Programmes

Master of Business Administration

Programme	Master of Business Administration 工商管理碩士
Award Title	Master of Business Administration 工商管理碩士
Offering Academic Unit	College of Business
Mode of Study	Combined mode

Normal Period of Study

General Curriculum:
1 year (full-time)
2 years (part-time/combined mode)

Concentration Curriculum:
One Concentration - 1.5 years (full-time)/ 3 years (part-time/combined mode)
Double Concentrations - 2 years (full-time)/ 3 years (part-time/combined mode)

Maximum Period of Study

General Curriculum:
2.5 years (full-time)
5 years (part-time/combined mode)

Concentration Curriculum:
3 years (full-time)
6 years (part-time/combined mode)

Credit Units Required for Graduation

General Curriculum: 40
Concentration Curriculum:
49 (One Concentration)
58 (Double Concentrations)

Programme Aims

The programme aims to provide aspiring managers, from private and public sectors, a professional education in which they learn to create new knowledge so that their managerial competence and skills can be elevated, to enable them to achieve their better career goals and to benefit society.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

1. Acquire relevant business knowledge and practical management skills

2. Synthesize interdisciplinary knowledge and develop problem-solving capability

3. Build strong leadership with effective communication skills

4. Demonstrate awareness of the importance of embedding Sustainability/ESG and ethics into business practice

Programme Requirements

Prior approval from MBA Programme Director is required if students would like to take elective courses outside the curriculum.

1. Core Courses: (19 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB5001	Managerial Decision Making	2
FB5003	Information Systems for Managers	2
FB5040	Corporate Finance	2
FB5304	Organizational Behavior and Leadership	2
FB5601	Principles of Marketing	2
FB5721	Operations Management	2
FB5731	Business Analytics and Decision Modelling	2
FB5810	Financial Reporting Analysis for Business Decisions	2
FB6502	Strategic Management	3

2. Experiential Learning (at least 9 credit units)

Activity-Based Learning

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
FB5700	MBA Orientation	1	Required
FB6702	Professional Forum	3	The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, some guest speakers may use Chinese (Cantonese or Putonghua) and Chinese materials to deliver their talks due to subject area to be covered in the forum/workshop.
FB6702A	Professional Forum	1	The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, some guest speakers may use Chinese (Cantonese or Putonghua) and Chinese materials to deliver their talks due to subject area to be covered in the forum/workshop.
FB5771	Sustainability and ESG Issues in Business	2
FB6703A	Industry On-site Workshop	1	The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, staff members may use Chinese and Chinese materials to explain or clarify some topics due to subject area covered by the course. (Choose either FB6703A or FB6703B and max. 2 credit units)
FB6703B	Industry On-site Workshop	2	The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, staff members may use Chinese and Chinese materials to explain or clarify some topics due to subject area covered by the course. (Choose either FB6703A or FB6703B and max. 2 credit units)

Choose 1, 2 or 3 credit units and max. 3 credit units

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6775A	Business Case and Action-Based Study	1
FB6775B	Business Case and Action-Based Study	2
FB6775C	Business Case and Action-Based Study	3
FB6775D	Business Case and Action-Based Study	3

Management Practice (at least 3 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
FB6700	MBA Project	3
FB6701	MBA Enterprise Diagnostic Residential Trip	3	1. Language of instruction and interaction will depend on the predominant language in use in the host organization setting. It will be English and other languages appropriate to the host organization setting. 2. Participants are normally required to complete all 9 core courses before they are allowed to join the MBA Enterprise Diagnostic Residential Trip unless prior approval has been sought from the Programme Director.
FB6709	Entrepreneurship and Venture Plan Development	3
FB6774	MBA Internship/Community Service	3
FB6777	Global Brand Management Workshop	3

Global Experiential Learning

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
FB6708	Global Advanced Management Workshop	3
FB6771	Communication and Negotiation	3
FB6773A	Global Exchange	3	FB6773A is a prerequisite of FB6773B
FB6773B	Global Exchange	3	FB6773A is a prerequisite of FB6773B

3. MBA Electives (List A) [will be offered subject to student demand and staff availability]:
General Curriculum: at least 9 credits units from List A.

One Concentration: at least 6 credit units from List A plus at least 15 credit units from List B.

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB5142	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
FB5153	Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management	3
FB5223A	Project Management	1
FB5223B	Project Management	2
FB5223	Project Management	3
FB5223C	Project Management	3
FB5612	Applied Marketing Research and Consulting Skills	3
FB5632A	e-Commerce and Digital Marketing	1
FB5632B	e-Commerce and Digital Marketing	2
FB5632	e-Commerce and Digital Marketing	3
FB5632C	e-Commerce and Digital Marketing	3
FB5690	Corporate Governance	3
FB6311	Strategic Human Resources Management	3
FB6508	Global Business Management	3
FB6603A	Consumer Behaviour	1
FB6603B	Consumer Behaviour	2
FB6603	Consumer Behaviour	3
FB6603C	Consumer Behaviour	3
FB6622A	Services Marketing	1
FB6622B	Services Marketing	2
FB6622	Services Marketing	3
FB6622C	Services Marketing	3
FB6707	Workshop on Practical Investing Strategies	3
FB6711	Data Analytics with Business Applications	3
FB6721	Supply Chain Management	3
FB6726	Service Operations Management	3
AC6513	Corporate Accounting	3
EF5143	International Financial Management	3
EF5050	Derivatives and Risk Management	3
EF5070	Financial Econometrics	3
EF5157	Fixed Income Securities	3
IS5312	Analytical Programming with Python	3
IS5413	Database Management Systems	3
LW5602	Law of Contract	3
LW5602A	Law of Contract I	3
LW5602B	Law of Contract II	3
LW5656	Company Law I	3
LW5657	Company Law II	3
LW5658	Commercial Law	3

