FHDBAM Higher Diploma in Business Administration and Management

Destination of graduates in 2023

Graduate Study Destinations

• Bachelor of Global Business and Marketing (HKMU)

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Aviation Service Management (HKMU)

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management (HKMU)

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Technology and Innovation (HKMU)

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Business and Marketing (HKMU)

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Governance (LU)

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting (CityU)

Objectives

Upon completion of the programme, participants should be able to:

• Discuss concepts and theories of business and management covering the fields of accounting, organizational management, economics, human resources management, and marketing;

• Apply principles learned to solving simulated business cases, planning for marketing scenarios, and working on model accounts;

• Communicate effectively (written and verbal reports) and conduct oneself professionally in different kinds of business and work contexts as experienced firsthand through work placement opportunities;

• Use applicable tools such as accounting and graphic software to facilitate analysis, data visualization and presentation;

• Account for cultural, consumer group and market specific preferences when devising a marketing plan;

• Describe cultural norms of business conduct in each key market that HK has trading relationships with

Applicants are normally required to meet one of the following requirements:

• Level 2 in 5 HKDSE subjects (including English Language and Chinese Language)^Note; or

• Satisfactory completion of Diploma Yi Jin or Diploma of Applied Education ; or

• Satisfactory completion of a QF Level 3 Diploma or an equivalent programme, for example, Diploma of Foundation Studies awarded by Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), or by a post-secondary institution in Hong Kong; or

• Other acceptable equivalent qualifications (including non-local qualifications obtained in or outside HK, or other qualifications/experience deemed to be equivalent); or

• Mature applicants aged 21 or above, preferably with relevant working experience.

Applicants will be invited to an admission interview, if necessary. Admission is subject to demonstration of aptitude and suitability in an interview.

Note：

1. Applicant possessing 'Attained' in Citizenship and Social Development is accepted as level 2 in one HKDSE subject.

2. Applicants possessing “Attained”, “Attained with Distinction (I)' and “Attained with Distinction (II)” results in an Applied Learning (ApL) subject are deemed to have attained “Level 2”, “Level 3” and “Level 4” respectively in one HKDSE subject, with a maximum of two ApL subjects can be counted for admission purpose.

3. For non-Chinese speaking students, LiPACE will continue to accept alternative Chinese qualifications for students who have met the specified conditions:

   1. students who have learned Chinese Language for less than 6 years while receiving primary and secondary education;

   2. students who have learned Chinese Language for 6 years or more in schools, but have been taught an adapted and simpler Chinese Language curriculum not normally applicable to the majority of students in local schools.

4. While Applied Learning Chinese (for non-Chinese speaking students) [ApL(C)] will be considered as an alternative qualification in Chinese Language (ACL) for the admission of non-Chinese speaking students with “Attained” as the minimum grade required, it will not be regarded as an elective subject for satisfying the admission requirement.

5. Under the situation where NCS students with ApL(C) do not count the subject as ACL when admission is sought (they use another international qualifications as an ACL or have fulfiled the Chinese Language requirement in the HKDSE), the School will specially accept their ApL(C) as an elective subject for admission to diploma and sub-degree programmes.

Year 1 & Year 2 Core Courses

• Fundamentals of Accounting 基礎會計學^#

• Business Organisation and Management 商業組織及管理

• Business Economics 商業經濟

• Principles of Human Resources Management 人力資源學概論

• Marketing Management 營銷管理

• Work-integrated Learning in Business Management 商業管理實習^

• Effective Chinese Communication Skills 應用中文傳意技巧

• English for Communication I, II & III 英語溝通技巧 (一)、(二)及(三)

• IT and Digital Literacy 電腦及數位素養

• Gaining the Most from your Work-integrated Learning 從實習中成長

Year 2 Study Stream* (Choose 1 out of 2)

• Accounting and Finance Stream

• Digital Marketing Stream

Accounting and Finance Stream

• Principles of Management Accounting 管理會計學原理

• Taxation: Principles and Practice 稅務原理及實務

• Corporate Financial Reporting 公司財務報告

• Financial Mathematics 財務數學

• Fundamentals of Financial Planning I & II 基礎財務策劃 (一)及(二)

