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Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

專業會計深造文憑

AC 41-107-00 (23)  ｜ 
QF Level

Start Date: 09-06-2013   Next intakes: 09-2013, 01-2014

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Course Description

GENERAL INFORMATION

This programme is designed to prepare non-accounting bachelor degree graduates to become professional accountants through satisfying the educational requirements for admission to the Qualification Programme (QP) of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).

The programme has two streams of study:

  1. Business Graduate Stream: 
    This is designed for bachelor degree graduates from business administration backgrounds and consists of 6 Core modules, each of which has 40 contact hours.
     
  2. Non-business Graduate Stream: 
    This is designed for bachelor degree graduates from non-business administration backgrounds. Apart from the 6 Core modules, students in this stream are also required to enrol in 1 to 6 Business Knowledge Supporting (BKS) modules (depending on their educational background), each having 36 contacts hours. The BKS modules provide fundamental business knowledge to support the learning of the Core modules.

Duration

  • 1 year to 3 years

Venue

Medium of Instruction

  • English

Class Schedule

  • Weekday evenings or Saturdays afternoons/ evenings or Sundays morning/ afternoons/ evenings.

Programme Structure

Core Modules (40 hours)
1. Financial Reporting 2. Cost and Management Accounting
3. Financial Management 4. Business and Company Law
5. Auditing and Professional Practice 6. Taxation and Tax Planning
Business Knowledge Supporting Modules (36 hours)
1. Basic Accounting  2. Quantitative Skills
3. Principles of Economics 4. Theory and Practice of Information   Technology
5. Principles of Marketing 6. Principles of Management
  • Please download the application form and detailed information under the brochures command.  
  • There will be information session coming up soon, please email us for the next update of session.

Scholarship

  • Scholarship will be granted from the professional bodies below to our top student:

    1) HKICPA
    2) ACCA
    3) CPA Australia 

Professional Exemption

  • HKICPA accredited part-time conversion programme. Gradates are eligible for direct entry to the HKICPA's Qualification Programme (QP).

    (Applicants bear the responsibility to confirm with HKICPA that their bachelor’s degrees are recognized by HKICPA in meeting it’s student registration requirements before enrolling on this PgD(PA) programme. The PgD(PA) awardees shall be eligible for direct entry to the QP of HKICPA. However, the final admission decision is subject to the approval of the HKICPA.)

     
  • ACCA : Graduates of this programme will be exempted up to 9 papers from the ACCA Qualification examinations. 

     
  • CPA Australia : Graduates of this programme are eligible to enrol on the CPA program examinations. 
     
  • AIA : Graduates of this programme will be exempted up to 12 papers from the AIA Professional examinations. 

Articulation

This Programme offers the following articulation paths:

  • Master of Finance
    -  offered by the Curtin University, W.Australia
    -  up to 3 subjects’ exemption out of 12
  • Master of Science in Finance
    -  offered by University of Michigan-Dearborn
    -  up to 1 subject’s exemption out of 10
  • MBA in International Management
    -  offered by The Royal Holloway School of Management, University of London
    -  up to 2 modules’ exemption out of 13 

Entry Requirements

 

Applicants shall:

a) hold a first or second-class honours bachelor’s degree(*) awarded by a  recognized university; and

AND

b)  if the degree or equivalent qualification is  from an institution where the language of teaching and assessment is not English, applicants shall provide evidence of English proficiency, such as:

i. an overall band of 6.0 or above with no subtests lower than 5.5 in the IELTS; or
ii. a score of 550 or above in the paper-based TOEFL, or a score of 213 or above in the computer-based  TOEFL, or a score of 80 or above in the internet-based TOEFL; or
iii. HKALE Use of English at Grade E or above; or
iv. HKDSE Examination English Language at Level 3 or above; or
v. equivalent qualifications.

Applicants with other qualifications will be considered on individual merit.

(*) A bachelor’s degree with an average grade of “B” or above is considered as  equivalent.

Notes to applicants:
(1) Applicants with relevant prior studies can apply for exemption from Business  knowledge supporting modules. Please complete relevant part in the application form and furnish course outline.
(2) Admission decisions at each cohort are made on competitive basis. Applicants  who meet the minimum entry requirements are not necessarily be admitted.
(3) Unsuccessful applicants will, normally, receive written notification within one  month after the respective closing dates for applications or after the respective class commencement dates, whichever is later.

Application Deadline

16 May 13

Application Fee

$200, non-refundable

Course Fee

HK$6,380 per module (Core modules (For academic year 2012/13))
HK$4,780 per module (Business Knowledge Supporting Modules (For academic year 2012/13))


** All fees are subject to change without prior notice.

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The CEF Institution Code of HKU SPACE is 100

CEF Sector: Financial Services
CEF Course Code CEF Course Title Fees Enquiry No.
23G05243-4 Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting
專業會計深造文憑 		$66,960 2867-8469
23Z06393-1 Financial Reporting (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $6,380 2867-8469
23Z06394-A Cost and Management Accounting (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $6,380 2867-8469
23Z06395-8 Financial Management (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $6,380 2867-8469
23Z06396-6 Business and Company Law (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $6,380 2867-8469
23Z06397-4 Auditing and Professional Practice (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $6,380 2867-8469
23Z06398-2 Taxation and Tax Planning (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $6,380 2867-8469
23Z06403-2 Principles of Marketing (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $4,780 2867-8469
23Z06399-0 Basic Accounting (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $4,780 2867-8469
23Z06400-8 Quantitative Skills (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $4,780 2867-8469
23Z06401-6 Principles of Economics (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $4,780 2867-8469
23Z06402-4 Theories and Practices of Information Technology (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $4,780 2867-8469
23Z06404-0 Principles of Management (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Programme)
 $4,780 2867-8469
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