BSc Data and Systems Engineering

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理學士(數據與系統工程)
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Academic Year of Entry
Admission Code

1718A

Indicative Intake Target

Local Places:

18 (For First Year and Advanced Standing I Entries)* and 
5 (For Senior Year Entry)


Non-Local Places  
(All CityUHK programmes except Chinese Mainland Gaokao):

Around 500

Normal Duration of Programme
3 Years (For Advanced Standing I Entry)
2 Years (For Senior Year Entry)
Programme Leader and Admissions Tutor
Prof Xiao QIAO

BSc (The Wharton School), BEng (U of Pennsylvania), PhD (U of Chicago)

Deputy Programme Leader
Prof. Samuel Chun Pong LAU

BSc and Mphil (CUHK), MS (University of Maryland, College Park) and PhD (Johns Hopkins University)

Remarks

* for JUPAS and non-JUPAS admissions

Why BSc Data and Systems Engineering?

Data Science PLUS 

The programme offers solid foundation in data science and intelligent systems, where students will learn to analyse, manage and improve enterprise­ class systems using big data. Graduates will be equipped with necessary tools and skills to solve emerging real-world application problems and become big data professionals in the following fields:

• FinTech & Decision Analytics
• Industrial Al
• Smart City

Entrance Requirements for Direct/Non-JUPAS Applicants

Entrance Requirements for Direct/Non-JUPAS Applicants

To be considered for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements.

Associate Degree (AD)/ Higher Diploma (HD) graduates or final year students may apply for admission with Advanced Standing. Applicants are normally expected to have completed the AD/HD award with a CGPA of ≥3.0, or an equivalent overall mark or a credit award.

Curriculum Structure

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

For details on the ASII Entry curriculum structure, please visit the department website at https://www.ds.cityu.edu.hk/.

What You Will Be Studying

Offering a solid foundation in data science and intelligent systems, the BSc Data and Systems Engineering programme equips students with strong analytical and decision-making skills, enabling them to analyse, manage and improve enterprise-class systems. The enterprises considered may be businesses, governmental institutions or service-oriented engineering organisations. Main data science application subjects in this program covers data-driven financial technologies, smart city artificial intelligence, and industrial internet of things.

BSc Data and Systems Engineering students are nurtured to become analytically minded and versatile graduates capable of collecting, analysing and interpreting big data and transforming these massive amounts of information into insights into ways of improving decision making in their organisations.

The programme provides three flexible categories of advanced knowledge:
a) FinTech & Decision Analytics
b) Industrial AI
c) Smart City
 

理學士(數據與系統工程):課程注重建立學生的數據分析思維以致應用數據科學技能來描繪現實中的各類複雜系統與過程,培養學生成為數據分析、系統建模、知識發現和決策優化的專業人才。教學上涵蓋數據統計分析、知識挖掘、系統工程、人工智能等專題。讓學生有機會認識數據科學於社會和業界的廣泛應用層面及實踐需求,同時強化學生對資料採集、分析和應用創新的實踐能力。本課程涵蓋以下三個選修範疇:

1) 金融科技
2) 工業人工智能
3) 智慧城市
 

Scholarships and Financial Assistance

Scholarships are available, please refer to the details at https://www.cityu.edu.hk/scholarship/.

Career Prospects

The unique power of data science knowledge and technology is gaining unprecedented attention in the job market, as big data analytics, data mining, machine learning and artificial intelligence become more and more relevant to mainstream industries. It is no wonder that data science has been heralded by the Harvard Business Review as one of the hottest fields in the 21st century. Data scientists solve some of the hardest problems that businesses face, and their work is relevant to almost all realms of business.

CityUHK’s BSc Data and Systems Engineering is a unique programme to offer students a solid foundation in data science analytics, fostering their ability to apply emerging data science knowledge and technologies to produce advanced solutions to real emerging system-level business and industrial problems. Graduates with such solid theoretical knowledge and rich practical experience capable of working alongside domain experts are in great demand in virtually all fields, including but not limited to the following.

• Finance and Banking
• Innovative Industry
• E-commerce
• IT and Software Companies
• Smart City
• Logistics and Transportation Systems
• Retail and Digital Marketing
• Power and Energy
• Healthcare and Medical Research
• Government and Public Organisations
• Consultancy
• Education and Research
• Small Business, Start-ups, Multi-industry Opportunities

Professional Recognisation

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

Student Exchange/Internship

The Department provides student exchange and internship opportunities to our students to gain international perspectives, global engagement and industry experience.

Students may choose between the overseas student exchange opportunities at world-leading institutions provided by the School or the University. Paying the tuition at CityUHK, students will spend a study semester abroad and may transfer the academic credits earned at the host institution to fulfil the graduation requirement.

The Department also partners with premier corporates in a wide range of sectors to offer internship opportunities relevant to our majors. With these placements, students are expected to gain practical knowledge and hands-on experience in real-world applications.

