Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Finance and Financial Technology

This programme is a CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. This status is granted to institutions whose degree programme(s) incorporate(s) a significant portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), which provide(s) students with a solid grounding in the CBOK and position(s) them well to sit for the CFA exams. The students are also eligible to apply for a CFA level 1 examination scholarship offered by the CFA Institute.

Please refer to the CFA Institute website at www.cfainstitute.org for latest information.

Year 1 Entry
Senior Year Entry^#

General Structure

Students admitted to the programme through Year-1 Entry are required to successfully complete at least 120 credit-units of which at least 24 credit-units should be taken at 3000-level and another 24 credit-units at 4000-level.

In order to prepare students for the challenges in the international business environment, the Global Immersion Programme is incorporated in the study programme to provide students with opportunities to study and travel abroad, gain exposure to the language of global business, engage with international issues and eventually become empowered global citizens. This programme is compulsory.

Programme Structure

Year 1 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credit-units
Autumn	BUS 2000BEF*	Integrated Business Foundation	24
	Autumn	UNI 1012ABW	Social Responsibilities	1
	Autumn		General Education course #	3
Spring	BUS 2000BEF*	Integrated Business Foundation	24
Spring	Spring	UNI 1002ABW	University Core Values	2

Year 2 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credit-units
Autumn	BUS 2020BEF*	Integrated Business Functions	24
Autumn	Autumn		General Education course #	3
Spring	BUS 2020BEF*	Integrated Business Functions	24
Spring	Spring	UNI 2002BEW	Effective Communication and Teamwork	3

Year 3 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credit-units
Autumn	BUS 3068BEF	Business Issues and Ethics	3
	Autumn	FIN 3075BEF	Banking Services	3
		Autumn	FIN 3079BEF	Risk Management for Financial Markets and Products	3
			Autumn	FIN 3086BEF	Financial Management	3
				Autumn	FINT 2030BEF	Introduction to FinTech	3
Spring	ACT 3011BEF				Financial Accounting	3
	Spring	FIN 3085BEF			Investment Management	3
		Spring	FINT 3038BEF		E-payment Systems, Cryptocurrencies and Cyber Security	3
			Spring	UNI 3002BEW	Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership for Sustainability	3
				Spring		One Business Elective	3

Year 4 Courses

Term	Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credit-units
Autumn	BUS 4028BEF*	Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities	6
	Autumn	DB 4027BEF	Digital Transformation	3
	Autumn	FIN 4088BEF	Derivatives and Risk Management	3
		Autumn	FIN 4089BEF	Alternative Investments	3
			Autumn	MGT 4098BEF	Business Strategy	3
Spring				BUS 4028BEF*	Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities	6
	Spring			BUS 4088BEF	Business Sustainability: Theory and Practice	3
		Spring		FINT 4052BEF	Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data	3
			Spring	MGT 4056BEF	Innovation Management	3
				Spring		One Business Elective	3

Remarks

It is compulsory for students to complete the Global Immersion Programme.

* Course carry-over from Autumn Term

^# General Education course:
Students should take General Education courses from fields of study which are different from those of their programmes.

General Structure

Students pursuing this programme are required to successfully complete at least 63 credit-units of which at least 24 credit-units should be taken at 3000-level and another 24 credit-units at 4000-level.

In order to prepare students for the challenges in the international business environment, the Global Immersion Programme is incorporated in the study programme to provide students with opportunities to study and travel abroad, gain exposure to the language of global business, engage with international issues and eventually become empowered global citizens. This programme is compulsory.

