Global Economics and Finance

Applicable to students admitted in 2023-24

Major Programme Requirement

Students are required to complete a minimum of 67 units of courses as follows:

Units
1. Faculty Package: 9
(a) ACCT1111
(b) DOTE[DSME]1030 or ECON2011
(c) Any one course from the following:
ARCH1001, 1002, COMM1110, 1120, 1150, DSPS1001, 1003, 1004,
GLSD1001, GPAD1020, 1076, 1077, GRMD1302, 1401, 1402,
PSYC1000, 1630, SOCI1001, 1201, SOSC1001, 1002, SOWK1001,
1113, 1114, URSP1001, 1002

2. Faculty of Business Administration Co-curricular Courses: 3

IBBA3040, MGNT2511, 2512[a]

3. Required Courses: 28
(a) ECON1101, 1111, FINA2010#, 3020#, GLEF3010, 3020, 3030
(b) DOTE[DSME]1040 or ECON2021
(c) DOTE[DSME]2011# or ECON2121#
(d) DOTE[DSME]2021# or ECON3121#

4. Elective Courses: 27
(a) Economics (12 units from the following):
ECON3011#, 3021#, 3140#, 3150#, 3160#, 3230#, 3240#, 3320#,
3350#, 3420#, 3430#, 3460#, 3530#, 3570#, 3580#, 3590#, 3620#,
4110#, 4120#, 4130#, 4430#, 4470#, GLEF4010, 4020
(b) Finance and Business (12 units from the following, including at least 9
units of FINA courses, with no more than six one-unit FINA courses):
ACCT2151 or 3151#, FINA3030#, 3040#, 3060#, 3070#, 3080#,
3090#, 3310#, 3320#, 3330#, 3340#, 3350#, 3360#, 3370#, 3398#,
3399#, 3420#, 4010#, 4020#, 4030#, 4040#, 4050#, 4060#, 4110#,
4120#, 4130#, 4160#, 4310#, 4320#, 4330#, 4340#, 4350#, 4370#,
4380#, 4400#, 4410#, 4420#, 4430#, GLEF3040, 3050, MGNT2611
(c) Capstone / Research (3 units from the following):
GLEF4070[b], 4080, 4090
Total: 67
Explanatory Notes:
1. GLEF courses at 2000 and above level as well as those labeled with # will be included in
the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.
2. GLEF majors are not allowed to declare minor in Economics.
3. Double majors in GLEF and ECON, GLEF and IFAA, and GLEF and QFIN are not
allowed.
4. Students of GLEF Programme who wish to claim IBBA as second major must choose a
concentration area other than the Finance concentration area.
[a] Students are advised to take MGNT2512 once their Global Experiential Learning
Activities are completed.
[b] Subject to the approval of the major programme, students who have completed the Co-
operative Education Programme are deemed to have fulfilled the capstone requirement
GLEF4070.
 [] Subject area code “DSME” changed to “DOTE” with effect from 2024-25.

Recommended Course Pattern Units

First Year of 1st term
Attendance Faculty Package: DOTE[DSME]1030 or ECON2011, 1 course 6
Faculty of Business Administration Co-curricular Courses: 1
MGNT2511
Major Required: ECON1101 2
Major Elective(s):
2nd term
Faculty Package: ACCT1111 3
Faculty of Business Administration Co-curricular Courses: 1
IBBA3040
Major Required: DOTE[DSME]1040 or ECON2021, ECON1111 5
Major Elective(s):
Second Year of 1st term
Attendance Major Required: DOTE[DSME]2011 or ECON2121, FINA2010, 9-10
GLEF3010
Major Elective(s):
2nd term
Major Required: DOTE[DSME]2021 or ECON3121, GLEF3020 6
Major Elective(s):
Third Year of 1st term
Attendance Major Required: FINA3020 or GLEF3030 3
Major Elective(s): 12 units from Economics or Finance and 12
Business electives
2nd term
Major Required: FINA3020 or GLEF3030 3
Major Elective(s): 12 units from Economics or Finance and 12
Business electives
Fourth Year of 1st term
Attendance Major Required:
Major Elective(s):
2nd term
Faculty of Business Administration Co-curricular Courses: 1
MGNT2512
Major Required:
Major Elective(s): 3 units from Capstone/ Research electives 3
Total (including Faculty Package): 67-68

Course List

Course Code Course Title Unit(s)

