Higher Diploma

Programme Code:	8C125-EE
Academic Division:	Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies
Programme Leader:	WONG, Ka-chung
WhatsApp:	67211249

Programme Code:	8C125-EE

What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Equips you with fundamental knowledge and hands-on ability for further study and career development

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  • Articulation rate nearly 93% in 2004
  • Equips you with fundamental knowledge and hands-on ability for further study and career development
  • Industrial training modules supported by the Industrial Centre of PolyU
  • Programme exclusive laboratory facilities

  This programme equips you with theories and practical training in electrical engineering.  It emphasises foundation knowledge and its applications, practical skills, problem-solving skills, and professional attitude, which are all conducive to your future career development in electrical engineering in Hong Kong and its neighbouring regions.
  
  

  HKCC Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma programmes are listed on the Qualifications Register (QR) of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); the qualification is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF) and is commensurate with Level 4 of the Generic Level Descriptors. For details of the QR and QF, please click here.
  
  
  

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• What will I learn?Curriculum Structure
  You are required to take, in two years, 22-24 subjects in total, comprising 7-8 General Education Subjects and 15-16 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  Curriculum Structure⁺

  You are required to take, in two years, 23–25 subjects in total, comprising 8-9 General Education Subjects and 15-16 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects

  6-7 Compulsory Subjects
  Language Subjects

  • Academic English (Science and Technology) I OR English for Academic Studies (Science and Technology) I
  • Academic English (Science and Technology) II OR English for Academic Studies (Science and Technology) II
  • Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) ^C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) ^C OR Elementary Chinese ^{E & C ~}

  Mathematics Subjects

  • Calculus and Linear Algebra
  • Statistics and Vector Algebra
  • Foundation Mathematics^

  Essential Components of General Education (Non-credit bearing)

  • Two e-modules:

  1. Academic Integrity
  2. National Education 

  ^~ Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.

  2 Elective Subjects^*# (from the following cluster areas)

  • Chinese History and Culture
  • Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation
  • Human Nature, Relations and Development
  • Language and Communication
  • Science, Technology and Environment

  For the full list of more than 25 General Education subjects, please click here.

  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.
  
  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Discipline-specific Subjects

  6-7 Compulsory Subjects

  • Basic Circuit Analysis and Electronics
  • Computer and Engineering Fundamentals
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering Mechanics I
  • Ethics and Professionalism
  • Multidisciplinary Engineering Project
  • Elementary Mechanics and Electricity^

  ^ This is a foundation subject.
  

  7 Discipline-specific Subjects 

  • Applied Computing for Engineers
  • Basic Principles of Electrical Engineering
  • Computer Programming
  • Electrical Services in Buildings
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Introduction to Electrical Systems
  • Smart Electrical System Design and Installation

  2 Elective Subjects 

  • Embedded System Design
  • Fundamentals of Machine Intelligence
  • Mathematics II
  • Power Electronics and Drives

  ^* Exemptions
  

  HKDSE Result	Subject Exempted
  Level 2 or above in HKDSE Mathematics Extended Module 1 or Module 2	Foundation Mathematics
  Level 3 or above in HKDSE Physics or Physics component in Combined Science	Elementary Mechanics and Electricity

  ⁺For students admitted from 2022/23
  ^#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.

  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

• Where will I go after HKCC?

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  Career Prospects

  • Public Utilities
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Building Services Engineering
• Admission Score

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  Admission Score for this programme (2024/25 Cohort):

  13.46 (Mean); 18 (Highest)

  Click here to view admission score (2024/25 Cohort) for all programmes.