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Normative 4-year Degree
Major
Computer Science
電腦科學
Degree / Award Title
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
理學士(電腦科學)
Offering Academic Unit
Department of Computer Science
Normal Period of Study
4 years
Maximum Period of Study
8 years
Credit Units Required for Graduation
121 credit units
Note: The following curriculum information is subject to periodic review and changes.

GE Requirements (31 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2025/26


  Credit Units
GE University Requirements GE1401 University English 3
GE2410 English for Engineering 3
GE1501 Chinese Civilisation - History and Philosophy 3
GE1601 Whole-Person Development 1
GE Distributional Requirements Take at least 1 course from each of the three distributional areas:

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

Visit the GE website for more course information.		 12
College-specified Courses CS1302 Introduction to Computer Programming 3
CS3402 Database Systems 3
JC2066 IT Professionals: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues 3

College / School Requirements (8 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2025/26

Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Units
MA1503Linear Algebra with Applications4
MA1508Calculus4

Major Requirements (82 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2025/26


1. Core Courses (64 credit units)

Required CS Courses - 53 credit units 
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS2115Computer Organization3
CS2204Fundamentals of Internet Applications Development3
CS2310Computer Programming3
CS2312Problem Solving and Programming3
CS2402Introduction to Computational Probability Modeling3
CS2613Seminars on Contemporary Technology2
CS3103Operating Systems3
CS3201Computer Networks3
CS3334Data Structures3
CS3342Software Design3
CS3343Software Engineering Practice3
CS3505IT Professional Internship9A course to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement for normative 4-year degree students
@same course
CS4335Design and Analysis of Algorithms3
CS4514Project9A course to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement for normative 4-year degree students


Required Supporting Courses - 11 credit units
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
MA2185Discrete Mathematics3
EN4262English Communication Skills for Computing2


Choose any ONE from the following list:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
GE2313Global IT Case Studies3
GE2324The Art and Science of Data3
GE2338Everyday Security - Protecting Yourself in the Digital Age3
GE2340Artificial Intelligence – Past, Present, and Future3


Choose any ONE from the following list:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CB2100Introduction to Financial Accounting3
CB2300Management3
CB2500Information Management3
CB2601Marketing3


2. Electives (18 credit units)

Electives: minimum 18 credit units from these electives
Students may choose any of the streams by taking 3 courses of the selected stream and any 3 elective courses from the list. For those who do not want to focus on a selected stream, they can take any 6 elective courses from the list.

Artificial Intelligence Stream : Stream Core

Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS4486Artificial Intelligence3
CS4487Machine Learning3*Same course


Choose one out of the following three courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS4186Computer Vision and Image Processing3#Same course
CS4386AI Game Programming3
CS4493Natural Language Processing3


Data Science Stream: Stream Core
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3481Fundamentals of Data Science3
CS4480Data-Intensive Computing3
CS4487Machine Learning3*Same course


Cybersecurity Stream : Stream Core
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS4286Internet Security and e-Commerce Protocols3
CS4293Topics in Cybersecurity3
CS4394Information Security and Management3


Multimedia Computing Stream : Stream Core
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3483Multimodal Interface Design3
CS4182Computer Graphics3


Choose one out of the following five courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3189User-centred Interaction Design3
CS4185Multimedia Technologies and Applications3
CS4186Computer Vision and Image Processing3#Same course
CS4187Computer Vision for Interactivity3
CS4188Virtual Reality3


Software Engineering and Project Management Stream : Stream Core

Choose three out of the following four courses:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3346Software Testing and Maintenance3
CS3356Managing Software Projects3Exclusive with IS4500
CS4348Software Quality Management3
CS4389Decentralized Applications Development3


Other Electives:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3185Computer Architecture3
CS3283Distributed Systems3
CS3382Web Usability Design and Engineering3
CS3391Advanced Programming3
CS4280Advanced Internet Applications Development3
CS4284Mobile Computing3
CS4285High Speed Multimedia Networks3
CS4288Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols3
CS4289Pervasive Computing3
CS4295Mobile Application Programming3
CS4296Cloud Computing3
CS4297Cloud Robotics and Automation3
CS4298iOS Application Development3
CS4367Computer Games Design3
CS4381Advanced Software Design3
CS4385Topics in Software Engineering3
CS4482Advanced Database Systems3
CS4485Information Retrieval3
CS4552Guided Study3A course to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement for normative 4-year degree students
MA2172Applied Statistics for Sciences and Engineering3


3. Data Empowerment: Learn, Transform and Achieve Stream (only for students admitted via 1070 (JS1070))

Data Empowerment: Learn, Transform and Achieve Stream : Stream Core
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3505IT Professional Internship9@same course
SDSC3026International Professional Development3

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