• Banking Services 銀行服務

• Fundamentals Business and Corporation Law 商業法及公司法

Digital Marketing Stream

• Cross Cultural Business Management 跨文化商業管理

• Advertising and Consumer Behaviour 廣告及消費者行為學

• International Business and Marketing 國際商業及市場學

• Digital Marketing 數碼營銷

• Services Marketing 服務市場學

• Blockchain: The Secret behind Crypto and NFT 區塊鏈: 加密貨幣和 NFT 的秘密

• AI: The Universal Language of the Future World 人工智能：未來世界的通用語言

[1] Students who have attained Level 3 or above in DSE English Language can be exempted from taking English for Communication I (ENGL3057EF).
[2] Non-Chinese speaking students can be exempted from taking Effective Chinese Communication Skills (CHIN4006CF). They will have to take a GE course as replacement for fulfilment of the overall credits for graduation.

^The Work-integrated Learning in Business Management module must be completed before graduation and include not less than 100 practicum hour.

# Continuing Education Fund (CEF) Reimbursable courses.

*The Institute has the final decision to the offering of specialist streams for each cohort, and reserves the final right to make any alternations to the Programme(s)/ Course(s).

Students completing designated elective courses will be eligible for exemption*:

1. Paper 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 from the qualifying examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

2. 120-hour AFP Certificate Education Programme exemption offered by the Institute of Financial Planner of Hong Kong (IFPHK).

3. Full exemption for Diploma in Marketing and partial exemption for Professional Diploma in Marketing of Hong Kong Institute of Marketing.

4. An exemption of 25 Certificate-level credits towards the Certificate in Insurance and Financial Services qualifications of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

*The exemption will be granted to graduates subject to professional bodies' exemption policies.

Further Studies

Graduates may articulate to:

• Hong Kong Metropolitan University

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Accounting and Taxation – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Corporate Governance – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Digital Business – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Finance and Risk Management – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Financial Technology and Innovation – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Global Business and Marketing – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Global Marketing and Supply Chain Management – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) in Hotel and Sustainable Tourism Management – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Business Management – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Professional Accounting – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Real Estate and Facilities Management – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Sports and eSports Management – Year
    3 Entry

  • Bachelor of International Hospitality and Attractions Management with Honours – Year 3 Entry

  • Bachelor of Sports and Recreation Management with Honours – Year 3 Entry  

Upon completion of the HKMU full-time Degree programmes, students may progress to the 1 year full-
time Master's Degree in Business. 

• Delivered by University College Birmingham, awarded by the University of Warwick, UK

  • BA (Hons) Business Enterprise (Final Year)

  • BA (Hons) Digital Marketing (Final Year) 

• Middlesex University, UK

  • BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-up) (Final Year)

  • BA (Hons) Business Management (pathway*) (Top-up) (Final Year)

  • BA (Hons) International Business Administration (Top-up) (Final Year) 

*Applicants can choose one of the available pathways in Finance, HRM, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Project Management or Supply Chain and Logistics. 

• Queensland University of Technology, Australia (1.5 years of additional study)

  • Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

  • Bachelor of Business (Advertising)

  • Bachelor of Business (Economics)

  • Bachelor of Business (Finance)

  • Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)

  • Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

  • Bachelor of Business (International Business)

  • Bachelor of Business (Management)

  • Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

  • Bachelor of Business (Public Relations) 

• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Year 3

  • BBA Accounting Year 3 *

  • BBA Entrepreneurship & Innovation Year 3*

  • BBA Finance Year 3*

  • BBA Human Resource Management Year 3*

  • BBA Management Year 3*

  • BBA Marketing Year 3*
    
    *Bridging courses required

• Fanshawe College, Canada (to complete 3 years of study plus 1 Co-op Work term; IELTS is exempted)

  • Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Digital Marketing)/p>

  • Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

• Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore
  

  • RMIT University's Bachelor of Accounting with 6 module exemptions

  • RMIT University's Bachelor of Business with 8 module exemptions

  • La Trobe University's Bachelor of Business (Event Management, and Tourism & Hospitality, both Top Up degrees)

The acceptance into the programme is subjected to the University Partners' assessment and review and each application will be assessed individually.

Students will be required to comply with the admission requirements.

Career Prospect>

Graduates can find employment as trainees in accounting, banking, finance, insurance, marketing and business sectors and in general administrative supporting roles.