Programme Aims
To equip students to cope with challenges and other issues in cities by harnessing the power of informatics, big data and relevant techniques.
Characteristics
The programme focuses on three key areas, namely “Theory and Domain Knowledge”, “Technologies underpin Urban Informatics and Smart Cities” and “The Practice of Urban Informatics and Smart Cities Solutions”.
Recognition & Prospects
The MSc programme will seek accreditation from:
Curriculum
Programme Structure
Students can choose from a wide range of subjects offered under the Postgraduate Scheme in Construction and Environment, each generally requiring one evening class per week over a 13-week semester.
For the MSc
Students must complete 7 subjects with at least 4 Core Subjects, including “Smart Cities: Technologies and Solutions”, “Urban Science and Systems”, and “Urban Informatics”, plus a Dissertation. The Dissertation is optional; alternatively, students can choose to complete a Project and one more Core Subject.
For the PgD
Students must complete 7 subjects with at least 4 Core Subjects, including “Smart Cities: Technologies and Solutions”, “Urban Science and Systems” and “Urban Informatics.
Core Areas of Study
The following is a brief summary of the core areas of study. Students will be provided with detailed information on the subjects for selection upon registration.
Planlanan May 2024
Daha fazla bilgi
Başlangıç tarihi
Planlanan Eylül 2024
Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ZS1201, 12/F, South Tower, Block Z,
Hung Hom,
Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon
A recognised Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, technology, or the equivalent.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the following minimum English language requirement for admission purpose, unless otherwise specified by individual programmes concerned:
A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 for the Internet-based test or 550 for the paper-based test; OR
An overall Band Score of at least 6 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).