The University of Hong Kong

Faculty of Engineering
Master of Science in Computer Science

Applications are invited for admission in September 2023 to a curriculum leading to the degree of Master of
Science in Computer Science.

Information about the Curriculum

Stream of Study

The curriculum has four different streams of study: General stream, Cyber Security, Financial Computing and
Multimedia Computing. To be qualified as a graduate of Cyber Security Stream, Financial Computing Stream or
Multimedia Computing Stream, the candidate must complete at least 24 credits of courses in the corresponding
subject group, and undertake a dissertation or a project in the area of the corresponding stream as capstone
experience. For General Stream, the candidate can choose any course in the curriculum, and undertake a
dissertation or a project in any area in computer science as capstone experience.

Period of Study

The curriculum shall normally extend over one academic year of full-time study or two academic years of part-
time study. Candidates shall not be permitted to extend their studies beyond the maximum period of registration
of two academic years of full-time study or three academic years of part-time study, unless otherwise permitted or
required by the Board of Faculty. For both full-time and part-time modes, the period of study shall include any
assessment to be held during and/or at the end of each semester.

Pattern of Study

Candidates are required to complete 72 credits of courses selected from the syllabus which must include capstone
experience.

Regulations and Syllabuses

Regulations and syllabuses of the MSc(CompSc) curriculum are available from the curriculum website at
https://www.msc-cs.hku.hk/ or https://hku.hk/tpg/.

Composition Fee

The composition fee for each 6 credit-units in MSc(CompSc) is HK$18,000 for the intake in the academic year
2023-2024, subject to the University’s approval. The composition fee for the dissertation/project, shall be payable
in two instalments, with each instalment paid in each semester. Students are required to pay the composition fee
for courses they enrol by semester.

Some of the courses have been approved by the HKSAR government as reimbursable courses under the
Continuing Education Fund (CEF) for Hong Kong residents. For further details on this, please visit our HKU
MSc(CompSc) website <https://www.msc-cs.hku.hk> or the CEF website <https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/>.

Students are required to pay the fees for enrolled courses on a semester basis. The first instalment of composition
fees of 12 credit-units is payable at the time of acceptance of an offer of admission.

The caution money is HK$350. It is payable at the time of acceptance of an offer of admission.

Information on Application

To be eligible for admission to the programmes, a candidate shall satisfy both the University Entrance
Requirements and the Programme Entrance Requirements including but not limited to:

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 (a) shall comply with the General Regulations;
(b) shall hold a Bachelor’s degree of this University or a qualification of equivalent standard from this
University or another comparable institution accepted for this purpose;
(c) for a candidate who is seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable
institution outside Hong Kong of which the language of teaching and/or examination is not English, shall
satisfy the University English language requirement applicable to high degrees as prescribed under
General Regulation G2(b); and
(d) satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination if required.

An application for exemption from the above requirements shall be considered on a case by case basis.

English Language Requirement

Applicants who wish to be admitted on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable institution
outside Hong Kong of which the language of teaching and /or examination is not English shall satisfy the
University English language requirement unless in exceptional circumstances they are exempted from this
requirement.

Application

Please submit your application on-line via the taught postgraduate on-line system at https://hku.hk/tpg/

Submission of Supporting Documents

The following documents should be uploaded to the Taught Postgraduate (TPg) programmes online admission
system under the Faculty of Engineering or mailed to the MSc Programme Office:

1. Graduate transcript(s) with grading system of all tertiary level studies (or interim transcript if graduate
transcript is not yet available).
2. Officially certified Degree certificate(s), if available
3. English language proficiency test score report, such as TOEFL or IELTS (only for applicants with
qualifications from institutions outside Hong Kong of which the language of instruction and /or
examination is not English)
4. Proof of the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) / average grade / average mark
5. Official proof of class ranking, if available
6. A curriculum vitae (C.V.)

Applicants are NOT required to submit original documents during the application stage. Should an applicant be
given an admission offer by the Programme, he/she will receive notification of the need to submit
original/certified true copy* of the documents to the HKU MSc Programme Office at P3-02, Graduate House, The
University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.

Please note that documents once submitted will not be returned, and will be destroyed if the application is
unsuccessful.

* The University will only ACCEPT originals or copies of the documents that have been duly declared as true
copies before a notary public.

Application Fee

The application fee is HK$300 per application (non-refundable), and payment should be made online.

Announcement of Results

Applicants who do not hear from the Faculty of Engineering by July 31, 2023 may assume their applications
unsuccessful.

October 2022