Sept 2025 Entry
2 years
Normally 64 (plus 2 training credits)
The exact credits required for each AD/HD holder will depend on the approved credits transferred.
This programme is jointly offered by the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Department of Computing, Faculty of Engineering of PolyU.
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
The recent advance in information and communication technologies (ICT) has brought people great convenience in their daily life. Information has become one of the most valuable assets to any country and any business which requires careful protection. To protect data security and privacy and to safeguard against the risk of potentially devastating security attacks and misuses have thus become a vital concern to all countries and organisations. This programme aims at producing graduates with a wide range of professional knowledge and skills relevant to information security, including but not limited to computer, network, wireless, mobile, database, web, IoT security, audit and compliance. The programme covers both large-scale and small-scale security issues and provides the necessary training to students.
Programme Characteristics
The programme offers a good mix of basic theory, hands-on practice and application examples. In the latter part of Year One, students can make use of the knowledge that they have acquired to conduct an integrated project. During the summer of Year One, students have the opportunity to join an internship programme. In the Final Year, students can focus on selected areas by choosing relevant Electives.
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 BSc (Hons) in Information Security has been granted full accreditation by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE).
Career Prospects
The field of ICT offers enormous opportunities in Hong Kong and worldwide, particularly in information security. Corporations recruit ICT professionals to support their businesses by deploying new technologies. Further transition toward a knowledge society and the shifting of the ICT sector toward Cloud Computing and mobile communications will require ICT employees to acquire new skills and knowledge, particularly in the area of information security.
Several recent employment surveys conducted in Hong Kong and worldwide reflect the need for manpower in information security. For example, the 2022 Robert Half Salary Guide shows that Chief Information Officers (CIOs) surveyed found it challenging to find qualified IT staff in IT security, Software/Application Development and Data/Database Management areas. Qualified technology professionals in Hong Kong are getting multiple offers since IT job opportunities are on the rise, promoted partly by the growth of mainland China companies investing and expanding into Hong Kong. Another salary survey, "Hong Kong Executive Salary Outlook 2022" conducted by KPMG, echoed that demand is high for specialists in infrastructure and cyber security as companies need to review security policy and respond to the growing threat of cybercrime in post-COVID era. A salary increment of more than 10% can be expected for IT professionals who have niche skill sets related to information security. In summary, graduates of the information security discipline can expect very promising career prospects both locally and globally.
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)
Year One
- Computer Systems Principles
- Computer Systems Security
- Data and Computer Communications
- Database Security
- Integrated Project
- Legal Aspects, Professionalism and Ethics of Computing
- Network Security
- Number, Combinatorics and Statistics
- Professional Communication in English for Engineering Students (2 credits)
- Professional Communication in Chinese (2 credits)
- System Programming
- Web Application Design and Development
Year Two
- Capstone Project (6 credits)
- Engineering Managment
- Service and Cloud Computing
- Wireless and Mobile Systems
- 4 Technical Electives
b. Elective Subjects (3 credits each, unless indicated otherwise)
The pool of Technical Electives covers the following areas:
- Data Mining and Data Warehousing
- Data Protection and Security
- Digital Forensics for Crime Investigation
- E-Payment and Cryptocurrency
- Information Systems Audit and Control
- Intellectual Property Protection and Management
- Intrusion Detection and Penetration Test
- IoT Security
- Machine Learning in Cyber-Security
- Principles and Practice of Internet Security
- Surveillance Studies and Technologies
c. Practical Training (2 Training Credits)
3. Work-Integrated Education
Four weeks of full-time employment for the Work-Integrated Educati on (WIE) component.
Normally 64 (plus 2 training credits)
The exact credits required for each AD/HD holder will depend on the approved credits transferred.
Dr Liu Liang
PhD, MIEEE
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An Associate Degree or Higher Diploma from a recognised institution in Information Technology, Computer Studies, Computing, Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering, Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or other similar disciplines.
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In addition to academic results, applicants’ communication skills, participation in extra-curricular activities and interview performance will also be considered.
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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.
