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Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs: Dr. Fred Kwan1Department of Economics and FinanceCity University of Hong Kong

Three EF majorsBBA (Hons) Business EconomicsBBA (Hons) Finance (two streams)Finance Quantitative Finance and Risk ManagementBBA (Hons) Banking and Financial ServicesFour EF minorsBusiness Economics (BE)Finance (FIN)Personal Financial Planning (PFP)Quantitative Finance (QF)2EF Majors and MinorsEF website

Practice-oriented, DiscoveryEnhanced Curriculum: Applications of theories to real-world financial decision-making using cases, etc. Trading Room Workshop: students do real-world trading in financial markets.Internship opportunities available to studentsA large number of EF students on Deans ListAbout 100 students every year got scholarships from EF Department for outstanding academic achievementsStudents have won in competitions in recent yearsGraduates working in banks, regulatory agencies, consulting firms, corporations, accounting firms Big 4, etc.

3Highlights of BBA Program

Strong professional knowledgeAt CityU EF:Knowledgeable professorsActive learning in classrooms: Students participate, ask questions and give commentsGlobal view of issuesStudents keep an inquiring mindStudents and professors keep abreast of current events

4Goal: Graduates with Strong Professional knowledge and Soft Skills

About 40 regular teaching staffInternational background: From Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Belgium, France, Italy, Romania, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. Dedicated to teaching, actively engaged in researchTeaching Excellence Awards (TEA) Some EF teaching staff have won CityUs highest honors in teaching

Strong Team of Teaching Staff

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Soft skillsGood oral and written English skillsInterpersonal skillsProfessional conduct: EthicsHow you handle everyday life

6Goal: Graduate with Strong Professional Knowledge and Soft Skills

BBA Business Economics City University of Hong Kong(Tentative quota: 30)7

Prepare students to be effective managers Familiarize students with the aims and functions of firms and how they operateProvide students with an understanding of the institutional details at the regional and international levelsEconomic environmentLaws and regulationsInternational agencies

8BBA Business Economics:Program Aims

Principles of MacroeconomicsMathematics for Economics and FinanceIntermediate MicroeconomicsSecurity Analysis and Portfolio ManagementMacroeconomics for Business StrategyPrinciples of EconometricsEconomies of China (mainland) and Hong KongEconomic and Business ForecastingCorporate Accounting

BBA Business Economics:Major Courses 12

Choose two areasApplied Business EconomicsRegional Economic StudiesInternational Trade and FinanceUrban & Property Market Analysis Business and Financial Markets

Elective courses10BBA Business Economics:Areas of Specialization

Traditional Economics programsCityUs EF Business EconomicsTend to be overloaded with theoriesStrike a balance betweentheories and applicationsApplications of economicsin diverse settingsApplications of economics focused on business settingsMany traditional economics programs do not focus on preparing students for jobsCo-curricula activities to prepare students asa well-rounded professionalTraditional Economics versus Business Economics11

Columbia UniversityNational Taiwan UniversityCommencementPossibly September 2014(commence 3rd year of study)September 2014(commence 2nd year of study)EnrollmentUp to 10 students per yearUp to 5 students per yearRequirementCompleted at least 60 credit unitsCGPA: 3.0 or aboveIELTS: 7.0 or aboveTOEFL: 100.0 or aboveCompleted at least one year of full-studyGPA: 3.0 or aboveFees (in years at host university)Pay the regular fees to host universityPay the regular fees to home universityBBA Business Economics:Joint ProgramsNote: Students will spend 2 years in the host university in each program. After completion of the program, students will have two certificates from the participating universities (i.e. City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University/National Taiwan University).12

Economic ConsultantEconomic ResearcherManagement ConsultantCorporate ManagerGovernment Regulatory AgencyInvestment AdvisorPrivate BankerReal Estate AnalystSecurities and Market AnalystEconomic Journalist

13BBA Business Economics:Career Options

14BBA FinanceCity University of Hong Kong(Tentative quota: 80)

Stream ofFinanceQuantitative Finance and Risk Management

Prepare graduates for responsible management positions in the area of finance in the industrial, commercial, financial and government sectors

15BBA Finance: Program Aim15

Develop student capability of financial asset valuationEnable students to make competent financial decisionsEnable students to take a comprehensive and balanced view of overall business decisions and corporate strategies

16BBA Finance: Objectives

Principles of MacroeconomicsMathematics for Economics and FinanceSecurity Analysis and Portfolio ManagementAdvanced Security Analysis and Portfolio ManagementAsia-Pacific Capital Markets and Standards of PracticeDerivatives and Risk ManagementRegulation and Management of Financial InstitutionsTrading Room Workshop

17BBA Finance: Major Courses

Financial Systems, Markets and InstrumentsCorporate FinancePrinciples of EconometricsInternational in Finance and BankingCorporate Accounting

18BBA Finance: Finance Stream

Stochastic Calculus for FinancePrinciples of Option PricingQuantitative Methods in FinanceRisk Management ModelsAutomated Data Analysis in Financial ModellingStatistics for Economic and Financial Modelling

19BBA Finance: Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Stream

Solid training in both theory and practice of FinanceEmphasize interactions with other business disciplinesFocus on the Asia-Pacific region

20BBA Finance: Special Features

Commercial or Investment or Private BankerCorporate StrategistCredit or Securities (Debt and Equity) AnalystInstitutional Sales of SecuritiesManagement ConsultantPortfolio ManagerRisk Manager for financial institutions or non-financial corporationsTreasury Department

