Programmes

Master of Science in Computer Science
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Security

Programme	Master of Science in Computer Science Postgraduate Certificate in Information Security 理學碩士(電腦科學) 深造證書(資訊保安)
Award Title	Master of Science in Computer Science Postgraduate Certificate in Information Security 理學碩士(電腦科學) 深造證書(資訊保安)
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Computer Science
Mode of Study	Combined mode

Normal Period of Study

Master of Science in Computer Science:
- 1 year (full-time)
- 2 years (part-time/combined mode)

Postgraduate Certificate in Information Security: 1 year (part-time)

Maximum Period of Study

Master of Science in Computer Science:
- 2.5 years (full-time)
- 5 years (part-time/combined mode)

Postgraduate Certificate in Information Security: 2.5 years (part-time)

Credit Units Required for Graduation

• Master of Science in Computer Science - 30 credit units
• Postgraduate Certificate in Information Security - 12 credit units

Programme Aims

The programme aims to enable computer professionals to effectively and systematically strengthen and upgrade their technical capabilities in meeting increasing demands in computer software systems and services development. The programme also aims to broaden the students’ knowledge and deepen their understanding of critical issues in selected key areas in computer science, including data science, e-Commerce, information security, mobile, multimedia, and other related contemporary technologies.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

apply systems development tools and techniques in the development of computer systems and propose solutions;
apply computer networks, software and data engineering concepts as well as information security principles and technologies in the design of robust computer systems;
work effectively as member of a software project team;
delineate key issues of specific areas in computer science and develop potential solutions for tackling problems in these areas.

Programme Requirements

1. Core Courses (12 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
CS5222	Computer Networks and Internets	3
CS5285	Information Security for eCommerce	3
CS5351	Software Engineering	3
CS5481	Data Engineering	3

2. Electives (18 credit units)

Students are required to choose a total of 18 credits of electives from this list.
Students who do not want to concentrate on any stream may choose any courses from this list.
Students who want to concentrate on any stream are required to take the 2 core courses of the selected stream and any 1 course from the list of selected stream elective courses.

Data Science Stream: Stream Core

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
CS5483	Data Warehousing and Data Mining	3
CS5488	Big Data Algorithms and Techniques	3

Data Science Stream: Stream Elective
Choose one out of the following four courses:

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
CS5286	Algorithms and Techniques for Web Searching	3
CS5296	Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice#	3	#Same Course
CS5487	Machine Learning	3
CS6534	Guided Study*	3	*Same course

Information Security Stream: Stream Core

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
CS5293	Topics on Information Security	3
CS5294	Information Security Technology Management	3

Information Security Stream: Stream Elective
Choose one out of the following four courses:

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
CS5288	Cryptography: Theory and Practice	3
CS5296	Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice#	3	#Same Course
CS6290	Privacy-enhancing Technologies	3
CS6534	Guided Study*	3	*Same course

Other Electives:

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
CS5182	Computer Graphics	3
CS5185	Multimedia Technologies and Applications	3
CS5187	Vision and Image	3
CS5275	High Speed Multimedia Networks	3
CS5282	Practical Optimization Algorithms and Techniques	3
CS5284	Mobile Computing	3
CS5289	Pervasive Computing System	3
CS5348	Software Quality Engineering	3
CS5367	Computer Games Design	3
CS5486	Intelligent Systems	3
CS6175	Virtual Reality and Game-Engine Technologies	3
CS6187	Vision and Language	3
CS6223	Distributed Systems	3
CS6282	Internet and Distributed Systems Programming	3
CS6384	Software Development Project Management	3
CS6487	Topics in Machine Learning	3
CS6520	Project	6
EC5001	Introduction to eCommerce	3

Additional Information

(i) This master’s degree programme allows early exit with a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science (24 credit units) as an intermediate award.
No. of credit units required: 12 credits from the set of required courses, and 12 credits from the set of elective courses

(ii) This master’s degree programme also admits students to the Postgraduate Certificate in Information Security.

Entrance Requirements: Same as Master of Science in Computer Science

No. of credit units required: 3 credits from the core course CS5285 Information Security for eCommerce, and
9 credits from the following set of electives:

CS5222 Computer Networks and Internets
CS5288 Cryptography: Theory and Practice
CS5293 Topics on Information Security
CS5294 Information Security Technology Management
CS5296 Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice
CS6290 Privacy-enhancing Technologies
CS6534 Guided Study

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