course overview
Overview
Continuing Education courses

Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy

 
Course Profile

The Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy degree aims to allow students to study a specialist range of business and accounting courses together with the opportunity to combine with courses in management, finance, and economics to a high level through Heriot-Watt University. The programme is structured for students to study the core Stage 1 courses and later to specialise in business and accounting subjects at higher levels. Graduates with the Accountancy degree will be equipped to work in a variety of general management positions and in particular to develop their education further with accountancy and management professional bodies.

Course Details
Classification: 
Finance & Accounting
Level: 
Bachelor
Primary Area of Study: 
Accounting
Industry: 
Accounting / Audit / Taxation
Job Function: 
Finance, Accounting & Insurance
Delivery Mode: 
Full Time
Part Time
Duration: 
3 - 6 years (Max. up to 10 years)
Language of Instruction: 
English
Course Fee: 
HK$4,900 per stand-alone course & HK$9,800 per 2 synoptically-linked courses enrolled in 2012/13 (subject to annual review)
Prerequisite: 

ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must:
- have completed a Higher Certificate/ Diploma/ Higher Diploma/ Associate Degree/ professional qualifications in related disciplines; or
- have obtained grade C at 2 academic subjects in HKALE and achieved grade C or above in Mathematics in HKCEE.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must meet any 1 of the following requirements:
- The medium of instruction and assessment of previous studies at post-secondary level are in English; or
- Applicants must achieve a minimum of Level 3 or above in HKCEE English Language OR grade B or above in English Language (Syllabus B) (prior to 2007), or a minimum of Grade D in HKALE Use of English (AS); or
- Applicants must achieve TOEFL 550/213/80 or IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 6.0 in the IELTS writing component); or
- Applicants must achieve equivalent score in a recognised English Language competency test.