• Students must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. For details, please refer to Clause 13.0 “Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies” of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage.
• A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfill the graduation requirement, unless special approval is granted by the Graduate Council.
• Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.
• Students are required to complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the IPL website.
• Students are required to complete and pass an IPL module on “Basic of Research Data Management” in their first year of study for completion of the University-specified requirement, with effect from the 2022-23 intake.  This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/download/IPL-Researchskills.pdf.
• Students are required to complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation. Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website.

a) Fields of Specialization include:

1. 1. History of Traditional China
   2. History of Modern China
   3. Pre-Modern World History*
   4. Modern World History*
   5. History of Hong Kong
   6. Comparative History
   7. Public History

b) Students admitted to the Gender Studies/History Programme will be exempted from two elective courses.

Note: * The field of World History covers Europe, America, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific.

• Students must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. For details, please refer to Clause 13.0 “Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies” of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies which can be accessed from the Graduate School Homepage.
• A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfill the graduation requirement, unless special approval is granted by the Graduate Council.
• Students are required to submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.
• Complete an Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) module on “Observing Intellectual Property and Copyright Law during Research”. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the IPL website.
• Complete an IPL module on “Research Data Management Training”. This is an online module and relevant information can be accessed from the website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/download/IPL-Researchskills.pdf. Students are required to complete and pass the module in their first year of studies, with effect from 2022-23 intake.
• Students are required to complete an online Research Ethics Training (RET) module on “Publication Ethics” offered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS) and obtain a valid Publication Ethics Certificate for graduation. Relevant information can be accessed from the RET website.

a) Fields of Specialization include:

1. 1. 1. History of Traditional China
      2. History of Modern China
      3. Pre-Modern World History*
      4. Modern World History*
      5. History of Hong Kong
      6. Comparative History
      7. Public History

b) Students admitted to the Gender Studies/History Programme will be exempted from two elective courses.

Note: * The field of World History covers Europe, America, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific.