BEng in Computer ScienceDr. Anthony Tam

Programme Structure

54 credits

42 credits

144 credits

42

36 54

72

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CS Core

MathCOMP2121

Discrete Math

TheoryCOMP2119

Data StructureCOMP3250

Algorithms

COMP2123

Prog Tech & Tools

SystemsCOMP2120

Comp OrganizationCOMP3230

Principles of OS

COMP3234

Comp Networks

OthersCOMP3278

Database

Develop your logic

mind set and

analytical skill

COMP3297

Software Engg

COMP3311

Legal Aspects

Year 2 Year 3

Software

Development

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CS Elective Courses

▪ Minimum Requirement: 5 CS Elective Courses (30 credits)

▪ With 42 credits of Free Electives, students can take at most 12 CS Elective Courses

▪ Large variety of Elective courses

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Programming Languages

• Object-Oriented Programming

• Functional Programming

• Principles of Programming Languages

• Compiling Techniques

Intelligent Systems

• Artificial Intelligence

• Machine Learning

• Computer Vision

Application/Platform-Based Development

• Modern Technologies on WWW

• Computer game design

• Interactive mobile application design

• System arch and distributed computing

• Multimedia computing and applications

• Scientific computing

• ECommerce technology

Software Engineering

• Implementation, testing and maintenance

• Software quality and project management

Advanced Concepts

• Advanced algorithm analysis

• Advanced database systems

Others

• Computer architecture

• Computer graphics

• Network security

• Wireless and mobile comm

Minors & 2nd majors available to CS students

▪ The University offers a wide range of minors and majors to students of ALL Faculties

▪ Faculties: Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Science, Social Science

▪ Find more information @ Academic Advising Office (http://aao.hku.hk/)

▪ Examples

▪ Faculty of Science

▪ Majors (96 credits): Mathematics, Statistics, Risk ManagementMinors: Actuarial Studies, Comp. & Financial Mathematics, Mathematics , Statistics, Risk Management

▪ Faculty of Business and Economics

▪ Majors (72 credits): Finance, Information Systems, Wealth ManagementMinors: Accounting, Finance, Information Systems

▪ Faculty of Art

▪ Major (72 credits): Japanese Language, Japanese Studies, Korean StudiesMinor: Japanese Language, Korean Studies

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Sample Study Plans

▪ URL of the Advising Page

▪ http://www.cs.hku.hk/programme/beng-cs/advising/2013-14/studyplan.jsp

▪ BEng(CompSc)

▪ BEng(CompSc) with Minor in Risk Management

▪ BEng(CompSc) with Minor in Mathematics

▪ BEng(CompSc) with Minor in Finance

▪ BEng(CompSc) with Minor in Japanese Language

▪ BEng(CompSc) with Minor in Computational & Financial Mathematics

▪ BEng(CompSc) with Major in Finance

The samples serve as illustrative purpose. Beware

of the pre-requisite and time-tabling issues.

Students who opt for a 2nd Major or Minor are

responsible for planning for their own course of

studies.

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Internship

▪ Some of the companies/organizations in which our students worked as interns on past two years:

▪ Outstanding students are having the opportunities to undertake Research Internship under the University Research Fellowship Programme (URFP)

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Career prospects

Positions2012 Employment Survey

IT-related positions Others

2012 86% 14%

2011 86.5% 13.5%

Examples Application/System/Technical Analyst

Co-Founder/ Executive Director

Computer/System Engineer

Consulting Trainee/IT Specialist Trainee

/Engineer Trainee/ICT Graduate Trainee

/Assistant Engineer

IT Officer/Specialist

Product Engineer/Officer

Programmer/Game Programmer/Software

Developer/Software Engineer

Project Officer

Research Assistant

Technology Consultant

Account Manager

Artist

Business Development Officer

Executive Assistant/Officer

Financial Consultant

Management Trainee

Product Marketing Executive

Senior Administrative Assistant

Teaching Assistant

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Career prospects

Companies

Computer Science is very employable, not just for IT jobs but other analytical roles too

because of the problem solving skills and analytical abilities we developed in the study.

These skills also prove valuable to many areas of endeavor.

IT/Tech Finance/Banking Others

2012 56% 22% 22%

2011 52% 28% 20%

Examples AppleAzeus SystemESRI China (HK)Hewlett-PackardIBMOpenriceOOCLPCCW SolutionsSiS Int. HoldingsWharf T&T

BNP ParibasCredit SuisseDeloitte Touche TohmatsuHang Seng BankHSBCICBCMerrill LynchOctopus CardsPricewaterhouseCoopersUBS

CITIC PacificDeaconsHK Police, HKSARHKUPolyUICLPOGCIO, HKSAR

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Career prospects

10Source: “Hong Kong as an information society”, 2013 Edition, the Census and Statistics Department

Career Path and Further Study

▪ Major Career Paths

▪ Software Industry▪ Software Engineering

▪ Software Quality Assurance

▪ Project Management

▪ Multimedia Content

▪ Planning & managing organization technology infrastructure▪ IT Architecture

▪ Service Management and Operation

▪ Information Security

▪ Further Study – Research▪ Devising new ways to use computer

▪ Developing effective ways to solve computing problem

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IT Career and Professional Proficiency MatrixSource: Hong Kong Computer Society 香港電腦學會

OGCIO sponsored

HKCS to develop this

Matrix.

It offers a holistic view

and insight of the IT

industry in Hong Kong

and allow for better

career development

planning.

To know more about

each job category,

please visit the following

URL:

http://www.ogcio.gov.hk/en/business/industry_support/ict_manpower/student_it_corner/career_corner/it_career/index.htm

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Thank You

Download this briefing note and the study plans via the following URL:http://www.cs.hku.hk/programme/beng-cs/advising/2013-14/studyplan.jsp

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