Faculty of Science

Master of Science in Advanced Information Systems

Programme Director: Prof Leung Yiu Wing

The programme focuses primarily on technologies. Students will learn the state-of-the-art systems, applications and software technologies underpinning the building and deployment of Information Systems. Such a focus is completely different from other existing programmes on Information Systems which are either offered by Business Schools or focused mainly on the management aspects of Information Systems. In addition, the content of the programme is carefully designed to cater for current and emerging market demands.

The programme is offered in both one-year full-time and two-year part-time modes:

1.	One-year full-time mode: The normal duration of the programme in the full-time mode is one year, with a two-year maximum study duration, provided that due approval of study extension has been granted.
2.	Two-year part-time mode: The normal duration of the programme in the part-time mode is two years, with a three-year maximum study duration, provided that due approval of study extension has been granted.

Specifically, the courses are organized into three streams, namely, “Enterprise Computing”, “Financial Information Systems” and “Health Information Systems”.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I)	Core Courses	11 units
II)	Elective Courses	18 units
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		29 units

Requirements

I.	Core Courses			11 units
	COMP	7320	Professional Methodologies for Information Systems	3 units
	COMP	7480	Programming for Web & Mobile Information Systems	3 units
	COMP	7530	IT Forum	1 unit
	COMP	7640	Database Systems & Administration	3 units
	COMP	7950	IT Project Skills	1 unit

II.	Elective Courses			18 units
	The elective courses are organized into three streams, MSc Practicum & Research and other courses:
	Enterprise Computing: This stream focuses on the computing technologies for enterprises such as enterprise application architectures, application integration, network infrastructure and database administration.
	COMP	7330	Information Systems Security & Auditing	3 units
	COMP	7340	Enterprise Application Architecture & Integration	3 units
	COMP	7350	Enterprise Information Systems Development	3 units
	COMP	7360	Enterprise Networking & Cloud Computing	3 units
	COMP	7450	User Interface Design & Usability Testing	3 units
	COMP	7810	Business Intelligence	3 units
	Financial Information Systems: This stream emphasizes the applications of information systems in the financial sector in supporting operations and decision making of financial processes.
	COMP	7330	Information Systems Security & Auditing	3 units
	COMP	7370	Information Processing in Financial Services	3 units
	COMP	7390	Algorithms for Financial Information Systems	3 units
	COMP	7400	Financial Analysis & Decision Making	3 units
	COMP	7930	Big Data Analytics	3 units
	Health Information Systems: This stream focuses on how information systems support and improve the operations of the health-care industry.
	COMP	7410	Medical Image Processing, Analysis & Applications	3 units
	COMP	7420	Decision Analysis & Support in Healthcare Systems	3 units
	COMP	7430	Health Information Systems: Architecture & Technologies	3 units
	COMP	7440	Web-based & Ubiquitous Health Care	3 units
	COMP	7470	Health Information Privacy	3 units
	MSc Practicum & Research: Students can select to take MSc Practicum in which they design and implement information systems under the guidance of academic staff and possibly external professionals. They can also select to MSc Research in which they carry out research in information systems under the supervision of academic staff.
	COMP	7460	MSc Practicum for Information Systems	3 units
	COMP	7960	MSc Research I	3 units
	COMP	7970	MSc Research II	3 units

	Other courses: Students can also take the following elective course:
	COMP	7490	Special Topics in Advanced Information Systems	3 units
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				29 units

Each student is required to select at least one course from each stream. If a student wants to specialize in Financial Information Systems, he/she must successfully complete at least three courses (9 units) from the Financial Information Systems stream. In addition, if a student wants to specialize in Health Information Systems, he/she must successfully complete at least three courses (9 units) from the Health Information Systems stream. Students may take related courses (up to 6 units) from postgraduate programmes offered by the University with an approval from the Department.

Students who have earned 29 units with a cumulative GPA 2.5 or above and have complied with all conditions above for the award of degree will be conferred the Master of Science in Advanced Information Systems (MScAIS) degree. The students who have declared and successfully fulfilled the specialization requirements for Financial Information Systems and/or Health Information Systems will have their specialisation shown on their transcripts.