Programme Aims, Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The Minor Programme in Finance aims to provide opportunities for students to pursue their interest in finance and to apply the knowledge in the work place of their major field of studies. The Minor Programme in Finance is structured to provide students with a foundation of knowledge and techniques in financial management in order to become creative problem solvers, critical thinkers and team leaders in managing and tackling real world finance problem and issues related to their major fields of study.

Programme Requirements

a) Complete 15 units in accordance with the stipulated programme structure; and

b) Attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all the 5 courses to be completed.

Curriculum Structure

Students of the Minor Programme in Finance are required to complete 1 required course and 4 elective courses, in which at least one course should be at level 3 or above.

Required Courses (3 Units):

Investment Management

Elective Courses (12 units):

Principles of Accounting I

Financial Management

Financial Planning and Investment Analysis

Banking and Credit

Corporate Finance

Fixed Income Securities

Introduction to Futures and Options Markets

Multinational Finance

Financial Mathematics

Management of Financial Institutions

Financial Forecasting

Financial Risk Management

Seminar in Finance

Business Valuation

Financial Markets in China