Study Plan

Academic Field: Business Administration

(For students enrolled before academic year 2019/2020, please refer to the applicable study plan of the year of enrollment.)

Total number of credits required for the degree curriculum: 132 credits

132 credits are distributed as follows:

1. 36 credits of the General Education curriculum, as listed in Table 1 and Table 2.
   

   (1) General Education compulsory courses: 30 credits

   (2) Elective courses in science and technology: 2 credits

   (3) Elective courses in social science: 2 credits

   (4) Elective courses in the field of humanities and arts: 2 credits

2. Business Core Curriculum: 45 credits (As listed in Table 3).
3. Compulsory courses of chosen major of study (As listed in Table 
   Accounting major need 27 credits, while other majors need 24 credits.
4. Elective courses of chosen major of study. 
   Accounting major need 18 credits, while other majors need 21 credits.
5. Cross-Faculty elective courses: 6 credits 

In-class project, graduation project or internship projects or courses are not eligible for this group.

Note: The School will announce elective courses available each semester.

Credits in Curriculum of BBA Program

Business Administration Core Courses

Students are expected to complete compulsory Business Administration core courses in their first two years of study. 

Note: All curriculums and study plans are based on the newest announcement of the Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau.

Major Compulsory Courses

Accounting

The goal of this major is to provide students with systematic accounting knowledge and practical skills, to help them develop leadership with a global vision, and be professionals of strong social responsibility and ethical business standards. Upon successfully complementing this program, students will be able to engage in the surveillance work of accounting, audit, and tax affairs. With a solid foundation of accounting knowledge and skills, a successful graduate will be ready to enter the international accounting profession or to pursue graduate study in overseas universities. 

The accounting major course includes financial accounting, intermediate accountant, the financial control, cost accounting, management accounting, the tax system, accounting information system, Auditing, the law of corporation, the corporate finance, and other accounting curricula. A student may further understand this specialty through the accounting special course.

Finance

The educational goal of this major is to prepare students to be the financial professionals with global leadership and business ethics, to be engaged in investment, financial institution and corporate finance management. Study of finance major provides students a curriculum of specialization, including courses such as Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Organization and Market, Security Investment, Financial Derivatives, Corporate Finance and International Finance. Students will obtain solid foundation knowledge of financial economics theories, market analysis, financial management decisions and risk management strategies. Especially, students will have plenty of opportunities to develop quantitative analysis skills and technology of frontier, including FinTech, Chain Block and their applications in finance. 

Human Resources Management

Human Resource Management (HRM) is the term used to describe formal systems devised for the management of people within an organization to maximize the productivity of an organization by optimizing the effectiveness of its employees. The primary responsibilities associated with human resource management include: job analysis and staffing, training and development of work force, evaluation and appraisal of work force performance, implementation of reward systems for employees, and maintenance of work force. 

The aim of the program is to provide the opportunity for students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for independent work in the area of human resource management, which will provide professional courses include Human Resource Management, Organizational Theory, Design and Change, Recruitment and Human Resource Development, Compensation and Performance Management Leadership, International Human Resource Management, Research Methods in Human Resource Management, Graduation Project (Human Resource Management). The program is designed for students who plan to work with human resource management as well as for students who are interested in related areas of enterprises and public sectors.

Marketing

Marketing is a specialty with broad job market opportunities, including top global 500 enterprises, international consulting companies, international marketing research organizations. This major focuses on providing students with a solid foundation of marketing theories, professional skills of marketing, professional business communication skills, strong leadership and teamwork skills, and strong sense of social responsibility and business ethics. The goal is to train the student to develop analytical, critical and creative thinking skills, which will enable them to solve the challenging commercial problems international managers have to face. Courses in this major widely adopt multi-intelligence teaching methods including case study, group project, and lecturing.

Upon successful completion of this curriculum, the students may develop their career in a variety of fields, such as marketing research, brand management, sales management, advertisement, business promotion, marketing channel management, pricing, service marketing, B2B marketing, global marketing etc. Apart from being a cradle of international business manager, this major is also the best choice for those who are dedicated to business startups.

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management major helps student develop skills to apply a variety of management science theories and analytical tools. It analyses the solution to enterprise's problems in the supply chain flow management, the transportation plan, the production management, inventory management, and coordination optimization which faces in the operation process. Upon successful completion of this program, the students will be able to adapt to the needs of various companies, especially big companies, for supply chain management talents. With the rise of a globalized economic system, global companies are paying more attention to the strategic allocation of resources. This also promotes a huge demand for supply chain management talents. From the perspective of management, the major of Supply Chain Management takes the cultivation of high-level applied talents as the main goal.

Students who are interested may learn more about this major through the major curriculum of Supply Chain Management.

Information Systems

Management of Information System specialty will unify the study of administration and the information technology to provide training to the administrative personnel who the adaptation information time will need. The curriculum provides the study of the management study, the information system analysis, the information system design and so on the related curriculum. After finished all curricula, the students will have certain ability to each kind of management information system administration, the analysis and design ability. And, they will be able to adapt each kind of organization regarding the information managerial talent's need. The students may further understand this specialty through the information systematics special course.

International Trade

The goal of International Trade major study is to develop future business talents who are actively engaged in international trade and business management. In the context of today's increasingly globalized economy, capital, human resources, and technology are all flowing around the world at an unprecedented speed and scale. To grasp the huge opportunities while managing the severe challenges brought about by globalization, any company must re-examine its own business strategy and adjust its resource allocation worldwide. The major of International Trade focuses on shaping students' international vision and training students' ability and skills to make scientific decisions in a complex and dynamic business environment. 

The course lays a solid knowledge foundation for students to adapt to the diversified international business environment. Macau is located at the intersection of Chinese and Western business and culture. Students can experience the international business environment and apply theoretical knowledge to analyze the transnational business operations. The teaching philosophy of this major emphasize both theories and practice, encouraging student to learn by doing. The core courses cover various fields of international business, such as International Trade Theory, International Market Analysis and Strategy, International Business and Electronic Commerce. For more information about this major, please refer to the course list of international trade major as listed below.

Business Analytics

Business Analytics enables students to use its theory and technologies to dig out useful information in business data, and make efficient and effective decision. It applies business data, statistical tools, and quantitative methods to achieve better business management, and can help decision makers to have a better forecasting of the trend of future business modes, so as to improve the making of strategy and the planning. After graduation, the students have good career opportunities in a variety of industries, such as finance, e-commerce, business consultant, supply chain, hotel management, marketing, retailing, and so on. For more information about this major, please refer to the course list of Business Analytics as listed below.

Business Management

Business Management specialty provides a comprehensive basis for a career in business while being flexible enough to let you pursue areas that particularly interest you. It is designed to equip you with the skills and self-confidence to effectively manage and adapt to a wide range of competitive and constantly changing business environments. It will help you succeed at every level of management – from supervisor, line manager or department head, to CEO. Taught interactively through real-business cases, project-based learning, you undergo a real-world transformative learning experience. Always future-ready, you are expected to make a difference to business and society.

Note: All curriculums and study plans are based on the newest announcement of the Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau.

Major Elective Courses

Note 1: 18 credits are required for Accounting major, while 21 credits for other majors.

Note 2: Students are not allowed to re-take a completed elective c (including similar courses and the same project). If the study is repeated, the credits will only be counted once.

Note: All curriculums and study plans are based on the newest announcement of the Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau.

Note: All information above about the program and the study plan is subject to regular updates.