The following courses have been included in the list of reimbursable courses for Continuing Education Fund (CEF) purposes.
Course list last updated: 2 September 2026
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| HKU Course Code and Course Title | CEF Course CodeFor MSc(CompSc) Students | CEF Course CodeFor MSc(ECom&IComp) Students | CEF Course CodeFor MDASC Students | CEF Course CodeFor MStat Students | CEF Course CodeFor MSc(FTDA) Students | CEF Course CodeFor MSc(Eng)IDT Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMP7408Distributed ledger and blockchain technology | 36Z157979[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z157987[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 36Z139407[Effective from August 2022] | 36Z157014[Effective from December 2023] |
| COMP7502Image processing and computer vision | 36Z158045[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158053[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| COMP7503Multimedia technologies | 36Z158061[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z15807A[Effective from March 2024] | 42Z158089[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 36Z156980[Effective from December 2023] |
| COMP7506Smart phone apps development | 36Z158096[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z15810A[Effective from March 2024] | 42Z158119[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 36Z156999[Effective from December 2023] |
| COMP7507Visualization and visual analytics | 36Z157995[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158002[Effective from March 2024] | 42Z158011[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| COMP7802Introduction to financial computing | 36Z158134[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158126[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 36Z139423[Effective from August 2022] | 36Z157022[Effective from December 2023] |
| COMP7903Digital investigation and forensics | 36Z158029[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158037[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| COMP7904Information security: attacks and defense | 36Z157936[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z157944[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| COMP7906Introduction to cyber security | 36Z157901[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z15791A[Effective from March 2024] | 42Z157929[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | 36Z139385[Effective from August 2022] | 36Z157006[Effective from December 2023] |
| ECOM6008Supply chain and e-logistics management | 36Z158215[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158207[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| ECOM6014E-marketing | 36Z158231[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158223[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| ECOM6016Electronic payment systems | 36Z158258[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z15824A[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 36Z139431[Effective from August 2022] | N/ANot applicable |
| ECOM6023E-financial services | 36Z158274[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158266[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 36Z13944A[Effective from August 2022] | N/ANot applicable |
| ECOM7123Building smart cities: an information system approach | 36Z158193[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158185[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| ECOM7126Machine learning for business and e-commerce | 36Z158320[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158304[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 36Z158312[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable |
| FITE7407Securities transaction banking | 36Z157952[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z157960[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 36Z139393[Effective from August 2022] | N/ANot applicable |
| ICOM6034Website engineering | 36Z158290[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158282[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| ICOM6045Fundamentals of e-commerce security | 36Z158177[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158169[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| ICOM7125Digital forensics | 36Z158150[Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158142[Effective from March 2024] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| STAT6013Financial data analysis | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 42Z153761[Effective from August 2023] | 42Z153737[Effective from August 2023] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| STAT7008Programming for data science | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 42Z15377A[Effective from August 2023] | 42Z153745[Effective from August 2023] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| STAT8003Time series forecasting | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 42Z153788[Effective from August 2023] | 42Z153753[Effective from August 2023] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| STAT8007Statistical methods in economics and finance | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 42Z153575[Effective from April 2023] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| STAT8017Data mining techniques | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 42Z152706[Effective from April 2023] | 42Z153583[Effective from April 2023] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
| STAT8019Marketing analytics | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable | 42Z152714[Effective from April 2023] | 42Z12186A[Effective from October 2019] | N/ANot applicable | N/ANot applicable |
The qualifications of the following programmes are recognised under the Qualifications Framework in Hong Kong.
QF Level: 6Registration validity periods and programme specifications are maintained in the Hong Kong Qualifications Register. Please refer to the respective HKQR records for the latest information. For MSc(Eng)IDT students, please refer to the Faculty of Engineering for qualification recognition details.
