MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND DATA SCIENCE1333

Program Introduction

Duration of Study

The normal duration of this program is 4 years,and the maximum duration is 6 years.
Teaching Approach

Face-to-face Teaching
Teaching Language

Chinese/English
Course Introduction

The purpose of this program is to cultivate adaptive, innovative professionals who have a solid foundation in mathematics and science, are proficient in the principles and usages of computers and artificial intelligence, and at the same time master a professional discipline (Business and Management) with in-depth knowledge and skills for a broad range of applications in the discipline and extended areas. Upon approval from the Senate of the University, a Bachelor’s Degree will be conferred on a student when he or she has: completed and met the requirements prescribed in the study plan of his or her program within the specific study period*, abided by the regulations of the University, cleared all fees and charges and returned all University property and equipment borrowed. * Students admitted from the academic year 2017/2018 onwards are required to achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above in order to graduate. # The curriculum is only for students admitted from the academic year 2023/2024 onwards. ^All syllabi and study plans are in accordance with the information published on the Macau SAR Official Gazette.

Study Plan

Table 1

Course Name	Type	Teaching Hours	Credit
University Calculus I	Compulsory	45	3
University Calculus II	Compulsory	45	3
Probability and Statistics	Compulsory	45	3
Computer Programming	Compulsory	45	3
Physics I	Compulsory	45	3
Physics II	Compulsory	45	3
Biology	Compulsory	45	3
Introduction to Sensors and Instruments	Compulsory	45	3
Integrated Engineering Practice	Compulsory	45	3
Introduction to Entrepreneurship	Compulsory	30	2
Innovative Product & Service Design	Compulsory	30	2
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	Compulsory	30	2
Final Year Project	Compulsory	-	12
Discrete Mathematics	Compulsory	45	3
Operations Research	Compulsory	45	3
Linear Algebra	Compulsory	45	3
Principles of Automatic Control	Compulsory	45	3
Experiments of Automatic Control Principles	Compulsory	15	1
Signal Processing and Systems	Compulsory	45	3
MATLAB With Applications	Compulsory	30	2
Chemistry	Compulsory	45	3
Algorithm Design and Data Structure	Compulsory	45	3
Circuit Analysis	Compulsory	45	3
Analog Circuits	Compulsory	45	3
Experiments of Analogs Circuits	Compulsory	15	1
Digital Circuits	Compulsory	45	3
Experiments of Digital Circuits	Compulsory	15	1
Professional Ethics and Communication Skills	Compulsory	15	1

Table 2

Course Name	Type	Teaching Hours	Credit
Modern Control Theory	Elective	45	3
Programmable Logic Controllers	Elective	30	2
Electric Motor and Drive	Elective	45	3
Functions of Complex Variable and Integral Transforms	Elective	45	3
Systems Modelling and Simulation	Elective	30	2
Production Planning and Scheduling	Elective	30	2
Formal Methods	Elective	45	3
Computer Organization	Elective	45	3
Database Systems	Elective	45	3
Computer Networks	Elective	45	3
Intelligent Algorithms and Control	Elective	45	3
Robotics	Elective	45	3
Robot Dynamic and Control	Elective	45	3
Machine learning and Pattern Recognition	Elective	30	2
Computer Vision and Image Processing	Elective	45	3
Internship	Elective	320	3
Special Topics in Automation and Systems Engineering I	Elective	45	3
Special Topics in Automation and Systems Engineering II	Elective	45	3

Table 3

Course Name	Type	Teaching Hours	Credit
English I	Compulsory	45	3
English II	Compulsory	45	3
English III	Compulsory	45	3
English IV	Compulsory	45	3
Chinese Reading and Writing	Compulsory	45	3
General Study of Chinese & Western Cultures	Compulsory	45	3
Masters Series of Science and Technology	Compulsory	30	2
Speaking and Debating Skills	Compulsory	45	3
University Life	Compulsory	15	1
Introduction to Constitutional Law and Basic Law	Compulsory	15	1
Physical Education and Sports	Compulsory	30	2
*Social Sciences*
Introduction to Politics	Elective	30	2
Sociology	Elective	30	2
Introduction to Psychology	Elective	30	2
Introduction to International Relations	Elective	30	2
Public Administration	Elective	30	2
History of Macau	Elective	30	2
Chinese History	Elective	30	2
Introduction to Philosophy	Elective	30	2
Global Issues	Elective	30	2
Special Topic in Social Science	Elective	30	2
*Humanities and Arts*
Films Appreciation	Elective	30	2
Selective Readings of Modern Chinese Literature	Elective	30	2
Appreciation of Traditional Chinese Poems	Elective	30	2
Selective Readings of Masterpieces in World Literature	Elective	30	2
Music Appreciation	Elective	30	2
Fine Arts Appreciation	Elective	30	2
Appreciation of Culture and Arts	Elective	30	2
World Cultural Heritage	Elective	30	2
Special Topic in Language Learning	Elective	30	2
Special Topic in Humanities and Arts	Elective	30	2

*All syllabi and study plans are in accordance with the information published on the Macau SAR Official Gazette.

