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Curriculum for Students Entering this Major in 2024 and thereafter

Degree Programme Requirement for BEng in Computer and Data Engineering 

Degree Requirement Normative 4-year degree Advanced Standing I Advanced
Standing II
Major Requirement h Core Coursesa 69 60 45~57
Technical Elective Coursesb 15 15 15

Gateway Education Requirements

Englishc
(GE1401 and GE2410)

6 6 3
(GE2410)
Chinese Civilization (GE1501) 3 3 Not required
Gateway Education (Area Requirements) e

Area 1: Arts and Humanities
Area 2: Study of Societies, Social and Business Organizations
Area 3: Science and Technology

12

(At least one course from each of the three areas)

 

6

(From two different areas)

3
College-specified Coursesf 9 6^ 6^
College Requirementsg 6 0 0
Total (Minimum credit units for graduation)d 120 96 72
Maximum credit units for graduation 144 114 84

Notes:

  1. i/ Including non-credit-bearing course EE4090 Engineering Training.
    ii/ EE1001, EE1002,   EE1004 and GE1354 are not required for Advanced Standing I & II students.
    iii/ CS2311 is not required for Advanced Standing II students.
    iv/ Requirements on EE2000, EE2004, EE2005 and EE2331 will be considered case by case based on ASII students’ backgrounds in the subjects.
    v/ All students are required to take EE1000 in first Semester of their studies.
  2. Students are required to take at least FIVE electives of which no more than TWO Level-3 electives should be taken.
  3. Normative 4-year degree and ASI students entering without Level 4 in HKDSE English Language are required to take LC0200A English for Academic Purposes 1 and LC0200B English for Academic Purposes 2 (EAP) of 6 credit units before progressing to GE1401 University English and GE2410 English for Engineering. Early exit arrangement is available that students achieving a grade B or above in their overall course results for LC0200A will be permitted to exit at this point and progress to the GE English courses.

    The credits earned from the EAP course(s) will not be counted towards the minimum credit units required for graduation nor be calculated in students’ CGPA. Students who are not admitted through JUPAS are invited upon enrolment to take the English Placement Test or to provide proof of alternative qualifications to be exempted from LC course http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/courses_exemption.html.
     

    ASII students are not required to take GE1401 nor LC0200A & LC0200B.

  4. Normative 4-year degree and ASI students entering without Level 4 in HKDSE Chinese Language are required to take a 3-credit-unit course CHIN1001 University Chinese I. The credits earned will not be counted towards the minimum credit units required for graduation nor be calculated in students’ CGPA.
     
  5. Normative 4-year degree students are required to take a minimum of 3 CUs from each of the following specified areas – 1/ Arts and Humanities, 2/ Study of Societies, Social and Business Organizations, and 3/ Science and Technology.
    Advanced Standing I students are required to take their 6CUs from two different areas above.

  6. College-specified courses for fulfilling the Gateway Education requirements
    MA1200/
    MA1300
    Calculus and Basic Linear Algebra I/
    Enhanced Calculus and Linear Algebra I
    3 credit units
    MA1201/
    MA1301
    Calculus and Basic Linear Algebra II/
    Enhanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II
    3 credit units
    EE2066* Engineers in Society 3 credit units
    *Counted as “College-specified GE Course” for 4-year degree students, but counted as “Major Requirement” for Advanced Standing I/II students. Students successfully completed EE4082/EE4083/EE4084 are not required to take this course.
    ^ ASI and ASII students are required to take 6 credit units of MA courses from the above pairs.  Students exempted from either one or both of the above MA courses should take any course(s) not within the Major Requirement (including core courses and electives) to make up for the minimum curriculum requirement.
  7. Normative 4-year degree students are required to take two courses (6CUs) for their College Requirements (6 CUs). Courses include PHY1202 General Physics II, and CS1302 Introduction to Computer Programming.
  8. Students successfully completed Professional Internship Program (EE4082/EE4083/EE4084) will have different waiver arrangements in Major requirement. Please refer to the section “Optional Internship Courses”  below for details.

Major Programme Features

The curriculum is structured as shown in the figure below. This major focuses on five areas: Hardware and Software Design, Data Analytics and Security, Cloud Computing Systems, Machine Learning and Control and Internet of Things.