The following courses have been included in the list of reimbursable courses for Continuing Education Fund (CEF) purposes:
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| HKU Course Code and Course Title | CEF Course Code For MSc(CompSc) Students | CEF Course Code For MSc(ECom&IComp) Students | CEF Course Code For MDASC Students | CEF Course Code For MStat Students | CEF Course Code For MSc(FTDA) Students | CEF Course Code For MSc(Eng)IDT Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMP7408 Distributed ledger and blockchain technology | 36Z157979 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z157987 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | 36Z139407 [Effective from August 2022] | 36Z157014 [Effective from December 2023] |
| COMP7502 Image processing and computer vision | 36Z158045 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158053 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| COMP7503 Multimedia technologies | 36Z158061 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z15807A [Effective from March 2024] | 42Z158089 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | 36Z156980 [Effective from December 2023] |
| COMP7506 Smart phone apps development | 36Z158096 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z15810A [Effective from March 2024] | 42Z158119 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | 36Z156999 [Effective from December 2023] |
| COMP7507 Visualization and visual analytics | 36Z157995 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158002 [Effective from March 2024] | 42Z158011 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| COMP7802 Introduction to financial computing | 36Z158134 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158126 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | 36Z139423 [Effective from August 2022] | 36Z157022 [Effective from December 2023] |
| COMP7903 Digital investigation and forensics | 36Z158029 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158037 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| COMP7904 Information security: attacks and defense | 36Z157936 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z157944 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| COMP7906 Introduction to cyber security | 36Z157901 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z15791A [Effective from March 2024] | 42Z157929 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | 36Z139385 [Effective from August 2022] | 36Z157006 [Effective from December 2023] |
| ECOM6008 Supply chain and e-logistics management | 36Z158215 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158207 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ECOM6014 E-marketing | 36Z158231 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158223 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ECOM6016 Electronic payment systems | 36Z158258 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z15824A [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | 36Z139431 [Effective from August 2022] | N/A |
| ECOM6023 E-financial services | 36Z158274 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158266 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | 36Z13944A [Effective from August 2022] | N/A | N/A |
| ECOM7123 Building smart cities: an information system approach | 36Z158193 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158185 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ECOM7126 Machine learning for business and e-commerce | 36Z158320 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158304 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | 36Z158312 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A |
| FITE7407 Securities transaction banking | 36Z157952 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z157960 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | 36Z139393 [Effective from August 2022] | N/A |
| ICOM6034 Website engineering | 36Z158290 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158282 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ICOM6045 Fundamentals of e-commerce security | 36Z158177 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158169 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ICOM7125 Digital forensics | 36Z158150 [Effective from March 2024] | 36Z158142 [Effective from March 2024] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| STAT6013 Financial Data Analysis | N/A | N/A | 42Z153761 [Effective from August 2023] | 42Z153737 [Effective from August 2023] | N/A | N/A |
| STAT7008 Programming for Data Science | N/A | N/A | 42Z15377A [Effective from August 2023] | 42Z153745 [Effective from August 2023] | N/A | N/A |
| STAT8003 Time series forecasting | N/A | N/A | 42Z153788 [Effective from August 2023] | 42Z153753 [Effective from August 2023] | N/A | N/A |
| STAT8007 Statistical Methods in Economics and Finance | N/A | N/A | N/A | 42Z153575 [Effective from April 2023] | N/A | N/A |
| STAT8017 Data Mining Techniques | N/A | N/A | 42Z152706 [Effective from April 2023] | 42Z153583 [Effective from April 2023] | N/A | N/A |
| STAT8019 Marketing Analytics | N/A | N/A | 42Z152714 [Effective from April 2023] | 42Z12186A [Effective from October 2019] | N/A | N/A |
The qualification of this programme is recognised under the Qualifications Framework in Hong Kong.
Students are required to complete a total of 72 credits. Each course normally carries 6 credits.
The 72-credit requirement is distributed as follows:
Discipline Courses: At least 48 credits must be selected from discipline courses. This must include a minimum of 24 credits in stream-specific courses within the candidate’s corresponding stream of study.
Elective Courses: A maximum of 12 credits may be taken as elective courses.
Candidates must successfully complete a 12-credit capstone course.
For detailed information on program requirements, please refer to the official Regulations and Syllabus.
The curriculum shall normally extend over one academic year of full-time study or two academic years of part-time study. Students are not permitted to extend their studies beyond the maximum period of registration, which is two academic years of full-time study or three academic years of part-time study, unless otherwise permitted or required by the Board.
To be eligible for admission to the programme, a candidate shall satisfy both the University Admissions Requirements including but not limited to:
(a) shall comply with the General Regulations;
(b) shall hold a Bachelor’s degree of this University or a qualification of equivalent standard from this University or another comparable institution accepted for this purpose;
(c) for a candidate who is seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong of which the language of teaching and/or examination is not English, shall satisfy the University English language requirement applicable to high degrees as prescribed under General Regulation G2(b).
(d) satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination if required.
Applicants who hold a degree from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong where the language of teaching and /or examination was not English must satisfy the University English language requirement* for admission, unless they are granted an exceptional exemption.
Please note that the University’s TOEFL code is 9671.
1. General / Cyber Security / Financial Computing / Multimedia Streams
The programme fee for 2026/27 intake is HK$240,000 (local students) and HK$334,800 (non-local students).
2. AI & Decentralized Technologies Stream
The programme fee for 2026/27 intake is HK$275,000 (local students) and HK$375,000 (non-local students).
Applications should be submitted via the University’s online application system at https://portal.hku.hk/tpg-admissions/programme-listing?faculty=school-of-computing-and-data-science.
The application fee for the Taught Postgraduate Programme (TPG) at HKU is HK$600 per application.
When filing in the online application form, please provide a valid mailing address and email address to ensure the successful and confidential delivery of materials.
After paying the application fee and submitting the online application form, you will receive an email notification within approximately 5 working days. This email will provide instructions to log in to the TPG Online Admission System under the School of Computing and Data Science: https://tpgadmission.cds.hku.hk to upload the required supporting documents.
Application Deadline for 2026/27 Fall intake (September 2026)
Main Round Deadline: 1 Dec 2025 (HKT noon)
Clearing Round Deadline: 30 Apr 2026 (HKT noon)