Entry Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should preferably have obtained a Bachelor's degree from a recognized university, or equivalent professional qualifications in Microelectronics, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or other related fields.

The entrance requirements of the graduate school:

Master's programme:

• graduated from a recognized university and obtained a bachelor’s degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class or achieving an average grade of not lower than “B”; or
• completed a course of study in a tertiary educational institution and obtained professional or similar qualifications equivalent to a bachelor’s degree. 

Notes on English Proficiency:

• All students should fulfil the English Language Proficiency Requirement prescribed by Graduate School before they are admitted.

(Reference: Admissions Requirements)

 We also welcome non-local applicants. All admitted non-local students must obtain a student visa or entry permit for entering Hong Kong for the purpose of education.

Tuition Fee

2026-2027 academic year

• Full Time mode: HK$260,000 for the whole programme (including 8 courses), HK$10,833 per unit.
• Part Time mode: HK$260,000 for the whole programme (including 8 courses), HK$10,833 per unit.

Payment:

• Full-time mode: paid by 2 installments (12 units per installment)
• Part-time mode: 6 units (1st installment). Future installments will be paid in terms of the number of courses taken by the student.

Successful applicants who accept an offer from the program are required to pay a non-refundable deposit (1st installment of tuition fee) to confirm their acceptance of admission offer within 2 weeks after the official offer letter is released.

Application Procedures

Applications will be processed on a rolling basis until all places have been filled. Therefore, early applications are strongly encouraged.

Early application is strongly recommended.

*Please refer to this webpage for the latest application deadline.

How to apply: Applicants should

1. submit application via the Online Application System (MSc in Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits );
2. upload scanned copies of all the required documentary proof to the Online Application System
   **For details of required documents, please visit Documents Required; and

Applicants must upload the scanned copy of transcript and other supporting documents to the application system for review. Otherwise, the applications may not be further processed. Hard copies are not required during the application process before the conditional MSc offer is issued. Only shortlisted applicants will be asked to mail the hardcopies of supporting documents to the Division after the conditional offer is issued. All documents submitted will not be returned.

Mailing Address for Submitting application materials (for shortlisted applicant only):

Division of Electronic Engineering (MSc in Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits)
Room 404, Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR,
P.R. China

** Please always quote the Application No. in the future correspondences.

Application Result

Applicants may login the Application for Admission to Postgraduate Programmes and check your application results in the section of "View Application Result".

An official admission offer letter must be issued only by the department or the graduate school. Applicants who do not receive notification by early September can assume their applications have been unsuccessful. No written notification will be sent to unsuccessful applicants.

Enquires:

• A student must take and pass 8 courses, including 3 required courses in this programme with a GPA of 2.0 or above to graduate.
• A student will be discontinued from study if the student has a GPA below 1.0 or fails to have probation lifted after being put on academic probation for two consecutive terms of attendance (probation threshold below 2.0).
• The length of study is usually 1 academic year in full-time mode and 2 academic years in part-time mode. Each year has 2 terms.
• Subject to the approval of the Programme Directors concerned, students can take at most two courses from other M.Sc. Programmes within the Faculty of Engineering.
• Full-time mode students are allowed to take other day time postgraduate courses offered by the Department of Electronic Engineering.
• Students may apply for course and unit exemption for a maximum of 2 courses (6 units) subject to the approval of the Programme Director and the Dean of the Graduate School on a case-by-case basis, taking into account individual circumstances.

Award of Degree

Graduates will receive a Master of Science Degree in Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits from The Chinese University of Hong Kong if satisfy the credit unit and GPA requirement.

Each M.Sc. student required to complete a minimum of 24 units of courses, including 9 units of required courses. Subject to the approval of the Programme Directors concerned, students can take at most two courses from other M.Sc. Programmes within the Faculty of Engineering. Full-time mode students are allowed to take other day time postgraduate courses offered by the Department of Electronic Engineering. Students may apply for course and unit exemption for a maximum of 2 courses (6 units) subject to the approval of the Programme Director and the Dean of the Graduate School on a case-by-case basis, taking into account individual circumstances.

The following table lists the M.Sc. courses in Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits.

Course List

*Required course

Upon completion of this program, many students had been joined various well-known companies such as China Mobile, HUAWEI, Alibaba, ASM, ASTRI, Xeno Dynamics, Nuvoton, Maxim Integrated. Meanwhile, some students have continued to pursue PhD studies at CUHK or other universities.

Employers / Company of Recent Graduates

Commerce and Industry

Education