Sept 2025 Entry
2 years
Normally 67 (plus 8 training credits)
The exact credits required for each AD/HD holder will depend on the approved credits transferred.
The curriculum of this programme, including the credit requirements, is subject to review.
The exact study duration and number of credits to be studied will depend on the entry qualification of individual AD/HD admittees.
All information is subject to change without notice.
What's New
Programme Aims
Electronic Systems and Internet-of-Things (IoT) are among the key technologies that play important roles in modern-day living. Various sectors, including business, commerce, communication, education, entertainment, healthcare and transportation, require Electronic Systems and IoT for efficient operation. The programme aims to develop graduates with a wide range of professional knowledge and skills relevant to Electronic Systems and Internet-of-Things (IoT). The programme covers leading-edge technologies in electronic engineering, with a focus on IoT and related applications. These include artificial intelligence of things, robotics, sensor technologies, electronic devices and their associated software to sense, measure, interpret, connect and analyse data.
Programme Characteristics
The programme aims at developing students into professionals in the fields of electronic and communication engineering with specialisms in the Internet-of-Things (IoT). The programme covers leading-edge technologies in electronic engineering, with a focus on IoT and related applications.
This programme emphasises both theory and application in learning and teaching. The curriculum includes lectures, projects, presentations, laboratory exercises and various industry training and placement opportunities. After completing the fundamental subjects in Year One, students may choose their professional development specialism by selecting subjects in different areas in Year Two.
The programme curriculum is designed for students who have already studied some fundamental subjects in electronics, engineering science, programming, information technology and mathematics. The Year One curriculum consists mainly of intermediate and advanced subjects in the various areas of IoT such as telecommunications, computers, data and computer communications, integrated circuits, control engineering, embedded systems and programming. In Year Two, students can choose from among a list of advanced technical elective subjects, and complete a capstone project to strengthen their technical knowledge and skills.
Students can gain workplace training opportunities within and outside Hong Kong through Work-Integrated Education (WIE).
Engineering and Entrepreneurship Club (E&E Club) provides a platform to enhance students’ interests in engineering and understanding of entrepreneurship. E&E Club organises workshops to train students’ technical skills and invites experts to share about the requirements of entrepreneurship with students. It further supports students participating in both local and overseas underwater robot competitions.
Seminars, industry visits and overseas study tours are also organised to broaden students’ horizons.
Professional Recognition
The BEng (Hons) in Electronic Systems and Internet-of-Things has been granted full accreditation by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE).
Career Prospects
The internet of things (IoT) is a fast-developing field throughout the world. According to Fortune Business Insights, the global loT market was valued at US$190 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach US$1,102.6 billion by 2026. However, Immersat Research finds that around 47% of organisations surveyed do not possess sufficient IoT skills and are outsourcing such work. Gartner Research predicts that around 75% of IoT projects may take twice as long as they should because of the shortage of loT talent. In 2020, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region published the Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint 2.0, in which the Government put forward over 130 initiatives, many of them related to IoT. This programme aims at training IoT professionals who will meet Hong Kong's pressing manpower need in the emerging IoT area. Students will acquire the necessary professional skills that enable them to contribute to IoT development in Hong Kong and overseas by participating in various loT projects in both public sectors and private companies.
Senior Year students will study the following subjects except those who are given credit transfer due to fulfillment of similar subjects in their prior study.
1. General University Requirement (GUR) Subjects (3 credits each, unless indicated otherwise)
a. 6 credits in Cluster-Area Requirement (CAR)
b. 3 credits in Service Learning
c. Essential Components of General Education (a non-credit bearing subject)
d. Language and Communication Requirement (LCR)
Students not meeting the equivalent standard of the Undergraduate Degree Language Communication Requirements (LCR) based on their previous academic performance in AD/HD programmes will be required to take additional credits (6 in English and 3 in Chinese) on top of the programme's normal credit requirements.
2. Discipline-Specific Requirement (DSR)
a. Compulsory Subjects (3 credits each, unless indicated otherwise)
- Capstone Project (6 credits)
- Communication Fundamentals
- Computer System Fundamentals
- Data and Computer Communications
- Database System
- Dynamic Electronic Systems
- Engineering Management
- Introduction to Internet of Things
- IoT Security
- IoT Workshop & Project
- Microcontroller Systems and Interface
- Professional Communication in Chinese (2 credits)
- Professional Communication in English for Engineering Students (2 credits)
- Society and The Engineer
- Wireless and Mobile Systems
b. 12 credits of Elective Subjects (3 credits each, unless indicated otherwise)
- Artificial Intelligence Enabled Internet of Things
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Deep Learning and Deep Neural Networks
- Digital Signal Processing
- Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
- Fundamentals of Machine Intelligence
- Healthcare Technology
- Image and Audio Processing
- IP Networks
- Linear Systems
- Mobile Device System Architecture
- Mobile Networking
- Mobile Systems and Application Development
- Modern Robotics
- Multimodal Human Computer Interaction Technology
- Network Security
- Object-Oriented Design and Programming
- Optical Communication Systems and Networks
- Power Conversion Technology for Energy Harvesting
- Web Systems and Technologies
- Web Systems and Technologies
C. Industrial Centre Training (8 Training Credits)
Basic Electronic System Training (5 training credits) and Multidisciplinary Manufacturing Project (3 training credits)
3. Work-Integrated Education
Two weeks of full-time employment for the Work-Integrated Educati on (WIE) component.
Normally 67 (plus 8 training credits)
The exact credits required for each AD/HD holder will depend on the approved credits transferred.
Dr Y.L. Chan
PhD, MIEEE
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An Associate Degree or a Higher Diploma in Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering, Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a similar discipline with appropriate subject areas in electronic and information engineering.
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In addition to academic results, the relevance of the subjects that the applicants have already studied, applicants’ communication skills, participation in extracurricular activities and interview performance will be considered.
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It's been an honour to graduate from the Electronic and Information Engineering (EIE) degree programme. The invaluable lessons learned from all the professors, instructors and tutors had greatly benefited me, not to mention the all-rounded facilities and support provided by the department.
An integrated project in the curriculum had provided us an opportunity to learn electronics. I had a chance to assemble a robotic car and programme it to track a line and complete various tasks. This project had equipped me with solid knowledge in electronic components, embedded system and programming skills.
It is more exciting upon reaching the final year when a range of elective subjects are available. These subjects cover topics like computer vision, cloud computing, and network security, which are highly related to modern technologies like AI, AWS and TLS, to name a few.
In addition to the technical foundations that this course had provided, I also had the opportunity to collaborate with talents from other fields. For example, multidisciplinary manufacturing project required students from different fields to work collaboratively on a cross-displinary project; similarly, multidisciplinary final-year project required students from different fields to work collaboratively on a larger scale and more challenging project.
With the technical knowledge gained and all-rounded training received from EIE, I feel that I am well-prepared to face the era of the metaverse.
Required
To conduct an all-round (academic and non-academic) evaluation of the interests, achievements and ability of applicants.
About 10-15 minutes
Selected applicants will be invited to interview, if necessary.
