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BBA-ACCT(JUPAS code:2216)

BBA (Hons) Accounting

The Accounting Concentration provides a balance of breadth and depth in the discipline, with a view of producing accountants with a much-needed analytical and conceptual mind.
Accountants are always in strong demand in the business world, and this Concentration is carefully designed to provide students not just with training in accounting, but with multi-disciplinary knowledge, analytical ability, information processing proficiency, communication skills, and a sound liberal education for them to excel in the Accounting profession and other business fields.

	Concentration Briefing @ Information Day (video)
	Salient Features
	Curriculum
	Professional Recognition
	Career Opportunities and Career Path
	Get to Know the Department of Accountancy and Law

Salient Features

	Professional recognition from Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), The Association of International Accountants (AIA), CPA Australia, Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada), and Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA)
	17 scholarships are available exclusively for the Accounting Concentration students
	A special programme of summer classes may be offered to allow students to join full-time spring internships of Big 4 and other well-known CPA firms without having to delay their graduation
	Students can pursue additional graduation options including Double Concentration within BBA, or a Minor in non-business discipline

Curriculum

Core Courses

	BBA Project
	Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
	Business Communications
	Financial Management
	Management Information Systems / Accounting Information Systems
	Marketing Management
	Mathematics for Business
	Organisational Behaviour
	Principles of Accounting I
	Principles of Accounting II
	Principles of Law
	Principles of Microeconomics
	Principles of Macroeconomics
	Statistics for Business
	Strategic Management

Concentration Courses

	Advanced Accounting I
	Auditing I
	Company Law
	Cost and Management Accounting I
	Hong Kong Taxation
	Intermediate Accounting I & II

Complementary Studies Courses

	Business Information Systems
	University Chinese
	English I & II
	University Life
	Two Physical Education courses
	Values and the Meaning of Life courses
	Any two courses outside Business, of which one must be Science courses
	Any two courses outside 1st concentration
	Any three free elective courses

Professional Recognition

1. Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)*
Graduates are accepted by HKICPA as having fulfilled its accounting graduate entry requirements. BBA (Hons) Degree - Accounting Concentration is a HKICPA accredited accounting degree programme.

2. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Graduates are granted exemptions for 9 out of 14 papers of its professional scheme examination. It is the maximum exemption given by ACCA.

3. The Association of International Accountants (AIA)
Graduates are granted exemptions from the Foundation Level and Professional Level 1 of its professional qualification examination. It is the maximum exemption given by AIA.

4. CPA Australia
BBA (Hons) Degree – Accounting Concentration is accredited by CPA Australia. Graduates are eligible to apply for Associate membership of the CPA Australia

5. Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada)

BBA (Hons) Degree – Accounting Concentration is accredited by CGA-Canada.

6. Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA)
Graduates are exempted from the first 16 units of the ICMA professional examination, and are eligible to apply for the ICMA designation of Graduate Management Accountant (GMA) upon their graduation.

* The HKICPA has signed recognition agreements with accountancy bodies around the world. The Institute has 5 types of agreements.

(1) Membership and Cooperation Agreement with:

- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).

(2) Reciprocal Membership Agreements with:

- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA)

- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)

- New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA)

- South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)

- Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)

- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)

- Institute of Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe (ICAZ)

(3) Mutual Recognition Agreement with:

- CPA Australia

(4) Mutual Examination Paper Exemptions with:

- Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA)

- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

- The Association of International Accountants (AIA)

(5) Agreement for Recognition Arrangement with

- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

For more detailed information about the agreements, please refer to the HKICPA website at www.hkicpa.org.hk.

Career Opportunities and Career Path

Graduates can develop their careers in professional accounting firms and in government, commercial and industrial sectors.