The general aim of the BSc (Hons) Programme in Computer Science is to prepare students for a career in computer science or information technology related areas. Students will be equipped to work in the Information & Communication Technology industry or pursue postgraduate study in Hong Kong or abroad. Graduates of this programme will have learnt how to learn and, have the skills and confidence to meet the challenges in the rapidly changing information technology world. This programme is designed with two related concentrations of study (21 units for each): (i) Computing and Software Technologies (CST) and (ii) Information Systems and Analytics (ISA). The former one is designed to equip students to be able to contribute to innovations in computing and software technologies. The latter is to equip students to be able to contribute to creative applications of computing and information technologies. The students will determine their concentrations of study in Year 3 Semester 1. In addition to the university-wide whole person education, the specific objectives of the programme are to equip students with:
| a. | Solid and broad foundation in computer science; |
| b. | In-depth knowledge in selected computer technology areas and their creative applications; |
| c. | Good problem solving skills; and |
| d. | Good communication and interpersonal skills. |
| a. | Practise as a fully equipped computer science professional and ready for the ICT industry; |
| b. | Specialize in a selected area(s) that they want to build their career upon if they wish; |
| c. | Pursue their postgraduate study in related fields; |
| d. | Apply their computer science knowledge and skills to solve complex real-world problems and to analyse the impact of computing, independently and collaboratively; and |
| e. | Demonstrate their communication and interpersonal skills in daily life. |
| I) | Major Courses | 64 units |
| II) | Projects | 6 units |
| III) | General Education | 38 units |
| IV) | Free Electives# | 21 units |
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129 units* |
| * | At least 36 units must be at the upper level (Levels 3 and 4). |
| # | Students may take additional GE courses in any categories to fulfill the “Free Electives” requirement but only a maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfillment of the “Free Electives” requirement. |
| I. | Major Courses | 64 units | ||
| Major Required Courses (58 units) | ||||
| BIOL | 1005 | Introduction to Biology | 3 units | |
| CHEM | 1005 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 units | |
| COMP | 1005 | Essence of Computing | 3 units | |
| COMP | 1006 | Facets of Computing | 1 unit | |
| COMP | 2006 | Computer Organization | 3 units | |
| COMP | 2015 | Data Structures & Algorithms | 3 units | |
| COMP | 2016 | Database Management | 3 units | |
| COMP | 2017 | Operating Systems | 3 units | |
| COMP | 2026 | Problem Solving Using Object Oriented Programming | 4 units | |
| COMP | 3005+ | Design & Analysis of Algorithms | 3 units | |
| COMP | 3015 | Data Communications & Networking | 3 units | |
| COMP | 3047 | Software Engineering | 4 units | |
| COMP | 4006 | Information Technology Professional Practices | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4057+ | Distributed & Cloud Computing | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4107+ | Software Design, Development & Testing | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4115++ | Exploratory Data Analysis & Visualization | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4116++ | Information Systems Managment | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4117++ | Information Systems Design & Integration | 3 units | |
| MATH | 1005 | Calculus | 3 units | |
| MATH | 1205 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 units | |
| MATH | 2005 | Probability & Statistics for Computer Science | 3 units | |
| PHYS | 1005 | Introduction to Physics and Energy Science | 3 units | |
| SCIE | 1005 | Integrated Science Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| Major Elective Courses* (6 units) | ||||
| Computing and Software Technologies Concentration: | ||||
| At least one from Specialization Area S1, and one from Specialization Area S2; or at least one from Specialization Area S1/S2 and one from Specialization Area S5^. | ||||
| Information Systems and Analytics Concentration: | ||||
| At least one from Specialization Area S3, and one from Specialization Area S4; or at least one from Specialization Area S3/S4 and one from Specialization Area S5^. | ||||
| ^ | Students who plan to pursue research degrees are encouraged to take at least one course from S5 using their major or free elective units. | |||
| Courses under different areas of specialization:* * | ||||
| S1: Web Technology and Data Engineering | ||||
| COMP | 4017 | Computer & Network Security | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4035 | Database System Implementation | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4047 | Internet & World Wide Web | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4087 | Selected Topics in Web Technology & Data Engineering | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4105 | Web Search Principles & Technology | 3 units | |
| S2: Digital Media and Mobile Technology | ||||
| COMP | 4025 | Interactive Computer Graphics | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4036 | Digital Media Computing & Communications | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4055 | Medical Image Processing & Applications# | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4076 | Selected Topics in Digital Media & Mobile Technology | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4097 | Mobile Computing | 3 units | |
