Higher Diploma in Accounting - Accounting Studies - HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College

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Programme Code

HP501 Year 1 & 2, Higher Diploma (HD)

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QF Level: 4
QR Registration No.: 15/003337/L4
Registration Validity Period: 30/10/2015 to ongoing
Successful completion of this programme leads to an award within The University of Hong Kong system through HKU SPACE

Application Code: HDACT_AS

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This programme was formerly known as Higher Diploma in Business (Accounting), and has been restructured and retitled as Higher Diploma in Accounting with effect from the 2016-17 academic year.

The Higher Diploma in Accounting is designed to provide students with professional and broad-based education in accounting. It consists of 2 years of study. The first year of study follows a common core curriculum, in which all students will have to enrol in the generic and core business courses. These modules provide students with training in languages and general education as well as knowledge of the foundation of business. Business courses such as financial accounting, auditing, taxation and economics will be included. This arrangement will give students the opportunity to explore the areas they are interested in before choosing their stream of study. In the second year, students will specialise in one of the following themes:

Accounting Studies
Accounting and Banking
Accounting and Financial Planning

Award Title

Graduates will be awarded Higher Diploma in Accounting.

Programme Aims and Features

Develops with recognition from professional accounting bodies like the ACCA, HKICPA, AIA and CIMA, which are well received by prospective employers;
Specialised knowledge in accounting provides students with a sound base for further studies and / or career development in fields such as financial accounting, management accounting, auditing and taxation.

Opportunities for Further Studies

UGC-funded Universities

Graduates are eligible to apply for admission to Bachelor’s degree programmes in Accountancy, Business Administration or other related disciplines offered by local universities (including HKU).

The list below shows the degree offers that our graduates/ students received in the past*:

The University of Hong Kong
BBA Accounting and Finance
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
BBA (Hons) Accountancy
BSc (Hons) Scheme in Computing and AI
BSc (Hons) Investment Science and Finance Analytics
City University of Hong Kong
BBA Accountancy
BBA Business Decision Analysis
BBA Business Economics
BBA Finance

Hong Kong Baptist University
BBA (Hons) Accounting Concentration
The Education University of Hong Kong
BEd (Hons) Business, Accounting and Financial Studies
Lingnan University
BBA (Hons) Accounting and Corporate Governance

*The above list is not exhaustive and only shows some of the examples.

Graduates are also eligible to apply for the below degree programmes offered by other institutions:

Other Local Institutions

HKU SPACE
- Full-time or part-time, BSc (Hons) Accounting, offered by The University of Hull (UK) in collaboration with HKU SPACE
- Full-time or part-time, BSc Accounting and Finance, offered by The University of London Programmes (Academic Direction: London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE) (UK) in collaboration with HKU SPACE
- Full-time or part-time, BSc Finance, offered by The University of London Programmes (Academic Direction: London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE) (UK) in collaboration with HKU SPACE

Overseas Universities

The University of Queensland (Australia)
Bachelor of Business Management
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Economics
Queensland University of Technology (Australia)

Professional Recognition

Graduates are eligible for exemption from:

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for up to a maximum of 5 papers in the Professional Examinations;
The Association of International Accountants (AIA) for up to 6 papers in the Professional Examinations;
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for up to 3 papers in the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting;
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) for up to 5 modules in the new Qualification Programme (QP).

Career Prospects

This programme is developed with recognition from professional accounting bodies like ACCA, AIA and CIMA, which are well received by prospective employers. Specialised knowledge in accounting provides students with a sound base for further studies or career development in Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing and Taxation.

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Obtain Level 2 or above in 5 subjects^*§including English Language and Chinese Language^# in the HKDSE Examination; OR
Hold a recognised Diploma in Foundation Studies programme; OR
Hold a Diploma of Applied Education / Diploma Yi Jin; OR
Equivalent qualifications will be considered by the College.

Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements of the 2-year Higher Diploma programme should apply for admission to the Diploma in Foundation Studies (DFS) programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Relevant and substantial work experience and / or prior qualifications obtained in or outside Hong Kong (e.g. assessed through recognition of prior learning and credit accumulation and transfer), with demonstrated ability to undertake sub-degree education, will be considered by the College.

Mature Students

Applicants who do not possess the above academic qualifications, but are aged 21 or above and with relevant work experience will be considered by the College.

^*Applicants are allowed to use not more than 2 Applied Learning (ApL) subjects in the application. The recognition of the ApL subjects is as follows:

“Attained with Distinction (II)” is deemed equivalent to Level 4 or above;
“Attained with Distinction (I)” is deemed equivalent to Level 3; and
“Attained” is deemed equivalent to Level 2 in the HKDSE Examination.

^#ApL Chinese (for non-Chinese speaking students) would be accepted as an alternative Chinese Language qualification.

^§If one of the five HKDSE subjects is Citizenship and Social Development, the requirement will be “Attained” for the subject.

Effective from 2024-25 Academic Year:

Higher Diploma Year 1

Introduction to Academic English
English for Academic Purposes I
Applied Statistics
Introduction to Management Information Systems
Cost and Management Accounting I
Hong Kong Business Law
Introductory Financial Accounting
Economics
Principles of Marketing
Principles and Practice of Management

Higher Diploma Year 2

Final Year Project (Accounting)
Practical Chinese*
English for Academic Purposes II
English for Business
Taxation and Fundamentals of Tax Planning
Auditing Practice and Procedures
Fundamentals of Finance
Financial Reporting
Computerised Accounting and Business Modeling
Cost and Management Accounting II
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

The College reserves the right to make modifications to individual courses on a need basis.

* Non-Chinese speaking students or students who have not received sufficient training in the Chinese language may apply for exemption from the Chinese course(s), and alternative courses may be assigned.