Qualifications for entry for students from Hong Kong
All of our courses require different levels of qualifications for entry and the details provided below are for guidance only.
Undergraduate programme
- Hong Kong Advanced Level Certificate
- Diploma (from a technical institute)
- Higher Certificate (from a former polytechnic)
- Higher Diploma
- Higher Diploma (from a former polytechnic)
- Professional Diploma (from a former polytechnic)
- Associate Degree
Applicants who have completed the first year of an undergraduate degree at a Hong Kong university may be considered for direct entry to Sheffield Hallam University undergraduate programmes.
Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from international school students taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma and those achieving 28 points or more will usually be successful in obtaining an offer of a place on our undergraduate programmes. For information about IB points equivalencies against the UCAS tariff please visit the UCAS website.
Pre-masters programme (Graduate Diploma)
The following qualifications from Hong Kong will be considered for entry on to pre-masters programmes
- students holding a degree in a subject considered unsuitable for direct entry to a master's programme - 'conversion' students
Postgraduate taught programmes (masters)
The following qualifications from Hong Kong will be considered for entry on to postgraduate taught programmes
- Bachelor degree from a recognised university
- successful completion of a recognised pre-masters course
Postgraduate research programmes
The following qualifications from Hong Kong will be considered for entry on to postgraduate research programmes (MPhil/PhD)
- Masters degree from a recognised university
In most cases, students are required to submit a full application for PhD study, including a formal research proposal.
You can find information on all our undergraduate and postgraduate courses on our online prospectus.
English language
All applicants are required to gain an internationally recognised English language qualification before entering an undergraduate or postgraduate programme, such as IELTS or TOEFL. As a guideline the minimum IELTS requirement is IELTS 5.5 for pre-masters programmes, and IELTS 6.0 for other academic programmes.
For further information on English language entry requirements and accepted qualifications see our English language page.
