Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Financial Technology
Entrance Year Sept 2020
Programme Code 61434
Mode of Study Full-time
Normal Duration
2 years
Programme Intake 40
Fund Type Government-Funded
Credits Required for Graduation
Normally 64 credits + 4 training credits Note: The exact number of credits depends on the academic background of students
Programme Leader(s)
Dr LOU Wei
BEng, MEng, PhD, MIEEE
Remarks
- The credit requirements of this programme are indicative only. They are subject to review.
Aims and Characteristics
Programme Aims
The aims of the proposed programme are as follows.
- To produce graduates with good fundamental computing and finance concepts, sound intellectual and practical skills, and the ability to think critically.
- To produce graduates who can effectively and creatively apply computing and related technologies to different information processing areas in finance sectors through the interplay of technical, business and other aspects.
- To produce graduates who can keep abreast of innovative technologies as well as the ethical and legal issues, and be able to engage in life-long learning in the finance and computing disciplines.
- To produce graduates with professional knowledge and all-round capabilities who can contribute to society and the development of Hong Kong and China.
Characteristics
This programme targets sub-degree graduates from two major disciplines. It can admit both ICT-related and finance-related sub-degree graduates.
The programme facilitates inter-disciplinary learning of FinTech via a variety of mechanisms, e.g. organising FinTech seminars with experts in the fields of finance and IT, and collaborating with different experts to provide joint supervision of capstone projects.