Graduates of the QFRM stream may also pursue these careers:Derivatives StructurerQuantitative AnalystAlgorithm Trading and Hedge Fund

21BBA Finance: Career Options

BBA Banking and Financial ServicesCity University of Hong Kong(Tentative quota: 30)22

Students are trained as financial service professionals who are capable in the various aspects of financial services (including banking, economics, insurance, law, maritime trade and international and real estate finance)BBA Banking and Financial Services: Program Aim23

Equip students with a good mastery of the knowledge, skills and ethics necessary in the financial services industryEquip students with a solid knowledge of the operations of banks and other financial institutionsEnable students to draw from broader academic fields to understand and handle the practical issues involved in the provision of financial services

BBA Banking and Financial Services:Objectives24

Personal Finance and Retail BankingSecurity Analysis and Portfolio ManagementCorporate AccountingInternational Finance and BankingRegulation and Management of Financial InstitutionsBusiness and LawBanking LawLife InsuranceCorporate FinanceReal Estate Economics and FinanceDerivatives Analysis and Advanced Investment StrategiesBBA Banking and Financial Services:Major Courses25

Bank/ Insurance Risk ManagerCommercial/ Private BankerCredit AnalystInvestment AdvisorPortfolio ManagerCorporate Risk ManagerInstitutional Sales for Debt and Equity SecuritiesReal Estate ValuerWealth ManagersBBA Banking and Financial Services: Career Options26

Minor in Business EconomicsCity University of Hong Kong

To provide students a moderate level of understanding of how business economics can be applied to support business decision makingMinor in Business EconomicsAims

Micro-EconomicsFinancial ManagementMacro-EconomicsMacroeconomics for Business StrategyIntermediate MicroeconomicsSeveral Electives CoursesMinor in Business EconomicsMajor Courses

Minor in FinanceCity University of Hong Kong

Minor in FinanceAimsProvide students with knowledge of the basic analytical tools in finance and applications of finance theories to practical problems in the financial marketsDevelop students analytical ability to analyse financial problems and issues that non-financial corporations and financial institutions face

Micro-EconomicsFinancial ManagementMacro-EconomicsSecurity Analysis and Portfolio ManagementDerivatives Analysis and Advanced Investment StrategiesSeveral Elective CoursesMinor in FinanceMajor Courses

Minor in Personal Financial PlanningCity University of Hong Kong

To equip students with the tools to manage their own personal finance and provide the tools and fundamental knowledge for those wanting to serve as professional financial plannersMinor in Personal Financial PlanningAims

Micro-EconomicsFinancial ManagementMacro-EconomicsPersonal Finance and Retail BankingSecurity Analysis and Portfolio ManagementDerivatives Analysis and Advanced Investment StrategiesSeveral Elective Courses

Minor in Personal Financial PlanningMajor Courses

Minor in Quantitative FinanceCity University of Hong Kong

Provide students with knowledge of the basic tools of financial engineering and their applications in the financial market settingsDevelop students understanding on the use of derivative instruments in portfolio management and corporate hedgingEnable students to have a basic perspective of the roles of financial engineering in the context of overall corporate strategyMinor in Quantitative FinanceAims

Micro-EconomicsFinancial ManagementMacro-EconomicsMathematics for Economics and FinancePrinciples of Option PricingPrinciples of EconometricsStatistics for Economics and Financial ModelingSeveral Electives Courses

Minor in Quantitative FinanceMajor Courses

The Department of Economics and Finance BBA ScholarshipsMax. no.: 150Value: HK$2,000, HK$3,000

The Department of Economics and Finance Exchange Program AwardsMax. no.: 15Value: HK$8,000 for each award

The Department of Economics and Finance BBA Distinguished Graduate ScholarshipMax. no.: 1 for each majorValue: HK$10,000 for each awardScholarship30

Mentoring SchemesStaff mentor, Student mentor, Professional mentorStudy ToursExchange ProgramInternshipCareer PreparationBEST (Business Elites Seminar Talk)Databases (Bloomberg, PACAP, DataStream, IMF, etc.)Other Resources to Nurture Students Hostistic Development

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46Students Had Done Well in Competitions

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50Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Commercial Banks

51Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Financial Institutions in Investment Banking Activities

52Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Regulatory Agencies

53Selected Employers of Our Graduates:Securities Exchange

54Selected Employers of Our Graduates: Big 4 Accounting Firms

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Stories of Alumni

Tom Ai(2010 Graduate in BBA Finance)BNP Paribas, JapanSimon Liu(2010 Graduate in BBA Finance)Investment Banking AnalystCitigroupDick Wu(2010 Graduate in BBA Business Economics)AnalystBarclays CapitalRita Xiao (2009 Graduate in BBA Finance)ConsultantStirling Finance LimitedThomas Kwan(1998 Graduatein BSc Finance)Associate DirectorCorporate FinancePricewaterhouseCoopers Hong KongFlorence Chow(1994 Graduatein BSc Finance)Portfolio StrategistBOCI Prudential Asset Management LtdCarles Fan (2001 Graduate in BBA Finl Engr)Senior StructurerSolutions and Structuring Team, Banco Santander, AsiaVitas LI(2009 Graduatein BBA Finance)UBS AGKarson Chan(2002 Graduatein BBA Financial Engineering)AssociateJP Morgan 56

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