香港大学

The BBA(Acc&Fin) programme prepares students for a professional qualification in accounting and provides the broad-based education necessary for progressing towards a leadership role in the financial sector. Professional preparation programmes are tailor-made for students, and some internship opportunities with renowned accounting firms and financial sectors are also available for students. The programme is also accredited as an approved accountancy programme under the Professional Accreditation System of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and CPA Australia. Graduates are recognised by the HKICPA as accountancy degree holders and as having fulfilled the stipulated pre-entry educational requirements. They can be qualified as professional accountants by successfully completing the HKICPA Qualification Programme (QP) and obtaining relevant working experience.

Students of the BBA(Acc&Fin) programme are required to complete 240 credit units for the 4-year curriculum. Graduates of the degree of BBA(Acc&Fin) are eligible to obtain maximum exemptions from professional examinations organised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and need to take only five papers. They can also be qualified as members of the ACCA by successfully completing the examinations and obtaining relevant working experience.

The BBA(Acc&Fin) programme prepares students for a professional qualification in accounting and provides the broad-based education necessary to progress towards a leadership role in the financial sector. Tailor-made professional preparation programmes and internship opportunities with renowned accounting firms and financial institutions are available for talented students.

Professional Recognition

The BBA(Acc&Fin) programme has been accredited as an approved accountancy degree programme under the Qualification Programme (QP) of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). Graduates of the programme are eligible for direct entry to the QP, provided that they have sat and passed the subjects as listed in the approved curriculum for meeting QP's pre-entry competency requirements. In addition, graduates of BBA(Acc&Fin) are exempted from the foundation level of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examination scheme. They must take all the non-exemptible papers at the professional level to fulfil the examination requirements for ACCA membership. Non-local BBA(Acc&Fin) graduates are eligible for Associate membership of CPA Australia provided that they have completed all required core curriculum subjects. They can advance to CPA status in the manner stipulated by CPA Australia.

Graduates of BBA and BBA(Acc&Fin) programmes are eligible for earning the Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA), with part of the CIMA examinations exempted, provided that they have completed all required subjects specified in the CIMA mapping guidance.

Career Prospects

The BBA and BBA(Acc&Fin) programmes are designed for students intending to pursue a career in fields such as accounting, advertising, banking, brand management, customer relationship management, finance, human resource management, information systems, investment, marketing research and marketing management.

Organisations that have offered full-time positions to our graduates include:

• BNP Paribas
• DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
• Ernst & Young
• Hong Kong Jockey Club
• IBM China/Hong Kong Limited
• Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited
• John Swire & Sons (HK) Limited
• JPMorgan Chase & Co
• Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited
• Morgan Stanley
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited
• The Link Real Estate Investment Trust