Programme Aim

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.. 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.	Describe current and anticipated trends in the selected areas including the processing, storage, retrieval, communication and visualization of multimedia information.
2.	Evaluate and analyze new technologies in the selected areas.
3.	Apply specialist knowledge in the selected areas.
4.	Assess, evaluate and formulate solutions to problems or specifications, in the selected areas.
5.	Carry out research and develop new technologies and products in the selected areas.
6.	Apply effective communication skills in their professions.
7.	Manage teams of technologists with good senses of business and marketing (BM option only).
8.	Manage a research project and develop strong ability to do academic/ industrial research (IR option only)

Programme Requirement

MSMIT

Student must complete a total of 30 CUs of which :

At least 6 CUs of EE core courses
At least 15 CUs of technical elective courses¹ (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

Industrial Research (IR) Option²

Student must complete a total of 45 CUs of which :

At least 6 CUs of EE core courses excluding EE6691
At least 15 CUs of technical elective courses¹ (Group I + II) where no more than 9 CUs of Group II electives
No more than 6 CUs of BM electives
15 CUs of EE6691 Applied Research Internship Scheme in Electronic Engineering
Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses excluding EE6691

Business Management (BM) Option³

Student must complete a total of 45 CUs of which :

At least 6 CUs of EE core courses
At least 15 CUs of technical elective courses¹ (Group I + II) where no more than 9 CUs of Group II electives
At least 15 CUs of BM electives
Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses

Click here to download the application form for route transfer to Business Management (BM) option, to be endorsed by the department.

Students who cannot complete the MSc degree may be eligible to apply for the PGD as an intermediate award, subject to meeting the requirements for the PGD award.

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 courses¹(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

Notes:
1. Technical elective courses consist of all EE and CS elective courses.

2. The award title will be “Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology with Industrial Research”

3. The award title will be “Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology with Business Management”.

Elective courses :
3 credit units each, except for EE6680 Dissertation (9 CUs) and EE6691 Applied Research Internship Scheme in Electronic Engineering (15 CUs). Elective courses offered are under continuous review. The electives available in any particular year are therefore subject to change. Besides, a minimum enrolment of at least 18 students is required for an elective course to be offered.

Tentative Timetable for 2018/19

Curriculum Structure for MSMIT, IR Option and BM Option

The following table show the curriculum structure of the programme and its exit options. Please refer to the above session for the Programme Requirements for the programme or exit options.

Core Courses (Students should take at least 2 out of 3 core courses excluding EE6691 for students opt for MSMIT with IR)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Unit	Level
EE5806	Topics in Image Processing	3	P5
EE5808	Topics in Computer Graphics	3	P5
EE5809	Digital Audio Processing and Applications	3	P5
EE6691@	Applied Research Internship Scheme in Electronic Engineering	15	P6

Group I Technical Electives

Course Code	Course Title	CU	Level
CS6175	Virtual Reality and Game-Engine Technologies (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
CS6187	Virtual Reality and Game-Engine Technologies (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
CS6223	Distributed Systems (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
CS6290	Privacy-enhancing Technologies	3	P6
EE5410	Signal Processing	3	P5
EE6413	Advanced Topics in Networking Technologies (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
EE6432	Topics in Digital Video Broadcasting (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
EE6435	Multi-Dimensional Data Modeling and its Applications	3	P6
EE6605	Complex Networks: Modeling, Dynamics and Control (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
EE6610	Queueing Theory with Telecommunications Applications	3	P6
EE6611	Directed Studies for Taught Postgraduate Students	3	P6
EE6613	Green Electronics-Theory, Eco-design, Experiments and Applications	3	P6
EE6614	Reliability Engineering in Electronics Industry	3	P6
EE6617	Detection and Estimation - Theory and Applications in Communications (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
EE6618	Three Dimensional (3D) Video Display Technology	3	P6
EE6802	Advances in Digital Signal Processing (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
EE6805	Video and Speech Compression (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
EE6680μ	Dissertation	9	P6
EE6690	Internship Scheme in Electronic Industry	3	P6
SM5304	Animation : Principles and Practice	3	P5
SM5306	Cinematic Arts Workshop	3	P5
SM5307	Digital Media & Moving Images	3	P5

