P05 MSc Business Information Systems

Programme Code:
P05
Mode of programme: Combined mode
Normal duration: 1 year (Full-time)
2 years (Part-time)
Source of funding: Non-Government Funded
Minimum credits required: 30
Tuition fees: $2,670 per credit unit
Programme leader: Prof HuaiQing Wang (Tel: +852 27888491)
Email: iswang@cityu.edu.hk
Website: http://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/is/msbis/
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Admission

Applicants must satisfy all of the following to be eligible for admission:
  • hold a recognised Bachelor's degree in any subjects, preferably not in Information Systems or Computer Science related, from one of the tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong funded by the University Grant Committee (UGC), or equivalent;
  • have gained a basic level of computer literacy.
Graduates of non-English-speaking institutions should meet the following minimum English proficiency requirement:
  • A TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based test) or 79 (internet-based test); or
  • An overall band score of 6.0 in IELTS; or
  • Band 6 in the Chinese mainland's College English Test (a minimum score of 450 or above); or
  • Other equivalent qualifications (e.g. TEM-8).

Programme Structure

Core Courses
  • Business Software Construction
  • Advanced Business Software Construction
  • Database Management Systems
  • Foundations of Information and Electronic Business Systems
  • Information Systems Planning and Strategy
  • System Analysis and Design
Electives (a total of 12 credits)
  • eBusiness System Integration
  • Human-Computer Interaction and Multimedia
  • Information Systems Infrastructure and Security Management
  • Information Technology Based Organisation Transformation
  • Information Technology Leadership Forum
  • Internet and World-Wide Web Application Development
  • Management Support and Business Intelligence Systems
  • Outsourcing and Offshoring Management
  • Project Management and Quality Assurance
  • Residential Trip
  • IS Project
  • Dissertation

Programme Aims

The programme aims to equip business and non-computer professionals with the ability to develop organisational and business information systems, to work closely with computer professionals in the development of corporate information systems, to contribute effectively to the development of strategic systems plans and to evaluate information technology for strategic advantage.

 

Bonus Features

Participants can choose to take a Residential Trip elective in the form of a field study of normally 7 to 8 days outside Hong Kong.
 

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