Associate Degree

Programme Code:	8C108-FIN (Programme of PolyU West Kowloon Campus 理大西九龍校園課程)
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What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Articulation rate nearly 94% in 2020
  Mentorship opportunities ...

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  • Articulation rate nearly 94% in 2020
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Guest talks by finance professionals
  • Visits to financial institutions

  This programme prepares you for further development in the fields of finance, banking, financial planning and advisory, and financial analysis. Emphasising the development of both practical skills and academic and professional knowledge, this programme will equip you with generic skills and specialised financial knowledge for business analysis and solutions.

  HKCC Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma programmes are listed on the Qualifications Register (QR) of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); the qualification is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF) and is commensurate with Level 4 of the Generic Level Descriptors. For details of the QR and QF, please click here.
  
  This programme has 5 or more subjects included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund. For details, please click here.
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• What will I learn?Curriculum Structure
  You are required to take, in two years, 20 - 21 subjects in total, ...

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  Curriculum Structure

  You are required to take, in two years, 20 - 21 subjects in total, comprising 12 - 13 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects

  8 Compulsory Subjects
  
  

  Language subjects

  • Academic English (Business) I OR English for Academic Studies (Business) I
  • Academic English (Business) II OR English for Academic Studies (Business) II
  • Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) ^C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) ^C OR Elementary Chinese ^{E & C ~}

  Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking subjects

  • Creative and Critical Thinking ^{E & C}
  • Information Technology for Business
  • Mathematics and Statistics for College Students

  Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

  • Introduction to Economics
  • Managing Organisations

  ^~Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.

  4 - 5 Elective Subjects ^*# (from the following cluster areas)

  • Community, Organisation and Globalisation
  • History, Cultures and World Views
  • Human Nature, Relations and Development
  • Language and Communication
  • Science, Technology and Environment

  ^*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take four General Education elective subjects.

  For the full list of more than 50 General Education subjects, please click here.

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  Discipline-specific Subjects

  6 Compulsory Subjects

  • Financial Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Principles of Investments

  2 Elective Subjects ^# (from the following subject domains)

  • Accounting
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • China Business
  • Event Management
  • Finance and Economics
  • Hospitality
  • Human Resources
  • International Business
  • Logistics
  • Management and Organisations
  • Marketing
  • Service Management
  • Tourism

  ^#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.
  
  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Intended Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this programme, graduates will be able to achieve its intended learning outcomes. For details, please click here.

• Where will I go after HKCC?Articulation Track Record of Graduates
  More than 120 local and overseas bachelor's degree ...

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  Articulation Track Record of Graduates

  More than 120 local and overseas bachelor's degree programmes have admitted graduates from HKCC's Associate Degree Scheme in Business. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

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  Career Prospects

  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Financial Accounting
  • Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Treasury

  Among the employed graduates of this programme in 2020, 100% found a job within 3 months after graduation.

  Source: HKCC Graduate Survey 2020 (figures as of 5 October 2020)

• Admission Score

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  Admission Score for this programme (2021/22 Cohort):

  14.68 (Mean); 23 (Highest)

  Click here to view admission score (2021/22 Cohort) for all programmes.