CS Study Plan
Total: 120 Credit Units (minimum graduation
requirement) Maximum: 144 Credit Units
Credit Unit Requirements
- Gateway Education (GE): 30 CU
- College / School Requirements: 6 CU
- Major Requirements: 84 CU
- Includes 11 CU Department Required Supporting
Courses
Year 1 (2023–2024)
Semester A
| Course |
Units |
| CS1302 Introduction to Computer Programming |
3 |
| MA1200 / MA1300 Calculus & Basic Linear Algebra I / Enhanced
Calculus & Linear Algebra I – GE(1) |
3 |
| PHY1201 / CHEM1300 / CHEM1200 General Physics I / Principles of
General Chemistry / Discovery in Biology |
3 |
| GE1401 University English – GE(2) |
3 |
| CS2204 Fundamentals of Internet Applications Development |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Semester B
| Course |
Units |
| GE2410 English for Engineering – GE(3) |
3 |
| MA1201 / MA1301 Calculus & Basic Linear Algebra II / Enhanced
Calculus & Linear Algebra II – GE(4) |
3 |
| GE1501 Chinese Civilisation – History and Philosophy – GE(5) |
3 |
| CS2402 Introduction to Computational Probability Modelling |
3 |
| CS2310 Computer Programming |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Summer 2024: Encourage participation in Go Global
Activities (≥ 4 weeks outside Hong Kong)
Year 2 (2024–2025)
Semester A
| Course |
Units |
| CS2611 Seminars on Contemporary Technology I |
0 |
| CS2115 Computer Organization |
3 |
| CS2312 Problem Solving and Programming |
3 |
| CS3201 Computer Networks |
3 |
| CS3334 Data Structures |
3 |
| MA2185 Discrete Mathematics |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Semester B
| Course |
Units |
| CS2611 Seminars on Contemporary Technology I |
1 |
| CS3103 Operating Systems |
3 |
| CS3342 Software Design |
3 |
| CS3402 Database Systems |
3 |
| DR-1 Dept. Required Supporting @CB / ^GE – DR(1) |
3 |
| JC2066 IT Professionals: Ethical, Legal & Social Issues –
GE(6) |
3 |
| Total |
16 |
Summer 2025: Go Global Activities
OR GE-7 Gateway Education – GE(7) (3 CU)
Year 3 (2025–2026)
Semester A
| Course |
Units |
| CS3505 IT Professional Internship |
6* |
| CS3343 Software Engineering Practice |
3 |
| CS4335 Design & Analysis of Algorithms |
3 |
| Total |
12 |
Semester B
| Course |
Units |
| CS3505 IT Professional Internship |
3* |
| CS-E CS Elective (1) |
3 |
| CS-E CS Elective (2) |
3 |
| GE-8 Gateway Education – GE(8) |
3 |
| Total |
12 |
Summer 2026: Encourage participation in Go Global
Activities
Year 4 (2026–2027)
Semester A
| Course |
Units |
| CS4514 Project |
3* |
| EN4262 English Communication Skills for Computing |
2 |
| DR-2 Dept. Required Supporting @CB / ^GE – DR(2) |
3 |
| GE-9 Gateway Education – GE(9) |
3 |
| CS-E CS Elective (3) |
3 |
| CS-E CS Elective (4) |
3 |
| Total |
17 |
Semester B
| Course |
Units |
| CS4514 Project |
6* |
| CS-E CS Elective (5) |
3 |
| CS-E CS Elective (6) |
3 |
| GE-10 Gateway Education – GE(10) |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Electives (Minimum 18 CU)
Students may:
- Choose a stream (3 stream core courses + 3
electives from list)
- Or take any 6 electives from list
Streams
Artificial Intelligence
Stream
- Core: CS4486 Artificial Intelligence, CS4487 Machine Learning
- Choose 1: CS4186 Computer Vision & Image Processing / CS4386 AI
Game Programming
Data Science Stream
- Core: CS3481 Fundamentals of Data Science, CS4480 Data-Intensive
Computing, CS4487 Machine Learning
- Core: CS4286 Internet Security & E-Commerce Protocols, CS4293
Topics on Cybersecurity, CS4394 Information Security &
Management
- Core: CS3483 Multimodal Interface Design, CS4182 Computer
Graphics
- Choose 1: CS4185 Multimedia Technologies, CS4186 Computer Vision,
CS4187 Computer Vision for Interactivity, CS4188 Virtual Reality
Software
Engineering & Project Management Stream
- Choose 3 of: CS3346 Software Testing, CS3356 Managing Software
Projects, CS4348 Software Quality Management, CS4389 Decentralized
Applications Development
Additional Notes
- GE Requirements:
- English: GE1401 & GE2410
- Chinese: GE1501
- Distribution: ≥ 3 CU in Arts & Humanities, Social & Business
Orgs, Science & Tech
- College Specified: 9 CU
- College Requirements: PHY1201 / CHEM1300 / CHEM1200
(3 CU) + CS1302 (3 CU)
- Department Required Supporting: MA2185, EN4262,
plus GE and CB course options listed in doc
- Go Global: ≥ 4 weeks outside Hong Kong (exchange,
internship, study abroad, etc.)
*Partial CU for year-long courses granted only after completion of
whole course.