• Career Prospect

• Curriculum Structure
• Professional Recognition
• Bonus Features

• Programme Requirements
• Core Courses
• Elective Courses
• Recommended Study Plan
• Course Offering Schedule in 2007/08
  

We aim to provide you with a solid education in electronics and communications, so that upon graduation you will be prepared for employment in the Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific technology sector. Our education will transform you into a well-trained professional engineer with the skills and vision to enable you to progress further in this rapidly changing high-tech industry. The content covered will also equip you to pursue postgraduate studies.

本課程旨在為電子及通訊業培育專業工程師，學生將具備專業技術和視野，並能設計及應用不同電子及通訊系統，迎接新科技帶來的挑戰。 

Career Prospect

In 2003, electronics industry accounted for 42% of Hong Kong’s total exports. In mainland China, electronics has now become the largest industry with an annual growth of around 20%. China is also the No.1 market in cellular phones and various kinds of electronic products.

• Our Graduates
  
  Since its establishment in 1984, the Department has graduated 5,044 students at different levels. They are able to excel in different sectors including government, education, industry and manufacturing, as well as commerce and business. Click here for Comments from Graduates.




• Job Nature of Graduates
  
  Telecommunication Engineers, Electronic/Electrical Engineers, Product and System Design, Hardware Engineers, Software Engineers, Computer Programming, System Analysts, Production and Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing, Research and Development, etc.




• Graduate Employment Survey 2005
  
  93% of graduates were engaged within a few months after graduation, of whom 8% pursued further studies. Click here for details.

Programme Features

The curriculum is structured as shown in the figure below. The first two years focus on the fundamental and core aspects of electronic and communication engineering: (1) Electronic Circuit Design; (2) Mathematics, Systems and Computer Control; and (3) Communication Engineering.

In the third year, students are allowed to specialize in different areas of interest. Students have the greatest flexibility to design their own studies by selecting elective courses on Advanced Control, Advanced Communications Engineering, IC Design, Industrial Electronics, Optoelectronics, Signal Processing and Computer Vision.

Curriculum Structure


Professional Recognition

The programme has been accredited by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, one of the educational requirements for obtaining Charter status. Based on the Washington Accord, graduates will receive reciprocal recognition from the equivalent bodies in Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

Bonus Features
Industrial Attachment Scheme

Want to get a head start for your career? Through tailor-made training programmes carefully worked out between professors and partner companies, students can gain working experience and learn the functioning of corporations before graduating. This greatly enhances graduates’ career prospect!

Co-operative Education Scheme (CES)

The CES is a 9 to 12-month placement programme for final year science and engineering students. During this placement period, students are released by the partner companies to attend classes. Some students were even offered jobs by the training companies immediately after the placement!

Student Exchange

The Department strongly supports student exchange as a way for students to broaden their horizons and enhance life experience. In 2005/06, some 12 students will embark on exchange programmes in prestigious universities in USA, Canada, UK, France, Singapore and China. Starting from 2003, students have been able to secure funding from the Government to participate in the IT Exchange Programmes in USA, UK and Australia.

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Scholarships

Building on our strong link with industry, many scholarships are offered to students every year.

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Student Achievements

CityU’s Electronic Engineering students win almost all top prizes in the annual open project and paper competitions organized by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and other professional bodies. Join us and you can become a winner too! Click here for more information.

Teaching Quality

Five of our professors have been awarded CityU's Teaching Excellence Awards 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.

Entrance Requirements and Admissions

Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination Qualifications

Apart from meeting the University's language proficiency requirements (English and Chinese/other language), students must satisfy the following requirements for the purpose of admission:

·     E or above in one other A-level subject; or

Direct Applicants

A higher diploma or associate degree in an engineering or a science discipline; or an equivalent qualification.

Click here for articulated higher diploma programmes.

Credit Transfer:  Credit transfer may be granted upon admission for articulated higher diploma programmes. Successful applicants may also apply for credit transfer for particular courses once they have registered. Any credits awarded will contribute to the total required for the award of an honours degree.
   

Admissions

Application materials are available:

Articulated Higher Diploma Programmes

The following articulations are applicable to the 2007 HD graduates.

HK Institute of Vocational Studies at Haking Wong

1. Higher Diploma in Electrical Engineering

HK Institute of Vocational Studies at Kwun Tong

1. Higher Diploma in Entertainment Electronics
2. Higher Diploma in Computer and Information Engineering [2006 Graduates]

HK Institute of Vocational Studies at Shatin

1. Higher Diploma in Computer and Information Engineering [2006 Graduates]
2. Higher Diploma in Electronic and Communications Engineering [2006 Graduates]
3. Higher Diploma in Electronic Engineering with Business Management
4. Higher Diploma in Internet & Multimedia Engineering

HK Institute of Vocational Studies at Tsing Yi

1. Higher Diploma in Electrical Engineering
2. Higher Diploma in Intelligent Buildings and Automation Engineering
3. Higher Diploma in Telecommunications and Networking (3-Year)
4. Higher Diploma in Telecommunications and Networking (2-Year)

HK Institute of Vocational Studies at Tuen Mun

1. Higher Diploma in Telecommunications and Networking (3-Year)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

1. Associate Degree in Engineering ( Subject to approval )
2. Associate Degree in Information Technology ( Subject to approval )
3. Higher Diploma in Electrical Engineering
4. Higher Diploma in Electronic and Information Engineering

Programme Requirements

¹ Including EE4093 and EE4094 Basic Training I & II, which carry no credit unit.
² At least 15 CUs must be obtained from Elective Group A.
³ Any Level 2 or above courses except for courses in the disciplines of electronic engineering, computer science, computer engineering, and information/multi-media/web-based technology.

 
Elective Courses: 21 Credit Units

Students are required to take technical elective courses of at least 21 CUs where at least 15 CUs must be obtained from Group A.  Students are also required to obtain up to 3 CUs from Group C.

Recommended Study Plan

Click here for the recommended study plan.

Did you know?
CityU-EE Boasts 6 FIEEE
Winners of Teaching Excellence Awards
CityU Ranks 154 Worldwide


CityU-EE Boasts 6 FIEEE
CityU-EE now boasts 6 Fellows of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE), a record for a single academic department in Hong Kong. Moreover, many EE students and graduates have received numerous local, regional and international awards for their outstanding performance. CityU came first again in the total grant awarded in the "Electrical and Electronic Engineering" discipline in the 2006-07 Competitive Earmarked Research Grant exercise supported by the Research Grants Council. Click here for Student Achievements for more information. Join us and you can become a winner too!

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 154 Worldwide
CityU has shot up the rankings of the world's most prestigious educational institutions . According to The Times Higher Education Supplement 2006, CityU ranks 154 among the world's top 200 universities. Being one of the only four Hong Kong universities included in the top 200, 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 and ranks 85 in 2006, a jump of 5 places within a year .

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