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多媒體資訊科技暨工商管理理學碩士

MSc Multimedia Information Technology (MSMIT)
多媒體資訊科技理學碩士

PGD Multimedia Information Technology(PGD-MIT)
多媒體資訊科技深造文憑

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  MSMIT with BM MSMIT
 PGD-MIT
Entrance Requirements
A recognized BSc or BEng degree in related disciplines such as Information Technology, Information Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic / Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics OR equivalent academic and professional qualification
Credit units (CUs) required 36 30 24
Normal Duration Full-time : 1 year
Part-time : 2 years
Maximum Period of Study Full-time : 2.5 years
Part-time : 5 years
Fee per course

 Local Students: HK$8,520 ($2,840 per credit unit),
Non Local Students: HK$10,050 ($3,350 per credit unit)
Total Programme Fee

 Local Students: HK$102,240
Non Local Students: HK$120,600
 Local Students: HK$85,200
Non Local Students: HK$100,500
 Local Students: HK$68,160
Non Local Students: HK$80,400

* Note: MSc students who cannot complete the MSc program may apply in writing for the conferment of the PGD award provided that they have obtained 24 credit units. Please continue to check here for more programme information.

Programme Aim
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes
What will you be Studying?
Maximum Period of Study (for 2010 cohort and after)
How do you get in?
Admissions
Continuing Education Fund (For self-financing students only)
Entrance Scholarship for Full-time Overseas Students ( 2011 intake only )
ESEO Entrance Scholarship for Students Nominated by ESEO Angers France (2011 – 2013 intake only)
Internship
Did you know?
Programme Management Team
Enquiries
Financial Assistance

Programme Aim

The Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology is a taught postgraduate engineering programme specialized in the processing, storage, retrieval, communication and visualization of multimedia information.

The programme provides well-structured training for IT professionals who want to keep abreast with the dynamics in multimedia and information technology. It aims at equipping students with in-depth knowledge of the state-of-the-art multimedia information technology and the necessary skills to meet the needs from the community. On completion of the programme, students with different technical backgrounds and aspirations can:

  • have a strong theoretical foundation in multimedia systems and applications, mobile computing, Internet computing  and networking;
  • acquire analytical ability that enables them to conduct high-level research and development in the rapidly changing  IT industry;
  • enhance their capacity to continue professional and career development

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes

With the global trend towards the adoption of the outcomes based approach to education, City University embarked on the Outcomes-based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) project in 2005 to signify its determination to continue to enhance the education experience for its students. All taught postgraduate programmes and courses of EE have adopted this outcomes based approach since 2009, with some of them in pilot runs in earlier years. Sets of intended learning outcomes on both course level and programme level have been developed. Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) of individual courses and their constructive alignment with programme outcomes can be found in respective course syllabuses while Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs) are listed below for students' reference:

1.
An ability to describe current and anticipated trends in the selected areas including the processing, storage, retrieval, communication and visualization of multimedia information.
2. An ability to evaluate and analyze new technologies in the selected areas.
3. An ability to apply specialist knowledge in the selected areas.
4. An ability to assess, evaluate and formulate solutions to problems or specifications, in the selected areas.
5. Research and develop new technologies and products in the selected areas.
6. Apply effective communication skills in their professions.
7. An ability to manage teams of technologists with good senses of business and marketing (BM option only).


What will you be Studying ?

MSMIT with BM

Students must complete a total of 36 CUs of which :

  • At least 6 CUs of EE core courses
  • At least 15 CUs of technical elective courses (Group I+II) where no more than 9 CUs of Group II electives
  • At least 12 CUs of BM electives
  • Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses

MSMIT

Students must complete a total of 30 CUs of which :

  • At least 6 CUs of EE core courses
  • At least 15 CUs of technical electives courses (Group I + II) where no more than 9 CUs of Group II electives
  • No more than 6 CUs of BM electives
  • Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses

PGD - Intermediate Award

Students who have earned 24 CUs and fulfilled the following programme requirements may apply in writing for conferment of the PGD award if they do not intend to complete the full programme.

