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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Professional Accounting

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Professional Accounting

Programme Structure

This is a credit-based programme, which students will normally complete over 4 years (in 8 semesters). Students are required to take 132 credit points with modules as shown below and an Industrial Attachment module for work-integrated learning. To encourage lifelong learning in general, and to provide students with greater flexibility, the programme will be offered through a credit-based module accumulation system with a multi-entry and multi-exit structure.

 Year 1:  Year 2:
  • Business Statistics
  • Principles of Management
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Business Ethics
  • Business Law
  • Principles of Marketing
  • International Business Environment
  • GE Core Module: Chinese 1
  • GE Core Module: Creativity & Innovation in Society
  • GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 1  

     

  • Information Systems for Business
  • Cost Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Principles of Accounting
  • Company Law
  • Intermediate Financial Accounting 1
  • Programme Elective Module 1 *
  • GE Core Module: Technology, Society & Work    
  • GE Core Module: Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • GE Elective Module 1 *
  • GE Elective Module 2 *
  • Work-integrated Learning

 

 Year 3:  Year 4:
  • Accounting Information Systems
  • Intermediate Financial Accounting 2
  • Management Accounting
  • Hong Kong Taxation
  • Advanced Financial Management
  • Programme Elective Module 2 *
  • Programme Elective Module 3 *
  • Programme Elective Module 4 *
  • GE Core Module : Chinese 2
  • GE Core Module : English for Professional Purposes
  • GE Core Module : English for Academic Studies 2
  • GE Elective Module 3 *
  • Work-integrated Learning
  • Advanced Financial Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Operations Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Final Year Project - Part 1
  • Final Year Project - Part 2
  • Programme Elective Module 5 *
  • Programme Elective Module 6 *
  • GE Elective Module 4 *

 

 

 

 

 Programme Electives Module *
  • Accounting Analytics
  • Advanced Management Accounting
  • Advanced Auditing
  • Advanced Taxation
  • China Taxation
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Management of Financial Institutions
  • Insurance & Risk Management
  • Security Analysis & Portfolio Management 
  • Investment
  • Financial Planning
  • Derivative Securities
  • Human Resources Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Hotel Revenue Management
  • Staff Training & Development
  • Public Relations Theory & Practice
  • Negotiating & Lobbying
  • Business Law^
  • Company Law^
  • Intermediate Financial Accounting 1^      

* Modules offerings are subjected to changes.

^ Modules for Year-3 entry students only to satisfy the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) requirements for the Qualification Programme (QP).