Sept 2023 Entry
Programme code: 42470-SY2 years
Normally 67 (plus 8 training credits)
The exact credits required for each AD/HD holder will depend on the approved credits transferred.
Dr K.H. Loo
BEng, PhD, MIEEE
Programme Aims
This programme combines sound scientific principles with engineering applications to help students develop into competent and effective engineering professionals in the areas of integrated circuit design, electronics, telecommunications, computers, embedded systems, and multimedia technologies and programming.
Characteristics
As electronic products become more miniaturised, intelligent and personal, they also become more influential in our daily lives. Examples of such products include digital cameras, smartphones, smart watches, GPS devices, digital entertainment devices, electronic medical equipment, wearable devices, and so on. The design, development and manufacture of these products require professional competence in the areas of electronics, integrated circuits, computers, telecommunications, multimedia signal processing, software, embedded systems, and programming, which form the subject contents of this programme.
This programme emphasises both theory and application in learning and teaching. The curriculum includes lectures, projects, presentations, laboratory exercises and various industry training and placement opportunities. After completing the fundamental subjects in Year One, students may choose their professional development specialism by selecting subjects in different areas in Year Two.
The programme curriculum is designed for students who have already studied some fundamental subjects in electronics, engineering science, programming, information technology and mathematics. The Year One curriculum consists mainly of intermediate and advanced subjects in the areas of telecommunications, computers, data and computer communications, integrated circuits, control engineering, embedded systems and programming. In Year Two, students can choose from among a list of advanced technical elective subjects, and complete a capstone project to strengthen their technical knowledge and skills.
Students may also engage in an exchange scheme and earn recognised credits in a university outside Hong Kong for one semester during Year Two.
Students are admitted into the senior year programme. They will normally take the following subjects except those for which they receive credit exemption due to fulfillment of similar subjects in their prior study.
1. General University Requirement (GUR) Subjects (3 credits each, unless indicated otherwise)
a. 6 credits in Cluster-Area Requirement (CAR)
Students should not take more than 3 credits from the same cluster area. They also need to fulfil the English and Chinese reading and writing requirements. Students may apply for a waiver if they have fulfilled the English and Chinese reading and writing requirements in their previous studies.
b. 3 credits in Service Learning
c. Language and Communication Requirement (LCR)
Students not meeting the equivalent standard of the Undergraduate Degree Language Communication Requirements (LCR) based on their previous academic performance in AD/HD programmes will be required to take additional credits (6 in English and 3 in Chinese) on top of the programme's normal credit requirements.
d. Essential Components of General Education (a non-credit bearing subject)
Students will be required to take the General Education which comprises of National Education, Online Tutorials in Academic Integrity, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) and Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE) e-modules.
2. Discipline-Specific Requirement (DSR)
a. Compulsory Subjects (3 credits each, unless indicated otherwise)
b. Industrial Centre Training (8 Training Credits)
Industrial Centre Training I for EIE (5 training credits) and Multidisciplinary Manufacturing Project (3 training credits)
c. 12 credits of Elective Subjects (3 credits each, unless indicated otherwise)
C. Work-Integrated Education (A minimum of 1 WIE credit)
Two weeks of full-time employment for 1 WIE credit
More information on the subjects offered can be obtained here.
Professional Recognition
The programme has been granted full accreditation by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) which is recognized by all signatories of the Washington Accord. Graduates of the programme will satisfy the academic requirements for Corporate membership of the HKIE.
Career Prospects
Demand for engineering professionals in the manufacturing, service and telecommunications sectors of Hong Kong is very high. As Hong Kong's economy witnesses continuous growth, graduates in electronic and information engineering are greatly needed to fill such posts as commercial, design and production engineers, sales and marketing engineers, and executives in the design and manufacture of various electronic and digital products, computer systems, networking, software, telecommunications and the Internet. Some of our graduates pursue further study or research in Hong Kong and abroad.
For further programme information, please contact:
The General Office (tel: 2766 6211/2766 6223; email: eie.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk).
As a new graduate of the Electronic and Information Engineering degree programme, I now have a great deal of useful knowledge covering areas such as the operating principles of different electronic components, data and mobile communication theories and various programming languages. I can now design electronic devices and develop application software.
The programme provides many opportunities for students to engage in group projects that consolidate the knowledge gained in class. For example, for the Integrated Project, we constructed a robot that could move by tracking a white line and complete assigned tasks.
The EIE Department also has excellent facilities. There are a number of laboratories and computer labs equipped with useful software packages such as MatLab, Visual Studio and Eclipse. This convenient access helped us finish our assignments and projects. Lo Kwan Ming |
這短短四年的大學生涯是年青人一個很重要的成長階段。對於我來說，這是一個由讀書到投身社會工作的過渡期。這個課程除了學到有關電子、網路、編程等專門知識外，我還從中確定了自己職業的取向。通過長達一年的實習，我不但見識到一些理論如何付諸實際應用，還認識到公司的業務的具體運作情況，更親身體驗到辦公室文化的現實處境。這些經驗讓我可以更快地適應畢業後的工作環境。在我一度感到迷失、不清楚自己未來路向的時候，感謝導師一再給予我許多寶貴的意見、勉勵及提醒。我也很珍惜同學之間相處的日子。我們互相鼓勵和幫助，彼此一同成長，繼而一起踏進人生的另一個階段。 劉穎芝 |
It's been an honour to graduate from the Electronic and Information Engineering (EIE) degree programme. The invaluable lessons learned from all the professors, instructors and tutors had greatly benefited me, not to mention the all-rounded facilities and support provided by the department.
An integrated project in the curriculum had provided us an opportunity to learn electronics. I had a chance to assemble a robotic car and programme it to track a line and complete various tasks. This project had equipped me with solid knowledge in electronic components, embedded system and programming skills.
It is more exciting upon reaching the final year when a range of elective subjects are available. These subjects cover topics like computer vision, cloud computing, and network security, which are highly related to modern technologies like AI, AWS and TLS, to name a few.
In addition to the technical foundations that this course had provided, I also had the opportunity to collaborate with talents from other fields. For example, multidisciplinary manufacturing project required students from different fields to work collaboratively on a cross-displinary project; similarly, multidisciplinary final-year project required students from different fields to work collaboratively on a larger scale and more challenging project.
With the technical knowledge gained and all-rounded training received from EIE, I feel that I am well-prepared to face the era of the metaverse. Cheng Wai Kiu |  |
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