  • At least 6 CUs of EE core courses
  • At least 12 CUs of technical elective courses (Group I + II) where no more than 9 CUs of Group II electives
  • No more than 3 CUs of BM electives
  • Minimum 15 CUs of EE courses

Elective course available (3 credit unit each, except for Dissertation)

Tentative timetable for 2010/11

Tentative timetable for 2011/12

Core Courses (Students should take at least 2 out of 3 core courses):

Course code Course title Credit Unit
EE5806 Topics in Image Processing 3
EE5808 Topics in Computer Graphics 3
EE5809 Digital Audio Processing and Applications 3

Group I Technical Electives

Course code Course title Credit Unit
CS6175 Virtual Reality and Game-Engine Technologies 3
CS6223 Distributed Systems 3
CS6282 Internet and Distributed Systems Programming 3
CS6472 Advanced Multimedia Database 3
CS6482 Topics on Data Engineering 3
CS6483 Mobile Multimedia Systems 3
EE5410 Signal Processing 3
EE6610 Queueing Theory with Telecommunications Applications 3
EE6611 Directed Studies for Taught Postgraduate Students 3
EE6613 Green Electronics-Theory, Eco-design, Experiments and Applications 3
EE6614 Reliability Engineering in Electronics Industry 3
EE6802 Advances in Digital Signal Processing 3
EE6803 Advanced Topics on Computer and Information Technology 3
EE6804 Networked Multimedia 3
EE6805 Video and Speech Compression 3
EE6680 Dissertation 9
SM5304 Animation : Principles and Practice 3
SM5306 Cinematic Arts Workshop 3
SM5307 Digital Media and Moving Images 3

Group II Technical Electives

Course code Course title Credit Unit
CS5275 High Speed Multimedia Networks 3
CS5284 Mobile Computing 3
CS5285 Information Security for eCommerce 3
CS5367 Computer Games Design 3
EE5412 Telecommunication Networks 3
EE5413 Advanced Internet Technologies 3
EE5414 Development and Design in Embedded Systems 3
EE5415 Mobile Applications Design and Development 3
EE5805 Java Network Programming 3
EE5811 Topics in Computer Vision 3
EE5815 Topics in Security Technology 3
EE6612 Studies on Electronics Industry in Mainland China and Hong Kong 3

Group III Business Management Electives

Course code Course title Credit Unit
CS6280 Algorithms and Protocols for Internet Market
 3
EE6612 Studies on Electronics Industry in Mainland China and Hong Kong 3
EF5010 Economics for Business 3
EF5042 Corporate Finance 3
MGT5204

Organizational Behaviour

 3
MGT5205 Strategic Management 3
MGT5313 International Organizational Behaviour 3
MGT5316 Human Rsource Management 3
MGT5510 International Business and the Global Business Enterprise 3
MGT5516 Managing Innovation and Technology Globally 3
MGT6202 Leadership: Managing in Adverse Situations 3
MGT6209 High Performance Collaborations 3
MGT6314 Global Human Resource Management 3
MGT6318 Managing Employee Performance 3
MGT6503 Comparative Management: Asian Perspectives 3
MGT6511 Emerging Issues in Multinational Strategic Management 3
FB5632 E-Marketing and Customer Relationship Management 3
FB6622 Services Marketing 3
IS5414 Analysis and Design of eCommerce Systems 3
MS5220 Management Science 3
MS5312 Business Statistics 3
MEEM/SEEM6037Δ Managing Strategic Quality 3
MEEM/SEEM6044Δ China Engineering Enterprise Management 3
   
Δ
 With effect from 1 July 2011, the former Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management (MEEM) was re-organized and renamed to Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM).

Reimbursable Courses under Continuing Education Fund

For the Programme Information of the current students, please visit the student page http://www.ee.cityu.edu.hk/main/student/index.html for details.

Maximum Period of Study (2010 cohort and after)

MSMIT with BM, MSMIT and PGD

Full-time : 2.5 years
Part-time: 5 years


How do you get in ?

  • possess a BSc or BEng degree in related disciplines such as Information Technology, Information Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics
    ( Preferably with a minor in computer science) and Applied Physics ( Preferably with a minor in computer science ).
    OR
  • have obtained an equivalent qualification, or provided evidence of academic and professional attainments acceptable for this purpose to the University.

Admissions

Application for admission in June 2012 (Summer Term) or September 2012 (Semester A) : starting from 15 November 2011

  • Click here to apply on line application for both local and non-local applicants (Application fee HK$300)
  • Click here to download programme brochure

Continuing Education Fund (For self-financing students only)

The CEF support is applicable to students in the self-financing mode only. The following courses have been included in the reimbursable course list of the Continuing Education Fund (CEF). Successful applicants can apply for reimbursement of up to 80% of the course fee, subject to a maximum ceiling of 4 claims and a maximum limit of HK$10,000 within four years after the application is approved. Each claim can contain more than one course.

