Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

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Programme description

This programme develops students' professional competencies, broadens their knowledge of current developments in accounting and related disciplines, and enables them to handle today's complex businesses. Graduates have an in-depth knowledge of financial accounting, management accounting, taxation, auditing, law and accounting information systems, and an understanding of the underlying theories and developments of modern accounting. They can advance their careers in accounting or related fields, or pursue senior management and executive positions.

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Programme requirements

The Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (PDPA) is designed to be an early exit point in the Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) programme. Students may wish to obtain the PDPA in order to fulfil the pre-entry educational requirements for registration as a student member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).

Programme-specific entry requirements: (a) a recognized degree in a business-related area (or its equivalent); or (b) a recognized degree in a non-business area (or its equivalent), plus at least three years of supervisory/managerial experience.

Students pursuing this programme must successfully complete 40 credits of compulsory courses from:

Course code (Click the course code for details) Course title Credits Level ACT B861 Accounting for Corporations 5 Postgraduate ACT B863 Financial Reporting Environment 5 Postgraduate ACT B864 Tax Framework 5 Postgraduate ACT B865 Strategic Management Accounting 5 Postgraduate ACT B866 Audit Theory and Practice 5 Postgraduate ACT B867 Accounting Information Systems: A Managerial Perspective 5 Postgraduate FIN B862 Treasury and Financial Management 5 Postgraduate LAW B868 Corporate Law 5 Postgraduate For details of Professional recognition , click here. Note: Starting from October 2008 intake, applicants to HKICPA's QP are expected to have completed at least five out of eight dayschools of the compulsory courses.