| 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:
Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree of this University or another qualification of equivalent standard may in exceptional circumstances be permitted to register in the field as prescribed in the syllabuses if they demonstrate adequate preparation for studies at this level and satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination.
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 should submit the following required supporting documents to 2/F, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong by the deadline of online application. Your application number should be marked on each document.
For applicants with Mainland qualification, you are advised to submit the Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (Both Chinese and English version) issued by CHSI (学信网) / CHESICC (全国高等学校学生信息咨询与就业指导中心) to replace the certified true copy of the Graduation Certificate.
# Please note that the University will only ACCEPT originals or copies of the documents that have been duly declared as true copies before a notary public (e.g. a Commissioner for Oaths at a City District Office in Hong Kong). Copies of documents may be certified by the appropriate officials of your home institute if you are an overseas applicant. No photocopies will be accepted.
Please note that the University’s TOFEL code is 9671.
2024-25 admission
2-year full-time mode : HK$138,000 per annum (local)* | HK$163,350 per annum (non-local)*
3-year part-time mode : HK$92,000 per annum (local)*
*Subject to the University’s approval
The online application will be available from October 2024 to noon, February 3, 2025. To apply, please click http://www.aal.hku.hk/tpg.
Application and payment of application fees (HK$300 per application) should be made online at http://www.aal.hku.hk/tpg. Your online application cannot be processed unless you pay your application fee online by credit card (VISA or MASTERCARD only).