Course Code Title

CEF Code

 Name of Institution/ Course Provider

Institution Code

Offered in
EE5806

 Topics in Image Processing 28Z04745-A

City University of Hong Kong

 005

 Semester A, 2011/2012
EE5808

 Topics in Computer Graphics
 28Z04742-5

City University of Hong Kong

 005

 Semester B, 2011/2012
EE5809 Digital Audio Processing and Applications
 28Z07313-2 City University of Hong Kong 005 Semester A, 2011/2012
EE6613 Green Electronics-Theory, Eco-design, Experiments and Application
(Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology) 		22Z081635 City University of Hong Kong 005 Semester A, 2011/2012
EE6614 Reliability Engineering in Electronics Industry (Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology) 22Z082399 City University of Hong Kong 005 Not offered in 2011/12
EE6804 Networked Multimedia 28Z04743-3 City University of Hong Kong 005 Not offered in 2011/2012
EE6805

 Video and Speech Compression 28Z04744-1

City University of Hong Kong

 005

 Semester B, 2011/2012
CS5367

 Computer Games Design 28C04293-4

City University of Hong Kong

 005

 Semester B, 2011/2012
*MEEM/
SEEM6037		 Managing Strategic Quality 21Z04187-8 City University of Hong Kong 005 Semester A, 2011/2012
*MEEM/
SEEM6044		 China Engineering Enterprise Management 21Z04174-6

City University of Hong Kong

 005

 Not offered in 2011/2012

Remarks: Students will be notified via email if more courses are included in the reimbursement course list of CEF in the future.

* With effect from 1 July 2011, the former Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management (MEEM) was re-organized and renamed to Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM).



Application Procedures

Please visit http://www.sfaa.gov.hk/cef/ for guidelines and download the application form. Please note the following:

1.

If you enrol in more than one CEF course, you are only required to submit your application once. Students who have already obtained approval in-principal for other courses previously need not apply again.

2.

Tuition Fee (Sem A 2011-12):
Since you are only required to pay the full tuition fee by 11 October 2011, please write down "HK$8,010 (The payment due date for this course is 11 October 2011)" for each course at the "Actual Tuition Fees Paid" item in the application form.

3. Commencement Date:
Please include the following information in the application form. The dates are for CEF application purpose only. You should check the class schedule of individual course for the exact date for attending classes.

For CEF courses commencing in Sem A: 29 August 2011
For CEF courses commencing in Sem B: 9 January 2012

4.

The application form MUST be submitted to the CEF office before the course commencement.  LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  The date of receipt of the application by the CEF Office will be taken as the date of application.

5.

To ensure you can submit your application form to the CEF Office in time, you MUST:

EE Applications

  • Submit the application in person to Ms Susana Tsui of the EE General Office for certification (Rm G6322, Academic 1) OR;
  • Drop in the “EE General Office” mail box adjacent to Lift 7, 6/F, Academic 1 out of office hours.

Submission schedule

For the course commencing in Semester A 2011/12
1 - 5 August 2011 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 6:30pm, Mon - Fri)
8 - 24 August 2011 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 5:00pm, Mon - Fri)
 25 - 26 August 2011 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 7:30pm)

For the course commencing in Semester B 2011/12
12 -16 December 2011 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 6:30pm, Mon - Fri)
19 December 2011 - 4 January 2012 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 5:00pm, Mon - Fri)
5 - 6 January 2012 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 7:30pm)

CS Applications

MEEM/SEEM Applications

6.

You should then submit the application form, together with a copy of your HKID card, to the CEF office before the course commencement date.

Reimbursement Procedures

1.

To be able to obtain reimbursement from the CEF Office, you MUST satisfy ALL of the following completion requirements:

  • A minimum attendance rate of 75% (Students should sign on the attendance record during class)
  • At least 50% passing mark for the final course assessment
  • A receipt showing that you have settled the tuition fee before the due date

2.

The EE General Office will send instructions for lodging claims to students via email in week 12.

  • Please complete the Reimbursement Claim Form provided by the CEF office in the approval-in-principle letter.
  • Then drop the Reimbursement Form together with a self-addressed stamped envelope into the Collection Box at the EE General Office or send it by post to Ms Susana Tsui, Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong by week 1 of next semester. (13 January 2012 for Semester A; 8 June 2012 for Semester B).
  • Please do NOT send any receipts or bank statements to us.
  • Please visit the CS website at
    http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/dpt-acad/fse-cs.htm for reimbursement details.
  • Please visit the MEEM/SEEM website at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/seem-mbe/cef.htm, for reimbursement details.

3.

