Programme Structure

To be eligible for the Doctor of FinTech award, students are required to meet all requirements of the University and the programme. The programme requirement is as follows:

• 25 credits of Coursework:
  • Academic Integrity and Ethics (1 credit)
  • 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 coursework 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 12 months for DFinTech full-time study option and 18 months for DFinTech part-time study option. The two DFinTech Residentials include one scheduled at the start of the programme and the other at the beginning of the DFinTech Thesis phase of respective full-time and part-time students.

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 (25 credits)

Residentials (3 credits)

There are 2 Residentials which are compulsory to all students:

DFinTech Residential 1 is a mandatory 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 The main purpose of this workshop is to give 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 beginning their theses. They need to integrate and apply what they have learned to critically and rigorously examine a topic of interest in the field of FinTech. They are challenged to make an important contribution and/or provide innovative insights into the practice of the profession.

Remarks

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 specified semester.
2. Subject to factors such as staff availability, student enrolment, programme resources and so on, not all subjects will be offered during the normal duration of study. And, registration is subject to the availability of quota.
3. 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.

Class Schedule

Most classes are scheduled on weekends, subject to the final arrangement of the programme.

Medium of Instruction

English

Study Timeline

1 Academic Integrity and Ethics + 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 during the normal duration of study. And, registration is subject to the availability of quota.

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