Core courses include: engineering mathematics, logic circuits, electronic devices and circuits, computer programming, data engineering, data structures and algorithms, modelling techniques, microcomputer systems, database systems, operating system, data communications and networking, data engineering and learning systems, Java programming and applications, System-on-Chip Design, internet technology, signals and systems and Design Project.

In the final year, students may specialise in different areas of interest in preparation for their future careers and enjoy considerable flexibility in pursuing their interests through the selection of elective courses on topics such as artificial intelligence, computer vision, digital, cybersecurity technology, digital forensics, cloud computing systems, iOS Mobile App Development and Networking, and data management techniques.

Curriculum Structure for BEng in Computer and Data Engineering

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Core Courses: 69 Credit Units

Course Code Course Title

Credit Units

EE1000 Programme Induction

0

EE1001 Foundations of Digital Techniques

3

EE1002 Principles of Electrical Engineering

3

EE1004 Foundations of Information Systems and Data Analysis 3
GE1354 Introduction to Electronic Design

3

EE2000 Logic Circuit Design

3

EE2004 Microcomputer Systems

3

EE2005 Electronic Devices and Circuits

3

EE2331 Data Structures and Algorithms

3

EE3001 Foundations of Data Engineering 3
EE3009 Data Communications and Networking 3
EE2066 Engineers in Society# 3
EE3206 Java Programming and Applications 3
EE3210 Signals and Systems 3
EE3211 Modelling Techniques 3
EE3220 System-on-Chip Design 3
EE3070 Design Project ★ 3
EE3315 Internet Technology 3
EE4080 Project or
Co-operative Education Scheme (CES) Placement Project△

6

EE4146 Data Engineering and Learning Systems

3

EE4090 Engineering Training△

0

CS2311 Computer Programming 3
CS3103 Operating Systems 3
CS3402 Database Systems 3
MA2001 Multi-variable Calculus & Linear Algebra

3

# EE2066 is counted as “College-specified GE Course” for 4-year degree students, but counted as “Major Requirement” for Advanced Standing I/II students.

Students having completed EE4082/EE4083/EE4084 Professional Internship Program (3/6/9CUs) are not required to take EE2066 Engineers in Society.

★ Students having completed EE4083 Professional Internship Program (6CUs) are not required to take EE2066 Engineers in Society and EE3070 Design Project or its equivalent.

△ Students having completed EE4084 Professional Internship Program (9CUs) are not required to take EE2066 Engineers in Society, EE4080 Project or its equivalent, and EE4090 Engineering Training or its equivalent.


Elective Courses: 15 Credit Units

Students are required to take at least FIVE electives of which no more than TWO Level-3 electives should be taken.

Course Code Course Title

Credit Units

CS3391
or
CS4335

Advanced Programming

Design and Analysis of Algorithms

3

3

EE3209

Data Management Techniques

3

EE3301

Optimization Methods for Engineering

3

EE4014

Business Data Communication Networks

3

EE4015

Digital Signal Processing

3

EE4016

Engineering Application of Artificial Intelligence

3

EE4017

Internet Finance

3

EE4208
or
EE5808

Computer Graphics for Engineers

Topics in Computer Graphics

3

EE4211

Computer Vision

3

EE4212

Cryptography and Information Theory

3

EE4213

Human-Computer Interaction

3

EE4215

Cybersecurity Technology

3

EE4216

Modern Web Applications

3

EE4218

Computer Architecture

3

EE4221

Cloud Computing System

3

EE4222

Digital Forensics

3

EE4304

iOS Mobile App Development and Networking

3

EE4316

Mobile Data Networks

3

SDSC3001

Big Data: The Arts and Science of Scaling

3

Optional Internship Courses
Course Code Course Title

Credit Units

EE4082

Professional Internship Program

3

EE4083

Professional Internship Program

6

EE4084

Professional Internship Program

9

Waiver arrangements in Major Requirement for EE4082/EE4083/EE4084:

EE4082 (3CU): EE2066 Engineers in Society
EE4083 (6CU): EE2066 Engineers in Society AND EE3070 Design Project or its equivalent
EE4084 (9CU): EE2066 Engineers in Society, AND EE4080 Project or its equivalent, AND EE4090 Engineering Training or its equivalent

Last Updated: 25 September 2023