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Application Procedure
The Department offers one intake per academic year, which is the August intake. The application period is from 16 May to 1 November, in the year preceding the intake.
Application outcomes will be released in May.
Applicants must apply online. Please access the online system and complete the application.
If your application is shortlisted for admission, you will be contacted by the department after the deadline and will be asked to submit your application package to them by post.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews via Zoom. Interviews usually take place in late November/early December.
Application Requirements
In general, applicants without a background in Sociology or Anthropology can be considered for admission.
Before submitting the application, applicants may seek the consent of any faculty member to be their potential thesis advisor. However, for successful Sociology candidates, the Department reserves the right to assign a thesis advisor(s) and will make arrangements for a mentorship programme, whereby a mentor will be assigned to guide the Sociology newcomer during the first semester. Subsequently, if the partnership works out well, the mentor will become the official thesis advisor.