Programme Brochure
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+852 3442 7887
sdscgo@cityu.edu.hk

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- From December 2025 onwards
- Group interview 
- English 

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BSc Data Science

College/School
Subtitle
理學士(數據科學)
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Academic Year of Entry
Admission Code

1715A

Indicative Intake Target

Local Places:

28 (For First Year and Advanced Standing I Entries)*

5 (For Senior Year Entry)


Non-Local Places  
(All CityUHK programmes except Chinese Mainland Gaokao):

Around 500

Normal Duration of Programme
3 Years (For Advanced Standing I Entry)
2 Years (For Senior Year Entry)
Programme Leader and Admissions Tutor
Prof. Yu YANG

PhD – Simon Fraser University

Deputy Programme Leader
Prof. Xinyue LI

PhD - Yale University

Remarks

* for JUPAS and non-JUPAS admissions

Why BSc Data Science?

Data Science DEEP

The programme provides essential trainings like quantitative knowledge, statistics, data mining technology and computing tools for emerging real­ world applications.
In an inter-professional setting, students are given the tools to build theoretical and methodological knowledge in data science, communication skills and ethic awareness. There are three flexible areas of advanced knowledge:

  • Artificial Intelligence (Al)
  • Social Media Analytics
  • Statistical Learning
     
Entrance Requirements for Direct/Non-JUPAS Applicants

Entrance Requirements for Direct/Non-JUPAS Applicants

To be considered for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements.

Associate Degree (AD)/ Higher Diploma (HD) graduates or final year students may apply for admission with Advanced Standing. Applicants are normally expected to have completed the AD/HD award with a CGPA of ≥3.0, or an equivalent overall mark or a credit award.

Curriculum Structure

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

For details on the ASII Entry curriculum structure, please visit the department website at https://www.ds.cityu.edu.hk/.

What You Will Be Studying

The BSc Data Science aims to provide data science graduates with essential training in the quantitative methods, statistical analysis techniques, data mining technology and computing tools required for the effective use and analysis of big and complex data for real-world applications that involve making sense of complex data to realize planning and decision making. The programme develops strong and interdisciplinary training in the ability to build data analysis reasoning, communication skills and ethic awareness in realistic inter-professional settings for commercial or public policy problems in various disciplines.

The programme provides three flexible areas of advanced knowledge:
a) Artificial Intelligence
b) Social Media Analytics
c) Statistical Learning


理學士(數據科學):課程旨在為學生建立紥實的數據科學基礎和理論知識,並透過跨學科的培訓,提供如定量知識、統計學習、數據挖掘技術和電腦科學等課題,幫助學生融會貫通各領域和產業的專業需求,有效地分析和使用大數據和複雜資訊,建立分析推理能力、溝通技巧和道德意識。本課程具備以下三個範疇讓學生針對個人興趣進行選修:

  1. 人工智能
  2. 社交媒體分析
  3. 統計學習
Scholarships and Financial Assistance

Scholarships are available, please refer to the details at https://www.cityu.edu.hk/scholarship/.

Career Prospects

The unique power of data science knowledge and technology is gaining unprecedented attention in the job market, as big data analytics, data mining, machine learning and artificial intelligence become more and more relevant to mainstream industries. It is no wonder that data science has been heralded by the Harvard Business Review as one of the hottest fields in the 21st century. Data scientists solve some of the hardest problems that businesses face, and their work is relevant to almost all realms of business.

CityUHK’s BSc Data Science is a unique programme to offer students a rigorous theoretical and methodological knowledge of data science along with in-depth analysis and evaluation for applied problems. Graduates with such solid theoretical knowledge and rich practical experience capable of working alongside domain experts are in great demand in virtually all fields, including but not limited to the following.

• Finance and Banking
• Innovative Industry
• E-commerce
• IT and Software Companies
• Smart City
• Logistics and Transportation Systems
• Retail and Digital Marketing
• Power and Energy
• Healthcare and Medical Research
• Government and Public Organisations
• Consultancy
• Education and Research
• Small Business, Start-ups, Multi-industry Opportunities

Student Exchange/Internship

The Department provides student exchange and internship opportunities to our students to gain international perspectives, global engagement and industry experience.

Students may choose between the overseas student exchange opportunities at world-leading institutions provided by the Department or the University. Paying the tuition at CityUHK, students will spend a study semester abroad and may transfer the academic credits earned at the host institution to fulfil the graduation requirement.

The School also partners with premier corporates in a wide range of sectors to offer internship opportunities relevant to our majors. With these placements, students are expected to gain practical knowledge and hands-on experience in real-world applications.

Programme Brochure
Contact Type
Email and Phone
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+852 3442 7887
ds.go@cityu.edu.hk

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International Admission
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On a selective basis
- From December 2025 onwards
- Group interview 
- English 

Late Application (Deadline applicable to all types)
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On
Late Application (Mainland Non-Gaokao Admission)
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