HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

2008/09

Programmes

· 4-Year B.A. (Hons) in Economics and Finance (Years 1-2)

· 4-Year B.A. (Hons) in Economics (Years 2-4)

· Split-Degree Undergraduate Programme in the B. A. and B. Sc. (Honours) Degree in Economics between Hong Kong Shue Yan University and the University of Leicester, England

· Split-Degree Undergraduate Programme in the B. A. and B. Sc. (Honours) Degree in Money, Banking and Finance between Hong Kong Shue Yan university and the University of Stirling, Scotland

Programme curriculum and course description for BA (Hons) in Economics and BA (Hons) in Economics and Finance

Minimum Requirement for Graduation is 125 credits, students may take up to a maximum of 135 credits

			Credit Units
Courses			1^st Term	2^nd Term
First Year   (The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics and Finance)
CHI	101-2	First Year Chinese	4	4
ENG	111-2	English Usage	3	3
ACCT	100	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3	-
BUS	100	Introduction to Business	-	3
ECON	103	Basic Microeconomics	3	-
ECON	104	Basic Macroeconomics	-	3
ECON	113	Mathematics for Economists	3	-
ECON	114	Economic Statistics	-	3
PHIL	113	Logic	3	-
HIST	180	Introduction to the Study of the PRC	-	3
Total			38
Second Year (The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics and Finance)
ENG.	211-2	English Writing I & II	3	3
CHI.	131-2	Elementary Putonghua I & II	1	1
ECON.	203	Intermediate Microeconomics	3	-
ECON.	204	Intermediate Macroeconomics	-	3
FIN.	205	Foundations of Finance	-	3
ECON.	213	Introductory Econometrics	3	-
ECON.	233	The Economy of Hong Kong	-	3
FIN.	245	Introduction to Corporate Finance	3	-
		ECONOMICS ELECTIVES (Choose 3-6 credits)
ECON.	223	The History of Chinese Economy	(3)	3
FIN.	243	Money and Banking	3	(3)
ECON.	244	Managerial Economics	3	(3)
		COMPLEMENTARY ELECTIVES (Choose 9-11 credits)
BUS.	200	Business Organization and Management	-	3
BUS.	233	Principles of Marketing	-	3
COMP.	203	Computer Applications in Social science	-	3
HIST.	120	Introduction to World History to 1500 AD	-	3
L.A.	110	Introduction to Political Sciences	3	-
LAW	100	Introduction to Law	3	-
PHIL.	103	Introduction to Philosophy	-	2
PSY.	100	Introductory Psychology	3	-
SOC.	103	Introduction to Anthropology	-	3
SOC.	107	Understanding Sociology	3	-
Total			38-43
Third Year (The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics and Finance)
ECON.	323	The Economy of Contemporary China	3	-
ECON.	333	Asia-Pacific Economies	-	3
ECON.	334	International Economics	3	-
ECON.	346	Issues in Development Economics	-	3
FIN.	330	International Finance	-	3
Total			15
		ECONOMICS ELECTIVES (Choose 6-9 credits)
Economics Electives (Choose at least 3 credits)
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