Academic Entry Requirements
PhD: normally a master's degree from a recognised UK HEI (bachelor's at 2:1 or above considered in some circumstances). MPhil: bachelor's at 2:1 or above. Professional doctorate: normally a second-class honours degree in a relevant discipline plus at least 3 years' relevant professional practice (master's desirable). Doctoral research interview required in all cases; research proposal and supervisor availability required. IELTS: 6.5 overall, with 6.0 minimum in all components (official Hope postgraduate research entry requirements page). PAKISTAN: No official Pakistan-specific threshold was retrieved in this pass. Hope's official 'Your country' index lists a Pakistan page, but its content was not retrievable via search/text fetch in this pass, so no HSSC % or bachelor % is quoted as official here. Applicants are assessed against the programme standard above; confirm direct-entry eligibility with Hope Admissions (international@hope.ac.uk) before advising. Do NOT quote aggregator figures (e.g. Canam/Shiksha 75% for Standard XII, or the India 75-85% range) as the Pakistan threshold, and do NOT transfer India figures to Pakistan. No Pakistan recruitment restriction, pause or sponsor-licence suspension was found in this search. OPERATIONAL (official Hope fees page): international students must pay 50% of the first-year fee before arrival and the remaining 50% within 3 months of the course start date.