School of Business

Master of Science in Business Management

Programme Director: Prof Allan K K Chan

The MScBM is a pre-experience Master’s level programme in general business and management. The programme aims to prepare for the entry into or enhancement of a graduate’s career in business and management by developing knowledge and skills at a professional level. The objectives include three major areas of teaching and learning at the general level and an additional area building upon the School’s unique positioning and strengths. The general objectives are: (a) To equip students with knowledge and understanding in general business and management; (b) To prepare students in the application and integration of general business and management knowledge; and (c) To assist students in the acquisition of professional skills which are essential to their forthcoming business/management career and professional development. The unique objective of the School is: (d) To appreciate the importance of corporate sustainability and business ethics.

Following the aims and objectives described above, the MScBM Programme Learning Goals or Programme Intended Learning Outcomes and the associated Learning Objectives are as follows:

Students will develop knowledge in major functional areas of modern business, with emphasis on the integration of the multiple dimensions of international business.

a)	Students will acquire disciplinary knowledge in the major functional areas of modern business;
b)	Students will apply the integrated knowledge in an international context.

Students will develop knowledge of organizations, their management, and the environment in which they operate.

a)	Students will learn and appreciate the complexity of the environment under which business operates;
b)	Students will understand organizational behaviour, its related theories, and the implications;
c)	Students will acquire knowledge of management, the schools of thoughts, and their implications.

Students will develop ability to apply the knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex issues of modern days, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management practice.

a)	Students will learn and practice managerial skills, and apply to organization’s planning, organizing, implementation and control;
b)	Students will learn and practice interpersonal skills, and the team-working ability to communicate and motivate;
c)	Students will acquire knowledge to collect information, identify problems or possible opportunities, develop and evaluate alternatives, for the purpose of improving the organization and effective decision making.

Students will acquire knowledge of business ethics, CSR and corporate sustainability issues affecting business. Students will develop appreciation of:

a)	Business law and related issues
b)	Corporate governance and related issues

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I)	Required Courses	27 units
II)	Elective Courses	6 units
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		33 units

Requirements

I.	Core Courses			27 units
	ACCT	7060	Business Accounting	3 units
	BUS	7060	Business Law & Corporate Governance	3 units
	BUS	7070	Business Operations	3 units
	BUS	7080	Business Research Methodology & Application	3 units
	BUS	7090	Business Strategy	3 units
	ECON	7090	Business Economics	3 units
	FIN	7080	Business Finance	3 units
	MGNT	7230	Managing People	3 units
	MKT	7080	Managing Marketing	3 units

II.	Elective Courses*			6 units
	ACCT	7080	Financial Statement Analysis	3 units
	BUS	7390	Legal Aspects of International Business	3 units
	BUS	7400	Legal Aspects of China Trade & Investment	3 units
	BUS	7440	Entrepreneurship Development	3 units
	BUS	7450	Business Creativity	3 units
	BUS	7460	Participation in External Competitions	3 units
	BUS	7470	Business Field Study	3 units
	BUS	7480	Mediation	3 units
	BUS	7500	China Marketing & Foreign Investment Issues	3 units
	ECON	7610	Economic Developments in China & Hong Kong	3 units
	ECON	7620	International Macroeconomics & Policy Issues	3 units
	ECON	7630	International Trade & Finance in China	3 units
	FIN	7220	Investment & Portfolio Analysis	3 units
	FIN	7240	Derivative Securities & Risk Management	3 units
	HRM	7600	Global Human Resources Management	3 units
	ISEM	7050	Current Issues in Electronic Commerce	3 units
	MGNT	7260	Seminar in Advanced Management Topics	3 units
	MGNT	7270	International Management	3 units
	MGNT	7280	Managing Change	3 units
	MGNT	7290	Chinese Wisdom & Management	3 units
	MKT	7100	Management of Marketing Communications & Online Media	3 units
	MKT	7110	Seminar in Marketing	3 units
	MKT	7130	Services Marketing Management	3 units

	Recommended Non-MBA Electives**
a)	MSc in Corporate Governance and Directorship Programme
	ACCT	7110	Principles & Models of Corporate Governance	3 units

b)	MSc in Strategic Human Resources Management Programme
	HRM	7360	Strategic Human Resources Management in Practice	3 units

c)	MSocSc in Media Management Programme
	COMM	7170	Communication Campaign Workshop	3 units
	COMM	7200	New Media Workshop	3 units
	COMM	7230	Writing for Multimedia in Public Relations	3 units
	COMM	7300	Consumer Insights	3 units

d)	MSc in Global Marketing Management Programme
	MKT	7260	Strategic Marketing	3 units
	MKT	7280	Socially Reponsible Marketing in an International Context	3 units
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				33 units

*	The elective courses list may vary, depending upon demand and teaching resources.
**	MBA/MScBM students are allowed to take these Master's courses offered by the School of Business and other Master's programmes to replace MScBM electives.