Higher Diploma in Accountancy (21901A) 2-years
Entrance Requirements
HKALE (1 A-Level subject or 2 AS-Level subjects at Grade E or above) AND
HKCEE (5 subjects at Grade E / Level 2 or above, including English Language, Chinese Language and Mathematics); OR Equivalent.
Course Aims
The course aims to provide students with the basic academic, technical and management skills, fundamentals of accounting, legal framework for accountancy, quantitative methods and information technology applications in accountancy that will enable them to pursue careers in accountancy or related fields.
Curriculum
Year 1 :
- Business Economics
- Business Management and Marketing
- Costing and Decision Making
- English and Communication for Business
- Fundamentals of Accounting
- Legal Framework for Accountancy
- China Business Studies
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- Quantitative Methods
- Hong Kong Business Law
- Information Technology Applications in Accounting
- Management Accounting and Control
- Corporate Accounting
- Whole Person Development on Self-confidence and Career Development
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Year 2 :
- Audit and Professional Ethics
- Business Information Systems
- Corporate Law and Practice
- Financial Accounting - Theory and Practice
- PRC Taxation
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- Advanced Audit and Internal Review
- Financial Management
- PRC Financial Reporting
- Tax Compliance & Planning
- Project
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Articulation Arrangement
Graduates are eligible to apply for relevant degree courses organised by SHAPE:
- Open University of Hong Kong : 18-month full time BBA(Hons) in Accounting,
- Leeds Metropolitan University : 9-month full time/ 18-month part time BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance
Industrial Recognition
Graduates are eligible for obtaining exemption from the following professional examinations :
- Partial exemption from the qualifying examination of the Hong Kong Institute of Accredited Accounting Technicians (HKIAAT), and
- Partial exemption (6 papers out of 14) from the qualifying professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Career Prospects
Graduates may take up positions at managerial and supervisory levels in the accountancy field in areas such as financial accounting, auditing, management accounting and corporate administration. They can also be employed in other sectors of business where the need for accountancy and finance trained personnel is rapidly increasing.
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Higher Diploma in Accountancy (21901F) 4-years
Entrance Requirements
Entrance Requirements to Year 1
Completion of Secondary 5 OR CVS OR equivalent.
Entrance Requirements to Year 2
HKCEE 5 subjects - Grade E / Level 2 or above (including English Language, Mathematics and Chinese Language) OR DVS* OR FD* OR FC* OR Project Yi Jin OR equivalent.
Entrance Requirements to Year 4
Holder of IVE Diploma in Accountancy (21201) OR Possessing relevant recognized Diploma / Higher Certificate OR equivalent.
Course Aims
The course aims to provide students with the basic academic, technical and management skills that will enable them to pursue careers in accountancy or related fields.
Curriculum
Year 1 :
- Book-keeping and Accounts
- Business Software Applications
- Financial Services in Hong Kong
- Fundamentals of Structured Whole Person Development
- Mathematics
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- Vocational English and Communication Skills
- Accounting for Business
- Chinese
- Computerised Accounts
- Personal Finance
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Year 2 :
- Foundation Accounting
- Business Economics
- Costing and Decision Making
- English and Communication for Business
- Legal Studies for Business
- Quantitative Techniques
- Business Putonghua
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- Information Technology Applications in Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting
- Whole Person Development on Healthy Lifestyle
- Whole Person Development on Team Work & Communication
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Year 3 :
- Audit and Professional Ethics
- Business Management and Marketing
- Chinese Communication for Business
- English and Communication for Business
- Tax Compliance and Planning
- China Business Studies
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- Advanced Audit & Internal Review
- Corporate Accounting
- Hong Kong Business Law
- Management Accounting and Control
- Whole Person Development on Self-confidence and Career Development
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Year 4 :
- Business Information Systems
- Corporate Law and Practice
- Financial Accounting - Theory and Practice
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- Financial Management
- PRC Financial Reporting
- PRC Taxation
- Project
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Articulation Arrangement
Graduates are eligible to apply for relevant degree courses organised by SHAPE:
- Open University of Hong Kong : 18-month full time BBA(Hons) in Accounting,
- Leeds Metropolitan University : 9-month full time/ 18-month part time BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance
Industrial Recognition
Graduates are eligible for obtaining exemption from the following professional examinations :
- Partial exemption from the qualifying examination of the Hong Kong Institute of Accredited Accounting Technicians (HKIAAT), and
- Partial exemption (6 papers out of 14) from the qualifying professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Career Prospects
Graduates may take up positions at managerial and supervisory levels in the accountancy field in areas such as financial accounting, auditing, management accounting and corporate administration. They can also be employed in other sectors of business where the need for accountancy and finance trained personnel is rapidly increasing.
