Postgraduate Degrees
Programme Aims and Objectives
This programme aims to train students in the core domains of business and cutting-edge information systems that underpin the contemporary information society, so that graduates can excel in careers with professional positions that require both advanced business knowledge and IT-enabled problem solving skills.
Stream B is offered to applicants with an IT/IS knowledge which is expected at intermediate level (such as completion of fundamental IT/IS related courses at the undergraduate level or with certain working experience); and focuses on developing their capability to integrate IT with business domain knowledge and the associated management skills, so that they boost their ability to meet business needs by leveraging IT/IS applications and managing cutting-edge IT/IS projects.
Entrance Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the following to be eligible for admission:
- Hold a recognized Bachelor's degree in information systems (IS), information technology (IT), electronic commerce (EC), computer science (CS), or other disciplines but have passed at least four core courses related to the IS/IT/EC/CS disciplines, from one of the tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong funded by the University Grant Committee (UGC), or equivalent
Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:
- TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based test) or 59 (revised paper-delivered test) or 79 (internet-based test); or
- Overall band score of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
- Score 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of Chinese mainland; or
- Other equivalent qualifications
Course Description
Core Courses
Course Title
| AC5511 | Financial and Management Accounting |
| IS5540 | Project Management and Quality Assurance |
| IS5740 | Management Support and Business Intelligence Systems |
| IS6400 | Business Data Analytics |
| IS6523 | Information Systems Infrastructure and Security Management |
| EF5042 | Corporate Finance |
Group A Electives (Minimum 6 credits)
Course Title
| IS5238 | Business Practice Internship |
| IS5940 | Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship |
| IS5941 | Big Data & Social Media Analytics |
| IS6200 | Blockchain Technology and Business Applications |
| IS6421 | Human-Computer Interaction and Multimedia |
| IS6940C | Information Technology Leadership Forum |
Group B Electives (Minimum 6 credits)
Course Title
| IS5311 | JAVA Programming with Business Applications |
| IS5312 | Analytical Programming with Python |
| IS5313 | Foundations of Information and Electronic Business Systems |
| IS5314 | eBusiness System Integration |
| IS5411 | Systems Analysis and Design |
| IS5413 | Database Management Systems |
| IS5542 | Outsourcing and Offshoring Management |
| IS5743 | Information Technology Based Business Transformation |
| IS6322 | Internet and World-Wide Web Application Development |
| IS6620 | Enterprise Architecture |
| IS6640 | Information Systems Planning and Strategy |
| IS6912 | Information Systems Project |
| IS6921 | Knowledge Management |
| IS6930 | Management Consulting in Asia |
Students may also take one elective course offered by the departments within the College of Business including Accountancy, Economics and Finance, Information Systems, Management, Management Sciences, and Marketing as approved by the MSBIS Programme Leader.
Bonus Features
Participants can choose to take a Management Consulting in Asia (spaces are limited) elective in the form of a field study of normally 7 to 8 days outside Hong Kong.