Eligible claimants will receive the verified Form together with a Letter of Completion within 2 weeks after the release of examination results. Unsuccessful claimants will also be notified by post.

4.

The eligible claimant should then submit the Form and all the supporting documents (tuition fee receipts, the Letter of Completion and the front page of his/her bank passbook/statement showing the name, account number and bank name / bank code) to the CEF office.  Please check http://www.sfaa.gov.hk/cef/ for more information.

 Office Hours of EE General Office:
Monday - Friday : 8:30am - 12:15pm
  1:30pm - 6:30pm

Office Hours of CS General Office:
Monday - Friday : 9:00am - 12:30pm
  1:45pm - 6:30pm

Office Hours of MEEM/SEEM General Office :
Monday - Friday : 8:30am - 5:30pm
   
Lunch Break : 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Saturday 9:00am - 12:00noon

Enquiries:

  1. Continuing Education Fund Office: 3142 2277
  2. Department of Electronic Engineering
    3442 7719 (Ms Susana Tsui); 3442 7740 (General Enquiries)
  3. Department of Computer Science
    3442 8580 (General Enquiries)
  4. Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (formerly named as Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management)
    3442 8408 (General Enquiries)

Entrance Scholarship for Full-time Overseas Students (2011 intake only)

Full-time overseas students are eligible to apply for the Entrance Scholarship for MSMIT programme. There shall be one award for full-time overseas student admitted to MSMIT in 2011 intake, the value of which is HK$6,000. The Scholarship shall be granted to the one who has achieved the best academic standing among scholarship applicants of 2011 intake.


ESEO Entrance Scholarship for Students Nominated by ESEO Angers France (2011 – 2013 intake only)

ESEO Entrance Scholarship is established for the full-time students who are nominated by ESEO, Angers, France (hereafter ESEO) for admission to MScEIE or MScMIT programme for 2011, 2012 and 2013 intake. One Scholarship in the amount of HK$8,000 shall be granted each intake year to the one who have achieved the best academic standing among nominees from ESEO of the particular intake year.


Internship

There may be internship or placement opportunities offered to full-time overseas students for gaining experience related to the technical electives under the MSc programme, after their completion of the MSc programme in May each year. The internship or placement that have been successfully offered in recent years are for a period of 3 to 6 months at electronic companies or leading research establishments, located in Hong Kong, the US, Europe and Singapore. Examples of Internship in Summer 2011 are Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), University of Maryland (USA) and University of Montepillier 2 (France).

Did you know?

CityU-EE Boasts 13 FIEEE

CityU-EE now boasts 13 Fellows of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE), Fellowship of IEEE is regarded internationally as the main benchmark in this discipline for professional society recognition .

Winners of Teaching Excellence Awards

Five of our professors have won CityU's Teaching Excellence Award since its inception in 1994. CityU-EE also received highly favourable comments from the University Grants Committee in the 2003 Teaching and Learning Quality Process Review.

CityU Ranks 124 Worldwide

CityU has shot up the rankings of the world's most prestigious educational institutions . According to The Times Higher Education Supplement 2009, CityU ranks 124 among the world's top 200 universities. CityU is also one of the top 10 universities in the Greater China Area. CityU has broken into the list of the top 100 technology universities since 2005.

Good Connections with Industry

Established Six CityU associated companies:

Collaborations with over 60 corporations in Hong Kong and Mainland China:

Programme Management Team

MSc Programme Leaders: Dr Peter S W Leung (MScEIE)
Dr Stanley C F Chan (MScMIT)
Associate Programme Leader (Admissions) : Dr Y T Chow
Associate Programme Leader (Credit transfer): Dr K L Chan
Admission Tutor: Dr Y T Chow
Executive Officer: Miss Teresa Chow
Tel: (852) 3442 7087
Email: lychow@cityu.edu.hk

Enquiries

Department of Electronic Engineering
Tel: (852) 3442 7719 (Ms Tsui); (852) 3442 7087 (Miss Teresa Chow)
Fax: (852) 3442 0562 ; (852) 2788 7227
Email: mscmit@ee.cityu.edu.hk

Admissions Office
Tel: (852) 3442 5588
Fax: (852) 3442 0237
Email: tpadmit@cityu.edu.hk
Website: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sgs/tpg/admission

Financial Assistance

Continuing Education Fund

Successful applicants are eligible to apply for the Government's Non-means Tested Loan Scheme. Application forms are obtainable from District Office and the student Financial Assistance Agency.

Enquiries: 2150 6223
Website: http://www.info.gov.hk/sfaa/

Last Updated : 28 Oct 2011

  
   
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