Sept 2026 Entry
4 years
120 (plus 7 training credits)
- All admitted students embark on a common Year One curriculum within the Faculty of Engineering and study a common curriculum for this scheme in the second year. Students must select one of the three honours degree awards no later than the end of the second semester of Year 2.
- The credit requirements of this scheme are indicative only. They are subject to review.
- Scholarships are available for students with outstanding academic performance. PolyU reserves the right to change or withdraw the scholarships at any time. In case of any dispute or disagreement, PolyU’s decision is final.
- Students receive one of the following awards upon successful completion of the graduation requirements of the programme concerned:
- BSc (Hons) in Intelligent Supply Chain
- BSc (Hons) in Engineering Management with Data Analytics
- BSc (Hons) in Aviation Operations and Systems
Students are allowed to enrol in any awards without being subject to further assessment.
The option of a Secondary Major in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) is available to students of the BSc (Hons) in Intelligent Supply Chain. Admission to a Secondary Major is on a competitive basis and is subject to a different credit requirement for graduation. Please see the “Secondary Major Details” section.
What's New

- Undergraduate

- Undergraduate
Three full-time programmes are offered under this scheme:
- BSc (Hons) in Intelligent Supply Chain (BSc ISC)
- BSc (Hons) in Engineering Management with Data Analytics (BSc EMDA)
- BSc (Hons) in Aviation Operations and System (BSc AOS)
All admitted students embark on a common Year One curriculum. Towards the end of Year One, students can decide whether to continue with their initial choice or switch to another programme within the Faculty of Engineering. Those who wish to change to another programme need to join a competitive process through a ranking assessment, which considers a combination of entrance qualification score, Year One GPA, and interview performance.
BSc ISC
Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes
Managing logistics is an interesting and complex task. It involves the effective management of materials, information, and finance in a network of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers.
This programme aims to nurture logistics engineers and professionals who are competent in the design, implementation, control, and execution of logistics systems and related technologies and who are capable of managing complex business, logistics and technology systems for increasingly technology-enabled logistics enterprises.
Programme Characteristics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University boasts a broad array of expertise and talent that spans the entire spectrum of logistics. The programme provides comprehensive training in logistics systems, facility design, logistics information systems, supply chain management, and operations management. It also teaches the general management and business skills needed to manage and run modern logistics companies.
In addition to the academic curriculum, Work-Integrated Education (WIE) is incorporated into the programme to ensure that students gain real-life work experience that is relevant to their studies. This enables students to better understand the relevance of their academic efforts and enhances their all-round development.
Summer placement opportunities may be available to students to enable them to gain practical work experience.
Students also have the opportunity to participate in the Student Exchange Programme, during which they spend one semester at a university in a country such as the US, Canada, Sweden, or Finland.
BSc EMDA
Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes
Enterprises are industrial and commercial organisations that shape the modern economy. This programme aims to provide students with a body of knowledge, principles, and skills related to the analysis, design, implementation, and operation of the critical elements associated with the effective operation of modern enterprises. To be successful in today’s highly competitive global business environment, an enterprise must be willing to undertake new activities and able to continuously optimise its operations.
This programme aims to nurture a new tranche of professionals with the entrepreneurship skills and ability to integrate and apply engineering, business management and information technology expertise to optimise the operations of modern information-based enterprises and workflows along the business value chains in which they operate.
Graduates of this programme are capable of formulating problems, recognising areas for improvement in an enterprise, and devising and implementing strategies to produce solutions that enhance business efficiency and effectiveness. They enable enterprises to deliver high-quality goods and services that meet or exceed customer demands in today’s modern business environment.
BSc AOS
Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes
The aviation operations and systems field concerns the design and development, planning and scheduling, and implementation and control of various processes, operations, and systems in the aviation and related industries. Particular emphasis is given to the development of new processes, operations, and systems and the reengineering of existing processes, operations, and systems. This yields a better understanding of the complex problems and interrelationships of various aviation operations and draws on specialised knowledge and skills in engineering, management, and the social sciences to specify, optimise, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtained from such processes, operations, and systems.