Course Description

Compulsory Courses

MEMZ01 Water Quality Control Process (3 credits)

This course describes the technological and regulatory changes that have occurred over the last ten years in this discipline, including: improved techniques for the characterization of wastewaters; improved fundamental understanding of many of the existing unit operations and processes used for wastewater treatment, especially those processes used for the biological removal of nutrients; greater implementation of several newer treatment technologies; greater emphasis on advanced wastewater treatment and risk assessment for water reuse applications).

MEMZ02 Environmental Impact Assessment (3 credits)

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the official appraisal process to identify, predict, evaluate and justify the ecological, social, and related biophysical effects of a proposed policy, program or project on the environment. It provides insight on alternatives and measures to be adopted before any commitment, thus helps in important decision-making.

MEMZ03 Solid Waste Management and Reuse(3 credits)

The course defines solid waste, identifies it's characteristics, it's types, components and places of production, the practical means of its extraction and collection, then describers how it can be processed, recycled and used, up to its final disposal.

MEMZ04 Atmospheric Environment (3 credits)

The course discusses the sources and origin, the physical and chemical process, the management and pollution control process of the air pollution issues.

MEMZ05 Environmental Law (3 credits)

The course will systematically introduce the basic concepts, principles, and framework of the Environmental Protection Law in China; the important environmental quality standards and pollution control standards; and the practical cases of the environmental illegal activities .

MEMZ06 Environment and Sustainable Development (3 credits)

The promotion of sustainable development opens up the debates surrounding our relationship with the natural world, what constitutes social progress, and the character of development in the present and into the future. The course investigates this subject across different socio-political and economic contexts. It combines an examination of the institutional engagement with sustainable development at a global level, with an empirically informed discussion on challenges facing high consumption societies, economies in transition and third world countries in their efforts to achieve sustainable development.

Elective Courses

MEME01 Environmental Planning and Management (3 credits)

This couse focuses on environmental planning and management. Environmental problems are not purely scientific; some of the major problems deal with poor management and the inability to involve people in environmental decision making process. The approach taken in this course is to review environmental problems as they are affected by poor planning and management. Understanding of management issues involved will help to get top management to buy into environmental management. The tendency is for top management to view environmental management efforts as expensive and wasteful to an organization.

MEME02 Climate Change (3 credits)

The course introduces the basic concepts and origins of climate change, the impacts of climate extremes on biodiversity, carbon storage in tree plantations, and the relationship between precipitation and vegetation, etc. The course will be of interest to students, researchers, academics, and policy makers who are concerned about abrupt climate change and its potential impact on society.

MEME03 International Environmental Law (3 credits)

This course provides a concise, conceptually clear, and legally rigorous introduction to contemporary international environmental law and practice. The course covers all the major multilateral environmental agreements, paying particular attention to their underlying structure, their main legal provisions, and their practical operation.

MEME04 Energy and Environment (3 credits)

The course describes the state of the art at the interface between energy and environmental research.

MEME05 Environmental Chemistry (3credits)

The course describes those chemical principles which underpin the natural processes occurring within and between the air, water, and soil, and explores how human activities impact on these processes, giving rise to environmental issues of global concern.

MEME06 Statistics (3 credits)

In this course, students will learn basic statistics tools, such as estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, etc., to analyze and interpret data. Students will also learn to use certain statistics software, such as SPSS, Excel, etc.

MEME07 Managerial Decision Methods (3 credits)

This course focuses on how to use statistics and other quantitative methods to make managerial decisions.

MEME08 Information Service Management (3 credits)

This course seeks to introduce students to the idea of service as a science, in which service quality can be measured using various metrics. Then, students will be introduced to ideas of how to manage the performance of service science to a particular standard of performance measures.

MEME09 Special Topics for Environmental Science and Management(3 credits)

The course will introduce the frontier topics, ideas, and technologies of environmental management and sciences. Some famous scholars will be invited to share their experiences and minds in this course.

Degree Requirements

137 credits can be allocated as below:： Complete 81 credits of core course in Table 1. Complete 25 credits of elective course in Table 2 Complete 31 credits of the General Studies Courses in Table 3 which are assigned as below: Complete 27 credits of required courses. Complete 2 credits of Social Sciences elective courses. Complete 2 credits of Humanities and Arts elective courses. Students are not allowed to re-take completed academic units/courses, unless approved by the university, and the credits of the academic units/courses taken are not repeatedly accumulated into the total credits of the completed course.

Learning Time

The duration for taking all courses is 18 months and the duration for thesis writing is 6 months. Classes will generally be scheduled at nights (19:00-22:00) in weekdays or weekend.

Qualifications of Graduation

Total credits need for the completion of the program: 137 credits.

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