CODE
JS3236
ENTRY

Sept 2025 Entry

STUDY MODE
Full-time
DURATION

4 years

CREDIT REQUIRED

124 (plus 10 training credits)

PROGRAMME INTAKE
FUND TYPE
Government-Funded
  • All admitted students will embark on a Common Year One curriculum within the Faculty of Engineering and study a common curriculum for this scheme in the first semester of the second year. Students must select any one of the two honours degree awards no later than the end of the first semester of Year 2.
  • The credit requirements of this scheme are indicative only. They are subject to review.
  • Scholarships are available for students with outstanding academic performance. PolyU reserves the right to change or withdraw the scholarships at any time.  In case of any dispute/disagreement, PolyU’s decision is final.
  • All information is subject to change without prior notice.
  • Students will be awarded one of the following awards upon successful completion of the graduation requirements of the programme concerned:
    • BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing
    • BEng (Hons) in Smart Manufacturing
  • Students are allowed to enroll on any awards without being subject to further assessment.
  • The option of Secondary Major in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE) is available to the students of BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation (a variant of BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing). Admission to Secondary Major is on competitive basis and subject to a different credit requirement for graduation. Please see "Secondary Major Details" section.

Application Deadline
Non-JUPAS Year 1
2025-02-06
International / Other Qualification
2025-02-06
內地应届高考生
2025年6月12日
About Programme
Specific Notes
How to Apply
Aims & Characteristics

Two full-time programmes are offered under this scheme:

  • BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing (BEng PIM)

  • BEng (Hons) in Smart Manufacturing (BEng SM)

All admitted students will embark on a Common Year One curriculum. Towards the end of year one, students can decide whether to continue with their initial choice or switch to another choice within the Faculty of Engineering. Those who wish to switch can choose their preferred departmental scheme/programme through a ranking assessment.

 

BEng PIM

Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes

Product design and development have become increasingly complex in recent years, due to decreasing time to market, increasing customer expectations, and growing global competition. Today, product engineers carry out product design and development tasks that go beyond functional or engineering design to incorporate consideration of aesthetic and business issues, product life-cycle design, and technologies. Therefore, there is an urgent need for product development professionals who are sufficiently innovative, knowledgeable, and skilful to synergise product development with design, technology, and business aspects to develop novel products with immediate market appeal.

 

To fulfil this need, the BEng(Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing programme has the following aims and learning outcomes:

  • Provide integrated education and training for students on synergising product design, technology and business in new product development

  • Develop students’ knowledge of business development, strategic product planning, product marketing and management and help them understand how to apply this knowledge to the development of successful new products

  • Nurture graduates with excellent product design and development abilities who can interact with customers, industrial designers, production personnel, suppliers and vendors; understand market situations and competition environments; and identify market needs and seize opportunities by developing new products that satisfy customer and engineering requirements.

 

Programme Characteristics

The programme provides comprehensive education and training in the development of successful new products, enabling students to synthesise product design, technology, and business processes.

 

The integrative and problem-based teaching and learning approach of the programme develops students’ knowledge of product design, development and marketing and their communication, teamwork, management and self-learning skills. Graduates are equipped to play leading roles in the industry by virtue of their well-balanced education and practical training.

 

BEng SM

Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes

Smart Manufacturing (SM) is a professional discipline that focuses on developing and implementing optimal solutions from a system-level perspective. This involves people, technology, quality, finance, information, and environmental issues. The main task of an industrial and systems engineer is to organise and work harmoniously with others to streamline operational procedures and improve productivity and overall system performance. The ultimate goals of these efforts are to increase efficiency, to reduce operating costs, and to increase customer satisfaction. SM is different from other traditional engineering disciplines, in which knowledge and skills are applied to specific areas; for example, traditional manufacturing engineers usually work in a production environment. In contrast, SM provides students with the opportunity to work in a variety of organisations in both the industrial and commercial sectors. This broad exposure and experience give industrial and systems engineers flexible career paths. Thus, SM graduates are employed in a wide range of areas and settings, such as new product development for transportation, theme parks, logistics services, banking, public utilities, business development consultancy, and government departments. The ultimate objective of the SM discipline is to provide leadership in the design of integrated industrial and commercial systems for the advancement and well-being of the community.

 

Programme Characteristics

The hallmarks of this programme are its emphasis on student-centred learning and its integration of theory and practice.

 

In their final year, students can specialise in areas such as manufacturing engineering, logistics engineering, and Internet of things through the selection of a Final Year Project and Electives, with the latter selected from a large pool of options.

 

In addition to the normal curriculum, Work-Integrated Education (WIE) is incorporated into the programme to ensure that students gain work experience relevant to their studies. This enables students to better understand the relevance of their academic studies and enhances their all-round development.

 

Summer placement opportunities may be available to students to give them practical work experience.

 

Students also have the opportunity to participate in the student exchange programme, during which they spend one semester in universities in countries such as the US, Canada, Sweden, or Finland.

Recognition & Prospects

Professional Recognition

The BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing (BEng PIM) and the BEng (Hons) in Smart Manufacturing (BEng SM) are evolved from the BEng (Hons) in Product Engineering with Marketing and BEng(Hons) in Industrial and Systems Engineering, which have been accredited by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE).

 

Career Prospects

BEng PIM

In recent years, many Hong Kong manufacturers have maintained their competitiveness and maximised their profit margins by switching from being low-cost original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to being high value-added original design manufacturers (ODMs) or even original brand manufacturers (OBMs). This has led to a substantial demand for professionals capable of designing and developing new products.

