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The programme of research is designed in such a way to enable the student to acquire competence in research methods and scholarship and to display sustained independent effort and independent original thought.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) shall be awarded to a student who, on completion of an approved programme of study and research and on fulfilling the coursework requirements for graduation, presents a thesis embodying the results of his/her research and satisfies the examiners in an oral examination (and other examinations if required) in matters relevant to the subject of the thesis.
PhD students are required to satisfactorily investigate or evaluate a chosen area, to show understanding of the context and significance of the work, and to present a clear, complete thesis of a quality worthy of publication.
PhD students are expected in addition to produce evidence and argument to support an original proposition that results in a significant contribution to knowledge.
The PhD degree is awarded to a student who completes all stipulated coursework requirements, presents a thesis embodying the results of their research and satisfies the examiners in an oral examination (and other examinations if required) in matters relevant to the subject of the thesis.
Textile and Apparel Materials and Products
The Institute of Textiles and Clothing offers research degree programme leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The PhD programme is primarily designed to prepare students for a career in academic research and teaching, and also enables students to pursue a career in research and industry.
Advanced flexible, soft and fibrous materials and structures: multi-scaled computational modeling and design, synthesis, characterisation; their applications in healthcare and biomedicine, personal protection, interactions between human and environment as well as between human and man-made devices/machines; multi-functional intelligent textiles and apparel technology; flexible bio-opto-electronic devices and wearable systems; sensory engineering, sustainable development of textile processing technologies, three dimensional and complex textile structures; textile physics and structure mechanics; technical textiles; biomedical textiles; shape memory polymers and textiles; nano-science and technology for textiles.
Expected January, May, August 2024
Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Room TU502 Yip Kit Chuen Building,
Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon
To register for the degree of PhD, a student must normally hold a postgraduate degree containing a significant research component, such as a dissertation, conferred by a recognized university.
In exceptional circumstances, applicants other than those stipulated above may be admitted directly to the PhD programme. For example, an applicant with a Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours, or the equivalent. Such applicants may be required to pass an examination.
PolyU may accept other equivalent qualifications. The decision is made on an individual basis.
The requirements for those who do not have a degree for which English was the language of instruction at a recognised university are:
An overall score of at least 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); OR
A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 or above for the Internet-based test or 550 or above for the paper-based test.
