Department of Marketing, City University of Hong Kong
AACSB International EQUIS - European Quality Improvement System
BBA Marketing

Programme Structure

i-Marketing +

The ā€œiā€ element of our programme refers to INTERACTIVE, INTERNATIONAL and INTELLIGENCE. Our programme is practical and digital marketing-oriented. With its discovery-enriched curriculum design, students in CityU Marketing interact and connect with world-class professors, top business leaders, experienced alumni, and executives from partner companies. They are strong in teamwork, presentation, problem-solving, and communication with people of different backgrounds and cultures. As key technologies and trends will drive changes in the marketing industry, our various digital marketing courses are set to prepare students for facing the challenges of the digital marketing environment.

CityU BBA Marketing consists of two main streams:

Global Marketing Stream

The stream aims to equip students with marketing knowledge in a global context. Students are expected to be outgoing and culture-sensitive, and prepared to be exposed to marketing strategies and institutions in various regions and countries. They have to complete a foreign language course and may have a chance to join more than one exchange program during their study period. All of these efforts ensure students are well-equipped and possess a strong foundation to succeed in the future world of work.

Marketing Analytics Stream

The stream aims to prepare students to be big data marketing experts with advanced data analysis skills. They are capable of interpreting and utilizing data to develop effective marketing strategies. Students are expected to be strong in numeric skills and statistical knowledge and be proficient in social media and digital marketing. Students may participate analytics-related internships and professional certification courses outside the program to become certified professionals in the field.

Throughout the 4-year curriculum, our programme provides students with both core and elective marketing courses to help them acquire a fully integrated set of marketing skills. The programme provides academic learning opportunities in the following areas:

Component(s) Course(s) No. of Course(s) No. of Credits
Gateway Education Electives 7 21
English 2 6
Chinese 1 3
College of Business College required Courses and Electives 14 42
Major 10 30
Free Electives/Minor 6 18
Mini. Total: 40 Courses 120
Max. Allowable: 48 Courses 144

Core Courses

Marketing Research
Consumer Behavior
Strategic Marketing
Digital Marketing
Advanced Marketing Seminar I
Global Marketing Stream
International Marketing/Global Marketing
China Business Environment/China Business Workshop
Cultural Advertising
International Business
Language elective
Marketing Analytics Stream (Electives)
Marketing Intelligence and Applications of Analytics
Customer Analytics
Data Strategy for Marketing
Digital Marketing Tools and Analytics
Social Media and Social Networks
Techniques for Big Data

Electives (for students not in a stream)

Marketing Communication
Selling and Sales Management
Advertising Management and Integrated Marketing Communications
Fundamentals of Public Relations
Event Marketing
Cultural Advertising
Social Media Marketing
Innovation and Design
Design Thinking and Creativity in Marketing
Designing Brands and Customers Experience
Designing and Developing Innovative Products
Analytics
Marketing Intelligence and Applications of Analytics
Customer Analytics
Data Strategy for Marketing
Digital Marketing Tools and Analytics
Customer Relationship Management
Others
Services Marketing
Retail Management
China Business Workshop
Marketing in China
International Marketing
Marketing Diagnostic Residential Trip
Advanced Marketing Seminar II
Advanced Internship
Marketing Internship/ Business Practice Internship