 

Our graduates have the abilities needed to work as product engineers, project engineers and product design engineers in the development of various kinds of products, such as toys, domestic electrical appliances, healthcare products, electronic consumer products, audio/visual products, green products, power tools, and automobile components.

 

BEng SM

Graduates find employment as industrial engineers, systems engineers, project engineers, product development engineers, manufacturing engineers, logistics engineers, marketing engineers and costing engineers. They may take up various engineering and management trainee positions in government departments and utility companies before being promoted to managerial positions.

Curriculum
Year 1 (Common curriculum in this scheme)
All admitted students will embark on a Common Year One curriculum. within the Faculty of Engineering. 
 
Year 2
BEng PIM BEng SM
Chinese Communication Chinese Communication
Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering
Mathematics I Mathematics I
Quality Engineering for Product Improvement Quality Engineering for Product Improvement
Introduction to Marketing Electricity and Electronics
Physics II Physics II
Electricity and Electronics Society and the Engineer
Service Learning Service Learning
CAR III & IV CAR III & IV
   
Year 3
BEng PIM BEng SM
Instrumentation and Automation Systems  Instrumentation and Automation Systems 
Integrated Design for Manufacture Integrated Design for Manufacture
Materials and Process Selection Operations Research I
Marketing Research Planning of Manufacturing Systems
Introduction to Industrial Design Materials and Processes Selection
Engineering Management Industrial Engineering Techniques and Methods
Professional Communication in English for Engineering Students Professional Communication in English for Engineering Students
Professional Communication in Chinese Professional Communication in Chinese
Eco-design and Sustainable Manufacture Engineering Management
Society and the Engineer Advanced Technology
Product line Extensions and Competitive Market Interactions Industry 4.0 and Smart Factories
Integrated Project Integrated Project
   
Year 4  
BEng PIM BEng SM
New Product Planning and Development Eco-design and Sustainable Manufacture
Product Safety and Reliability Enterprise Resources Planning
Design in Business for Engineering Elective 1*
Computer-Aided Product Design Engineering Costing and Evaluation
Business to Business Marketing Total Quality Management
Industrial Control Systems and Their Applications  Industrial Control Systems and Their Applications 
Robotics and Automation Systems  Robotics and Automation Systems 
Business Process Management and Innovation Business Process Management and Innovation
Individual Project Individual Project
   
   
  Elective Subjects:
  Computer-Aided Product Design
  New Product Planning and Development
  Mobile Technologies for Logistics Systems
  Green Legislation and Supply Chain Logistics
   
   
* Select any ONE from the pool of elective subjects. * Select any ONE from the pool of elective subjects.
Secondary Major Details

The option of Secondary Major in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE) is available to the students of BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation (PI) (a variant of BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing):

Features

Students taking this Secondary Major will build the spirit and mindset of innovation and entrepreneurship for problem solving and technology commercialization.  Therefore, strengths of the students of BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation can be further elevated, especially in the workplace requiring creativity, business knowledge, analytical and management skills, planning techniques, and efficiency.   Electives are offered for students to fit their specific interest and career goals. 

 

Remarks

The two sets of learning outcomes of the Major and the Secondary Major can complement to and reinforce each other.  The synergistic effect in the curriculum design allows students to accomplish the Major plus Secondary Major programme (PI and IE) by completing a minimum of 142 academic credits and 10 training credits.

Studying for a Secondary Major is a free choice by students and not mandatory. Only students with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above may be considered for Secondary Major enrolment. This Secondary Major may stipulate additional selection criteria for admission and is subject to quota availability. Students must apply to and obtain approval from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, not later than the commencement of the second year of study, to be admitted to the Secondary Major.

Accreditation has not been sought from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) for BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation (a variant of BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing).

Credit Required for Graduation

124 (plus 10 training credits)

Scheme/Programme Leader(s)

Scheme Leader

Prof. C.Y. Tang
BSc, MSc, PhD

Programme Leader – BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing

Prof. C.Y. Tang
BSc, MSc, PhD

Programme Leader – BEng (Hons) in Smart Manufacturing

Dr Gary C.P. Tsui
BEng, PhD

Entrance Requirements

Please click here to view the entrance requirements for international applicants.

Enquiries

For further programme information, please contact 
ISE Enquiry (email: ise.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk; tel.: 2766 6621).

LocalJUPAS
Additional Documents Required
Programme Leaflet
LocalNon-JUPAS Year 1
Additional Documents Required
Transcript / Certificate

Required

Programme Leaflet

Click here

Interview Arrangement
Aims

To evaluate the potential for and interest of applicants in the programme, and to assess their language and communication skills, and their learning attitude.

Date of Interview
Between November 2024 and July 2025
Duration

About 10-15 minutes

Medium
English
Mode
Individual interview (online)
Remarks
  • Suitable applicants will be invited to interview.
Non-LocalInternational / Other Qualification
Additional Documents Required
Transcript / Certificate

Required

Interview Arrangement
Aims

To evaluate the potential of applicants for admission to the programme, and to assess their communication skills and interest in the field of studies.

Date of Interview
Between November 2024 and July 2025
Duration

About 10-15 minutes

Medium
English
Mode
Individual interview (online)
Remarks

Suitable applicants will be invited to an interview.

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