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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2023-24

Department of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.)

Aims and Special Features

The Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) programme aims to educate students
to become business professionals with advanced communication and critical thinking skills,
who have a broad understanding of the principles and practices of modern business. Upon
completion of the programme, students will be able to apply what they have learned in a variety
of business settings. In addition to core competencies in key business disciplines, students will
be equipped with communication and information literacy skills, while gaining cross-cultural
awareness within the context of preparation for both work and further studies. This holistic
approach to education underpins Shue Yan University’s longstanding strategy of teaching
business within a framework of traditional and modern Chinese cultural values and norms.

The BBA degree is a broad-based programme in which half of the credits are obtained
from the study of courses within the Department of Business Administration. The remaining
courses cover accounting, economics, law, information and communication technologies and
general education. The minimum requirement for graduation is 125 credits.

The degree requirements for the four-year Bachelor of Business Administration
(Hons.) programme are listed below:
2020/21 Cohort
2021/22 Cohort
Requirements 2022/23 Cohort
2023/24 Cohort
Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4
Language Requirements 14 6 - -
Departmental Core Requirements 12 12 21 12

Departmental Electives
3-6 9-12 12-15 12-15
Free Electives
General Education* 6 6 - -
Total minimum number of required credits 35 33 33 24
Minimum required credits for graduation 125

* Students admitted into Year 1 shall complete a total of 12 credits of GE courses consisting of 3 credits
in each of the four main areas in order to fulfil graduation requirements.

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