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Programme Structure
Programme Delivery | Classes | Assessment and Final Awards | Commencement
 
The BA (Hons) Accounting programme consists of a total of 480 credits. In Hong Kong students will articulate into this programme from the relevant accounting related sub-degree programme and be required to study 240 credits. As a top-up programme, it offers modules at Level 9 (Year 3 in a Scottish Undergraduate programme) and Level 10 (Year 4). It consists of 12 modules, including eight level 9 modules and four level 10 modules, one of which is a dissertation and is a double-credit module.
 
Modules

Module

Level
Credit
Advanced Corporate Reporting
9
20
Advanced Management Accounting
9
20
Taxation (Hong Kong)
9
20
Corporate Financial Management
9
20
Auditing
9
20
Law (Hong Kong)
9
20
Corporate Strategy
9
10
Information Systems for Business & Accounting
9
10
Corporate Social Responsibility
10
20
Innovations in Management Accounting
10
20
Current Issues in Finance
10
20
Research Methods and Dissertation
10
40
CEF reimbursable modules
 
Full-time programme
The Full-time Programme is conducted in 4 trimesters in 16 months. "Soft Skills for Accountants" (SOFA) is also delivered throughout the programme, which includes a series of courses and workshops that provides soft skills training to full-time students.
 
Part-time programme
The part-time programme is conducted in 6 trimesters in 24 months. "English Communication Workshops for Accountants" (ECW) is also delivered throughout the programme to enhance the English language proficiency and communication skills of part-time students.
Programme Delivery
Lectures will mainly be delivered by academic staff from Edinburgh Napier University, with tutorials supported by academic staff from SCOPE, CityU and local practitioners.
Classes

Full-time Mode

Students are required to take three to four modules in a trimester. Each module will normally contain 14 to 28 lecture hours and 9 to 24 tutorial hours, depending on the credits and requirement of the module. The lectures and tutorials will normally run in an intensive mode on weekdays.
 

Part-time Mode

Students are required to take two to three modules in a trimester. Each module will normally contain 14 to 28 lecture hours and 9 to 24 tutorial hours, depending on the credits and requirement of the module. The lectures and tutorials will normally run in an intensive mode during weekends and weekday evenings.
 
Classes will be held in SCOPE@CityU (Kowloon Tong) or SCOPE JCEB Learning Centre (Kowloon Tong) or SCOPE Admiralty Learning Centre (Admiralty) or other learning centres/off-campus venues designated by SCOPE.
Assessment and Final Awards
For each of the main modules, the programme is normally assessed on a weighting of coursework and examinations. A student will be awarded the BA (Hons) Accounting conferred by Edinburgh Napier University when he/she has successfully completed the programme in accordance with the programme requirements.
Commencement
October 2010 (both full-time and part-time programmes)
 
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The BA (Hons) Accounting is an exempted course under the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance(reference number 450282).
It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this programme may lead.
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