Program Overview

Master of Science / Postgraduate Diploma in Intelligent Wearable Technology

The Master of Science / Postgraduate Diploma in Intelligent Wearable Technology is a postgraduate degree program offered by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Programme Overview

The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and experience to have a global impact in the rapidly growing field of wearable technology. It aims to develop leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators in the wearable technology industry in Hong Kong, China, and worldwide.

Programme Structure

The program offers two learning modes:

• Mixed-mode (Full-time)
• Mixed-mode (Part-time)

The normal duration of the program is:

• 1.5 years (MSc Full-time)
• 3 years (MSc Part-time)
• 1.5 years (PgD)

The program requires students to complete a certain number of credits for graduation:

• 34 credits (For MSc)
• 22 credits (For PgD)

Programme Leader

The program leaders are:

• Chief: Dr. Shou Dahua
• Deputy: Dr. Chen Shaoyu

Aims and Characteristics

The program provides an immersive problem-solving and critical-thinking education in the latest technology trends, including artificial intelligence, metaverse, soft robotics, smart fashion and textiles, and advanced materials. Research projects are supervised by renowned professors, including those recognized as the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University.

Programme Aims

The program aims to:

• Provide graduates with the knowledge, skills, and experience to have a global impact in the rapidly growing field of wearable technology
• Develop leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators in the wearable technology industry in Hong Kong, China, and worldwide

Programme Characteristics

The program is a specialization in intelligent wearable technology for local, national, and international students to enroll in a project-based or course-based MSc program. Wearable technology is one of the fastest-growing fields in the world, seamlessly compatible with emerging trends in artificial intelligence, metaverse, Internet of Things, assistive robotics, healthcare monitoring, new advanced materials, and smart fashion and textiles.

Career Prospects

Graduates of the MScIWT program have bright career prospects in high-tech companies and start-ups of intelligent wearables, such as:

• Wearable Technology Designers
• R&D Engineers/Managers in textile & clothing industries
• R&D Engineers/Managers in high-tech/IT companies
• User Experience Designers
• VR/AR Developers
• AI Specialists
• Data Analysts
• Health Informatics Specialists
• Materials Scientists
• Sales Representatives
• Researchers in academic institutions
• PhD students
• Managers
• Leading Engineers
• Entrepreneurs

Entrance Requirements

The program requires:

• Bachelors degree holders or above in any following disciplines: Fashion and Textiles, Materials Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Electronics, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Physics, Design, Business, or other related disciplines
• If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelors degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfill the Universitys minimum English language requirement for admission purpose

Additional Documents Required

The program requires additional documents, including:

• Personal Statement (Compulsory)
• Transcript/Certificate (Required)
• Supporting letter from employer (Optional)
• Others Document
• Copy of English examination results such as IELTS or TOEFL (for applicants graduated from universities where the medium of instruction is not English)
• Postal address in Chinese (for applicants from the Chinese mainland)

Tuition Fees

The tuition fee for the program is HK$7,350 per credit.

Academic Integrity and Ethics Requirement

Students are required to complete a 1-credit subject on Academic Integrity and Ethics (AIE) Requirement within the first semester of study. No credit fee will be charged for this subject. The AIE subject will be assessed on a pass/fail grading system and will not be included in the GPA calculation.

Programme Structure Details

The program structure includes:

Learning Mode I

• 8 Compulsory Subjects
• 1 Elective
• Research Project

Learning Mode II

• 8 Compulsory Subjects
• 4 Electives

List of Compulsory Subjects

1. Advanced Fiber Materials (3 credits)
2. Artificial Intelligence and Human-Machine Interaction in Wearable Systems (3 credits)
3. Design Creativity in Wearable Technology (3 credits)
4. Flexible Electronics for Wearable Technology (3 credits)
5. Introduction of Intelligent Wearable Systems (3 credits)
6. Research Methodology (3 credits)
7. Research Project (9 credits)
8. Smart Fashion and Textiles (3 credits)
9. Engineering Ethics And Academic Integrity (1 credit)

List of Elective Subjects

1. Artificial Intelligence Concepts (3 credits)
2. Green Branding and Marketing of Lifestyle Products (3 credits)
3. Green Innovations for Fashion and Textiles (3 credits)
4. Human Computer Interaction (3 credits)
5. IoT Tools and Applications (3 credits)
6. Metaverse Applications: Design and Case Studies (3 credits)
7. Metaverse Fundamentals (3 credits)
8. Microelectronics Processing and Technologies (3 credits)
9. Recycling via Technology and Design (3 credits)