| S3: Intelligent Informatics | ||||
| COMP | 4027 | Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery# | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4045 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4075 | Social Computing & Web Intelligence | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4085 | Selected Topics in Intelligent Informatics | 3 units | |
| S4: Enterprise Systems and Business Intelligence | ||||
| COMP | 3035 | Health Information Technology# | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4016 | Clinical Decision Support & Information Systems# | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4046 | Information Systems Control & Auditing | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4077 | Selected Topics in Enterprise Systems & Business Intelligence | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4096 | Business Intelligence & Decision Support | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4106 | E-Business Technology | 3 units | |
| S5: Computer Science Theory and Other Advanced Topics | ||||
| COMP | 3005 | Design & Analysis of Algorithms (for Information Systems & Analytics Concentration only) | 3 units | |
| COMP | 3045 | Advanced Algorithm Design, Analysis & Implementation | 3 units | |
| COMP | 3046 | Advanced Programming for Software Development | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4015 | Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4026 | Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4066 | Principles of Programming Language | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4067 | Theory of Computation | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4086 | Selected Topics in Theoretical Computer Science | 3 units | |
| Major Elective Courses (All are of upper division**) | ||||
| COMP | 3016 | Internship | 1 unit | |
| COMP | 3027 | Enterprise Information Systems | 3 units | |
| COMP | 3035 | Health Information Technology | 3 units | |
| COMP | 3045 | Advanced Algorithm Design, Analysis & Implementation | 3 units | |
| COMP | 3046 | Advanced Programming for Software Development | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4005 | Information Systems Theory, Methodology & Architecture | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4015 | Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4016 | Clinical Decision Support & Information Systems | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4017 | Computer & Network Security | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4025 | Interactive Computer Graphics | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4026 | Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4027 | Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4035 | Database System Implementation | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4036 | Digital Media Computing & Communications | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4037 | E-Technology Architectures, Tools & Applications | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4045 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4046 | Information Systems Control & Auditing | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4047 | Internet & World Wide Web | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4055 | Medical Image Processing & Applications | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4056 | Nature-Inspired Computing | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4065 | Performance Modelling & Analysis of Computer Systems | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4066 | Principles of Programming Language | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4067 | Theory of Computation | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4075 | Social Computing & Web Intelligence | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4076 | Selected Topics in Digital Media & Mobile Technology | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4077 | Selected Topics in Enterprise Systems & Business Intelligence | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4085 | Selected Topics in Intelligent Informatics | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4086 | Selected Topics in Theoretical Computer Science | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4087 | Selected Topics in Web Technology & Data Engineering | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4096 | Business Intelligence & Decision Support | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4097 | Mobile Computing | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4105 | Web Search Principles & Technology | 3 units | |
| COMP | 4106 | E-Business Technology | 3 units | |
| ** | And any other courses as approved by the Department. | |||
| II. | Projects | 6 units | ||
| COMP | 4878-9 | Innovative Computing Project | 6 units | |
| III. | Genaral Education | 38 units | ||
| IV. | Free Electives | 21 units | ||
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| 129 units | ||||
| + | Courses specified to the concentration of Computing and Software Technologies. |
| ++ | Courses specified to the concentration of Information Systems and Analytics. |
| # | Students with special interest in Health Information Technology are encouraged to take these courses and at the same time need to ensure their concentration requirement can be fulfilled. |
| * | Students are encouraged to go beyond the 6-unit requirement on major electives and take additional major electives using their free elective units to develop different areas of specialization for their specific preference on future development. |
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2016-2017
Last modified: July 2016
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