BSc (Hons) in Data Science and Analytics

Fast-track Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programme

The fast-track programme offers a unique opportunity for high-achieving students to complete both undergraduate and taught postgraduate studies in a shorter timeframe while benefiting from reduced tuition fees. Students can enrol in the programme either in Year 1 or Year 3, depending on their academic standing. Typically, students complete their studies within an additional year beyond the undergraduate normal study duration, with the added advantage of being able to double-count up to 30% of the credits from the taught postgraduate programme towards their undergraduate degree. Upon successful completion of this fast-track programme, graduates will receive two parchments, enhancing their qualifications and career prospects as data analysts in various competitive industries, including finance, information technology, marketing and research, consultancy, healthcare, business retail, urban planning, government, and public utilities.

Undergraduate Programme	Taught Postgraduate Programme
BSc (Hons) in Data Science and Analytics	MSc in Data Science and Analytics

Entry Path and Admission Requirements

Year 1 Entry

JUPAS (Local): At least Level 5** in 2 subjects and with HKDSE Best 5 score of 26 or above (Conversion scale: 5**=8.5; 5*=7; 5=5.5; 4=4);
Non-JUPAS (Local) and Non-JEE (Mainland): IB score of 39 or above (or equivalent);
JEE (Mainland): Total score within the Top 3% of the province of the examination year

Year 3 Entry

Attained a cumulative GPA (CGPA) of 3.30 or above at the end of Semester 2 of Year 2, and
Recommended by the Programme Leader

**** Maintain Enrollment in the Fast-track Programme****

Students are required to maintain a CGPA of 3.30 or above to stay on the Fast-track programme.

Students enrolled in the Fast-track programme can normally complete both undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in full-time mode within 5 years.

4 years for BSc (Hons) in Data Science and Analytics + 1 year for MSc in Data Science and Analytics

[Below information is subject to approval.]

Students in the fast-track programme can take up to 9 credits (30% of the credit requirement for the TPg curriculum) from the following Level 5 subjects within their Ug curriculum as alternatives to the corresponding undergraduate subjects. These credits will also contribute towards the taught postgraduate programme award.

Below are details of how Level 5 subjects, available to students in the Fast-track programme, can substitute the original subjects in the undergraduate curriculum.

Level 5 subjects #	Credits	Original Ug subjects to be replaced	Credits
DSAI5104 Optimization for Machine Learning	3	AMA4850 Optimization Methods	3
DSAI5102 Principles of Data Science	3	DSR Elective	3
DSAI5101 Statistical Data Mining OR DSAI5207 Modern Deep Learning	3	DSR Elective	3

# Remarks:

Students is expected to complete DSAI5104 Optimization for Machine Learning. It will be recognized as having fulfilled the requirement for the DSR compulsory subject AMA4850 Optimization Methods. Students are no longer required to enrol AMA4850.
DSAI5101, DSAI5102 and DSAI5207 will be included as elective subjects for students admitted to the fast-track programme.
Students have to enrol in DSAI5104, and select up to 2 elective subjects among DSAI5101, DSAI5102 and DSAI5207 (DSAI5102 is the prerequisite subject of DSAI5101).

For further details of the programme requirements, please refer to the website below.

Enquiries

For further programme information, please reach out to us through the channels listed below:

Ug Programme

TPg Programme

Contact information:

Address: AG428, 4/F, Chung Sze Yuen Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Email: dsai.ug@polyu.edu.hk

Contact information:

Address: AG428, 4/F, Chung Sze Yuen Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Email: dsai.tpg@polyu.edu.hk