Economics and Finance (Majors: BBA Business Economics / BBA Finance)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
BBA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
HKD 190,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-HK citizens | 15,000 HKD acceptance fee + 450 HKD application fee
Key Summary
Admission Arrangements
Applicants to this programme (admission code: 1012) will be considered for admission to first-year studies at the Department of Economics and Finance. Students will enter a major (current major options: Business Economics; Finance) after one year of study. The top 40% of students# will have a free choice of majors offered by the Department. The other 60% of students will be allocated a major within the Department, subject to the availability of places and the selection criteria set by individual majors.
# based on CGPA with no failed grades and completion of at least 30 credit units including College/Department required courses
Why BBA Business Economics / BBA Finance at CityUHK College of Business?
1. BBA Business Economics programme offers you:
o Learn economic strategies for improving business operations, government policies and economic forecasting.
o Wide range of career options: corporate strategist, management consultant, economist, private banker, investment advisor
2. BBA Finance programme offers you:
o Learn qualitative and quantitative skills and tools (e.g. Bloomberg, asset valuation, portfolio and risk management) for making financial and investment decisions
o Prepare you for key financial management positions in business and government sectors (e.g. JP Morgan Chase, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, UBS
3. College of Business is among the top four business schools in Asia
4. Opportunity to apply for admission to the Joint Bachelor's Degree Programs between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University (More details HERE), and between City University of Hong Kong and National Taiwan University (More details HERE)
5. Overseas exchange and summer programmes are available in over 200 partner universities around the globe!
6. Over 80% of students secured local and global internship opportunities in areas including banking, accounting, IT and consulting.
Why BBA Business Economics?
BBA Business Economics provides solid training in economic strategies for improving business operations, government policies and economic forecasting. Students are open for a wide range of career options, e.g. corporate strategist, management consultant, economist, private banker, investment advisor.
Why BBA Finance?
BBA Finance provides rigorous training in asset valuation, portfolio and risk management, derivative securities, global investment and quantitative method. The programme prepares you for key financial management positions in business and government sectors.
Graduates are ready to develop careers as corporate strategists, management consultants, economists, private bankers, investment advisors, and key financial management positions in business and government sectors.
Graduate Profile
- Financial/Insurance: 50%
- Business Service/Real Estate: 30%
- Transport, Storage, and Communications: 4%
- etc.
Entrance Scholarship Scheme
CityUHK has an Entrance Scholarship Scheme for international students with excellent academic performance who are admitted to full-time government-funded bachelor's degree programmes.
The Scheme offers three kinds of scholarships:
- Top Scholarships of HKD210,000 (approximately USD27,000), covering annual tuition fees, university-managed accommodation and partial living expenses
- Full Tuition Scholarships, covering annual tuition fees (approximately USD21,800)
- Half Tuition Scholarships, covering half of the annual tuition fees (approximately USD10,900)
Applicants do not have to apply for these scholarships. The appropriate level of scholarship is awarded based on merit. Students who receive the scholarship are required to attain a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.2 or above each year throughout their period of study in order to renew the scholarship.
Diversity Grant
Non-local students admitted from underrepresented nationalities except Top Scholarship recipients will be eligible for the new grant of HKD 30,000 per annum.
Awardees will be required to engage in a volunteer activity to enhance internationalisation of CityUHK annually. The grant will be paid in installments and automatically renewed each year.
HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund
The Fund supports outstanding non-local students to pursue undergraduate studies in Hong Kong, with targeted scholarships made available to first-year full-time students from countries/regions along the Belt and Road, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and Mongolia.
Outstanding Athletes Entrance Scholarship for Non-Local Students
This scheme is to provide opportunities for outstanding student athletes to study in CityUHK. Through the provisions of scholarships, it is hoped to attract high performing international athletes to CityUHK and further enhance the performance of university sports teams. Selected students will be able to receive Outstanding Athletes Entrance Scholarship of up to HK$200,000 (approximately USD25,600) per annum for International / Continental Level.
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