FINANCE OPTION
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Option Aims/Objectives & Careers
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Individuals, government officials, and business executives make 
financial decisions.  These decisions can be classified into two 
basic categories: i) the investment decision and ii) the financing 
decision.  The first involves the identification and selection of the 
most appropriate investments.  The second deals with the question of 
where and how to raise the necessary cash to finance the chosen 
investments.  Depending on its nature, a financial decision can be 
vital to the well being of the persons or the organizations 
concerned.

To make the right decision with confidence, the decision-maker needs 
both specific knowledge and relevant experience.  The BBA degree with 
the option in Finance prepares students to be competent financial 
decision-makers.  It provides students with a general understanding 
of the various management functions and a specific education in major 
aspects of finance.

With relevant experience, graduates from this programme, whether in 
the capacity of business executives or government officials, should 
have the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to make sound 
financial decisions and thereby to contribute significantly to the 
success of their organizations.


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, 
	Principles of Human Resources Management, Financial 
	Management, Banking and Credit, Investment Management, 
	Marketing Management, Management Science, Applied 
	Econometrics, Business Communications, and Religion & 
	Philosophy subject.

Year 3  Strategic Management, Project, Multinational Finance, three 
	other Elective subjects, and three of the following Finance 
	subjects: Management of Financial Institutions, Financial 
	Systems and Markets, Advanced Financial Management, Advanced 
	Investment Management, Seminar in Finance.

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