Information Sessions, Workshops, Training, and Mock Interviews will be provided to facilitate your acquisition of the qualifications and skills you need for career advancement in prominent multinational certified public accounting firms, government departments, commercial, industrial and public organizations. Our graduates have secured their positions in Alibaba, Bloomberg, Citi Group, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Hang Sang Bank, HSBC, Inland Revenue Department, JPMorgan, KPMG, Moody’s, Morgan Stanley, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Swire Group and The Hong Kong Jockey Club, etc. In addition, the Department has built up a strong alumni network for students’ life-long career development with outstanding graduates reaching management and executive level in various organizations.

Taking your future into account

Taking yourself into account

Department of Accountancy

Room 13-200, 13/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (LAU) City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon

Tel: +852 34427760

Email: acgo@cityu.edu.hk

Website: https://www.admo.cityu.edu.hk/programme/JS1002

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Career Prospects

Known as the “language of business,” accounting is certainly fundamental to success in the business world. You will be well equipped with this vital knowledge if you join us in our quest for business excellence. Studying accounting provides you with great employment potential and numerous educational opportunities. Aside from the prerequisites for becoming a professional accountant following your graduation, an accounting degree offers a doorway to almost any business opportunity you can dream of, from financial auditing to business consulting. If you want to pursue further studies in business, accounting is a perfect place to start. For details about this Major, please visit www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/js1002

The programme provided me with a variety of training and knowledge that equipped me for the challenge in the accounting profession.

Mr TSE Kung Sui, Tom (AC graduate)

The best thing about the Department of Accountancy is the warm-hearted and caring teachers, who provide guidance and support during my 4-year university journey. The department also offers comprehensive resources and training on career planning and development, which allows me to identify my career aspiration at an early stage. I highly recommend everyone to kick-start your university life with Department of Accountancy at CityU!

The Professors at the Department of Accountancy are very passionate about delivering their professional knowledge to students. The department has provided support and training, as well as equipping us with the way of being a professional accountant.

Miss LAM Fai, Gigi (AC graduate)

Mr Eddie Wong (AC graduate | Partner at PwC)

BBA Accountancy工商管理學士(會計)

BBA Accountancy工商管理學士(會計)

Students serve NGOs and social enterprises by applying their accounting knowledge in consultancy projects under the supervision of NGO management consultants.

Our students are provided with the opportunity to learn about and immerse themselves in other cultural environments. Tour locations in the past included Berlin, Guangzhou, London, Luxemburg, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Taiwan …

The Joint Bachelor’s Degree Programme graduates are awarded two Bachelor’s degrees, a BBA in Accountancy from CityU and a BA in Accountancy from NTU, Taiwan. The programme has a four-year curriculum. In Years One and Four, students study at CityU, whereas they take courses at NTU in their second and third years.

In coordination with the College of Business, the Department organizes regular semester and year-long exchange programmes with over 200 prestigious institutions around the world. Each year, over 40% of our students take part in these experience-enriching programmes.

More than 70% of our penultimate year Accountancy students successfully completed professional attachment in major accounting firms, reputable commercial organizations or government bodies.

Social Enterprise Consultancy Projects

Internship

Joint Degree with NTU, TaiwanGlobal Exchange

Study Tours

PROGRAMME FEATURES

Major/Minor options

Flexible Major Choices

Entrance Scholarships

Graduate employment training programme

Future career

Professional recognition

Job Hunting Workshops

Aptitude Test Training

One-on-one CV Consultation

Mock Interviews

Steady and impressive career progression

BBA Accountancy Graduate Employment

Big-4

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

• Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPAA)• Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)

We Care; We Share; We Nurture Accounting Elites

Big-10 (excluding Big-4)

Competition

Study ToursExchange

Internship

GraduationAdmission

major in AC

second major

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• Free choice of BBA major by the end of year 1 for students with non-weighted 4 core and 2 best elective score >=28 (No quota and CGPA Limitation).

• Free choice of 2nd BBA major by the end of year 1 for students with non-weighted 4 core and 2 best elective >=30 (No quota and CGPA Limitation).

Admission Score27

HKD$130,000 – 155,000

Exchange (one-off)

HKD$25,000

Departmental (one-off)HKD$10,000

College (Max: 4 years)HKD$30,000

Institutional (Max: 4 years)HKD$30,000

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Please visit http://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/ug/admissions/apply/requirements for further information.

i. 2 subjects with 5** and Level 4 or above in either Chinese or English; all scores should be obtained in one sitting. Repeated subjects are not considered.

ii. HKDSE Category A subjects and Mathematics extended modules (M1/M2) are counted. If students take both M1 and M2, they will be counted as one subject.

iii. If English Language is used to count toward “5**”, Level 4 or above must be attained in Chinese Language, and vice versa.

For details, please visit http://www.cityu.edu.hk/scholarship/.