
Business managers always view Information Technology as the panacea for all business problems while information technologists, or techies, always develop their systems without considering the practical business constraints. As information is becoming the currency of the future, our society desperately needs someone who understands the business world well and, at the same time, excels in applying technology to produce desirable outcomes.
There are two streams offered in this programme, they are:
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Banking Services and Technology
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Business Information Systems
The programme strikes the right balance, providing in-depth knowledge from both worlds with a specially designed curriculum to blend and integrate the two worlds. It also provides a platform for students to explore specialized business areas.
Students will have opportunities to undertake job placements. Students will gain practical work experience and develop useful skills required in the marketplace.
Over the past few years, the percentage of graduates who have successfully
gained admission to local universities is around 30% on average. In 2009,
around 40% of graduates gained admission to UGC-funded degree
programmes at local universities. Graduates have been successfully admitted
to the following local university:
Graduates are also eligible for admission to the full-time top-up degree programmes offered locally by HKU SPACE Centre for International Degree Programmes in collaboration with the following universities:
Students will benefit significantly from the professional content of the programme when they join the job market after graduation. The balanced syllabus allows graduates to develop their careers in both business and the information systems field. Graduates will be qualified to serve as junior business analysts, project co-ordinators, or analyst programmers.
