Sept 2025 Entry
1.5 years (Full-time)
2.5 years (Part-time)
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This programme is offered within the Postgraduate Scheme in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
What's New
Programme Aims
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To equip students with an in-depth knowledge of smart manufacturing technologies and developments.
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To endow students with the ability to develop smart manufacturing solutions by assessing industrial needs for real-life applications.
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To endow students with the ability to select, deploy and manage smart manufacturing for digital transformation and upgrading.
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To train students to integrate smart manufacturing into global supply chains.
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To prepare students for manufacturing management and instil an enthusiasm in them for lifelong learning on how to exploit the power of smart manufacturing.
Characteristics
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Experiential learning with industrial collaborators – field visits, case studies, guest lectures and company projects.
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Cultivation of cutting-edge Industry 4.0 capstone competencies – an innovative curriculum covering core technologies and skills related to hardware, software and analytics.
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Exposure to world-class research and development perspectives via projects and visits to high-impact research centres.
Graduates of this world-class master’s programme in smart manufacturing are equipped with core competencies and skills required for developing, applying and deploying smart solutions with cutting edge Industry 4.0 technologies for addressing a wide variety of industrial and business challenges. Thus, the programme trains successful professionals and leaders for industries and businesses involved in digital transformation.
Programme Structure
The programme curriculum consists of Compulsory, Core and Elective Subjects.
Students must complete:
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10 taught subjects, including 4 Compulsory Subjects, at least 3 Core Subjects and a maximum of 3 Elective Subjects; or
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7 taught subjects, including 4 Compulsory Subjects, at least 1 Core Subject and a maximum of 2 Elective Subjects, and a Dissertation.
Core Area of Study
The programme offers 4 Compulsory Subjects and 7 Core Subjects, and there is a wide range of Elective Subjects in the Postgraduate Scheme in Industrial and Systems Engineering available for selection upon registration.
Compulsory Subjects
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Optimisation and Data Analytics for Industry 4.0
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Cyber–Physical Industry 4.0 Systems
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Advanced Manufacturing Processes
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Frontiers in Industry 4.0
Core Subjects
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Industrial Human–Robot Systems and Automation
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Industrial Metaverse and Mixed Reality
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Smart Manufacturing Operations Management
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Smart Product-Service Systems
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Industrial Blockchain and Applications
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Process and Performance Measurement
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Technology Project Management
Elective Subjects
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Optimisation Modelling and Applications
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Technology Audit and Assessment
^Students are required to complete the compulsory 1-credit subject “EEE5T03 Engineering Ethics and Academic Integrity” to satisfy the Academic Integrity and Ethics (AIE) requirement for graduation. No credit fee will be charged for this subject.
Information on the subjects offered can be obtained at www.polyu.edu.hk/ise.
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Prof. George Huang
BEng., PhD., CEng., FASME, FCILT, FHKIE, FIET, FIISE
Prof. Sandy To
BEng., MPhil, PhD., MCIRP, MIEEE, MIET, MASPE
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A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, sciences, or a related discipline, or the equivalent. Priority will be given to candidates with relevant work experiences.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the “Admission Requirements” section for details.
Individual cases will be considered on their own merit. Applicants may be required to attend interviews or tests to further demonstrate their language proficiency.
For information on academic matters and the curricula, please contact:
Prof. George Huang (tel: (852) 2766 6586; email: gq.huang@polyu.edu.hk); or
Prof. Sandy To (tel: (852) 2766 6587; sandy.to@polyu.edu.hk).
For information on general enquiries, please contact:
Dr Lenny Yip (tel: (852) 2766 6598; email: lenny.ws.yip@polyu.edu.hk)
Ms Christy Leung (tel: (852) 2766 6597; email: christywk.leung@polyu.edu.hk)
The teaching approach of the programme includes lectures, seminars, workshops and field trips outside Hong Kong.
6 for local students
12 for non-local students
HK$231,000 per programme
Required
English Language test results (TOEFL, IELTS or other equivalent qualifications) are required for non-local applicants who have not obtained a degree from a recognised university of which the language of instruction in English.
