Curriculum
Programme Structure
The programme requires the completion of a total 36 units consisting of 7 core courses and 5 elective courses. In addition, all students must satisfy the pre-core programme requirements in 7 courses.
Students who have successfully completed all the 7 core courses and 5 elective courses with a total of 36 units, satisfied the pre-core programme requirements, obtained a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or above will be awarded the Master of Accountancy.
Core Courses
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Auditing
- Business and Company Law
- Cost and Management Accounting
- Financial Management
- Taxation
- Accounting Theory
Elective Courses
- Advanced Financial Reporting
- Advanced Taxation
- Contemporary Issues in Business Assurance
- Corporate Financing
- Integrated Project
- International Taxation
- Securities Regulation
- Contemporary Strategic Management Accounting Issues
Pre-core Programme Courses
- Accounting
- Economics
- Information Systems
- Management
- Statistics
- Marketing for Accountants
- Intermediate Accounting
Study Schedule
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
10 module exemptions from HKICPA New Qualification Programme (QP):- M1 Accounting
- M2 Management Accounting
- M3 Business Economics
- M4 Business Management
- M5 Information Management
- M5 Information Management
- M6 Financial Accounting
- M7 Financial Management
- M8 Principles of Auditing
- M9 Principles of Taxation
- M10 Business & Company Law
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
9 exemptions from ACCA
- Business and Technology (BT)
- Financial Accounting (FA)
- Management Accounting (MA)
- Corporate and Business Law (LW)
- Taxation (TX)
- Financial Reporting (FR)
- Performance Management (PM)
- Financial Management (FM)
- Audit and Assurance (A)
CPA Australia
6 paper exemptions in CPA Australia:- Economics and Markets
- Foundations of Accounting
- Fundamentals of Business Law
- Business Finance
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Management Accounting
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
11 exemptions from CIMA professional examinations through Master’s Gateway Route:
Certificate BA Level
- BA1 Fundamentals of Business Economics
- BA2 Fundamentals of Management Accounting
- BA3 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- BA4 Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law
- E1 Managing Finance in a Digital World
- P1 Management Accounting
- F1 Financial Reporting
- Operational Case Study Exam
- E2 Managing Performance
- P2 Advanced Management Accounting
- F2 Advanced Financial Reporting
The Association of International Accountants (AIA)
9 exemptions from AIA professional examination
Foundation Level
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
- Corporate Governance and Audit
- Business Management
- Financial Accounting and Reporting 1
- Principles of Governance and Audit
- Management Accounting
- Business Law for Accountants
- Taxation (UK)
CMA Australia
Exemption of 16 courses in the Certified Management Accountants program:- Organizational Management
- Accounting Principles & Practice
- Accounting Control Systems
- Financial Information Systems
- Financial Economics
- International Business Law & Governance
- Business Analysis & Audit
- International Business Taxation
- Financial Accounting
- Marketing Management
- Information Management
- Strategic Management
- Financial Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Modelling
- Managerial Accounting