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Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Department of Applied Data Science

Admission Requirements

    1. Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) applicants must have attained:
      Subject Minimum Grade
      English Language Level 3
      Chinese Language Level 3
      Mathematics Level 2
      Liberal Studies Level 2
      One Elective Subject Level 2

      Additional Consideration:

      Once the programme’s minimum entrance requirements are fulfilled, the BSc-ADS adopts the Best Five Subject policy with Mathematics (Compulsory Part) inclusive for the selection decision. The admission score will be calculated based on the total score of the best five subjects. Students who have achieved level 4 or above in the “Extended modules in Mathematics” (i.e., Module 1 Calculus and Statistics or Module 2 Algebra and Calculus) or “Information & Communication Technology” at HKDSE will be given additional consideration.

    2. Other qualifications:
      • Hong Kong Associate Degree (AD) / Higher Diploma (HD) holders (of locally accredited programmes); or
      • Three passes in GCE A-level subjects. Two AS subjects are considered to be equivalent to one A-level subject. The same subject will not be counted at both the A-level and AS-level; or
      • International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with an overall minimum score of 24; or
      • Mainland applicants reach the second batch of undergraduate scores in Mainland National Joint College Entrance Examination (NJCEE) of their corresponding provinces and municipalities; or
      • Other equivalent academic qualifications (subject to assessment by the University).

Admission Requirements

Professional Internship

Students are required to participate in a 3-month summer internship at local or overseas corporations by the end of Year 3.

Graduate Prospects

Graduates can work for any job sectors including IT, public relations, retail, advertising, banking, and in social science/humanity fields in the following positions:

Business Intelligence Professional

Digital Marketing Manager

Data Analyst

Financial Analyst

Data Analytics Consultant

Market Researcher

Data Scientist

Operations Analyst

Data Statistician

Quantitative Analyst

Data Visualization Specialist

Transportation Logistics Specialist