Overview

Linguistics and Translation from City University of Hong Kong strives to build and maintain comprehensive, dynamic, innovation, sustainable, and expandable programmes of globally-recognized academic excellence and social impact in all frontier areas of linguistics and translation/interpretation studies according to the expertise of our faculty.

It provides a comprehensive range of language-related studies, including general linguistics (formal and functional approaches), corpus and computational linguistics, empirical and psychological linguistics, neuro-cognitive linguistics, pedagogical linguistics, and translation and interpretation studies.

Students at Linguistics and Translation from City University of Hong Kong will:

achieve academic leadership, international visibility and global partnership in Language-related studies

cultivate a positive and rigorous academic culture of mutual support, active exchange and intellectual discovery

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Phonetics

Psycholinguistics

Pragmatics

Sociolinguistics

Typology

Corpus Linguistics

Computational Linguistics

Functional Linguistics

Natural Language Processing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

hold a relevant bachelor’s degree with first or second class honours (or equivalent qualification) from a recognised university.

English Proficiency

Applicants from an institution where the language of teaching is not English should satisfy the minimum English proficiency requirements specified by both the University and individual Colleges and Schools. The University’s minimum English proficiency requirement for research degree programmes is a total score of 550 (paper-based test); or 79 (internet-based test); or 59 (revised paper-delivered test; sum of Reading, Listening and Writing section scores) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) OR an overall band score of 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Equivalent qualifications are also acceptable. TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years from the test date and must be valid at the time of submission of application.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

120600 HKD / year

≈ 120600 HKD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

88992 HKD / year

≈ 88992 HKD / year

Living costs

Hong Kong

Hong Kong (SAR)

13720 - 23419 HKD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Students at Linguistics and Translation from City University of Hong Kong will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Hong Kong

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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