Postgraduate Degrees
Programme Aims and Objectives
The Financial and Intelligent Technology (FIT) Stream aims to train students in the domains of intelligent business technology, of which financial technology is the most well-known and representative application. Financial and intelligent technology hold the potential to revolutionize traditional business operations and lead to more innovative products, solutions, and processes, which creates value for business and society.
The FIT Stream is offered to applicants with an intermediate IT/IS or Finance/Accounting knowledge (such as completion of fundamental related courses at the undergraduate level or with certain working experience); and aims to complement each student’s skills to a complete set to face challenges in financial and intelligent technology applications. The FIT Stream focuses on developing their capability to integrate intelligent technology with business domain knowledge. By doing so, graduates can excel in careers in managerial, technical, or innovative architect positions in their specialized business domains, such as in finance industry.
Entrance Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the following to be eligible for admission:
- Hold a recognized Bachelor’s degree from one of the tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong funded by the University Grant Committee (UGC), or equivalent, with intermediate level knowledge on IT/IS or Finance/Accounting (such as completion of fundamental related courses at the undergraduate level or with related working experience)
Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:
- TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based test) or 59 (revised paper-delivered test) or 79 (internet-based test); or
- Overall band score of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
- Score 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of Chinese mainland; or
- Other equivalent qualifications
Course Description
Core Courses (15 credits within the group)
Course Title
| AC5511 | Financial and Management Accounting |
| IS5540 | Project Management and Quality Assurance |
| IS5740 | Management Support and Business Intelligence Systems |
| IS6400 | Business Data Analytics |
| IS6523 | Information Systems Infrastructure and Security Management |
| EF5042 | Corporate Finance |
Electives (15 credits)
Course Title
| IS5010 | Introduction to Financial Technologies |
| EF5052 | Investment |
| IS5238 | Business Practice Internship |
| IS5940 | Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship |
| IS6941 | Machine Learning & Social Media Analytics |
| IS6200 | Blockchain Technology and Business Applications |
| IS6421 | Human-Computer Interaction and Multimedia |
| IS6940C | Information Technology Leadership Forum |
| IS5312 | Analytical Programming with Python |
| IS5311 | JAVA Programming with Business Applications |
| IS5313 | Foundations of Information and Electronic Business Systems |
| IS5314 | eBusiness System Integration |
| IS5411 | Systems Analysis and Design |
| IS5413 | Database Management Systems |
| IS5743 | Information Technology Based Business Transformation |
| IS6620 | Enterprise Architecture |
| IS6640 | Information Systems Planning and Strategy |
| IS6912 | Information Systems Project |
| IS6930 | Management Consulting in Asia |
Students may also take two elective courses as approved by the MSBIS Programme Leader, one offered by the Information Systems department and one offered by any department within the College of Business including Accountancy, Economics and Finance, Information Systems, Management Sciences, and Marketing.
Bonus Features
Outstanding local applicants will be offered with a scholarship provided by the Hong Kong Government.