Curriculum
Programme Requirements
MSMIT
Students must complete a total of 30 credit units (CUs) including:
- At least 24 CUs of technical elective1 courses where at least 6 CUs must be multimedia technology related courses (denoted by an asterisk * on the list below)
- At least 12 CUs must be level-6 courses
- Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses
Industrial Research (IR) Option2
Students must complete a total of 45 credit units (CUs) including:
- At least 24 CUs of technical elective1 courses where at least 6 CUs must be multimedia technology related courses (denoted by an asterisk * on the list below)
- At least 12 CUs must be level-6 courses excluding EE6691
- 15 CUs of EE6691 Applied Research Internship Scheme in Electronic Engineering
- Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses excluding EE6691
Business Management (BM) Option3
Students must complete a total of 45 credit units (CUs) including:
- At least 24 CUs of technical elective1 courses where at least 6 CUs must be multimedia technology related courses (denoted by an asterisk * on the list below)
- At least 12 CUs must be level-6 courses
- At least 15 CUs but not more than 18 CUs must be Business Management (BM) elective courses (denoted by an asterisk # on the list below)
- Minimum 18 CUs of EE courses
Note 1 : Technical elective courses consist of all EE, CS and SM elective courses and SYE6204.
Note 2 : The award title will be Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology with Industrial Research
Note 3 : The award title will be Master of Science in Multimedia Information Technology with Business Management
Elective Courses Available (3 credit units each, except for EE6680 Dissertation and EE6691 Applied Research Internship Scheme in Electronic Engineering):
Tentative Timetable for 2026/27
The following table shows the electives which are on the curriculum. Whether an elective will be offered in an academic year is subject to be reviewed based on various considerations such as past enrolment record, timetabling constraints etc.
| Course Code | Course Title | IR Option | MSMIT/ BM Option |
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| EE5410 * | Signal Processing |  |
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| EE5415 * | Mobile Applications Design and Development | |
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| EE5425 | Fundamentals of Radio Frequency (RF) Circuit Engineering |
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| EE5430 | Advanced CMOS Technology | |
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| EE5436 | Fundamentals and Applications of Photonics | |
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| EE5437 * | Internet of Things Technologies for Future City Applications | |
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| EE5438 * | Applied Deep Learning | |
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| EE5606 * | Artificial Intelligence for Antennas in Wireless Communication | |
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| EE5607 * | Advanced Computer Architecture | |
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| EE5608 * | Modern Cloud Architecture and Deployment Practices | |
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| EE5609 * | Computer Networks: Architecture, Protocols, and Applications | |
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| EE5805 * | Java Network Programming | |
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| EE5808 * | Topics in Computer Graphics | |
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| EE5811 | Topics in Computer Vision | |
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| EE5815 * | Topics in Security Technology | |
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| EE6427 |
Modern Power Electronics |
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| EE6435 * | Multi-Dimensional Data Modeling and its Applications | |
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| EE6603 | Wireless Communication Technologies | |
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| EE6605 | Complex Networks: Modeling, Dynamics and Control | |
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| EE6611 | Directed Studies for Taught Postgraduate Students | |
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| EE6619 | Antenna Design for Wireless Communications | |
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| EE6620 | Linear Systems Theory and Design | |
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| EE6621 * | Computational Physiology and Neural Systems | |
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| EE6622 | Topics in Smart Grids | |
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| EE6623 | Sustainable Energy Systems | |
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| EE6626 * | AI-enabled Autonomous Driving | |
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| EE6627 * | Quantitative Finance: Principles and Applications | |
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| EE6680 EE6680D |
Dissertation (9 CUs) | |
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| EE6690 | Internship Scheme in Electronic Industry | |
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| EE6691 @ | Applied Research Internship Scheme in Electronic Engineering | |
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| EE8401 | Advanced Topics in Applied Electromagnetics | |
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| EE8402 | Advanced Topics in Power and Energy Systems | |
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| EE8403 * | Machine Learning for Signal Processing Applications | |
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| EE8404 | Nanotechnology for Devices & Microsystems | |
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| EE8405 | Queueing Theory with Telecommunications Applications | |
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| SYE6015 # | Supply Chain Management | |
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| SYE6037 # | Managing Strategic Quality | |
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| SYE6204 | VLSI/ULSI process integration | |
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| CS5282 | Practical Optimization Algorithms and Techniques | |
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| CS5285 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | |
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| CS5367 | Computer Games Design | |
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| CS5481 | Data Engineering | |
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| CS5487 | Machine Learning: Principles and Practice | |
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| CS6175 | Virtual Reality and Game-Engine Technologies | |
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| CS6187 | Vision and Language | |
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| CS6290 | Privacy-enhancing Technologies | |
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| EF5010 # | Economics for Business | |
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| EF5042 # | Corporate Finance | |
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| EF5052 # | Investments | |
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| EF5342 # | Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments | |
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| IS5414 # | Analysis and Design of ecommerce Systems | |
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| MGT5204 # | Management and Organizations | |
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| MGT5205 # | Strategic Management | |
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| MGT5313 # | International Organizational Behavior | |
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| MGT6209 # | Innovation Collaboration | |
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| MGT6314 # | Global Human Resources Management | |
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| MGT6318 # | Employee Engagement and Performance | |
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| MGT6323 # | Cross-Cultural Negotiation | |
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| MGT6325 # | Entrepreneurship | |
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| MGT6326 # | Managing International Business | |
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| SM5306 | Cinematic Arts Workshop | |
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| SM5307 | Digital Media and Moving Images | |
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| SM5332 | Making Things Blip, Blink & Move: Introduction to Physical Computing | |
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| SM6325 | Philosophy of Technology and New Media | |
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| * | Multimedia Technology (MT) related course - Students are required to earn at least 6 CUs of MT related courses. |
| # | Business Management (BM) elective course – Students choose Business Management (BM) option are required to earn at least 15 CUs, but not more than 18 CUs from BM elective 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. |