Programme Structure

Students are required to complete 51 credits including:

• 24 credits of coursework: 3 compulsory and 5 elective subjects (3 credits each)
• 3 credits of Residentials: Residential 1 (1 credit) and Residential 2 (2 credits)
• 24 credits of Thesis: Thesis I (8 credits) and Thesis II (16 credits)

All taught subjects (3 credits each) are at an advanced level, and students are assumed to have prior knowledge of each subject area. The normal duration for the DFinTech Thesis is 18 months. The 2 DFinTech Residentials are offered when the programme commences and the DFinTech Thesis phase starts respectively.

The curriculum includes technological elements such as qualitative and experimental approaches to AI and entrepreneurship research as well as the impacts of digital transformation and technological innovations on business today, including their ethical implications.

Coursework (24 credits)

Residentials (3 credits)

There are 2 Residentials which are compulsory to all students:

DFinTech Residential 1 is an orientation workshop scheduled for the beginning of the Programme.

DFinTech Residential 2 is a research workshop held normally after students have completed all the required subjects, which gives students an opportunity to present their thesis proposals and to prepare them for writing the theses.

DFinTech Thesis (24 credits)

The DFinTech Thesis comprises two parts: DFinTech Thesis I and DFinTech Thesis II. Students must pass 3 compulsory subjects, and at least 3 elective subjects before eligible to register for the DFinTech Thesis. They integrate and apply what they have learned to critically and rigorously examine topics of interest in the field of FinTech. They are challenged to make an important contribution and/or provide innovative insights into the practice of management.

Remarks

1. Please note that Independent Studies in FinTech and Overseas Executive Programmes are non-taught elective subjects.
2. Independent Studies in FinTech is only offered to students who are unable to follow the normal pattern of study of this programme due to exceptional circumstances such as illness or posting to work outside Hong Kong. They can enrol in this subject in a specified semester.
3. Subject to factors such as staff availability, student enrolment, programme resources and so on, not all subjects will be offered. And, registration is subject to the availability of quota.
4. Programme structure and the subject details (e.g. subject description form, offering pattern, class timetable etc.) are subject to review and change from time to time.

Medium of Instruction

English

Study Timeline

Three-year Study Timeline

3 Compulsory Subjects + 5 Elective Subjects _{(any 5 subjects)} + 2 DFinTech Residentials + a DFinTech Thesis

Note 1:
Independent Studies in FinTech is only offered to students who are unable to follow the normal pattern of study of this programme due to exceptional circumstances such as illness or posting to work outside Hong Kong. They can enrol in this subject in a particular semester.

Note 2:
All subject details (e.g. subject description form, offering pattern, class timetable etc.) are subject to continuous review and change from time to time. Subject to factors such as staff availability, student enrolment, programme resources and so on, not all subjects will be offered. And, registration is subject to the availability of quota.