Applicants must upload all supporting documents to the online application system by the specified deadline. There is no need to mail hard copies of the documents to the Department. If applicants are required to submit hard copies of the documents at a later stage, they will be notified via email.

Please note that only a complete application set will be reviewed and considered. Hence, please submit them as early as possible. 

Please submit a certifying letter issued by the university’s academic office confirming the medium of instruction of your degree programme was English.

A short writing sample should be around 1,000 – 1,500 words, preferably a scholarly essay written on a topic related to literature. We do want to see a writing sample so we can get a good sense of your approaches to reading and writing about literature.  It doesn’t matter whether or not you include an abstract. The important thing is to send us some writing, so we can see how you express yourself in English in terms of your technical use of the language and the thoughtfulness of your engagement with the literary characters and literary themes.

Applicants MUST provide explanatory notes printed / attached to the official transcript(s) indicating the grading scheme of the University, as well as a complete record of the courses attended and examination results. 

Invitation emails are sent automatically by the system. Therefore, please ensure that all details are correctly input into the Online Application System for Postgraduate Programmes. Otherwise, your referee(s) might not receive the invitation on time. Please remind your referee(s) to check their junk email folder too. 

 If you have input incorrect/missing contact information or need to update your referee(s) details, please send an email to engma@cuhk.edu.hk to cancel the referee record. Then, you can input the correct referee record onto the system. 

 After the application deadline, referees can only submit recommendation forms/letters by email. The form is available at the Online Application System for Postgraduate Programmes. The recommendation form/letter must be sent by the referees’ email accounts. 

Any late applications will NOT be accepted. Applicants must provide and submit all application documents to the Online Application System for Postgraduate Programmes on or before the said application deadline. 

A confirmation email will be sent to the applicant after all application materials have been received and verified. 

You can check the result by visiting the “Online Application System for Postgraduate Programmes” at https://www.gradsch.cuhk.edu.hk/OnlineApp/login_email.aspx

Normally, admission offers are made from November to May of the following year. Applicants can check their application status via Online Application System for Postgraduate Programmes. For details, please refer to CUHK Graduate School FAQs. 

Please follow the instruction as per the Application Result and Registration Guide provided to you by the Graduate School via the Online System to do an online registration and send in your visa application materials as soon as possible after you have paid your tuition fee/deposit. Delay in online registration and visa application will disallow you to register for courses and to attend classes on time.

Successful applicants will have to pay the deposit two weeks after the admission offer is sent to you by the Graduate School. Applicants are required to indicate acceptance of admission offer online and pay the deposit by the payment due date. The offer acceptance and payment due date CANNOT be delayed under any circumstances, and the deposit paid CANNOT be refunded.