Postgraduate Degrees

Admission

Admissions Requirements

 

MIS Stream Applicants must satisfy the following conditions to be eligible for admission:

  • Hold a recognised Bachelor's degree in any subject, preferably not in Information Systems or Computer Science related disciplines, from one of the tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong funded by the University Grant Committee (UGC), or equivalent; and
  • Have gained a basic level of computer literacy.

 

FIT Stream Applicants must satisfy the following conditions to be eligible for admission:

  • Hold a recognized Bachelor’s degree from one of the tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong funded by the University Grant Committee (UGC), or equivalent, with intermediate level knowledge on IT/IS or Finance/Accounting (such as completion of fundamental related courses at the undergraduate level or with related working experience)

 

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfil the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

  • 79 (Internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)@#; or
  • an overall band score of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)@; or
  • a score 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of Chinese mainland; or
  • other equivalent qualifications. (e.g. TEM-8) 

 

@TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the commencement of the University's application period.  

 

# Applicants are required to arrange with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL results directly to the University. The TOEFL institution code for CityU is 3401.

 

 

Programme Highlights

 

  • Strong Alumni Support: Students in the program gain a wide array of support from a community of hundreds of BIS alumni working in or outside Hong Kong through periodical physical gathering and ongoing virtual interactions.
  • Studentship: Outstanding local applicants will be offered with a scholarship by the Hong Kong Government.
  • Hands-on Management Consulting Experience: Participants can choose to take Management Consulting in Asia (IS6930, spaces are limited) elective in the form of a field-based consulting project outside Hong Kong.