The overall aim of this programme is to produce professionals who are competent in the design, development, planning, scheduling, controlling, executing, and managing aviation operations and systems, and related technologies. In this programme, students study the underpinning industrial engineering fundamentals and theory used in aviation operations and systems. As a consequence, graduates become competitive professionals in aviation operations and systems for the local and global aviation industry.
Programme Characteristics
Hong Kong needs to upgrade its manpower to meet the aviation industry’s prevailing and future demand and to maintain its competitiveness in the rapidly changing world and highly competitive markets in the region. Only university graduates with profound aviation-related professional knowledge and diverse management skillsets have the ability and adaptability to be successful in such an environment. This programme is designed from a multi-stakeholder perspective to cover the whole spectrum of the aviation industry, spanning the policy, management, operations, logistics, and systems levels. Various units participated in developing the programme, including the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, and the School of Hotel and Tourism Management. It offers a highly integrated, broad-based education aimed at producing degree-level aviation professionals to meet the high-level, diverse manpower needs of the aviation industry.
In the third year, students are required to take the Industrial Training subject “Integrated Aviation Systems Project”. This subject aims at developing their practical understanding of the common technological systems and processes found in aviation industry. Through undertaking hands-on projects, students are able to integrate their academic knowledge with practical skills in key engineering tasks, including problem identification, design, fabrication and evaluation.
In the final year, students can specialise in areas such as aircraft logistics, airline operations and revenue management, inflight service management, and the selection of their Final Year Project.
Teaching Approach and Support Facilities
Our teaching follows a student-centred and problem-based learning approach and is conducted with the support of the most advanced facilities in the region, including the PolyU Microsoft Enterprise Systems Centre. The Centre has laboratories focusing on business automation, logistics and simulation, and knowledge solutions.
Work-Integrated Education
In addition to the normal curriculum, Work-Integrated Education (WIE) has been incorporated into the programme. The Department also makes every effort to secure industrial summer-training placements for students during their studies. These placements enable students to gain practical work experience.
Student Exchange to Overseas Universities
Students also have the opportunity to participate in the Student Exchange Programme, travelling to universities in North America, Europe, and Asia, including the Chinese mainland. The typical duration of an exchange is one semester.
BSc ISC
Professional Recognition
Graduates are granted full exemption (Logistics Stream) from the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) leading to Chartered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK).
Career Prospects
Graduates typically become management trainees, logistics engineers, distribution analysts/officers, logistics analysts, logistics officials in government offices, business executives/analysts, system analysts/designers, or entrepreneurs. Moreover, a wide range of employment opportunities are available in industry settings, business, services, and the government. Most graduates are promoted to managerial positions after a few years of work experience.
BSc EMDA
Professional Recognition
This programme evolved from the BSc (Hons) in Enterprise Engineering with Management. Accreditation has been sought from the Chartered Management Institute for the dual accreditation. Students automatically receive a second professional qualification upon successful completion of the programme.
Career Prospects
Similar to other business and management programmes, the Engineering Management with Data Analytics programme equips students with generic understanding and know-how applicable to enterprises and organisations in various sectors. A wide range of employment opportunities suitable for our graduates are available in industry settings, business, services, and the government sector. Most graduates are promoted to managerial positions after a few years of work experience.
BSc AOS
Professional Recognition
The programme has been granted provisional accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK).
Career Prospects
Graduates can find employment as planning engineers, systems engineers, aircraft project engineers, operations engineers, materials management officers, flight dispatch officers, client service executives, quality assurance engineers, passenger services officers, fleet technical engineers, aviation business analysts, inventory management analysts, cargo services coordinators, crew operations officers, and revenue management officers.