Group II Technical Electives

Course Code	Course Title	CU	Level
CS5187	Vision and Image	3	P5
CS5275	High Speed Multimedia Networks (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
CS5282	Practical Optimization Algorithms and Techniques	3	P5
CS5284	Mobile Computing (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
CS5285	Information Security for eCommerce	3	P5
CS5367	Computer Games Design (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
CS5481	Data Engineering	3	P5
CS5487	Machine Learning	3	P5
EE5412	Telecommunication Networks	3	P5
EE5413	Advanced Internet Technologies (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
EE5414	Development and Design in Embedded Systems (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
EE5415	Mobile Applications Design and Development	3	P5
EE5416	Mobile Applications Design and Development (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
EE5433^	Innovation in Multimedia Technology and marketplaces for Mobile Applications (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
EE5805	Java Network Programming	3	P5
EE5811	Topics in Computer Vision (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
EE5815	Topics in Security Technology	3	P5
EE6612^	Studies on Electronics Industry in China and Asia Pacific (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
SM5332	Making Things Blip, Blink & Move: Introduction to Physical Computing (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5

Group III Business Management Electives

Course Code	Course Title	CU	Level
EE5433^	Innovation in Multimedia Technology and marketplaces for Mobile Applications (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
EE6612^	Studies on Electronics Industry in China and Asia Pacific (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
EF5010	Economics for Business (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
EF5042	Corporate Finance	3	P5
FB5632	e-Marketing and Customer Relationship Management (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P5
FB6622	Services Marketing (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6
IS5414	Analysis and Design of ecommerce Systems	3	P5
MGT5204	Organizational Behaviour	3	P5
MGT5205	Strategic Management	3	P5
MGT5313©	International Organizational Behaviour	3	P5
MGT5316	Human Resources Management	3	P5
MGT6209	High Performance Collaborations	3	P6
MGT6314	Global Human Resources Management	3	P6
MGT6318	Employee Engagement and Performance	3	P6
MGT6323©	Cross-Cultural Negotiation	3	P6
MGT6325©	International Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship	3	P6
MGT6326©	Managing International Business	3	P6
SEEM6015	Supply Chain Management	3	P6
SEEM6037	Managing Strategic Quality	3	P6
SEEM6044	China Engineering Enterprise Management (not offered in 2018/19)	3	P6

^	CUs earned from this course could be counted as either fulfilling credit unit requirement of Group II technical electives or that of business management elective.
μ	Upon successful completion of the programme requirement, students who have taken EE6680 Dissertation (9 credit units) will be considered eligible to apply PhD programme of CityU, provided that the English proficiency requirements are met.
©	Two-year full-time working experience (internship experience or similar are not counted) is required for taking any Management (MGT) courses.
@	EE6691 Applied Research Internship Scheme in Electronic Engineering (15 credit units) is for full-time students who opt for Industrial Research (IR) exit route only.
	Reimbursable Courses under Continuing Education Fund

Maximum Period of Study

MSMIT MSMIT with BM MSMIT with IR

Full-time Part-time/
combined mode Full-time Part-time/
combined mode Full-time Part-time/
combined mode

Normal period of study
1 year

2 years

1.5 year

3 years

1.5 years

N/A

Maximum period of study
2.5 years

5 years

3.5 years

7.5 years

3.5 years

N/A

Student Handbook , Academic Regulations and Guidelines

Student Handbook contains useful programme information that students should get yourself familiar with. Please click here for Student Handbook.

Please also observe the Academic Regulations and Guidelines stipulated by the University, as well as the information about Continuing Education Fund (applicable to local students only).

	Academic Regulations

	Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure

	Rules on Academic Honesty

	University Assessment Policy and Principles for Taught Programmes

	Continuing Education Fund

Tuition Fees and Leave of Absence

Tuition Fees

	Tuition fee : $3,350 per credit unit ( Local Students ) and $ 5,050 per credit unit ( Non Local Students )

	Minimum tuition fee of two credit units should be paid before the start of Semesters A and B

	Cut-off date for calculating the balance of tuition fee: At the end of University Web Registration Period which is normally the first teaching day in Week 2

Leave of Absence

	If a student does not wish to take any courses in any semester, he/ she has to apply for Leave of Absence before the Web Registration Period ends in a semester/term. Successful applicant is required to pay a Continuation Fee of $1,500 to maintain an active enrolment status in the University.

	Late application for Leave of Absence
	Ø	If a student applies for Leave of Absence from Week 3 till the end of Week 6^# in Semester A/B (or the end of Week 3^# in Summer Term), the student will be liable for 50% of the tuition fee payable for that semester/term, or the minimum tuition for two credit units (for programmes charged on a per credit unit basis), whichever is higher.

	Ø	If a student applies for Leave of Absence in Week 7^# and afterwards in Semester A/B (or Week 4^# and afterwards in Summer Term), the student will be liable for 100% of the tuition fee payable for that semester/term, or the minimum tuition for two credit units (for programmes charged on a per credit unit basis), whichever is higher.