Faculty Package
ACCT1111 Foundations in Financial Accounting 3
ARCH1001 Introduction to Architecture 3
ARCH1002 Understanding Cities 3
COMM1110 Media and Everyday Life 3
COMM1120 Development of Mass Communication 3
COMM1150 Introduction to Media Industries and Practices 3
DOTE[DSME]1030 Economics of Business Studies I 3
DSPS1001 Introduction to Policy Sciences 3
DSPS1003 Foundation of Data Science 3
DSPS1004 Statistics for Data Science and Policy Studies 3
ECON2011 Basic Microeconomics 3
GLSD1001 Introduction to Global Studies I 3
GPAD1020 Fundamentals of Government 3
GPAD1076 Thinking Politically 3
GPAD1077 Critical Debates in Hong Kong 3
GRMD1302 People, Space and Place 3
GRMD1401 A World of Diversity 3
GRMD1402 Global Change and Environmental Sustainability 3
PSYC1000 General Psychology 3
PSYC1630 Communication for Healthy Relationship 3
SOCI1001 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOCI1201 Hong Kong Society: Identities and Boundaries 3
SOSC1001 Design Thinking in Social Innovation 3
SOSC1002 Managing Creativity and Group Dynamics in Innovation 3
Teams
SOWK1001 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare 3
SOWK1113 Self-development in Changing Society 3
SOWK1114 From Understanding to Empowering the Socially 3
Disadvantaged
URSP1001 Introduction to Urban Studies 3
URSP1002 Urban Studies in a Nutshell 3
Faculty of Business Administration Co-curricular Courses
IBBA3040 Business Lecture Series 1
MGNT2511 Global Experiential Learning I 1
MGNT2512 Global Experiential Learning II 1
Required Courses
DOTE[DSME]1040 Economics of Business Studies II 3
DOTE[DSME]2011 Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions 4
DOTE[DSME]2021 Applied Econometrics for Business Decisions 3
ECON1101 Mathematical Methods in Economics I 2
ECON1111 Mathematical Methods in Economics II 2
ECON2021 Basic Macroeconomics 3
ECON2121 Methods of Economic Statistics 3
ECON3121 Introductory Econometrics 3
FINA2010 Financial Management 3
FINA3020 International Finance 3
GLEF3010 International Monetary Systems 3
GLEF3020 Global and Regional Economic Integration 3
GLEF3030 Global Financial Markets 3
Elective Courses
Economics
ECON3011 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 3
ECON3021 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 3
ECON3140 Financial Data Analysis 3
ECON3150 Mathematical Methods in Economics III 3
ECON3160 Game Theory 3
ECON3230 New Political Economy 3
ECON3240 Economics of Transition 3
ECON3320 Asia-Pacific Economies 3
ECON3350 China, Hong Kong, and the World Economy 3
ECON3420 Financial Economics 3
ECON3430 Public Finance 3
ECON3460 Development Economics 3
ECON3530 International Economic Relations 3
ECON3570 Information Technology and Economy 3
ECON3580 Emerging Financial Markets of China 3
ECON3590 Business Economics 3
ECON3620 International Macroeconomics 3
ECON4110 Introductory Mathematical Economics 3
ECON4120 Applied Forecasting Methods 3
ECON4130 Economic Analysis for Social Networks 3
ECON4430 Welfare Economics 3
ECON4470 Economics of Behavioural Finance 3
GLEF4010 China and Global Economy 3
GLEF4020 International Banking and Financial Regulation 3
Finance and Business
ACCT2151 Legal Environment for Business 2
ACCT3151 Business Law 3
FINA3030 Management of Financial Institutions 3
FINA3040 Central Banking and Regulation of Financial Institution 3
FINA3060 Real Estate Finance and Investment 3
FINA3070 Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice 3
FINA3080 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management 3
FINA3090 Understanding China’s Financial System 3
FINA3310 Introduction to Investment Banking 1
FINA3320 Introduction to Credit Rating 1
FINA3330 Introduction to Alternative Investment 1
FINA3340 Trading Strategies: Behavioural and Technical Analysis 1
FINA3350 Foreign Exchange Market Practices 1
FINA3360 Derivative Warrants, Proprietary and Arbitrage Trading 1
Concepts
FINA3370 Introduction to Bloomberg and Reuters 1
FINA3398 Special Issues in Finance 1
FINA3399 Current Issues in Finance 1
FINA3420 Credit Rating in Global Economy 3
FINA4010 Security Analysis 3
FINA4020 Fund Management and Asset Allocation 3
FINA4030 Selected Topics in Finance 3
FINA4040 Cases in Corporate Finance 3
FINA4050 Mergers and Acquisitions 3
FINA4060 China Finance 3
FINA4110 Options and Futures 3
FINA4120 Fixed Income Securities Analysis 3
FINA4130 Empirical Finance 3
FINA4160 Intermediate Financial Theory 3
FINA4310 China Banking and Financial System 1
FINA4320 China Equity Securities Market 1
FINA4330 China Derivative Securities Market 1
FINA4340 Structured Products: Fundamentals and Analysis 1
FINA4350 Bond Markets: Analysis and Strategies 1
FINA4370 Derivatives Trading: Analysis and Strategies 3
FINA4380 Algorithmic Trading Strategies, Arbitrage and HFT 3
FINA4400 Behavioural Finance 3
FINA4410 Current Developments in FinTec 3
FINA4420 Financial Markets from a Macro Perspective 3
FINA4430 Computerized Trading and Big Data 3
GLEF3040 Corporate Social Responsibility in a Globalized Economy 3
GLEF3050 Issues in Global Finance 3
MGNT2611 Business Sustainability 2
Capstone / Research
GLEF4070 Internship Experience in Global Economics and Finance 3
GLEF4080 Practicum in Global Economics and Finance 3
GLEF4090 Research Project on Global Economics and Finance 3