Programme Structure

Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credit-units
BUS 3068BEF	Business Issues and Ethics	3
BUS 4028BEF	Investigating Entrepreneurial Opportunities	6
BUS 4088BEF	Business Sustainability: Theory and Practice	3
MGT 4098BEF	Business Strategy	3

Concentration Courses

Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credit-units
ACT 3011BEF	Financial Accounting	3
DB 4027BEF	Digital Transformation	3
FIN 3075BEF	Banking Services	3
FIN 3079BEF	Risk Management for Financial Markets and Products	3
FIN 3085BEF	Investment Management	3
FIN 3086BEF	Financial Management	3
FIN 4088BEF	Derivatives and Risk Management	3
FIN 4089BEF	Alternative Investments	3
FINT 2030BEF	Introduction to FinTech	3
FINT 3038BEF	E-payment Systems, Cryptocurrencies and Cyber Security	3
FINT 4052BEF	Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data	3
MGT 4056BEF	Innovation Management	3

Business Elective Course

		No. of Credit-units
Business Elective Course		3

University Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credit-units
UNI 1002ABW	University Core Values	2
UNI 1012ABW	Social Responsibilities	1
UNI 2002BEW	Effective Communication and Teamwork	3
UNI 3002BEW	Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership for Sustainability	3

GIP Courses

Course Code	Course Title	No. of Credit-units
GIP 300BEF	Global Immersion Programme (Undergraduate Year 3)	0
GIP 400BEF	Global Immersion Programme (Undergraduate Year 4)	0

Remarks

^# Students may be required to complete a bridging programme which consists of selected 1000- and/or 2000- level course(s) and/or a summer bridging course.

Year 1 Entry
Senior Year Entry

Being able to work effectively with foreigners and foreign organisations has become a very important contributor to career success in the internationalised economy. The Undergraduate Global Immersion Programme (UG-GIP) is designed to support B&A students in developing their potential in the internationalised environment. UG-GIP aims to instill in students a deeper understanding of a foreign culture and its society and environment, and expose students to a broader overview and understanding of international business.

UG-GIP comprises four non-credit bearing courses: GIP 100BEF (Year 1), GIP 200BEF (Year 2), GIP 300BEF (Year 3)*, and GIP 400BEF (Year 4). These courses are designed to enhance students' intercultural awareness and communication skills and help students to develop a global mindset. Details can be found here.

*GIP 300BEF includes a study tour. Students are responsible for incidental expenses such as airfare and accommodation.

Being able to work effectively with foreigners and foreign organisations has become a very important contributor to career success in the internationalised economy. The Undergraduate Global Immersion Programme (UG-GIP) is designed to support B&A students in developing their potential in the internationalised environment. UG-GIP aims to instill in students a deeper understanding of a foreign culture and its society and environment, and expose students to a broader overview and understanding of international business.

UG-GIP comprises four non-credit bearing courses: GIP 100BEF (Year 1), GIP 200BEF (Year 2), GIP 300BEF (Year 3)*, and GIP 400BEF (Year 4). These courses are designed to enhance students’ intercultural awareness and communication skills and help students to develop a global mindset. Details can be found here.

*GIP 300BEF includes a study tour. Students are responsible for incidental expenses such as airfare and accommodation.

Being able to work effectively with foreigners and foreign organisations has become a very important contributor to career success in the internationalised economy. The Undergraduate Global Immersion Programme (UG-GIP) is designed to support B&A students in developing their potential in the internationalised environment. UG-GIP aims to instill in students a deeper understanding of a foreign culture and its society and environment, and expose students to a broader overview and understanding of international business.

For senior year entry students, UG-GIP comprises two non-credit-unit bearing courses: GIP 300BEF (Year 3)*, and GIP 400BEF (Year 4). These courses are designed to enhance students’ intercultural awareness and communication skills and help students to develop a global mindset. Details can be found here.

*GIP 300BEF includes a study tour. Students are responsible for incidental expenses such as airfare and accommodation.

Being able to work effectively with foreigners and foreign organisations has become a very important contributor to career success in the internationalised economy. The Undergraduate Global Immersion Programme (UG-GIP) is designed to support B&A students in developing their potential in the internationalised environment. UG-GIP aims to instill in students a deeper understanding of a foreign culture and its society and environment, and expose students to a broader overview and understanding of international business.

For senior year entry students, UG-GIP comprises two non-credit-unit bearing courses: GIP 300BEF (Year 3)*, and GIP 400BEF (Year 4). These courses are designed to enhance students’ intercultural awareness and communication skills and help students to develop a global mindset. Details can be found here.

*GIP 300BEF includes a study tour. Students are responsible for incidental expenses such as airfare and accommodation.