Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Business Economics
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General Information
This programme trains students to become economic analysts / business economists. The content of the programme enables students to acquire quantitative and communication skills, to excel in the theory and application of economics reasoning, and to obtain a comprehensive and balanced knowledge in different areas of business economics. Graduates specializing in Business Economics will contribute to the business decision-making process of the enterprise.
Number of students to be admitted: 45
Career Prospects
Graduates with specialty in Business Economics can be employed in three main business categories: corporate business, trading and public utilities. Graduates are employed to analyze economic data efficiently and effectively, produce economic and business reports for use in investment and business decision-making. Employers look for business economics graduates with applied economic tools, knowledge on regional economies and skills that can be readily used in the daily business activities. Our graduates can embark on careers in various business enterprises.
Rewarding jobs include:
- Economic Research Associate
- Economist
- Investment Representative
- Research, Planning and Development Officer
- Senior Corporate Dealer
Academic Structure: Outline of the Programme
| Year 1 |
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Semester A
| EN2161 |
English Communication Skills for Business I, or English Enhancement Course (EEC) |
| FB2100 |
Accounting I |
| FB2200 |
Management Sciences I |
| FB2400 |
Economics I |
| FB2500 |
Management Information Systems I |
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Semester A or B
| CTL2961 |
Chinese Communication Skills |
| FB2300 |
Management |
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Semester B
| EF2452 |
Mathematics for Economics and Finance |
| EN2162 |
English Communication Skills for Business II, or English Enhancement Course (EEC) |
| FB2101 |
Accounting II |
| FB2201 |
Management Sciences II |
| FB2401 |
Economics II |
| FB2501 |
Management Information Systems II |
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Outside Minor (Optional) |
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| Year 2 |
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Semester A
| EF3442 |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
| EF3450 |
Principles of Econometrics |
| EF3461 |
Economies of China (Mainland) and Hong Kong |
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Minor/Elective |
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Semester A or B
| FB2601 |
Marketing |
| FB3302 |
Interactive Skills Workshop for Business |
| FB3410 |
Financial Management |
| FB3600 |
China Business Workshop |
| LW2903 |
Business and Law |
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English Communication Skills |
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Semester B
| EF3441 |
Macroeconomics for Business Strategy |
| EF3451 |
Economic and Business Forecasting |
| EF3460 |
Asia-Pacific Economies |
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Minor/Elective |
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| Year 3 |
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Choose any two streams from:-
Stream 1: International Trade and Finance:-
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Semester Taught |
| EF4473 |
International Trade |
A |
| EF4471 |
International Finance |
B |
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Stream 2: Industry Analysis:-
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Semester Taught |
| Either |
| EF4480 |
Industrial Organisation |
A |
| EF4481 |
Regulatory Economics |
B |
| Or |
| EF4480 |
Industrial Organization |
A |
| EF4484 |
Economic Strategy & Game Theory |
A |
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Stream 3: Urban and Property Market Analysis:-
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Semester Taught |
| EF4490 |
Urban Economics |
A |
| EF4491 |
Real Estate Economics and Finance |
B |
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Stream 4: Banking and Financial Markets:-
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Semester Taught |
| Either |
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| EF4330 |
Management of Financial Institutions |
A |
| EF3320 |
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
B |
| OR |
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| EF3333 |
Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments |
A |
| EF3320 |
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
B |
| OR |
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| EF3333 |
Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments |
A |
| EF4331 |
International Finance and Banking |
B |
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Stream 5: Economic Strategy & Experimental Economics:-
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Semester Taught |
| EF4484 |
Economic Strategy & Game Theory |
A |
| EF4485 |
Experimental Methods in Economics / Finance |
B |
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Semester A & B
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Chinese Civilisation |
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Minor/Elective |
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Semester A or B
| FB4303 |
Strategy and Policy |
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Major Elective |
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Major Electives
Choose 1 from the following
(courses in the above streams can also be chosen):-
| Course |
Course Title |
| EF4300 |
Project |
| EF4312 |
Mergers and Acquisitions |
| EF4401 |
E-Economics |
| EF4440 |
Issues in Financial Economics |
| EF4441 |
Open Economy Macroeconomics |
| EF4450 |
Applied Time Series Analysis |
| EF4460 |
Economics of Development |
| EF4461 |
Contemporary Economic and Financial Issues in China |
| EF4472 |
International Economic Relations |
| EF4483 |
Economics and Finance of Innovation Management |
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