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    MSc Engineering Management
    理學碩士(工程管理學)
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    Year of Entry

    2025

    Application Deadline

    Local & Non-local : 28 Feb 2025

    Mode of Study

    Combined †

    Mode of Funding

    Non-government-funded

    Indicative Intake Target

    88

    Minimum No. of Credits Required

    30

    Class Schedule

    Daytime and evening sessions

    Normal Study Period

    Full-time: 1 year;
    Part-time: 2 years;

    Maximum Study Period

    Full-time: 2.5 years;
    Part-time/Combined mode: 5 years;

    Mode of Processing

    Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Review of applications will start before the deadline and continue until all places are filled. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

    Programme Website

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    Programme Leader
    Prof SUN Hongyi
    BSc (HarbinUST), M.Eng.(HIT), PhD(AalborgU), SrMIEEE(USA)
    General Enquiries
    +852 3442 9321
    +852 3442 0173

    Programme Outlines

    Outline
    Programme Aims and Objectives

    The programme aims to equip students with:

    • extensive knowledge in engineering management in supporting problem solving, decision making and undertaking projects of discovery and innovation;
    • managerial skills, including, behavioural and communication skills, needed in the effective transition from the role of an engineer to that of an engineering manager;
    • the ability to integrate and apply engineering and managerial knowledge in the management of engineering projects, operations, products and services in engineering/manufacturing enterprises and departments;
    • the ability to generate innovative ideas, to undertake engineering management projects/research and turn the discovery & innovative ideas into practical implementation.
    Entrance Requirements

    Applicants should satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and the following programme specific entrance requirements:

    • hold a degree in engineering, science or equivalent; or
    • be a graduate member or a non-member qualified for graduate membership of professional institutions, for example, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), member institutions of the Engineering Council (UK) and other recognized professional institutions; or
    • qualifications with evidence of academic and professional attainment acceptable to the University

    English Proficiency Requirements

    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.

    # 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.

    Course Description

    Required core courses

    This block aims to develop a basic understanding of engineering management, to provide a broad range of knowledge and to enhance professional practices in engineering management. It includes the following courses:

    • Engineering Management Principles and Concepts
    • Operations Management
    • Project Management
    • Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship

     

    Elective courses

    • Asset and Maintenance Management
    • Business Process Improvement and Innovation
    • Contemporary Occupational Safety and Health Management
    • Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence for System Engineering
    • Data Analytics for Smart Cities
    • Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
    • Dissertation
    • Energy Conservation and Management
    • Engineering Economic Analysis
    • Estimation and Control of Random Dynamic Systems
    • Financial Engineering for Engineering Managers
    • Industrial Case Study
    • Industrial Marketing Management for Engineers
    • Intelligent Manufacturing for Engineering Managers
    • International Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship
    • Linear Systems Theory and Design
    • Managerial Decision-making Systems with Artificial Intelligence
    • Managing Strategic Quality
    • Predictive Modeling and Forecasting for Business
    • Process Modelling and Control
    • Quality and Reliability Engineering
    • Quality Improvement: Systems and Methodologies
    • Queueing Theory with Telecommunications Applications
    • Risk and Decision Analysis
    • Semiconductor Manufacturing and Management
    • Supply Chain Management
    • Systems Modelling and Management
    • Transportation and Logistics Management 

    For a full list of elective courses, please visit https://www.cityu.edu.hk/sye/msem.htm

    Remark: These elective courses will be offered subject to the availability of resources.

    Remarks
    • MSc Degree in Engineering Management (30 credit units)

    The full MSc degree award requires 30 credit units, with the completion of taught courses only, or taught courses plus the dissertation project.

    † Combined mode: Local students taking programmes in combined mode can attend full-time (12-18 credit units per semester) or part-time (no more than 11 credit units per semester) study in different semesters without seeking approval from the University. For non-local students, they will be admitted to these programmes for either full-time or part-time studies. Non-local students must maintain the required credit load for their full-time or part-time studies and any changes will require approval from the University.