Associate in Business (Business Management) 工商業副學士（商業管理）

Why this programme?

• Articulation rate nearly 90% in 2020
• Multi-faceted management knowledge for managing business enterprises in different sectors
• Opportunities for attending business talks and company visits
• Opportunities for participating in the Mentorship Programme and summer internship training
• A large variety of business-related student development activities including business case competitions which can enhance students’ business acumen

This programme takes a broad-based and holistic approach to equip you with the basic knowledge and skills essential for building a foundation in business management, including analytical skills, problem-solving skills, IT competence, professional working attitude, and English communication skills, etc.

For programme details, please visit: http://www.hkcc-polyu.edu.hk/prog/ad_bm

Curriculum Structure

You are required to take, in two years, 20 - 21 subjects in total, comprising 12 - 13 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

General Education Subjects

8 Compulsory Subjects

Language subjects

• Academic English (Business) I OR English for Academic Studies (Business) I
• Academic English (Business) II OR English for Academic Studies (Business) II
• Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) C OR Elementary Chinese E & C ~

Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking subjects

• Creative and Critical Thinking E & C
• Information Technology for Business
• Mathematics and Statistics for College Students

Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

• Introduction to Economics
• Managing Organisations

4 - 5 Elective Subjects *# (from the following cluster areas)

• Community, Organisation and Globalisation
• History, Cultures and World Views
• Human Nature, Relations and Development
• Language and Communication
• Science, Technology and Environment

For the full list of more than 50 General Education subjects, please visit: http://www.hkcc-polyu.edu.hk/GEsubjects/8C108

Discipline-specific Subjects

6 Compulsory Subjects

• Business Economics
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Management
• Introduction to International Business
• Introduction to Marketing
• Organisational Behaviour

2 Elective Subjects # (from the following subject domains)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Services
• China Business
• Event Management
• Finance and Economics
• Hospitality
• Human Resources
• International Business
• Logistics
• Management and Organisations
• Marketing
• Service Management
• Tourism

~Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.

*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take two General Education elective subjects.

#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.

Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.