Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (AC)

Department of Accountancy

 MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and elective requirements.

 

Please refer to the University Home Page for historical catalogue information. (CityUHK > Academics > Programme and Course Catalogue > Research Degree Programmes > Archives)

2026 Cohort and thereafter

Core Courses (18 Credits for PhD students)/(9 Credits for MPhil students):  
Code Course Title Units
  Course(s) from home department of at least 4 credit units which shall include at least 2 credit units of research methodology or foundation course at postgraduate level  
AC8980 Research Methodology in Financial Accounting  3
and
AC8900
Seminar in Financial Accounting Issues  3 
or 
AC8910  Seminar in Accounting Theory   3 
or
AC8920  Seminar on Executive Compensation, Corporate Governance, and Financial Reporting   3 
or 
AC8940   Seminar in Auditing Research     3 
  Course(s) outside home department but within CB of at least 3 credit units at postgraduate level   
EF8075 Topics in Econometrics     3 
FB8905  Project (Thesis Proposal Defense)  + 6 
FB8914  Doctoral Seminar  + 3 

Electives for MPhil/PhD Students:

Code Course Title Units
AC8900 Seminar in Financial Accounting Issues  3
AC8910  Seminar in Accounting Theory   3 
AC8920 Seminar on Executive Compensation, Corporate Governance, and Financial Reporting  3
AC8940 Seminar in Auditing Research  3
AC8980 Research Methodology in Financial Accounting  3
  1. Apart from the above AC electives, research degree students can choose to take other postgraduate courses offered by academic departments at CityUHK or by other local tertiary institutions.
  2. +  Offered to research students only

 

Please refer to the University Home Page for historical catalogue information. (CityUHK > Academics > Programme and Course Catalogue > Research Degree Programmes > Archives)