Doctor of Philosophy / Master of Philosophy
(PhD / MPhil)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Applications should hold a Bachelor's Degree with 1st Class Honours or completion of a Master Degree, preferably in the field of social work. The normal period of study for the completion of the approved 4-year research and study programme is 48 months for full-time candidates and 72 months for part-time candidates (Handbook for Research Postgraduate Students)
Faculty members of the Department offer supervision in a broad range of areas.
List of PhD Students
Current
| Feng Juxiong |
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Topic of Thesis
Social Captital and community development |
| Lu Xi |
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| Topic of Thesis Social Work Services related to counselling for mental health problems |
| Lau Chi-yuen |
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| Topic of Thesis To be confirmed |
| Lee Mei-yin, Anna |
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| Topic of Thesis Active aging - ideas and strategies from the perspectives of adults with intellectual disability |
| Chan Yu-cheung |
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| Topic of Thesis Community Capacity Building and Community Development: Building Community Capacity in Deprived Communities in HK |
| Lam Lai-ling |
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| Topic of Thesis Perceiving and Practicing citizenship: A study on youth activists' experience in social movements in Hong Kong. |
Graduated
| Cheng Yi-ting, Daphne (2021) |
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| Topic of Thesis Evaluation of the application of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for people with mental illness |
| Chiu Renee (2019) |
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| Topic of Thesis Parental Emotional Attachment and Fear of Intimacy of Emerging Adults in Hong Kong: The Effect of Differentiation of Self |
| Wong King-lai (2019) |
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| Topic of Thesis The Role of Non-state Actors in the Process of Policy Transfer: A Case of Community Social Workers and the Transfer of Policy Ideas of Sustainable Regeneration in Hong Kong |
| Law King-keung (2017) |
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| Topic of Thesis A Qualitative Study on Recovery Experience of People with Schizophrenia in Hong Kong |
| Wu Ho-yee (2017) |
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| Topic of Thesis The Process of Reality Negotiations in finding Hope in the lived experience of people with have encountered Depression: A Collaborative Narrative Research |
| Liu Hongshuo (2017) |
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| Topic of Thesis The Study of the Responses of Lalas to Social Exclusion in China |
| Lau Siu-mei (2017) |
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| Topic of Thesis Housing Discourses of Young People in Hong Kong |
| Chan Ka-ki (2013) |
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| Topic of Thesis Is Citizenship Sexual: A Study of the Exercise of Citizenship of Non-heterosexuals in Hong Kong |
| Yau Shui-ling (2013) |
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| Topic of Thesis Bounded navigations to work: The experience of young people in Hong Kong |
| Su Xiqing, Susan (2007) |
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| Topic of Thesis The Structure of Gratitude of Secondary School Students in China: Conceptualization, Measurement and Implications. |
| Ho Wing-nan, Winnie (2008) |
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| Topic of Thesis Recovery Model among Chinese People with Schizophrenia. |