Year 1 | ||
All admitted students will embark on a Common Year One curriculum within the Faculty of Engineering. | ||
Year 2 (Common curriculum for this scheme) | ||
Chinese Communication | ||
Management and Organisation | ||
Introduction to Marketing | ||
Industrial Engineering Technique and Method | ||
E-Business Systems in Transport and Logistics | ||
Shipping and Transport Logistics Operations | ||
Accounting for Decision Making | ||
Business Law | ||
Introduction to Intelligent Supply Chain | ||
Fundamental of Enterprise Systems | ||
Industrial Safety and Web Intelligence | ||
CAR N | ||
Year 3 | ||
BSc ISC | BSc EMDA | BSc AOS |
Engineering Economics | Engineering Economics | Applications of Operations Research in Aviation |
Business Process Management and Innovation I & II | Business Process Management and Innovation I & II | Business Process Management and Innovation I |
Professional Communication in English for Engineering Students | Professional Communication in English for Engineering Students | Professional Communication in English for Engineering Students |
Applied Quality and Reliability with AIDA | Applied Quality and Reliability with AIDA | Introduction to Aviation Management |
Logistics Automation | Engineering Management | Warehousing Technologies and Operations |
Mobile Technologies for Logistics Systems | Digital Transformation with Advanced Technology | Systems Modeling and Simulation |
Management Science | Applied AIDA in Operations Research and Management | Aviation Safety and Security Management |
- | - | Engineering Costing and Evaluation |
Free Elective* | Free Elective* | Project Management |
Service-Learning | Service-Learning | Service-Learning |
CAR M | CAR M | CAR M |
Integrated Multidisciplinary Project | Integrated Multidisciplinary Project | Integrated Aviation Systems Project |
Year 4 | ||
BSc ISC | BSc EMDA | BSc AOS |
Production Logistics | Strategic Management | Airport Logistics Engineering |
Business Intelligence for Supply Chain | Business Intelligence for Supply Chain | Fleet and Flight Management |
Logistics Information Management | Enterprise Resources Planning | Total Quality Management |
Supply Chain Analytics | Enterprise Analytics | Airport Management |
Engineering Professionals in Society II | Engineering Professionals in Society II | Engineering Professionals in Society II |
Project Management | Project Management | Airline Strategy and Management |
Green Legislation and Supply Chain Logistics | Engineering Costing and Evaluation | Free Elective* |
Individual Project | Individual Project | Individual Project |
* Students can take free Elective Subjects offered by ISE or other departments. |
Features
Among the four main economic pillars in Hong Kong, the logistics industry employs the largest number of workers. Its contribution to Hong Kong’s GDP is remarkable. Hong Kong's well-developed transportation infrastructure (e.g., Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong’s port, the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge) enables the city to interconnect smoothly and efficiently with the rest of the world (especially mainland China). To maintain its high efficiency and competitive edge, the logistics industry in Hong Kong is shifting from traditional labour-intensive and paper-oriented processes to automation and digitalisation. There is high demand for talents with robust knowledge in logistics and AIDA to support the industry’s growth.
Students can choose from a pool of elective subjects, including Accounting for Decision Making, Introduction to Marketing, Introduction to Enterprise Computing, Fundamental of Enterprise Systems, and Engineering Economics.
Remarks
Studying for a Secondary Major is a free choice by students; it is not mandatory. Only students with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above will be considered for Secondary Major enrolment. The Secondary Major may stipulate additional selection criteria for admission and is subject to quota availability. Students must apply to and obtain approval from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering no later than the commencement of the second year of study for admission to the Secondary Major.
120 (plus 7 training credits)
Scheme Leader
Prof. Carman K.M. Lee
Programme Leader - BSc (Hons) in Intelligent Supply Chain
Prof. Nick Chung
Programme Leader - BSc (Hons) in Engineering Management with Data Analytics
Prof. Carman K.M. Lee
Programme Leader - BSc (Hons) in Aviation Operations and Systems
Prof. Xu Min
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For further programme information, please contact
ISE Enquiry (email: ise.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk; tel.: 2766 6621).
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To evaluate the potential for and interest of applicants in the programme, and to assess their language and communication skills and attitude towards learning.
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