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Minor Programme in Financial Services and Institutions
Programme requirement
BBA students |
Required to take any 6 subjects (18 credits) from the following list in addition to those taken in the core*, except “Accounting for Decision Making” (AF2111)# which is an exclusion subject for “Financial Accounting” (AF2108), the core subject in BBA curriculum. At least 9 of the 18 credits required for satisfying the minor programme requirements should be at level 3 or above. Subject to the approval by the School of Accounting and Finance, a student may count up to 6 credits from their Major/General University Requirements (GUR) towards this minor. In such case, only 4 subjects from the elective pool will be required. |
Non-BBA students |
Required to take the compulsory subjects “Introduction to Economics” (AF1605) and “Business Finance” (AF3313) plus any 4 subjects (12 credits) from the following list of subjects. They are advised to take “Accounting for Decision Making” (AF2111)# before taking Business Finance (AF3313) if they do not have relevant accounting knowledge. At least 9 of the 18 credits required for satisfying the minor programme requirements should be at level 3 or above. Subject to the approval by the School of Accounting and Finance, a student may count up to 6 credits from their Major/General University Requirements (GUR) towards this minor. In such case, only 4 subjects will be required.
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Exclusive Programme(s) & Programme Code(s) | BBA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance (02402-BAF) BBA (Hons) in Financial Services (02402-BFS) |
Credit requirement
Core (compulsory) subjects: | 6 credits |
Elective subjects: | 12 credits |
Total credit required: | 18 credits |
List of subjects
Core (compulsory) subjects
Subject code | Subject title | Level | Credit | Pre-requisite |
AF1605* | Introduction to Economics | 1 | 3 | Nil |
AF3313* | Business Finance | 3 | 3 | Financial Accounting (AF2108) or equivalent |
Elective subjects
Subject code | Subject title | Level | Credit | Pre-requisite |
AF2111 # | Accounting for Decision Making | 2 | 3 | Nil |
AF3317 | Risk Management | 3 | 3 | Business Finance (AF3313) and Introduction to Statistics for Business (AMA1501) or equivalent |
AF3318 | Principles of Insurance | 3 | 3 | Nil |
AF3322 | Credit Analysis and Management | 3 | 3 | Business Finance (AF3313) |
AF4317 | Derivative Securities | 4 | 3 | Business Finance (AF3313) |
AF4322 | Management of Financial Institutions | 4 | 3 | Business Finance (AF3313) |
AF4323 | International Finance | 4 | 3 | Business Finance (AF3313) |
AF4324 | Financial Planning | 4 | 3 | Nil |
AF4325 | Wealth Management | 4 | 3 |
Any ONE of the finance theory related subjects: Business Finance (AF3313) Investments (AF3316) Corporate Finance (AF4320) Management of Financial Institutions (AF4322) Financial Planning (AF4324) |
It should be noticed that the offering of elective subjects is subject to staffing resources and student enrolment and not all elective subjects will be offered every single year.
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