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Business Studies (3 streams: Accounting & Finance; Marketing; Trade & Supply Chain Management)
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Programme Objectives

To maintain Hong Kong's competitiveness in the knowledge-based and increasingly globalized economy in which the enrichment of knowledge and skills in business areas is vital, our School addresses these issues by developing Higher Diploma Programme in Business Studies to enable secondary school graduates and mature students to pursue high quality business education in Hong Kong.

The programme objectives are:

To provide students with business, management and technical skills that will enable them develop a career in business administration and management and to pursue further education in degree programmes ;
To enable students to develop approaches to defining, analysing and solving problems ;
To acquire a good understanding of information technology and systems and their application on business.

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Programme Structure

This programme will be offered on a full-time basis. The normal duration of study will be three years for Form 5 or equivalent entrants, and two years for Form 7 or equivalent entrants.

There are three Business Streams within the programme: Accounting & Finance; Marketing; Trade & Supply Chain Management. Students will select one of these three functional streams in their final year of study.

The 3-year programme
The 3-year programme consists of 29 modules with 1,350 hours of instruction. There are approximately 9-10 modules to be completed each year.

The 2-year programme
The 2-year programme consists of 22 modules with 1,035 hours of instruction. There are 11 modules to be completed each year.

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Consultants

Programme Advisor:
Prof. Tuan Chyau (Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, CUHK)

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Syllabus

Please click here to download syllabus.

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Articulation to Degree Programme

The University of Adelaide, Australia
Edith Cowan University, Australia
The University of Western Australia, Australia
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
The Australian National University, Australia
University of South Australia, Australia
Monash University, Australia
The University of Queensland, Australia
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
De Montfort University, UK
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
London Metropolitan University, UK
Middlesex University, UK
Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
Oxford Brookes University, UK
The University of Hull, UK
University of London - The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
University of Sunderland, UK
Kingston University, UK
University of Ulster, UK
The University of Portsmouth, UK
The University of Hertfordshire, UK
University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA
Troy University, USA - in partnership with Institut of Putra, Malaysia

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Minimum Admission Requirements

The 3-year programme
Applicant should fulfill either one of the following:
five passes which include Level 2 / Grade E in Chinese Language and English Language in the HKCEE, or completion of Project Yi Jin, or equivalent qualification; or
be mature students at the age of 21 or above. (Applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to pursue the programme, and attend an interview.)

The 2-year programme
Applicant should fulfill either one of the following:
pass in one A Level or two AS Level subjects, or completion of a Pre-Associate Degree programme, plus the minimum admission requirement of the 3-year programme, or equivalent qualification; or
be mature students at the age of 21 or above. (Applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to pursue the programme, and attend an interview.)

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Professional Accreditation

Graduates are eligible for partial exemptions* from the professional examinations of the following professional bodies:

The Hong Kong Institute of Marketing (HKIM)
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Hong Kong Institute of Accredited Accounting Technicians (HKIAAT)
The Association of International Accountants (AIA)

*The specialization stream selected by students in their studies determines the number of exemptions to be granted.

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General Information

Mode of Delivery
The programme will mainly be conducted in form of lectures and tutorials. A variety of learning formats will be used to facilitate the interactive dynamics of students, to stimulate their analytical thinking and to encourage the free exchange of ideas. These include group discussions, presentations, and case studies.

Medium of Instruction
Teaching activities will be conducted in English, Cantonese and Putonghua as deemed appropriate. Learning materials will be in English and Chinese as deemed appropriate.

Assessment Methods
Performance of students is monitored and assessed on a continuous basis through a variety of methods, such as assignments, class participation, projects, and final examinations.

Enquiries
Tel: 2209-0264
Email: scs-bus@cuhk.edu.hk

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