BEng Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering

The programme aims to provide the best possible undergraduate education with cutting-edge engineering knowledge and techniques to plan and build technology-based manufacturing and operations systems. The programme prepares our students for successful careers in intelligent production and Industry 4.0 which are identified as a key component for Hong Kong’s future planning and growth.  Our curriculum allows students to further specialize in different areas of expertise including industrial Internet-of-Things, smart city, logistics and supply chain, robotics and automation. Our programme also has a placement component that allows students to gain real world experience, which will provide a significant edge when students look for employment after graduation.

For details of the programme’s curriculum structure, please visit the ‘Undergraduate Catalogue’.

The Department of Systems Engineering (SYE) offers a single major, the BEng in Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering. This major aims to develop the abilities of our students in integrating intelligent manufacturing systems with:

1. Industrial Internet of Things,
2. Automation and Robotics,
3. Management Analytics,Artificial Intelligence, and
4. Industrial Big Data

As an outcome, our graduates will possess the practical skills in engineering sciences, design innovations, automation and data analytics, so that:

1. Our graduates can apply these skills to improve and innovate various operations of modern manufacturing enterprises in the Industry 4.0 setting;
2. Our graduates can also apply these skills to service industries and commercial enterprises, in automating their various business operations, to push for ever higher efficiency.

The major aims to nurture students' cutting-edge engineering knowledge, computational, experimental and analytical techniques to plan, design, implement and improve technology-based manufacturing and operations systems. It emphasizes the technological, analytical and managerial skills of integrating different technologies in intelligent manufacturing systems.

BEng in Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering students are trained to become analytical and versatile engineering graduates with the right skill-sets to adapt to the rapid technological advancements in the world of modern enterprises, intelligent production, and boundary-less information flow and integration.

BEng in Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering graduates

• have a good understanding of today’s science, engineering and technology;
• are knowledgeable about the high-end technology and managerial skills of manufacturing system fitting the Industry 4.0;
• use systems concepts and tools to analyse processes and operational problems in enterprises, and to improve processes, operations and qualities in enterprises; and
• are equipped with analytic and quantitative skill sets to grapple with real-world problems that are associated with massive amounts of data and information in enterprises.

1. Our curriculum provides the students with systematic training in engineering sciences, design innovations, automation and data analytics, with a focus on intelligent manufacturing. Specifically:

2. The General Education and College required courses equip students with the necessary background in English, basic sciences and computer programming.The major core courses are divided into three blocks, namely, the Core Technology Block, Integration Block and Application Block –

• The Core Technology Block includes the scientific principles and applications in industrial engineering and management science, electronics and semiconductor, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• The Integration Block emphasizes the integration of cutting-edge knowledge and applications, particularly in data analytics, intelligent manufacturing systems, automation and robotics, Internet-of-Things, and Industry 4.0.
• The Application Block provides practical opportunities and industrial experience to the students with the Engineering Workshop, Final-Year Project, Industrial Attachment and Internship.

3. Our curriculum also offers elective courses for students with choices to broaden/deepen their knowledge in areas such as electronics, manufacturing technology, and industrial systems engineering.

Our graduates are actively engaged in improving the operations of various enterprises in Hong Kong. Among their roles are:

• manufacturing and engineering in major corporations (e.g. assistant/senior engineers, quality assurance engineers);
• management/technology consulting/entrepreneurship in Big-4 and other major management consulting firms;
• operations management/business analysis in business enterprises (e.g. management trainees, business associates, business operation trainees)
• data science and business process automation in major corporations.

View Career Profiles of our recent graduates.

As part of the CityU Talents Programme to attract high caliber students and inspire existing Year 1 students to raise their academic performance, the University introduced “Undergraduate plus Taught Postgraduate Degree Programmes”, where students will be awarded a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree together upon completion of their study. For details of the programme’s details, please visit our website: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/sye/ugplustpg.htm.

International Academic Exchange Programmes

For students to broaden their educational horizons, gain language experience and enhance their awareness of different cultures, the Department, College and University offer over 110 credit-bearing exchange programmes with various partner institutions around the world including universities in Australia, Canada, Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region.

Please visit the University's website and the Department's website for details of our outbound exchange programmes.

Industrial Placements

The College of Engineering and the Department offer work placement opportunities through various internship schemes that provide students with full-time job attachments in firms not only in Hong Kong, but also in the Pearl River Delta region and overseas. Through such placements, students will:

• gain valuable experience in a real world work environment;
• develop problem-solving abilities and interpersonal skills;
• learn the right attitudes towards work and professionalism; and
• enhance their employability.

For details, please visit the website.

This major is designed to meet the accreditation requirement of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). Accreditation from HKIE will be sought.

• Every year, over 90% of our graduates find jobs within six months of graduation.
• Department graduates are versatile and well sought-after, with about 50% finding their first jobs in the Engineering/Technical sectors and the rest in a variety of disciplines.
• Both industrial and non-industrial enterprises in Hong Kong and manufacturing companies in the Pearl River Delta region are very enthusiastic about offering jobs to our graduates.

Undergraduate Catalogue
Department of Systems Engineering
College of Engineering
CityU Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents
CityU Talents Programme