Overview

Key facts:

The program is both practical and academically rigorous. It is based on a foundation of carefully designed courses and components, and intends to cultivate “thinking” professional accountants, nurturing them to become successful business professionals across different business functions within diverse organizations.
The program caters for accounting and non-accounting majors from business disciplines who are thinking of developing, or further enhancing, their careers in accounting and other related fields. Through this program, graduates will derive knowledge in accounting and business related areas at advanced level and be accredited by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) Qualification Program (QP).
The program provides students access to professionalism and the opportunity to master future success.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Corporate Financial Reporting

Taxation

Auditing

Corporate Finance
Managerial Accounting

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-15 00:00:00 , Local
Starting 2025-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-07-01 00:00:00 , Local
Starting 2026-02-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Accounting View 16 other Masters in Accounting in Hong Kong (SAR)

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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80

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Student insurance

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants seeking admission to a master's degree program should have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution, or an approved equivalent qualification

A bachelor’s degree in a business discipline, or
(i) A bachelor’s degree in a non-business discipline and (ii) one of the following:
- Having studied courses in Accounting, Economics, and Statistics at undergraduate level with satisfactory performance
- Having passed the module/paper on Financial Reporting or Financial Accounting from a recognized Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination
- Two years’ full-time post-qualification work experience in an accounting related field
A bachelor’s degree in a business discipline is preferred.

Work experience will add weight to the consideration.
GMAT or GRE score will also be considered if it is available.

Tuition Fee

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International

380000 HKD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 380000 HKD for the full programme during 12 months.
National

380000 HKD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 380000 HKD for the full programme during 12 months.

Living costs for Hong Kong

13720 - 23419 HKD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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