Finance Concentration
 

Individuals, government officials, and business executives make financial decisions. These decisions can be classified into two basic categories: (1) the investment decision and (2) the financial decision. The first involves identifying and selecting the most appropriate investments. The second deals with where and how to raise the necessary cash to finance the chosen investments. Depending on its nature, a financial decision can be vital to the well-being of the persons or the organizations concerned.

To make the right decision with confidence, the decision-maker needs both specific knowledge and relevant experience. The BBA (Hons) degree programme with the concentration in Finance prepares students to be competent financial decision-makers. It provides students with a general understanding of the various management functions and a specific education in major aspects of finance.

With relevant experience, graduates from this programme, whether in the capacity of business executives or government officials, have the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to make sound financial decisions and thereby to contribute significantly to the success of their organizations.

In the first year, all students follow a common study programme while a modest amount of specialization in finance is provided in the second and third years. Applications to the case of Hong Kong are stressed throughout the programme.

 
Requirements
 
Core Courses 39 units
  ACCT 1210 Principles of Accounting I 3 units
  ACCT 1220 Principles of Accounting II 2 units
  BUS 1190 Mathematics for Business 2 units
  BUS 1200 Statistics for Business 2 units
  BUS 1240 Business & Corporate Social Responsibility 3 units
  BUS 2130 Business Communications 2 units
  BUS 2170 Principles of Law 3 units
  BUS 2210 Organizational Behaviour 3 units
  BUS 3200 Strategic Management 3 units
  BUS 3570 BBA Project 2 units
  ECON 1210 Principles of Microeconomics 2.5 units
  ECON 1220 Principles of Macroeconomics 2.5 units
  FIN 2230 Financial Management 3 units
Either      
ISEM 2450 Management Information Systems
)
 
Or    
)
3 units
ACCT 2510 Accounting Information Systems
)
 
MKT 2310 Marketing Management 3 units
         
Concentration Required Courses 12 units
  FIN 2250 Investment Management 3 units
  FIN 2610 Introduction to Futures & Options Markets 3 units
  FIN 3110 Fixed Income Securities 3 units
  FIN 3730 Corporate Finance 3 units
         
Concentration Elective Courses* 9 units
  FIN 2210 Banking & Credit 3 units
  FIN 3120 Business Valuation Using Financial Statements 3 units
  FIN 3240 Multinational Finance 3 units
  FIN 3610 Financial Forecasting 3 units
  FIN 3710 Management of Financial Institutions 3 units
  FIN 3720 Financial Systems & Markets 3 units
  FIN 3760 Financial Risk Management 3 units
  FIN 3790 Seminar in Finance 3 units
  FIN 3810 Advanced Financial Planning 3 units
 
Complementary Studies Courses 36 units
Core Requirements  
  I.T. 1120 Business Information Systems 3 units
  LANG 1480 University Chinese 3 units
  LANG 1491-2 English I & II 6 units
  U.L. 1121-2 University Life 0 unit
  Physical Education Courses 0 unit
  Values and the Meaning of Life Course 3 units
  Distribution Requirements  
  Any two courses outside Business, of which one must be Science course 6 units
  Any two courses outside 1st concentration 6 units
  Free elective courses 9 units
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        96 units
 
* Students are required to take at least 12 units of Level III courses from Concentration Elective Courses and/or Complementary Studies Courses.
 
 
 
©2011 Hong Kong Baptist University
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2011-2012
Last modified: August 2011