Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (SYE)

Department of Systems Engineering

MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.

Core Courses for PhD Students (9 Credits) :

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024-25 Semester/Term
SYE8201	Optimization and Applications	3	-
SYE8202	Systems Modelling and Management	3	B
SYE8203	Applied Probability and Statistics	3	-
SYE8204	Process Modelling and Control	3	A
SYE8206	Semiconductor Manufacturing	3	A

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students (4 Credits) :

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024-25 Semester/Term
SYE8009	Research Methodology	2	A & B
SYE8210	Advanced Research Topics	2	A & B
SYE8001M	Comprehensive Studies * #	2	A & B / B & Summer / Summer & A
SYE8002M	Research Seminar *	2	A & B

* For SYE PhD students under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes only.

Core Courses for MPhil Students :

Nil

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for MPhil Students (2 Credits) :

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024-25 Semester/Term
SYE8009	Research Methodology	2	A & B

Electives for PhD Students (3 Credits)/MPhil Students (5 Credits) :

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024-25 Semester/Term
SYE5006	Operations Management	3	B
SYE5009	Industrial Marketing Management for Engineers	3	A
SYE6009	Project Management	3	B
SYE6012	Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3	B
SYE6014	Asset and Maintenance Management	3	-
SYE6015	Supply Chain Management	3	B
SYE6021	Systems Engineering & Management	3	-
SYE6037	Managing Strategic Quality	3	-
SYE6043	Quality and Reliability Engineering	3	B
SYE6044	China Engineering Enterprise Management	3	-
SYE6047	Quality Improvement: Systems and Methodologies	3	A
SYE6048	Marketing Strategy for Engineers	3	-
SYE6050	Engineering Economic Analysis	3	-
SYE6052	Organization Learning	3	-
SYE6053	Business Process Improvement and Innovation	3	B
SYE6101	Estimation and Control of Random Dynamic Systems	3	-
SYE6102	Managerial Decision-making Systems with Artificial Intelligence	3	-
SYE6104	Theoretical Underpinnings of Decision Making Under Uncertainly	3	-
SYE6105	Risk and Decision Analysis	3	-
SYE6108	Energy Conservation and Management	3	-
SYE8001	Comprehensive Studies #	3	-
SYE8007M	Advanced Research Topics	3	B
SYE8011	Statistical Modeling and Design of Experiments	3	-
SYE8012	Data Mining and Statistical Modeling	3	-
SYE8101	Special Topics in Quantitative Methodologies	3	-
SYE8102	Forecasting and Control using Regression, Time Series, and Dynamic Models	3	-
SYE8103	Advanced Design of Experiments and Taguchi Method	3	-
SYE8105	Quantitative Methods for Systems Engineering and Engineering Management	3	-
SYE8106	Special Topics in Stochastic Modeling	1	-
SYE8107	Special Topics in Computational Optimization	1	-
SYE8108	Advanced Topics in Information Theory	3	-
SYE8205	Managerial Economics	3	B
SYE8206	Semiconductor Manufacturing @	3	A

# Scope of studies and assessment methods to be decided by the Qualifying Panel.
@ Electives for MPhil students.

updated in June 2024