College of Business, City University of Hong Kong
The College of Business (CB) (traditional Chinese: 商學院(城商); simplified Chinese: 商学院(城商)) of CityU is one of the three colleges at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). It was founded in 1990. There are six departments under the College, providing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The office is located at 12/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building (Academic 3), an academic building of CityU offering more facilities for learning and teaching activities.
Accreditation
CB is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).
Departments
There are six departments in the College of Business:
- Department of Accountancy
- Department of Economics and Finance
- Department of Information Systems
- Department of Management
- Department of Management Sciences
- Department of Marketing
Research Centres/Units
- Operated under CB
- Centre for Applied Knowledge and Innovation Management Research
- Centre for Social Media Marketing and Business Intelligence
- Research Centre on One-Belt-One-Road
- Operated under Department of Economics and Finance
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics (SSCI Journal)
- CityUHK Experimental Economics Laboratory
- Global Research Unit
- Financial Computing Laboratory (Jointly managed with the Department of Information Systems)
- Operated under Department of Information Systems
- Financial Computing Laboratory (Jointly managed with the Department of Economics and Finance)
- Operated under Department of Management Sciences
- Centa-City Index (CCI)
- Hong Kong Consumer Satisfaction Index (HKCSI)
- Energy and Environmental Policy Research Unit (EEPRU)
- Statistical Consulting Unit
- Operated under Department of Marketing
- Unit for Interactive Marketing Communications
Management Team
There are around 160 research faculty members of over 20 nationalities in the CB. The management team is headed by Prof Houmin Yan (嚴厚民教授), Dean of CB and Chair Professor of the Department of Management Sciences.
College International Advisory Board
The College International Advisory Board (CIAB) was founded on 22 October 2009. It acts as a steering force on internationalization and helps CB to gain external inputs on its internationalization drive as well as offering advice on the ways of strengthening the College's ties with local business. CIAB comprises people from the business world and academics.
Programmes
The College of Business offers a wide range of programmes including Undergraduate Programmes and Postgraduate Programmes (Taught Master Programmes, MBA Programme, EMBA Programme, DBA Programme, and research degree (MPhil and PhD) programmes).
Undergraduate Programmes
(For 2016 entry)
Offering departments | Major Programmes |
---|---|
College of Business |
BSc – Computational Finance |
BBA – Global Business | |
Department of Accountancy |
BBA – Accountancy
|
Department of Economics & Finance |
BBA – Business Economics
|
BBA – Finance
| |
Department of Information Systems |
BBA – Global Business Systems Management |
BBA – Information Management
| |
Department of Management |
BBA – Management
|
Department of Management Sciences |
BBA – Business Analysis |
BBA – Business Operations Management | |
Department of Marketing |
BBA – Marketing |
The College has following joint degree programmes partnered with world renowned universities:
- Joint Bachelor's Degree Programme between City University of Hong Kong and National Taiwan University
- in Accountancy
- in Business Economics
- Joint Bachelor's Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University
- in Business Economics
Postgraduate Programmes
(For 2016 entry)
Offering departments | Major Programmes | Mode of Programme |
---|---|---|
College of Business |
DBA - Doctor of Business Administration |
Part time |
IDBA - Doctor of Business Administration (International) |
Part time | |
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) |
Part time | |
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA-Chinese) This programme will be taught in Mandarin. |
Part time | |
Master of Business Administration |
Full time/ Part time | |
Department of Accountancy |
MA International Accounting |
Full time/ Part time |
MSc Professional Accounting and Corporate Governance |
Full time/ Part time | |
Department of Economics and Finance |
MSc Applied Economics |
Full time |
MSc Finance |
Full time/ Part time | |
MSc Financial Engineering |
Full time/ Part time | |
MSc Financial Services |
Full time/ Part time | |
Department of Information Systems |
MSc Business Information Systems (Stream A - applicants with non-IT backgrounds) |
Full time/ Part time |
MSc Business Information Systems (Stream A - applicants with non-IT backgrounds) |
Full time/ Part time | |
MSc Electronic Business and Knowledge Management |
Full time/ Part time | |
MSc Electronic Commerce |
Full time/ Part time | |
MSc Information Systems Management |
Full time/ Part time | |
Department of Management |
MA Global Business Management |
Full time/ Part time |
MSc Organizational Management |
Full time/ Part time | |
Department of Management Sciences |
MSc Operations and Supply Chain Management | Full time/ Part time |
MA Quantitative Analysis for Business | Full time/ Part time | |
Department of Marketing |
MSc Marketing |
Full time/ Part time |
Research Degree |
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) |
Advanced Management Programme
- The College of Business is the 1st Hong Kong partner of the Asia Business Centre, Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley
- It established the Advanced Management Programme at University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), US, from 2008. To date, there are more than 300 participants who have joined the programme.
- The programme is tailor-made for DBA, EMBA, MBA, and CB postgraduates students only.
Executive Education
The College of Business has been providing Executive Education in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and worldwide for over a decade. It aims to serve clients in a wide range of industry sectors. The College provides Company Programmes to clients regionally and worldwide, and contributes to international programmes such as the Advanced Masters Program in Management of Global Enterprises of Globally Distributed Work (GDW) Foundation in Bangalore; the Omnium Global Executive MBA of the University of Toronto, Canada; and the Executive MBA Program of Graduate School of International Business, RANEPA in Russia.
Business Career Services
The College's Business Career Services aims to help students to enhance their employability by guiding through all stages of career development process. The College provides students personalized career consultations, career fair, recruitment events, and opportunities for students to build up sustainable network with industry communities, etc.