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Cybersecurity
Normative 4-year Degree
Major
Cybersecurity
網絡安全
Degree / Award Title
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
理學士(網絡安全)
Offering Academic Unit
Department of Computer Science
Normal Period of Study
4 years
Maximum Period of Study
8 years
Credit Units Required for Graduation
122 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 (83 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2025/26



For Normative 4-year Degree (83 credit units)
For Normative 4-year Degree with ACT Stream (86 credit units)


1. Core Courses (65 or 56 credit units)

Required CS Courses - 56 or 47 credit units 
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS2115Computer Organization3
CS2117Foundation of Cybersecurity3
CS2310Computer Programming3
CS2402Introduction to Computational Probability Modeling3
CS2612Seminars on Contemporary Cybersecurity2
CS3103Operating Systems3
CS3104Applied Cryptographic Systems3
CS3201Computer Networks3
CS3334Data Structures3
CS3342Software Design3
CS4101Software Security3
CS4293Topics in Cybersecurity3
CS4335Design and Analysis of Algorithms3
CS4514Project9A course to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement for normative 4-year degree students


Choose either CS3000 or CS3505:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3000Professional Career Development Internship0Exclusive with CS3505 Students who choose to enrol in CS3000 are required to take 3 elective courses from the Elective List in lieu of the 9-credit CS3505.
(Not applicable to students with ACT stream)
CS3505IT Professional Internship9Exclusive with CS3000
A course to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement for normative 4-year degree students
@same course



Required Supporting Courses – 9 credit units
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
MA2185Discrete Mathematics3


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 or 27 credit units)

Electives: minimum 18 credit units from these electives
Students need to choose at least 2 Cybersecurity elective courses and then take any other 4 elective courses from the list.

Students who choose to enrol in CS3000 are required to take additional 3 elective courses from the list in lieu of the 9-credit CS3505.


Cybersecurity Electives
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS4191Mobile and IoT Security3
CS4192Algorithms for Private Data Analytics3
CS4394Information Security and Management3


Artificial Intelligence Electives
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3383AI for Software Engineering3
CS4186Computer Vision and Image Processing3
CS4486Artificial Intelligence3
CS4487Machine Learning3
CS4489Optimization Foundations for AI Training3
CS4490Generative AI Essentials and Applications3


Data Science Electives
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3481Fundamentals of Data Science3
CS4480Data-Intensive Computing3


Software Engineering Electives
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3346Software Testing and Maintenance3
CS3356Managing Software Projects3
CS4348Software Quality Management3


Other Electives
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3283Distributed Systems3
CS3391Advanced Programming3
CS4295Mobile Application Programming3
CS4296Cloud Computing3
CS4298iOS Application Development3
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. AI, Computing and Transformation Stream (only for students admitted via 1070 (JS1070))

AI, Computing and Transformation Stream : Stream Core
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS3505IT Professional Internship9@same course
SDSC3026International Professional Development3

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