Academic Qualification

Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised university.

Language Proficiency Requirement

Proof of English proficiency is required for all applicants whose first degree is obtained from non-English medium institutions. These applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for English proficiency:

1. a score of 74 (internet-based test) with a minimum score of 21 for writing section in TOEFL; or
2. an overall band score of 6.0 with a minimum score of 6.0 for writing section and 5.5 for other sections in IELTS; or
3. an equivalent qualification.

Others

Priority will be given to applicants who have related majors (e.g. physical education, sport/exercise science, sport/recreation/leisure management) or relevant work experiences.

Scholarship for Admitted Students from Asian Countries
A one-year scholarship with tuition waiver will be offered to an admitted full-time student applying to the Master of Social Sciences in Sport and Leisure Management (SLM) Programme, Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University who fulfills the following scholarship eligibility:

• An awardee must hold nationality from an Asian country with proof of residency in the Asian country (past 12 months) other than Hong Kong, Macau or Mainland China, and
• Former or current sport or leisure administrator, or practitioner with a minimum of 3 years of related professional experience as well as recommendation from government sport organization or National Olympic Committee or from other professional and academic body of the respective country, or
• Athlete who has participated in major international sporting events (Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships etc.) with recommendation from government sport organizations or National Olympic Committees, and
• The awardee has fulfilled the general admission requirements including an admission interview.

Scholarship Award
One year full-time tuition fee (HK$120,000, approximately US$15,300) will be waived for an awardee. The maximum quota of scholarship is set at two annually.
 
Information
For details, please refer to SLM Scholarship announcement.