Master of Science in Library and Information Management

There are four specialist strands for the MSc(LIM) programme, namely Data science, Information management, Knowledge management and Librarianship.  Applicants are required to select their preferred specialist strand when they submit their online application.

Successful applicants will be informed of their MSc(LIM) admissions results by e-mail around April 2025, and will receive an Offer of Admission letter enclosing the Notice of Admission statement after verification of academic qualification.  However, if you are placed on the waiting list, you may not hear the result of your application until later.  Applicants who do not hear from the Faculty of Education by June 30, 2025 may assume their application has been unsuccessful.  No individual notifications will be sent to unsuccessful applicants.

Please refer to the Instructions for Submitting Supporting Documents for details.  The supporting documents should be uploaded to the online application system within one month after submission of the online application and in any case no later than the application deadline, whichever is earlier.

Posting of documents is NOT required at the application stage.  Should an applicant be considered for admission, he/she will receive an email notification from the Programme Office to submit the required documents.  Please note that our request to submit documents does not necessarily mean that you will receive an offer of admission.

Due to the large number of applications received during the application period, we seek your understanding that we are unable to check/confirm whether all of your supporting documents have been uploaded/ received by the Faculty successfully.  However, you will be informed if any additional documents are required for your application.  Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

We welcome overseas applicants, and such successful applicants will need to arrange their own student visas.  Student visa applicants are required to have a local sponsor.  While admitting to HKU, students are required to nominate Admissions Office of the Registry to be their local sponsor.  Details on student visa application procedures can be viewed at https://www.studentvisa.hku.hk/.

There are two routes of online visa application:

(i) Application from Mainland Chinese students: https://studentvisa-mainland.hku.hk

(ii) Application from international/Macao/Taiwan students: https://studentvisa-overseas.hku.hk

The processing of Entry of Study visa application can take up to 8-10 weeks  upon receipt of a complete set of application documents. The actual processing time could be longer for individual cases, especially if your set of documents is incomplete.  You are advised to apply for he visa as soon as possible after accepting an offer of admission to study in HKU.

For Mainland Chinese applicants, you should reserve additional 2 weeks to apply for an Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (EEP) (港澳通行證) and the relevant exit endorsement (逗留D簽).

Admitted student will be contacted by e-mail in July for details of online master registration and course selection exercise conducted in late July/ early August.

MSc(LIM) students are required to complete a total of 60 credits which comprise:

• Three core courses (6 credits @)
• Three specialist courses (6 credits @)
• Two elective courses (6 credits @)
• A capstone project and dissertation course (12 credits)

The programme runs throughout the academic year from September to August.  Classes are normally held on weekdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Saturday mornings and afternoons at HKU campus.  Some day-time classes will be held on weekdays.*  The timetable will be available to admitted students in July.

*Subject to change without further notice