Programme Aims
This programme is designed to nurture Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or other Science graduates to become IT professionals and to enrich Computing/Computer Science graduates with advanced knowledge and skills. The programme provides the knowledge, support and guidance to students to continue lifelong learning and development. The objectives of the programme are listed below:
To produce graduates with fundamental and advanced and specialised IT/computing knowledge, sound intellectual and practical skills, and critical thinking ability
To produce graduates who can think holistically and analytically, and apply IT/computing to solve problems, and to develop systems/applications both in a team or individually
To produce graduates with professional ethics, social responsibilities and all-round capabilities which can contribute to the society and the development of Hong Kong and China and
To produce graduates who can keep abreast of innovative, up-to-date and advanced technologies and will be able to engage in life-long independent learning.
Characteristics
This programme offers a range of subjects which are in line with the latest information technology development.
This programme serves as a bridging programme for those who may either have some or no previous academic computing experience. The programme is also suited for computing and computer science graduates who want to further advance their knowledge and professionalism.
Flexible modes of study, i.e., both full-time and part-time modes, are available.
Application Deadline - 30-Apr-2025
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
30/04/2025
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Start date
September 2025
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ST305, 3/F, Ng Wing Hong Building,
Hung Hom,
Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon
A Bachelors degree in Computing/Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or other Science disciplines.
Applicants with a Bachelors degree in other disciplines who have at least five years significant IT relevant work experience will also be considered.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to provide one of the following proficiency test results (taken in a single sitting within 2 years) for fulfil the minimum English language requirement for admission purpose:
A score of 80 or above in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based test;
OR An Overall Band score of 6.0 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
PolyU ranks 65th in the QS World University Rankings and 79th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings internationally.
