The programme provides well-structured training for computer and IT professionals who want to keep abreast with the dynamics in computer and information engineering. It aims at equipping students with in-depth knowledge of the state-of-the-art computer and information technology and the necessary skills to meet the needs from the community. On completion of the programme, students with different technical backgrounds and aspirations can:

• have a strong theoretical foundation in  artificial intelligence, mobile, internet and cloud computing,  computer hardware, security, information networks, signal processing and information systems;
• acquire analytical ability that enables them to conduct high-level research and development in rapidly changing computing and IT industries;
• enhance their capacity to continue professional and career development

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes

With the global trend towards the adoption of the outcomes based approach to education, City University of Hong Kong embarked on the Outcomes-based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) project to signify its determination to continue to enhance the education experience for its students. All Master's programmes and courses of EE have adopted this outcomes based approach since 2009, with some of them in pilot runs in earlier years. Sets of intended learning outcomes on both course level and programme level have been developed. Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) of individual courses and their constructive alignment with programme outcomes can be found in respective course syllabuses while Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs) are listed below for students' reference:

1. Describe current and anticipated trends in the selected areas including the processing, storage, retrieval, communication and visualization of information, AI, computer hardware, and security.
2. Evaluate and analyze new technologies in the selected areas.
3. Apply specialist knowledge in the selected areas.
4. Assess, evaluate and formulate solutions to problems or specifications, in the selected areas.
5. Carry out research and develop new technologies and products in the selected areas.
6. Apply effective communication skills in their professions.
7. Manage teams of technologists with good senses of business and marketing (BM option only).
8. Manage a research project and develop strong ability to do academic/ industrial research (IR option only)

Applicants must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and one of the following:

• possess a BSc or BEng degree in related disciplines such as Information Technology, Information Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics (preferably with a minor in Computer Science) and Applied Physics (preferably with a minor in Computer Science); or
• have obtained an equivalent qualification, or provided evidence of academic and professional attainments acceptable for this purpose to the University.

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is NOT English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

• a score of 79 (Internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)^@#; or
• an overall band score of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)^@##; or
• a score of 450 in the Chinese Mainland’s College English Test Band 6 (CET-6); or
• other equivalent qualifications.

^@ TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the start of the University's application period. 'TOEFL iBT Home Edition', ‘TOEFL MyBest Score’, ‘IELTS Indicator’, ‘IELTS One Skill Retake’ and ‘IELTS Online’ are not acceptable..

^# Applicants are required to arrange with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL results directly to the University. The TOEFL institution code for CityUHK is 3401.

^## Applicants are required to arrange for sending their IELTS result(s) via the IELTS Results Service e-delivery to the University.

• Ranked 24^th worldwide and 1^st in Hong Kong by subject in Electrical and Electronic Engineering according to U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2025
• Largest EE department among local universities with 48 professors
• Currently, we have 3 Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), 1 Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 19 Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA (FIEEE), 37 faculty listed as top 2% of world's most highly cited scientists, 4 Fellows of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and 2 Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellows.
• 3 Centres and *1 State Key Laboratory Established - The Department has established 3 centres namely 1/ Centre for Chaos and Complex Networks, 2/ Centre for Biosystems, Neuroscience, and Nanotechnology and 3/ Centre for Smart Energy Conversion and Utilization Research.

*Notably, the State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves was established in 2008 with the support and approval of the Ministry of Science and Technology, PRC, as the only State Key Laboratory in Hong Kong in the engineering discipline.

• ​Completion of programme normally in 1 year in full-time mode
• Courses taught by experienced professors or industrialists
• Internship opportunities at local or overseas research institutions or companies
• Multiple exit awards and re-entry routes

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Last updated on 1 April 2026