Double-Degree BEng/BBA
(for students admitted in 2011/12 and thereafter under the three-year curriculum)
The Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Business and Economics jointly offer the double degree programme in BEng/BBA in 2007/08.
Features of the Scheme
- This is an inter-disciplinary programme in which students will acquire knowledge in both Engineering and Business.
- Students will undertake three years of study in BEng with a number of courses in Business. After completion, students will obtain a degree of BEng.
- Students who are able to complete the BEng programme will be admitted to the fourth year of study leading to the degree of BBA with one of the following majors:Human Resource Management or Marketing.
- The fourth year is offered on self-financing basis*. Students who decide not to take the fourth year may be awarded with a minor as specified by the Faculty of Business and Economics, if they have completed not less than 36 credit-units of courses in compliance with the syllabuses for the minor programme concerned.
* The fourth year of this double-degree programme is offered on self-financing basis, which means that the tuition fee for this year will be higher than the standard fee applicable to the Government-funded programmes. The exact amount will be announced at a later stage. Students enrolled in the fourth year may apply for financial assisatance under the Government Non-means Tested Loan Scheme, subject to the prevailing regulations of the Sceme.
Entrance Requirements
To be admitted to the double-degree programme, JUPAS applicants should:
- meet the minimum entrance requirement of the respective BEng programme;
- meet the minimum entrance requirement of the BBA programme; and
- obtain an average score of 3.5 or above in 2AL+1AS subjects (other than Use of English and Chinese Language and Culture subjects) and grade D or above in Use of English subject in HKALE.
Non-JUPAS applicants will be considered on the basis of individual merit.
BEng Programmes Available
Students who are admitted to one of the following BEng programme and who meet the entrance requirements can apply for the double-degree BEng/BBA:
| Degree | Programme |
|---|---|
| BEng(CivE) | Civil Engineering |
| BEng(Civ-EnvE) | Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) |
| BEng(CompSc) | Computer Science |
| BEng(CE) | Computer Engineering |
| BEng(EE) | Electrical Engineering |
| BEng(EComE) | Electronic and Communications Engineering |
| BEng(InfoE) | Information Engineering |
| BEng(IETM) | Industrial Engineering and Technology Management |
| BEng(LESCM) | Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management |
| BEng(ME) | Mechanical Engineering |
| BEng(ME-BSE) | Mechanical Engineering (Building Services Engineering) |
| BEng(MedE) | Medical Engineering |
Programme Structure
In addition to the normal requirements of the BEng degree programmes, students are required to complete 57 credits of business courses during their study for BEng degree.
The suggested order of study for the business courses are as follows:
For the detailed description of the courses, please refer to the syllabuses of the respective programme:
With regard to the courses to be taken in the fourth year, please refer to the Regulations and Syllabuses for the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in conjunction with the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng).
Timetable for Double Degree 2011-2012 
Major in Human Resource Management
The following table serves as a guideline for taking business courses in 4-year studies. Students are recommended to follow the order of study as indicated for each major.
Major in Human Resource Management |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Courses | Credits | |
| Year 1 | BUSI1002 | Introduction to accounting | 6 |
| FINA1003 | Corporate finance | 6 |
|
| CAES1907 | Business communication** | 3 |
|
| BUSI1007 | Principles of management | 6 |
|
| ** Students taken CAES1907 will be exempted from taking the following courses: CAES1503, CAES1505, CAES1507, CAES1509, CAES1511 or CAES1513. | |||
Sub-total |
21 |
||
| Year 2 | ECON1001 | Introduction to economics I | 6 |
| BUSI1004 | Marketing | 6 |
|
| BUSI1003 | Introduction to management information systems | 6 |
|
Sub-total |
18 |
||
| Year 3 | BUSI0027 | Management accounting I | |
| 2 courses from Major core courses (HRM) | 18 |
||
Sub-total |
18 |
||
| Total for three years | 57 |
||
| Year 4 | BUSI0081 | Advanced business communication skills | 6 |
| BUSI1001 | Business law | 6 |
|
| BUSI1009 | Business policy | 6 |
|
| BUSI0023 BUSI0036 ECON1002 |
Operations and quality management or Quantitative analysis for business decision I or Introduction to economics II |
6 |
|
| 2 courses from Major core courses (HRM) | 12 |
||
| HRM electives | 18 |
||
| FBE electives | 6 |
||
| Total for fourth year | 60 |
||
| Course Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSI2003 | Leadership | 6 |
| BUSI0029 | Human resource management and business strategy | 6 |
| BUSI0034 | Human resource: theory and practice | 6 |
| BUSI1005 | Organizational behaviour | 6 |
| Course Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSI0015 | Principles of entrepreneurship | 6 |
| BUSI0023 | Operations and quality management | 6 |
| BUSI0026 | Employment and labour relations | 6 |
| BUSI0075 | Developing marketing competence through branding | 6 |
| ECON0103 | Economics of human resources | 6 |
| POLI0037 | Managing people in public organizations | 6 |
| PSYC0063 | Industrial/organizational psychology | 6 |
Major in Marketing
The following table serves as a guideline for taking business courses in 4-year studies. Students are recommended to follow the order of study as indicated for each major.
Major in Marketing |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Courses | Credits | |
| Year 1 | BUSI1002 | Introduction to accounting | 6 |
| FINA1003 | Corporate finance | 6 |
|
| CAES1907 | Business communication** | 3 |
|
| BUSI1004 | Marketing | 6 |
|
| ** Students taken CAES1907 will be exempted from taking the following courses: CAES1503, CAES1505, CAES1507, CAES1509, CAES1511 or CAES1513. | |||
Sub-total |
21 |
||
| Year 2 | ECON1001 | Introduction to economics I | 6 |
| BUSI1007 | Principles of management | 6 |
|
| BUSI1003 | Introduction to management information systems | 6 |
|
Sub-total |
18 |
||
| Year 3 | BUSI0027 | Management accounting I | |
| 2 courses from Major core courses (Marketing) | 18 |
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Sub-total |
18 |
||
| Total for three years | 57 |
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| Year 4 | BUSI0081 | Advanced business communication skills | 6 |
| BUSI1001 | Business law | 6 |
|
| BUSI1009 | Business policy | 6 |
|
| BUSI0023 BUSI0036 ECON1002 |
Operations and quality management or Quantitative analysis for business decision I or Introduction to economics II |
6 |
|
| 3 courses from Major core courses (Marketing) | 18 |
||
| Marketing electives | 18 |
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| Total for fourth year | 60 |
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| Course Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSI0004 | Advertising management | 6 |
| BUSI0031 | Marketing research | 6 |
| BUSI0050 | Consumer behaviour | 6 |
| BUSI0038 | Services marketing | 6 |
| BUSI0071 | Strategic marketing management | 6 |
| Course Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSI0022 | International marketing | 6 |
| BUSI0066 | Marketing on the commercial internet | 6 |
| BUSI3511 | Selected topics in marketing strategy | 6 |
| BUSI3512 | Developing marketing competence through branding | 6 |
Contact
Faculty of Engineering
The University of Hong Kong
Tel: 2859-2803
E-mail: ugadmission@engineering.hku.hk
Website: http://engineering.hku.hk