	^#	Sunday is the first day of the week

Financial Assistance (For HK citizen only)

Government's Non-means Tested Loan Scheme

Application forms are obtainable from District Office and the Student Financial Assistance Agency. For details shall refer to http://www.sfaa.gov.hk or make enquiries at 2150 6223

Continuing Education Fund

The CEF support is applicable to students in the self-financing mode only and who are Hong Kong residents having the right of abode or the right to land or to remain in Hong Kong without restriction (i.e. “A” (right of abode), “R” (right to land) or “U” (remain in Hong Kong without restriction) should appear below the date of birth on the HK smart ID card). 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 (Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology)	28Z04745-A	City University of Hong Kong	005	Semester A, 2018/19
EE5808	Topics in Computer Graphics (Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology)	28Z04742-5	City University of Hong Kong	005	Semester B, 2018/19
EE5809	Digital Audio Processing and Applications (Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology)	28Z07313-2	City University of Hong Kong	005	Semester A, 2018/19
EE6613	Green Electronics-Theory, Eco-design, Experiments and Applications (Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology)	22Z081635	City University of Hong Kong	005	Semester B, 2018/19
EE6614	Reliability Engineering in Electronics Industry (Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology)	22Z082399	City University of Hong Kong	005	Semester A, 2018/19
EE6804	Networked Multimedia (Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology)	28Z04743-3	City University of Hong Kong	005	Not offered in 2018/19
EE6805	Video and Speech Compression (Module from Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology)	28Z04744-1	City University of Hong Kong	005	Not offered in 2018/19
CS5367	Computer Games Design	28C04293-4	City University of Hong Kong	005	Not offered in 2018/19
CS6175	Virtual Reality and Game- Engine Technologies	28C04296-9	City University of Hong Kong	005	Not offered in 2018/19
SEEM6015	Supply Chain Management	25Z03874-6	City University of Hong Kong	005	Semester A, 2018/19
SEEM6037	Managing Strategic Quality	21Z04187-8	City University of Hong Kong	005	Semester A, 2018/19
SEEM6044	China Engineering Enterprise Management	21Z04174-6	City University of Hong Kong	005	Not offered in 2018/19

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

Application Procedures

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

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.

Tuition Fee (Sem A 2018-19):

Since you are only required to pay the full tuition fee by 14 October 2018, please write down "HK$10,050 (The payment due date for this course is 14 October 2018) " for each course at the "Actual Tuition Fees Paid" item in the application form.

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: 3 September 2018

For CEF courses commencing in Sem B: 14 January 2019

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.

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 Kate Szeto of the EE General Office for certification (Rm G6322, 6/F, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building) during office hours OR;
Drop in the “EE General Office” drop-in box adjacent to Lift 7, 6/F, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building out of office hours.

Submission schedule

For the course commencing in Semester A 2018/19
1 - 10 August 2018 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm – 6:30pm, Mon – Fri)
13 - 31 August 2018 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm – 5:00pm, Mon – Fri)

For the course commencing in Semester B 2018/19
17 - 21 December 2018 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm – 6:30pm, Mon – Fri)
27 December 2018 - 11 January 2019 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 5:00pm, Mon - Fri)

SEEM Applications

Please visit the SEEM website at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/seem/std-cef.htm for application details.

cs Applications

Please visit the CS website at http://www.cs.cityu.edu.hk/academic/cef.html for application details.

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

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

The instructions for lodging claims to students:

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 Drop-in Box at the EE General Office or send it by post to Ms Kate Szeto, Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong.
Please do NOT send any receipts or bank statements to us.
Please visit the SEEM website at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/seem/std-cef.htm , for reimbursement details of SEEM courses.

Eligible claimants will receive the verified Form together with a Letter of Completion within 2 weeks after submission of the Reimbursement Claim Form for verification by EE Department. Unsuccessful claimants will also be notified by post.

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 SEEM General Office:

Monday – Friday :
8:30am - 5:30pm

Lunch Break:
12:30pm - 1:45pm

Enquiries:

Continuing Education Fund Office: 3142 2277
Department of Electronic Engineering
3442 7869(Ms Kate Szeto); 3442 7740 (General Enquiries)
Department of Computer Science: 3442 8580 (General Enquiries)
Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
3442 9321 (General Enquiries)

Programme Management Team

Associate Programme Leader (Postgraduate Programmes):	Dr Leanne L H Chan
Executive Officer:	Ms Teresa Chow Tel: (852) 3442 7087 Email: lychow@cityu.edu.hk
Clerical Officer:	Ms Kate Szeto Tel: (852) 3442 7869 Email: kmkszeto@cityu.edu.hk

Enquiries

Department of Electronic Engineering
Tel: (852) 3442 7869 (Ms Kate Szeto); (852) 3442 7087 (Ms Teresa Chow)
Fax: (852) 3442 0562
Email: eemsmit@cityu.edu.hk