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  MSc Multimedia Information Technology with Business Management (MSMIT with BM)
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

General Information MSMIT with BM MSMIT PGD-MIT
Programme Code P59 P59  
How to get in A recognized BSc or BEng degree in related discipline or an equivalent qualification
Credit units (CUs) required 36 33 24
Normal Duration Full-time/Part-time:
2 year–5 years
Full-time/Part-time:
1–5 years
Fee per course
(2006 entry; subject to yearly review)
HK$7,140 ($2,380 per credit unit)
Total Programme Fee
(2006 entry; subject to yearly review)
HK$85,680 HK$78,540 HK$57,120

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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.

Ø      Programme Aim
Ø  What will you be studying?
Ø      How do you get in?
Ø Admissions
Ø      Continuing Education Fund (For self-financing students only)
Ø      Credit transfer
Ø      Did you know?
Ø      Programme Management Team
Ø      Enquiries
Ø   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

What will you be studying ?

MSMIT with BM (Implemented on Semester B 2006/07)
Students must complete a total of 36 CUs of which :

  • 9 CUs of EE required courses
  • 15 CUs of technical elective courses *where no more than 6 CUs of Group II electives
  • 12 CUs from BM electives
  • Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses (including the required courses)


  • MSMIT (Implemented on Semester A 2007/08)
    Students must complete a total of 33 CUs of which :

  • 9 CUs of EE required courses
  • 24 CUs of technical elective courses * where no more than 6 CUs of Group II electives
  • No more than 6 CUs of BM electives
  • Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses (including the required courses)


    PGD (Implemented on Semester A 2007/08)

    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.

  • 9 CUs of EE required courses
  • 15 CUs of technical elective courses *where no more than 6 CUs of Group II electives
  • No more than 3 CUs of BM electives
  • Minimum 15 CUs of EE courses (including the required courses)

    Elective course available (3 credit unit each, except for Dissertation)
    Tentative timetable for 2007/08

    Required Courses (9 CUs)
    :

  • Course code Course title Credit Unit
    EE5806 Digital Image Processing 3
    EE5808 Engineering Techniques for Computer Graphics 3
    EE5809 Digital Audio Technology 3


    Group I Technical Electives
    Course code Course title Credit Unit
    EE5410 Signal Processing 3
    SM5304 Animation : Principles and Practice 3
    SM5306 Film/Video Production Studio 3
    SM5307 Digital Media and Moving Images 3
    CS5285 Information Security for eCommerce 3
    EE6881 Project 6
    EE6803 Advanced Topics on Computer and Information Technology 3
    EE6802 Advances in Digital Signal Processing 3
    CS6175 Selected Topics on Virtual Reality 3
    EE6805 Video and Speech Compression 3
    EE6804 Networked Multimedia 3
    CS6483 Mobile Multimedia Systems 3
    CS6472 Advanced Multimedia Database 3


    * Group II Technical Electives
    Course code Course title Credit Unit
    EE5805 Java Programming and Applications 3
    EE5412 Telecommunication Networks 3
    CS5367 Computer Games Design 3
    EE5811 Computer Vision 3
    CS5284 Mobile Computing 3
    CS5275 High Speed Multimedia Networks 3
    EE5815 Security Technology 3
    EE5816 Internet Client-Server Computing 3
    EE6413 Advanced Topics in Networking Technologies 3


    Group III Business Management Electives
    Course code Course title Credit Unit
    EF5010 Economics for Business 3
    EF5042 Corporate Finance 3
    MGT5313 International Organizational Behaviour 3
    MGT5510 International Business and the Global Business Enterprise 3
    MGT5516 Managing Innovation and Technology Globally 3
    MGT6202 Leadership: Managing in Adverse Situations 3
    MGT6314 Global Human Resource Management 3
    MGT6503 Comparative Management: Asian Perspectives 3
    MGT6511 Emerging Issues in Multinational Strategic Management 3
    FB5601 Principles of Marketing 2
    FB5632 E-Marketing and Customer Relationship Management 3
    FB6603 Consumer Behaviour 3
    FB6622 Services Marketing 3
    MS5220 Management Science 3
    MS5312 Business Statistics 3
    MEEM6037 Managing Strategic Quality 3
    MEEM6044 China Engineering Enterprise Management 3
    IS5414
    Analysis and Design of eCommerce Systems 3

    Reimbursable Courses under Continuing Education Fund

     

    How do you get in ?
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    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

    Ø 

    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 2007 (Summer Term) or September 2007 (Semester A): starting from 8 December 2006
    Click here to download application form for local applicants (Application fee HK$200)
    Click here to download application form for non-local applicants (Application fee HK$200)
    Click here to apply on line for both local and non-local applicants (Application fee HK$100)
    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 2 claims and a maximum limit of HK$10,000 within two years after the application is approved.  Each claim can contain more than one course.

