Higher Diploma

Programme Code:	8C125-ME
Academic Division:	Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies
Programme Leader:	CHOW, Kin-keung
WhatsApp:	66397781

Remarks: The programme is being phased out, and no students will be admitted in the 2026/27 academic year.

Programme Code:	8C125-ME
Programme Leader:
Assistant Programme Leader:

What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Articulation rate over 83% in 2025
  Equips you with professional skills and knowledge for further academic and career development

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  • Articulation rate over 83% in 2025
  • Equips you with professional skills and knowledge for further academic and career development
  • Extensive and practical training modules supported by the Industrial Centre of PolyU
  • Keeps you abreast of the latest trends in the field

  This programme equips you with theories and practical industrial skills in mechanical engineering.  It offers practical training modules, laboratory sessions and projects to enhance your engineering capabilities with broad-based knowledge in mechanical engineering and the application, generic skills as well as lifelong learning abilities for your future career development.

  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.
  

  QF Level: 4 QR Registration No.: 09/002301/4 Registration Validity Period:  01/09/2009 to ongoing

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• What will I learn?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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  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
  • Appreciation of Manufacturing Processes
  • Computer Programming
  • Engineering Design Fundamentals
  • Engineering Materials
  • Engineering Mechanics II
  • Thermofluids

  2 Elective Subjects 

  • Computer Aided Engineering Design
  • Environmental and Energy Engineering
  • Introduction to Robotics
  • Mechanical Services

  ^* 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?Articulation Track Record of Graduates
  Over 40 local and overseas bachelor's degree programmes have admitted ...

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  Articulation Track Record of Graduates

  Over 40 local and overseas bachelor's degree programmes have admitted graduates from HKCC's Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

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  Career Prospects

  • Engineering Design
  • Manufacturing Sector
  • Mechanical Services

  No graduates of this programme in 2022 engaged in employment.

  Source: HKCC Graduate Survey 2022 (figures as of October 2022)

• Admission Score

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

  14 (Mean); 17 (Highest)

  Click here to view admission score (2025/26 Cohort) for all programmes.