The School of Accounting and Finance has long been established as a leading provider of tertiary education in accounting. The incorporation of the three disciplines—economics, finance and law—into the School in 2003 made it truly an interdisciplinary family. To uphold the Faculty's pursuit of "IDEAS" (Innovation-driven Education and Scholarship), and committed to the University's pledge of "Opening Minds • Shaping the Future", the School offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that incorporate recent frontier research findings and professional competency. In addition to the traditional programme—Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy, we have expanded our undergraduate curricula with Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance and Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Services. These programmes continuously attract the most intelligent and diligent students locally, from the Mainland, and overseas.
Starting with the new cohort of 2022/23, all students of the Bachelor of Business Administration programmes will be admitted to their respective departments first without declaring their majors, which will be selected in the second year. Our goal is to broaden our students' learning experience and help them identify their interests before receiving in-depth education in their major area of study.
Not only is our School the first of its kind in Hong Kong, but it is also perhaps the largest academic unit in the world in terms of the number of faculty members and student population. Having about 90 full-time teaching staff, we have built up a critical mass of specialists in key disciplines, such as financial accounting, management accounting, finance, auditing, taxation, business law, economics, corporate governance, and accounting information systems. The highly qualified and diverse backgrounds of our faculty members also help advance our interdisciplinary approach to teaching, research, and consultancy within and outside the School.
Building on the strength of our interdisciplinary staff, the School offers taught postgraduate programmes, including Master of Science in Accounting and Finance Analytics, Master of Science in Accountancy, Master of Corporate Finance, Master of Finance, Master of Corporate Governance, and Master of Professional Accounting. In addition, we offer two research programmes, namely Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy. Our staff have constantly embraced the spirit of change to adapt to the ever-developing macro- and micro-economic environment with a positive frame of mind. With solidarity and teamwork, the School is committed to enhancing research innovations and bringing excellent teaching into the classroom, "Where New Thinking Creates Business Opportunities".
