ACCOUNTING OPTION
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Option Aims/Objectives & Careers
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The Accounting Option aims at providing an education which has a 
proper balance of breadth and depth in the accounting discipline, 
with a view to producing accountants with analytical and conceptual 
minds.

Graduates will develop their careers in professional accounting firms 
as well as in commercial and industrial sectors.

Specific objectives are as follows:

1)  To provide students with in-depth training in the accounting 
    discipline so as to give them adequate preparation for their 
    careers in the field of accounting.

2)  To provide students with multi-disciplinary knowledge and 
    analytical ability which make them aware of the complexity of the 
    business environment.

3)  To develop students' information processing skills and 
    communication skills.

4)  To give students a sound liberal education which will render a 
    sufficiently broad perspective to meet future challenges brought 
    about by the ever-changing environment.


Option Curriculum
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The study plan is as follows:

Year 1  Principles of Accounting, Introduction to Business, 
        Principles of Management, Principles of Economics, 
        Mathematics and Statistics for Business, Computer 
        Applications in Business, English for Business, Communication 
        in Modern Chinese, and Religion & Philosophy subject.

Year 2  Principles of Law, Organizational Theory and Behaviour, 
        Intermediate Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, 
        Company Law, Hong Kong Taxation, Management Information 
        Systems or other Elective subject, Business Communications, 
        and Religion & Philosophy subject.

Year 3  Strategic Management, Project, Advanced Accounting, Auditing, 
        one of the following subjects: Financial Management, Tax 
        Planning and Management, and two other Elective subjects.

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