Your Study

1.  

Your Programme of Study

You should check the Programmes and Courses website to familiarise yourself with the curriculum structure of your programme. You should also attend your Departmental Orientation to meet with your teachers.

2.  

Your Timetable and Course Registration

Semester A 2026/27 will start on 31 August 2026. Some courses may have been pre-registered for you. You can check your class schedule in AIMS from the end of July 2026:

Login to AIMS

Select the Course Registration menu

Click My Detail Schedule to display details of your class schedule

Please call SGS Master’s Students (Records) at 3442 9014 during office hours if you cannot retrieve your class schedule.

For courses which are web-enabled, you may add/drop them on the web according to the time tickets assigned (available for checking in AIMS from mid-August 2026). To check your course registration time ticket:

Login to AIMS

Select the Course Registration menu.

Click Registration Status and Time Ticket

For courses which are not web-enabled, you may submit add/drop requests to your home academic units via AIMS (available in AIMS in mid-August 2026). The deadline for add/drop of courses in Semester A 2026/27 is scheduled for early September 2026. Please visit the Course Registration website for more information about course registration for Semester A 2026/27 which will be available in early August 2026.

3.

Credit Transfer

Under the Academic Regulations for Master’s Degrees, students are able to transfer credit units to the University. Credit transfer is given for academic work completed and for recognised professional or vocational qualifications. Applications for work completed prior to entry to the University must be made before the start of the first semester.

Please submit the application by 28 August 2026. For details, please click here.

4.

Electronic Communication

a.

Important information related to your studies, such as alerts to view your e-statement of tuition fees and announcements on course registration, class schedules, examinations, etc., will be sent to the CityUHK email account assigned to you and/or posted in the CityUHK Announcement Portal (CAP).

b.

You should check your student email regularly or set up email forwarding to your personal email to ensure you do not miss any important communication from the University. Failure to do so does not constitute a valid justification for missing deadlines for handing in course assignments, submitting various applications, or payment of fees, etc.

• to access your CityUHK email account, go to email.cityu.edu.hk/home

• to set up email forwarding, go to cityu.edu.hk/csc/deptweb/support/faq/email/o365/autoforward.htm

• to access AIMS, go to cityu.edu.hk/cityu/logon/aims.htm

• to reset the password of your Electronic ID, go to cityu.edu.hk/orientation/checklist/eid-activation

c.

You are also encouraged to visit the student orientation website at www.cityu.edu.hk/orientation for important information related to new students.

5.

Rules and Regulations

The University has rules and regulations governing academic matters, tuition fees, enrolment and related issues that students must observe. Visit cityu.edu.hk/sgs/student/masters/regulations to read the rules and regulations in detail.

6.  

Compulsory Tutorials for New Students

Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is central to the conduct of academic work. To enhance students’ understanding of academic honesty, all new students admitted in Semester A 2026/27 are required to complete the online tutorial and quiz, and submit the online declaration on or before 30 November 2026 in order to access their grade results online. Please visit cityu.edu.hk/ah and complete the online declaration as soon as possible.

Anti-Deception and Prevention of Sexual Harassment
CityUHK requires all new students to complete the Anti-Deception Quiz and Sexual Harassment Online Training to foster a safe campus environment. Details will be sent after enrolment and must be completed by 30 September 2026. Incompletion will result in suspension of digital services.

The Anti-Deception Quiz, requiring 100% accuracy, increases awareness of scams. Visit the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre for more information. The Sexual Harassment Training, aligned with the University's zero-tolerance policy, enhances understanding and response to sexual harassment. More details are available on the CASH website.

7.

Tuition and Other Fees

a.

The payment schedule and methods are available at cityu.edu.hk/fo/htm/tpg_fees.htm . You may view your account summary in AIMS and find out more details about the tuition fee arrangement at cityu.edu.hk/sgs/files/student/masters/Masters_fees.pdf.

b.

An e-statement of account for Semester A 2026/27 will be posted in AIMS [Student Record tab > My Finance] on 15 August 2026. If the statement balance is not settled in full by 31 August 2026, a late payment charge of 2% of the outstanding balance will be added to your account.

8.

Students with Special Educational Needs

Students with special educational needs are advised to inform the University so that where possible, appropriate assistance can be provided. Please complete the “Special Educational Needs Declaration”, which will be available in AIMS [Student Record > My Applications (for Undergraduate and Master’s Programmes) > Special Educational Needs Declaration] from 27 July to 12 September 2026.

9.

Graduation Dates

a.

The graduation date of individual students is determined by students’ own study progress. Students who complete their graduation requirements in a specific semester/term will have the corresponding graduation date of that semester/term. The graduation dates for each semester/term are pre-approved by Senate. Students graduating in the same semester/term will have the same graduation date shown on their award certificates. The three graduation dates in an academic year fall in February, June and October. Details of the graduation dates are available at cityu.edu.hk/sgs/student/masters/info-graduates/awardcert. Students should plan their studies ahead to fulfill their graduation requirements in their preferred semester/term.

b.

After fulfilling all their graduation requirements, students will not be able to defer their graduation to a later semester/term.

c.

The University’s graduation dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28 are as follows:

2026/27*

2027/28*

10.  

Award Certificate

a.

The award certificate will be ready for collection normally in March (for graduates in Semester A), July (for graduates in Semester B) and November (for graduates in Summer Term).

b.

The date to be printed on the award certificates will be the graduation date of the students' graduating semester/term.

11.

Maximum Period of Study

Students shall complete all programme requirements within the stipulated maximum period of study, inclusive of programme transfer and any periods of leave of absence and suspension of studies. You may find the normal and maximum study period of individual master's programmes at cityu.edu.hk/sgs/student/masters/regulations/maxstudyperiod/. Students who cannot complete all programme requirements for graduation within the maximum study period will be required to discontinue their studies.

12.

Withdrawal of Studies

If you subsequently decide not to study at the University after enrolment, please submit your withdrawal notification via AIMS by the end of Week 2 of Semester A 2026/27 (12 September 2026). Otherwise, you will be liable for the tuition fees payable for the semester in accordance with the Regulations on Tuition Fees.

13.

Important Dates for Semester A 2026/27

Available around mid-July 2026.