Technology, Aviation, Engineering & Sciences

This programme is specially designed for non-IT graduates facing the challenges of IT work. It will equip students with a comprehensive range of IT knowledge including information system analysis, programming concepts, networking technology and database applications.

A properly set up and managed archives ensures that authentic and reliable historical records are preserved to document the major development and history of an organization.

Records are an essential tool and valuable resources for good business and efficient administration.

Master of Information Studies provides students with in-depth understanding of the creation, evaluation, collection, organisation, utilisation and dissemination of information in the contemporary information environment.

This distance learning programme, offered in collaboration with Charles Sturt University, Australia, is supplemented by local tutorials. The obtained academic qualification has full recognition by Australian Library and Information Association and internationally by other library associations.

Graduate Diploma of Information Studies is the Intermediate Exit Award of Master of Information Studies.

Credit exemption would be given to students with relevant academic qualifications in library and information management and / or working experience.

The programme aims to provide students with the skills to design, implement and manage computer-based systems security, using software and networking technologies. 
 
The programme also includes the basic, key elements of forensic computing: forensics and the legal and ethical issues involved in any digital investigation.

IT professionals involved in electronic security and digital forensics need an understanding of information security and network security measures, intrusion prevention and detection, and digital forensics analysis techniques.  This programme is design to help student develop expert technical and legal knowledge to enable them to make a major contribution to information security and digital forensics investigations.

The management of food safety is an increasingly high profile and complex issue. The safety of food is paramount to the health and well-being of consumers and the economic viability of industries involved in the food chain. Government officials regulating food safety, and industry representatives operating within legal and quality standards frameworks, require specialized knowledge and skills to help them identify and effectively manage risks. In response to this, the Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK and the HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE) collaborate to deliver this Outreach Franchise MSc in Food Safety Management.

Graduate Diploma of Information Studies (GDIS) is the Intermediate Exit Award of Master of Information Studies. It provides students with in-depth understanding of the contemporary information environment and competencies for performing in a variety of information sectors.
 
This distance learning programme, offered in collaboration with Charles Sturt University, is supplemented by local tutorials. The obtained qualification has full recognition by Australian Library and Information Association.
 
Students having Bachelor's degree in non-library discipline choosing to exit with GDIS need to complete seven core subjects and two practical subjects.
 
Diploma in Teacher Librarianship holders will receive special credit exemption.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Cyber Security is a collaboration programme with Dragon Threat Labs and Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute.

The course is in-line with well-known cyber security certifications. The key design rationale of the programme is to make sure that the programme can match the fundamental elements containing in various cyber security certifications.
 

The programme aims to train students to become professional archivists by providing them with a broad and enriched learning experience covering a full spectrum of principles and methodology in managing records and archives throughout their life-cycle and in setting up and managing an archival institution.
 

This programme will provide professionals with an excellent opportunity to enhance their forensics IT knowledge for developing their career as a crime laboratory analyst, forensic engineer and crime scene examiner. Graduates from IT, business or accounting are encouraged to enrol in this programme.