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This programme is accredited by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualification (HKCAAVQ). Students are eligible to apply for Grant/Loan through the Financial Assistance Scheme provided by the Hong Kong Government (please refer to www.sfaa.gov.hk).

This programme is designed:

To give students a thorough grounding in the technical aspects of various business disciplines;

To provide a sound and rigorous conceptual framework on which students can build;

To encourage students to reach independent conclusions, to evaluate their validity and to implement them;

To encourage students to think creatively but logically and to communicate their ideas coherently and confidently;

To provide students with an overview of the social, economic and professional environment in which they will take their place;

To make the learning experience both challenging and enjoyable for students and teachers;

To develop problem-solving and decision-making skills.


This programme is one of the three belonging to the first batch of non-local programmes which have gone through the accreditation processes of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualification (HKCAAVQ) in 2002. Lectures are delivered by both overseas and local lecturers.


Students of the programme can undertake one of the following majors: Accounting Finance Marketing Management Information Systems

Majors in the Bachelor of Business have accreditations as follows:

Accounting Major: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA),
CPA Australia,
The National Institute of Accountants (NIA),
The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).

Finance Major: The Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance.

Marketing Major: graduates are eligible to apply for membership with the Australian Market and Social Research Society and the Australian Marketing Institute.


Full-time: 3 years, 2 semesters/year Part-time: 4 years, 3 trimesters/year

Advanced standing is the recognition which may be granted to enrolled students for other study at an appropriate institution in an area relevant to the current programme. It is considered on individual basis and subject to approval by the Institute.

Generally speaking, students who are Higher Diploma or Associate Degree holders can obtain a maximum exemption of 16 units (subjects). However, for Accounting Major students, the maximum exemption would only be 12 units.


Students are required to successfully complete 24 units (or subjects) drawn from 3 categories: i. 8 Core Units (compulsory to all disciplines) ii. 8 Major Units iii. 8 Elective Units

Core Units

LAW00150 Introduction to Business Law
ECO10250 Economics
SOC10236 Ethics and Sustainability
ACC10249 Financial Information for Decision Making
COM00207 Communication in Organisations
MNG10247 Managing Organisations in a Global Context
MKT00075 Marketing Principles
MAT10248 Quantitative Analysis for Business

Major Units

Accounting Major:	ACC00130 Auditing ACC00132 Taxation ACC00145 Financial Reporting ACC00146 Management Accounting ACC00152 Business Finance ACC00153 Business Information Systems LAW00004 Company Law ACC00106 Contemporary Issues in Accounting Theory
Finance Major:	ACC00152 Business Finance FIN10254 Financial Instruments and Markets FIN10252 Fundamentals of Financial Planning ACC00151 Introduction to Accounting FIN00126 International Finance FIN00115 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management MAT10251 Statistical Analysis LAW01125 Stock Exchange and Finance Law
Marketing Major:	MKT00102 Consumer Behaviour MKT00152 Sales and Promotion Management MKT00153 Advertising and Media Strategies MKT00150 Global Marketing MKT00106 Marketing Research LAW00126 Trade Practices Law MKT00110 Retailing Marketing MNG00114 Strategic Management
Management Major:	MNG00313 International Management MKT00152 Sales and Promotion Management MNG00314 Entrepreneurship MNG00114 Strategic Management MNG10253 Sustainable Business Management MNG00166 Managing Change ACC00146 Management Accounting ACC00152 Business Finance
Information Systems Major:	CSC00228 Database Systems I ISY10058 Electronic Commerce Systems ACC00222 Computer Control & Audit Security ISY00243 System Analysis and Design ISY10209 Web Development I CSC00235 Applications Development ISY10212 Contemporary Issues in Multimedia & Information Technology CSC00240 Data Communications and Networks

Elective Units

Any eight units offered by SCU and HKIT.

In order to comply with HKICPA’s requirement, Accounting Major students must include the
following units in their electives:

BA114 Advanced Financial Accounting
GE123 Hong Kong Law
GE124 Hong Kong Taxation

QR Registration No.:	05/001341/5
Registration Validity Period:	2009/2010 - 2012/2013 Academic year
Level:	5