2 or 3 credit units and max. 3 credit units

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB5772A	Applied Financial Analytics for Risk Management	2
FB5772B	Applied Financial Analytics for Risk Management	3

Choose 1, 2 or 3 credit units and max. 3 credit units

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6710A	Practical FinTech Applications	1
FB6710B	Practical FinTech Applications	2
FB6710C	Practical FinTech Applications	3

Choose 1, 2 or 3 credit units and max. 3 credit units

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6776A	Special Topics in Business	1
FB6776B	Special Topics in Business	2
FB6776C	Special Topics in Business	3

2 or 3 credit units and max. 3 credit units

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6778A	AI and Blockchain Application in Business	2
FB6778B	AI and Blockchain Application in Business	3

4. Courses for Concentration (List B) [Concentration options and courses will be offered subject to student demand and staff availability]:
One concentration: at least 6 credit units from List A plus at least 15 credit units from List B (compulsory courses: 9 credit units and elective courses: at least 6 credit units).

Double concentrations: 30 credit units from List B (compulsory courses: 9 credit units and elective courses: at least 6 credit units from each concentration).

Concentration: ACCOUNTING

Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
AC6513	Corporate Accounting	3
AC6551	Advanced Taxation	3
FB5690	Corporate Governance	3

Elective Courses (at least 6 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
AC5521	Cost and Management Accounting	3
AC6541	Auditing	3
AC6560	Accounting Information Systems	3
FB5142	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
FB6700	MBA Project	3

At most 1 course from Global Experiential Learning

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6708	Global Advanced Management Workshop	3
FB6771	Communication and Negotiation	3
FB6773A	Global Exchange	3

Concentration: FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB5142	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
FB5153	Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management	3
FB6710C	Practical FinTech Applications	3

Elective Courses (at least 6 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
EF5050	Derivatives and Risk Management	3
EF5070	Financial Econometrics	3
EF5143	International Financial Management	3
EF5157	Fixed Income Securities	3
EF5342	Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments	3
FB6700	MBA Project	3
FB6707	Workshop on Practical Investing Strategies	3
FB5772B	Applied Financial Analytics for Risk Management	3
FB6711	Data Analytics with Business Applications	3
FB6778B	AI and Blockchain Application in Business	3

At most 1 course from Global Experiential Learning

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6708	Global Advanced Management Workshop	3
FB6771	Communication and Negotiation	3
FB6773A	Global Exchange	3

Concentration: DIGITAL MARKETING

Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB5632	e-Commerce and Digital Marketing	3
FB5632C	e-Commerce and Digital Marketing	3
FB6603	Consumer Behaviour	3
FB6603C	Consumer Behaviour	3
MKT6614	Advanced Marketing Analytics	3

Elective Courses (at least 6 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB5612	Applied Marketing Research and Consulting Skills	3
FB6622	Services Marketing	3
FB6622C	Services Marketing	3
FB6700	MBA Project	3
FB6711	Data Analytics with Business Applications	3
FB6778B	AI and Blockchain Application in Business	3
FB6777	Global Brand Management Workshop	3
FB5646	Integrated Marketing Communications	3
MKT6613	Brand Marketing	3
MKT6615	Marketing Engineering	3

At most 1 course from Global Experiential Learning

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6708	Global Advanced Management Workshop	3
FB6771	Communication and Negotiation	3
FB6773A	Global Exchange	3

Concentration: SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS

Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB5223	Project Management	3
FB5223C	Project Management	3
FB6721	Supply Chain Management	3
FB6711	Data Analytics with Business Applications	3

Elective Courses (at least 6 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6508	Global Business Management	3
FB6700	MBA Project	3
FB6777	Global Brand Management Workshop	3
FB6778B	AI and Blockchain Application in Business	3
MS5314	Service Quality Management	3
MS5315	Professional Forums on Logistics and Supply Chain Management	3
MS6233	E-logistics and Enterprise Resource Planning	3
MS6322	Transportation Logistics	3
MS6323	Strategic Sourcing and Procurement	3

At most 1 course from Global Experiential Learning

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6708	Global Advanced Management Workshop	3
FB6771	Communication and Negotiation	3
FB6773A	Global Exchange	3

Concentration: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND DATA ANALYTICS

Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
IS5740	Management Support and Business Intelligence Systems	3
FB6711	Data Analytics with Business Applications	3
FB6778B	AI and Blockchain Application in Business	3

Elective Courses (at least 6 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
AC6560	Accounting Information Systems	3
FB6700	MBA Project	3
FB6777	Global Brand Management Workshop	3
IS5743	Information Technology Based Business Transformation	3
IS6321	Business Intelligence Applications	3
IS6423	Artificial Intelligence for Business Applications	3
IS6523	Information Systems Infrastructure and Security Management	3
IS6921	Knowledge Management	3

At most 1 course from Global Experiential Learning

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
FB6708	Global Advanced Management Workshop	3
FB6771	Communication and Negotiation	3
FB6773A	Global Exchange	3

3. Additional Note:

(a) Attendance Requirement

A minimum attendance requirement of 70% maybe prescribed as part of the coursework assessment for courses of the MBA programme at the discretion of individual lecturers.

(b) Intermediate Award

To be eligible for the Intermediate Award, a student must complete all eight 2-credit core courses (P5 level) and fulfil the University requirements for graduation.
Intermediate Award Title

(in English): Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration

(in Chinese): 深造證書 (工商管理)

(c) Final Award

Students to be awarded an MBA degree must have achieve a Cumulative GPA (CGPA) of 2.00 or above.

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