    Title

    CEF Code

    Name of Institution/ Course Provider

    Institution Code

    Offered in

    EE5806

    Digital Image Processing

    28Z04745-A

    City University of Hong Kong

    005

    Semester A, 2006/2007

    EE5808

    Engineering Techniques for Computer Graphics

    28Z04742-5

    City University of Hong Kong

    005

    Semester A, 2006/2007

    EE6805

    Video and Speech Compression

    28Z04744-1

    City University of Hong Kong

    005

    Semester A, 2006/2007

    EE6804

    Networked Multimedia

    28Z04743-3

    City University of Hong Kong

    005

    Semester B, 2006/2007

    CS5367

    Computer Games Design

    28C04293-4

    City University of Hong Kong

    005

    Semester B, 2006/2007
    (to be confirmed)

    CS6175

    Selected Topics on Virtual Reality

    28C04296-9

    City University of Hong Kong

    005

    not offered in 2006/2007

    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.info.gov.hk/sfaa/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 2006-07):
    Since you are only required to pay the full tuition fee by 12 Oct 2006, please write down "HK$7,140 (The payment due date for this course is 12 October 2006) " for each course at the "Actual Tuition Fees Paid" item in the application form.


    3. Commencement Date:
    Please insert the following 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:  4 September 2006
    For CEF courses commencing in Sem B:  15 January 2007

    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 Building) OR;

    ·          Drop in the “EE General Office” mail box adjacent to Lift 7, 6/F, Academic Building

    Submission schedule

    For the course commencing in Semester A 2006/07
    8 - 29 August 2006   (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 6:00pm, Mon - Fri)
    30 - 31 August 2006 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 7:30pm)


    For the course commencing in Semester B 2006/07
    19 December 2006 - 8 January 2007 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 6:30pm, Mon - Fri)
    9 - 11 January 2007 (9:00am - 12:15pm, 1:30pm - 7:30pm)


    CS Applications

    ·          Drop in the “CS General Office” mail box adjacent to Lift 9, 6/F, Academic Building OR;

    ·          Post to “Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon

     Submission schedule

    For the course commencing in Semester A 2006/07
    8 - 23 August 2006   (9:00am - 12:30pm, 1:45pm - 6:30pm, Mon - Fri)

    For the course commencing in Semester B 2006/07
    19 December 2006 - 2 January 2007 (9:00am - 12:30pm, 1:45pm - 6:30pm, Mon - Fri)

    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)

    ·          A passing final grade of the course

    ·          A receipt showing that you have settled the tuition fee before the due date

    2.

    The EE/CS 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/CS General Office or send it by post to Ms Susana Tsui, Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong OR Miss Amy Lo/Miss CoCo Wong, Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong by week 13. (2 December 2006 in Semester A; 28 April 2007 in Semester B).

    ·            Please do NOT send any receipts or bank statements to us.

    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.info.gov.hk/sfaa/cef for more information.

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

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

    Enquiries:
    (1) Continuing Education Fund Office: 3142 2277

    (2) Department of Electronic Engineering
    2788 7719 (Ms Susana Tsui); 2788 7740 (General Enquiries)

    (3) Department of Computer Science
    2788 8615 (Miss Amy Lo); 2788 8635 (Miss CoCo Wong)

    Credit Transfer
    Students with appropriate background and qualifications may apply for credit transfer upon admission.
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    The application must be made within the prescribed application period of the University during the first semester in Year 1.
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  • Normally only credit transfer for the required course(s) will be considered. Nevertheless, PGD students may be granted up to 100% credit transfer if they are re-admitted to the MSMIT programme.
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  • Usually, the qualifications for supporting the credit transfer application should be obtained within 6 years at the time of application.

    Did you know?
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    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!
       
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    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.
       
    Ø 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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    Good Connections with Industry
    Established five CityU associated companies:
     
  • CityCom Technology Ltd. (distributed intelligent automation system using wireless and broadband technologies)
     
  • e.Energy Technology Ltd. (high performance energy-saving products)
     
  • Pearl Technologies Ltd. (underwater systems and robotics)
     
  • Shenzhen Goldradio Communications Co Ltd. (antennas, microwave components and sub-systems)
     
  • Yantai HiGain-HiTech Company Ltd. (base-station antennas for cellular communications)
       
    Collaborations with over 60 corporations in Hong Kong and Mainland China:
     
  • Applied research
     
  • Consultancy
     
  • Industrial attachment scheme and co-operative education scheme for students


    Programme Management Team
    Programme Leader: Dr Stanley C F Chan
    Admission Tutor: Dr Y T Chow
    Executive Officer II: Miss LIM, Jenny H Y
    Tel: (852) 2788-9399
    Email: lhyjenny@cityu.edu.hk

    Enquiries
    Department of Electronic Engineering
    Tel: 2788 7719 (Ms Tsui)
    Fax: (852) 2788 8292

    Email: mscmit@ee.cityu.edu.hk

    Admissions Office
    Tel: (852) 2788 9094
    Fax: (852) 2788 9086
    Email: asadmit@cityu.edu.hk
    Website: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/prospectus/



    Financial Assistance
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  • Continuing Education Fund
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    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 : 30 Jul 2007