applicants shall submit an arts portfolio to demonstrate proficiency in using at least one arts form, (visual art, music, dance, drama or poetry). Qualifying examinations to test the applicants’ abilities to follow the prescribed courses and/or interviews may be conducted.
Applicants with qualifications from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong where the language of teaching or examination is not English are required, unless exceptionally exempted, to obtain:
To apply for the Master of Expressive Arts Therapy programme, please apply via https://admissions.hku.hk/tpg/.
Applicants should complete the parts of (a) portfolio descriptions; and (b) personal essays in the online application. Your portfolio (in CD/DVD/USB format) should be submitted by the deadline of online application.
(a) Preparation for your portfolio
Your portfolio should include 3-10 digital photographs or videos in CD/DVD/USB format that showcase art, dance/movement, music, drama or poetry that you created. It should demonstrate your proficiency in at least one arts form. The arts chosen may demonstrate your skills, but the arts should represent and/or express your understanding or response to some experiences. Some of your chosen pieces may pertain to your personal essay #1.
In addition, you may choose to include examples of traditional or cultural arts if it pertains to your portfolio pieces, or links to your philosophy towards health and well-being.
Please include a short description of your chosen pieces.
Kindly list the title of your pieces in your portfolio, along with the specified art modality used, date of creation, and other details such as dimensions. (See table below)
| Title of Arts | Type of Arts (visual art, dance/movement, music, drama, poetry; for visual art, please also provide the type of art materials used) |
Date of Creation (may be approximate) |
Dimensions (for visual art, provide length, width, depth; for poetry, provide number of stanzas or pages; for other arts forms, provide time duration) |
|---|---|---|---|
Please mark down your application number on your portfolio and send the hard copy to the Centre on Behavioral Health (Address: 2/F, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong) in person or by post by the deadline of online application.
(b) Preparation of your personal essays
Applicants should respond to the following questions in completing the online application.
There is no word requirement assigned to your 4 personal essays. The length of your essays is based upon your discretion; but keep in mind that comprehensive responses to each essay question would be deemed important.
Applicants are required to post the following supporting documents directly to the Centre on Behavioral Health (Address: 2/F, 5 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong) by the deadline of online application. Your application number should be marked on each document. Transcripts, diplomas, certificates and other submitted documents which are NOT in English should be accompanied by a certified English translation produced by the issuing authority concerned. Please note that you are not required to upload any supporting documents to the Taught Postgraduate Online Application System.
1. Arts Portfolio
2. Identity document
3. Official transcript(s)
4. Degree certificate(s)
5. English language requirements
6. Other relevant documents (if appropriate)
For detailed information, please refer to the guidelines.
2025-26 admission
2-year full-time mode:
HK$322,800 (HK$161,400/year)
3-year part-time mode:
HK$322,800 (HK$107,600/year)
The online application will be available from October 2024 to noon, February 3, 2025. To apply, please click https://admissions.hku.hk/tpg/.
Application and payment of application fees (HK$300 per application) should be made online at https://admissions.hku.hk/tpg/. Your online application cannot be processed unless you pay your application fee online by credit card (VISA or MASTERCARD only)