APPLIED ECONOMICS OPTION
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Option Aims/Objectives & Careers
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The Applied Economics Option has been included in the BBA degree 
course in the belief that a sound training in economics gives a most 
useful perspective for informed decision making in business.  The 
Option aims at providing a broad based programme in applied economics 
with a strong focus on Hong Kong and Chinese economies.  The emphasis 
is on the application of economics to the solution of business 
problems and as such makes a strong thrust at meeting the vocational 
needs of the students.

More specifically, the BBA degree with the option in Applied 
Economics is designed to prepare students for a wide range of careers 
in commerce, industry and government.  Graduates are expected to be 
particularly suitable for employment in industrial development, 
business and economic forecasting, empirical research and analysis of 
the impact of government policies, domestic as well as foreign, on 
various local industries.  In addition, they are equipped to become 
economic analysts, managers, and teachers.  The Option will help meet 
the growing demand for business graduates, particularly those 
required to have a good economic background.


Option Curriculum
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Economics, as taught in most university programmes, is a highly 
sequential subject, proceeding from a core of theory and quantitative 
skills on to empirical applications.  The Applied Economics Option 
preserves this basic structure, but the theory is carefully chosen 
for its applicability.  Quantitative methods and applied econometrics 
are taught in the first and second years.  The Option wishes to 
foster both an understanding of the Hong Kong and Chinese economies 
and an international perspective.

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 Economic Theory, Money and Banking, Hong Kong 
	Economy, Mathematical Economics, Applied Econometrics, 
	Business Communications, Religion & Philosophy subject, and 
	one other Elective subject.

Year 3  Strategic Management, Project, International Economics, 
	Chinese Economy, Industrial Economics, two of the following 
	Applied Economics subjects: Labour Economics, Urban 
	Economics, Public Finance, Economic Development, and two 
	other Elective subjects.

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