Sept 2025 Entry
1.5 years (Full-time)
2.5 years (Part-time)
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This programme has a quota for admission. Early application is strongly encouraged.
Students can pursue their studies either in full-time mode or part-time mode. Depending on their pace of study, students should normally be able to complete the MSc programme full time in 1.5 years and part time in 2.5 years. Students registered for the part-time mode of study can opt for daytime classes subject to availability.
Subjects offered will depend on the availability of teaching resources and the number of registered students.
What's New
Programme Aims
This programme is designed to nurture Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or other Science graduates to become IT professionals and to enrich Computing/Computer Science graduates with advanced knowledge and skills. The programme provides the knowledge, support and guidance to students to continue lifelong learning and development. The objectives of the programme are listed below:
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To produce graduates with fundamental and advanced and specialised IT/computing knowledge, sound intellectual and practical skills, and critical thinking ability;
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To produce graduates who can think holistically and analytically, and apply IT/computing to solve problems, and to develop systems/applications both in a team or individually;
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To produce graduates with professional ethics, social responsibilities and all-round capabilities which can contribute to the society and the development of Hong Kong and China; and
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To produce graduates who can keep abreast of innovative, up-to-date and advanced technologies and will be able to engage in life-long independent learning.
Characteristics
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This programme offers a range of subjects which are in line with the latest information technology development.
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This programme serves as a bridging programme for those who may either have some or no previous academic computing experience. The programme is also suited for computing and computer science graduates who want to further advance their knowledge and professionalism.
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Flexible modes of study, i.e., both full-time and part-time modes, are available.
The graduates are expected to be equipped for jobs such as consultants in Big Data, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology, or IT managers, IT project officers and software engineers.
Programme Structure
Students must complete 31 credits for MScIT. All subjects carry 3 credits, unless otherwise specified. Elective subjects include Dissertation (9 credits) and Project (6 credits).
In general, each subject takes place once a week in the evening over a 13-week semester. Full-time students normally take four subjects in a semester, whereas part-time students usually take two subjects.
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.
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Programme Core subjects: P-core
| MScIT | |
| With Dissertation |
3 P-Core + 4 Electives* + 1 Academic Integrity Ethics subject + 1 Dissertation |
| With Project |
3 P-Core + 5 Electives* + 1 Academic Integrity Ethics subject + 1 Project |
| Without Dissertation/ Project |
3 P-Core + 7 Electives* + 1 Academic Integrity Ethics subject |
| Credits requirements | 31 |
* Students can take master level elective subjects within the MScIT programme to satisfy their elective requirements, subject to the pre-requisite and exclusion requirements.
Please visit COMP's website for more details.
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Dr Cao Yixin
BEng(Harbin Engineering University), MS(BUAA), PhD(TAMU), MACM, MCCF, MSIAM
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A Bachelor’s degree in Computing/Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or other Science disciplines.
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Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in other disciplines who have at least five years significant IT relevant work experience will also be considered.
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.
Tel: (852) 2766 7317
Fax: (852) 2774 0842
Email: comp.pg@polyu.edu.hk
For more information, please visit our website at www.polyu.edu.hk/comp.
3 for local students
6 for non-local students
HK$7,250 per credit for local and non-local students
Preferred but not compulsory
Copies of transcripts, graduation certificates and other relevant certificates are required.
