Master of Business Administration
Programme
Master of Business Administration
工商管理碩士
Award Title
Master of Business Administration
工商管理碩士
Offering Academic Unit
College of Business
Mode of Study
Combined mode

Normal Period of Study

General MBA
1 year (full-time)
2 years (part-time/combined mode)

MBA with Stream of Studies
1.5 years (full-time)
3 years (part-time/combined mode)

Maximum Period of Study

General MBA
2.5 years (full-time)
5 years (part-time/combined mode)

MBA with Stream of Studies
3 years (full-time)
6 years (part-time/combined mode)

Credit Units Required for Graduation

40 (General Curriculum)
50 (Stream of Studies in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain Management or Information Management)

Programme Aims

This programme aims to provide aspiring managers, from private and public sectors, a professional education in which they learn to create new knowledge so that their managerial competence and skills can be elevated, to better enable them to achieve their better career goals and to benefit society.


Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

  1. Develop knowledge in business and management disciplines through interest-based activities;
  2. Synthesize and apply knowledge across disciplines to real-business problems, particularly within a Greater China business context;
  3. Demonstrate evidence of effective solutions to real-business problems through communication and teamwork;
  4. Demonstrate awareness of social and ethical issues which impact on business.

Programme Requirements



1. Core Courses: (26 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
FB5810Financial Reporting Analysis for Business Decisions2
FB5040Corporate Finance2
FB5304Organizational Behavior and Leadership2
FB5003Management Information Systems2
FB5001Managerial Decision Making2
FB5721Operations Management2
FB5601Principles of Marketing2
FB5731Business Analytics and Decision Modelling2
FB5771Sustainable Business2
FB6701MBA Enterprise Diagnostic Residential Trip3Language of instruction and interaction will depend on the predominant language in use in the host organisation setting. It will be English and other languages appropriate to the host organisation setting.
FB6706MBA Executive Discovery and Network2The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, some guest speakers may use Chinese (Cantonese or Putonghua) and Chinese materials to deliver their talks due to subject area to be covered.
FB6502Strategic Management3

2. Programme Electives (List A):

General Curriculum: Students are required to take 14 credit units
Stream of Studies: Students are required to take 9 credit units
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
FB6700FMBA Project6
FB6702AProfessional Forum1The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, some guest speakers may use Chinese (Cantonese or Putonghua) and Chinese materials to deliver their talks due to subject area to be covered in the forum.
FB6702BProfessional Forum2The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, some guest speakers may use Chinese (Cantonese or Putonghua) and Chinese materials to deliver their talks due to subject area to be covered in the forum.
FB6703AIndustry On-site Workshop1The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, staff members may use Chinese and Chinese materials to explain or clarify some topics due to subject area covered by the course.
FB6703BIndustry On-site Workshop2The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, staff members may use Chinese and Chinese materials to explain or clarify some topics due to subject area covered by the course.
FB6703CIndustry On-site Workshop3The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, staff members may use Chinese and Chinese materials to explain or clarify some topics due to subject area covered by the course.
FB6705Business Mentoring1The normal medium of instruction and assessment is English. However, staff members may use Chinese and Chinese materials to explain or clarify some topics due to subject area covered by the Scheme.
FB6707Workshop on Practical Investing Strategies3
FB6708Global Advanced Management Workshop3
FB5153Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management3
FB5632e-Marketing and Customer Relationship Management3
FB5690Corporate Governance3
FB6311Strategic Human Resources Management3
FB6508Global Business Management3
FB6603Consumer Behaviour3
FB6622Services Marketing3
FB6711Data Mining3
FB6721Supply Chain Management3
FB6726Service Operations Management3
Any other taught postgraduate courses offered within the CBup to a maximum of 6 credits

3. Courses for Stream of Studies (List B):

Students who opt for stream of studies should take 15 credit units (compulsory courses: 9 credit units and elective courses: 6 credit units):

Stream: ACCOUNTING
Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
AC6513Corporate Accounting3
AC6541Auditing3
AC6551Advanced Taxation3
Elective Courses (6 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
AC5521Cost and Management Accounting3
AC6531Financial Management3
AC6560Accounting Information Systems3
FB6708Global Advanced Management Workshop3

Stream: FINANCE
Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
EF5052Investments3
EF5070Econometrics3
EF5342Monetary and Financial Systems3
Elective Courses (6 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
EF5142Advanced Corporate Finance3
EF5143International Financial Management3
EF5157Fixed Income Securities3
FB6708Global Advanced Management Workshop3

Stream: MARKETING
Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
MKT5611Consumer/Buyer Behaviour3
MKT5612Applied Marketing Research3
MKT6614Database Marketing: Models and Analysis3
Elective Courses (6 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
MKT5644Electronic Marketing3
MKT5646Integrated Marketing Communications3
MKT6613Brand Marketing: A Chinese Cultural Perspective3
MKT6615Marketing Engineering3
FB6708Global Advanced Management Workshop3

Stream: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
FB6721Supply Chain Management3
MS5223Project Management3
MS6323Strategic Sourcing and Procurement3
Elective Courses (6 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
MS5314Service Quality Management3
MS5315Workshops on Logistics & Supply Chain Management3
MS6233E-logistics and Enterprise Resource Planning3
MS6322Transportation Logistics3
FB6708Global Advanced Management Workshop3

Stream: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Compulsory Courses (9 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
IS5740Management Support and Business Intelligence Systems3
IS5743Information Technology Based Organization Transformation3
IS6400Business Data Analytics3
Elective Courses (6 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
IS6321Business Intelligence Applications3
IS6423Leading Risk Management Initiatives with Big Data3
IS6523Information Systems Infrastructure and Security Management3
IS6921Knowledge Management3
FB6708Global Advanced Management Workshop3

3. Additional Notes:

To be eligible for the Intermediate Award, a student must complete all nine 2-credit core courses (P5 level) and achieve a CGPA of 2.00 or above.

Intermediate Award Title
(in English): Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration
(in Chinese): 工商管理深造證書

Students to be awarded an MBA degree must have no more than three courses with Grade C or below, or more than two courses with Grade D or below.

A minimum attendance requirement of 70% may be prescribed as part of the coursework assessment for courses of the MBA programme at the discretion of individual lecturers.