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General Education (GE) : Tsing Yi/Chai Wan Campus
Application :
Application for places via Through-train Scheme
(Applicable to VTC Higher Diploma Final Year Students and Graduates Only)
Application for places via VTC Web-based Admission System
(Applicable to Non-VTC Higher Diploma Final Year Students and Graduates)
Application for Mainland Student via Mainland Admission System
Programme Aims
This programme aims to equip students with a solid understanding and foundation in both practical and theoretical knowledge in Digital Manufacturing, coupled with a strong vocational orientation to apply advanced technologies, to meet the strong manpower needs of the engineering and information technology industries in both Hong Kong and Mainland China.
Career Prospects
Upon completion of the programme, graduates may be employed as Production Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Systems Engineer, Intelligent Infrastructure Engineer, Research and Development Engineer, Business Analyst and Data Analyst, etc.
Entrance Requirements
Higher Diploma OR equivalent sub-degree qualifications/studies pegged at QF Level 4 in a relevant area of study.
Remarks:
- All applicants are screened and selected by an Admission and Interview Panel. Applicant is required to attend interview and Interview is conducted in Putonghua and English.
- Relevant area of study include, but are not limited to mathematics and statistics, computer programming, data science, networking, artificial intelligence and machine learning etc.
- For enquiry, please contact Department of Construction, Environment and Engineering (Telephone No: 2176 1505 or Email: thei-dcee@thei.edu.hk).
Tuition fee
- The tuition fees are charged according to the number of credit points taken during a semester.
- The tuition fee for academic year 2025/26 per credit:
Local Students Non-local Students HK$ 3,575 HK$ 4,300
Programme Structure
(For Academic Year 2025-26)
This is a credit-based programme, which students will normally complete over 2 years (in 4 semesters). Students are required to take 66 credit points with modules shown below.
Year 1
- Introduction to Internet-of-Things
- Introduction to Robotics
- Statistical Quality Control (SQC) for Manufacturing
- Operation Research for Digital Manufacturing
- Modelling & Optimisation of Digital Manufacturing System
- Introduction to Manufacturing Process & System
- Manufacturing Technology and CAD/CAM
- IPS Elective 1
- GE Core Module : English for Academic Studies 2
- GE Core Module : Chinese 2
- GE Core Module : English for Professional Purposes
- Work-Integrated Learning
Year 2
- Applied Industrial Internet-of-Things
- Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing
- Digital Logistic & Supply Chain Management
- Reliability Engineering
- Project Management & Professional Ethics
- Human-Robot Systems and Automation in Industry
- Final Year Project
- IPS Elective 2
- GE Elective 1
- GE Elective 2
Notes
- Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
work-integrated learning
Work-integrated Learning (WIL) modules are directed industry attachments that provide powerful learning experiences by integrating theoretical learning with its application in the workplace. Students are required to complete a credit-bearing WIL module, amounting to a minimum of 126 hours to be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Digital Manufacturing.