BPAcc - Programme Structure
This is a 4-year full-time programme. Students are normally required to complete 120 credits to graduate. Students entering Year 3 are required to take at least 60 credits and are expected to complete their studies in 2 years.
Years 1 & 2
Category/ Year | Year 1 | Year 2 |
Generic Studies | English for Academic and Professional Purposes Part I | English for Academic and Professional Purposes Part II |
大學語文 (College Chinese Language) | 閱讀策略與寫作 (Reading Strategy and Writing) | |
Elementary Statistics | Computer and Multimedia Literacy | |
Data and Decision | ||
General Education | 3 General Education Electives | 2 General Education Electives |
Required (Major Core) | Introduction to Financial Accounting | Introduction to Management |
Introduction to Marketing | Management Accounting | |
Principles of Economics | Intermediate Accounting I | |
Elective | 1 or 2 Foundation Electives | 1 or 2 Foundation Elective |
Total | 10 or 11 Courses | 10 or 11 Courses |
Choices of Foundation Electives
- A History of Modern and Contemporary China
- Introduction to Media and Communication
- Introduction to Sociology and Political Science
- Leadership: Theories and Practice
- Mathematics for Business
- Music and Western Civilisation
- Natural Philosophy and Science in the Western World
- Social Research Methods
- The Home Planet: An Introduction to Earth Systems
- The Making of the Modern World
- Understanding Ecology and the Environment
- Understanding Global Issues
Choices of General Education Electives (One Each From the Following Themes)
I. Science and Technology
- Human Body in Health and Disease
- Natural Resources and Conservation
- The Home Planet: An Introduction to Earth Systems
- Understanding Ecology and the Environment
II. Humanities and Arts
- Logic and Reasoning in Socio-Ethical Issues
- Music and Western Civilisation
III. China and Global Issues
- A History of Modern and Contemporary China
- The Making of the Modern World
- Understanding Global Issues
Years 3 & 4
Category/ Year | Year 3 | Year 4 |
Generic Studies | Speaking for Academic and Professional Communication | Writing for Academic and Professional Communication |
Required (Major Core) |
Auditing | Analysis of Accounting Information System |
Business and Company Law in Hong Kong | Business Strategy for Accounting (Capstone for Accounting Major) | |
Corporate Finance | Corporate Governance and Business Ethics | |
Intermediate Accounting II | Financial Reporting | |
Taxation | Strategic Management Accounting | |
1 Major Elective | 2 Major Electives | |
Elective | 3 or 4 Open Electives | 2 or 3 Open Electives |
Total | 10 or 11 Courses | 10 or 11 Courses |
Choices of Major Electives
- Accounting Internship (6 credits)
- Advanced Auditing
- Advanced Taxation
- Business Environment in China
- China and the World
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Derivatives and Structured Products
Selected Choices of Open Electives
- A History of Modern and Contemporary China
- Advanced Auditing
- Advanced Taxation
- Advertising and Promotion Management
- Business Environment in China
- China and the World
- Consumer Behaviour
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Derivatives and Structured Products
- Economic Development in Contemporary China
- Human Resources Management
- Macroeconomics
- Mathematics for Business
- Organisational Behaviour
(More choices are available.)
Courses to be offered are subject to changes.
1 Course = 3 Credits (except for “Accounting Internship” Elective which bears 6 credits)