MSc in Electronic Information Engineering
College of Engineering City University of Hong Kong
Key Information
Campus location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 - 3 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
HKD 6,400 / per credit *
Application deadline
31 Mar 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* For students admitted in 2024/25. The tuition fee indicated in the above schedule will apply until the end of your study in this programme.
Introduction
Programme Aims and Objectives
The MSc programme aims to provide an enhancement of specialist technical knowledge in strategically selected areas, such as RF and Microwaves Circuits and Applied Electromagnetics, Wireless Communications, Networking and Data Communications and Optical Communications that are relevant to the current and anticipated future needs from industry. Due to the rapid advances of existing technologies, the programme is designed for practising engineers who want to upgrade and update their knowledge in this field.
The programme offers a good selection of business management electives, preparing engineers with knowledge on top of their technical fronts to take up managerial positions in their engineering career.
The programme also offers Industrial or Research Internship experience via the Applied Research Internship Scheme preparing students for full employment immediately after their research internships, or for further studies as PhD candidates in their related technology areas either locally or in overseas countries.
Key Facts
- Mode of Study: Combined †
- Mode of Funding: Non-government-funded
- Intermediate Award:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Electronic Information Engineering (PGD);
- Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) in
- Networking and Information Engineering
- Optical Communications
- RF Circuits and Applied Electromagnetics
- Wireless Communications
- Indicative Intake Target: 105
- Minimum Number of Credits Required:
- 45 (Master's Degree with Industrial Research option); 45 (Master's Degree with Business Management option); 30 (Master's Degree); 24 (Postgraduate Diploma); 12 (Postgraduate Certificate)
- Class Schedule:
- Daytime and evening sessions
- Normal Study Period:
- Full-time: 1 year, 1.5 years for Industrial Research option and Business Management option
- Part-time: 2 years, 3 years for Business Management option
- Maximum Study Period:
- Full-time: 2.5 years, 3.5 years for Industrial Research option and Business Management option
- Part-time: 5 years, 7.5 years for Business Management option
- Mode of Processing:
- Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Review of applications will start before the deadline and continue until all places are filled. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
† Combined mode: Local students taking programmes in combined mode can attend full-time (12-18 credit units per semester) or part-time (no more than 11 credit units per semester) study in different semesters without seeking approval from the University. For non-local students, they will be admitted to these programmes for either full-time or part-time studies. Non-local students must maintain the required credit load for their full-time or part-time studies and any changes will require approval from the University.
Admissions
Curriculum
Internship
There may be internship or placement opportunities offered to full-time overseas students for gaining experience related to the technical electives under the MSc programmes in the summer term. The internship or placement that have been successfully offered in recent years is for a period of 3 to 6 months at electronic companies or leading research establishments, located in Hong Kong or in overseas countries. Examples of Overseas Internship in Summer 2019 are University at Buffalo (USA), University of York (UK), King's College London (UK), Delphi Electronics Ltd (Poland), Singapore University of Technology & Design (Singapore) and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, internships are mainly arranged to be held at local companies/institutions. Examples of Local Internship in Summer 2023 are Sengital Limited, App2One Limited, and Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC).
Fellowships Scheme
Fellowship awards are available for local students admitted to this programme under the Fellowship Scheme supported by the HKSAR Government. This programme in the priority area of “STEM” is one of the targeted programmes listed under the Fellowships Scheme. Local students admitted to the programme in full-time, part-time or combined study mode will be invited to submit applications for the fellowships.
Course Description
MSEIE
Students must complete a total of 30 credit units including:
- At least of 24 credit units of technical elective1 courses where at least 6 credit units must be information engineering-related courses
- At least 12 credit units must be level-6 courses
MSEIE with Industrial Research (IR) Option2
Students must complete a total of 45 credit units including:
- At least 24 credit units of technical elective1 courses where at least 6 credit units must be information engineering-related courses
- At least 12 credit units must be level-6 courses, excluding EE6691
- 15 credit units of EE6691 Applied Research Internship Scheme in Electronic Engineering
MSEIE with Business Management (BE) Option3
Students must complete a total of 45 credit units including:
- At least 24 credit units of technical elective1 courses where at least 6 credit units must be information engineering-related courses
- At least 12 credit units must be level-6 courses
- At least 15 credit units, but not more than 18 credit units must be Business Management (BM) elective courses
Note 1: Technical elective courses consist of all EE, CS and elective courses.
Note 2: The award title will be Master of Science in Electronic Information Engineering with Industrial Research
Note 3: The award title will be Master of Science in Electronic Information Engineering with Business Management
Did You Know?
- Ranked 20th worldwide and 1st in Hong Kong by subject in Electrical and Electronic Engineering according to U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2023
- Largest EE department among local universities with 45 professors
- Currently, we have 2 Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), 1 Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences, 15 Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA (FIEEE), 25 faculty listed as top 2% of world's most highly cited scientists, 3 Fellows of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE), and 2 Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellows.
- 3 Centres and *1 State Key Laboratory Established - The Department has established 3 centres namely 1/ Centre for Chaos and Complex Networks, 2/ Centre for Biosystems, Neuroscience, and Nanotechnology and 3/ Centre for Smart Energy Conversion and Utilization Research.
*Notably, the State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves was established in 2008 with the support and approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology, PRC, as the only State Key Laboratory in Hong Kong in the engineering discipline.
Bonus Features
- Completion of programme normally in 1 year in full-time mode
- Courses taught by experienced professors or industrialists
- Internship opportunities at local or overseas research institutions or companies
- Multiple exit awards and re-entry routes
Program Outcome
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes
With the global trend towards the adoption of the outcomes-based approach to education, City University of Hong Kong embarked on the Outcomes-based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) project to signify its determination to continue to enhance the educational experience for its students. All taught postgraduate programmes and courses of EE have adopted this outcomes-based approach since 2009, with some of them in pilot runs in earlier years. Sets of intended learning outcomes on both course level and programme level have been developed. Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) of individual courses and their constructive alignment with programme outcomes can be found in respective course syllabuses while Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs) are listed below for students' reference:
- Describe current and anticipated trends in the selected areas including Wireless Communications, Networking and Information Engineering, Optical Communications and RF and Microwave Circuits and Applied Electromagetics.
- Evaluate and analyze new technologies in the selected areas.
- Apply specialist knowledge in the selected areas.
- Assess, evaluate and formulate solutions to problems or specifications, in the selected areas.
- Carry out research and develop new technologies and products in the selected areas.
- Apply effective communication skills in their professions.
- Manage teams of technologists with good senses of business and marketing (B.M. option only).
- Manage a research project and develop a strong ability to do academic/ industrial research (I.R. option only).