School of Business and Management

Overview

The top-ranking School of Business and Management endeavors to give students a world-class business education with global exposure. We offer a hybrid admission system, a student-centered curriculum, diverse program choices (9 BBA, 2 BSc and 4 jointly-offered BSc programs), strong career and alumni networks, ample opportunities for learning outside the classroom, such as corporate projects and internship programs, and strong career and alumni networks.

Our curriculum provides the greatest possible flexibility to accommodate our students' academic strengths and interests. In the first three terms, regardless of their admissions route, all business and management students are exposed to a wide variety of business and other foundational subjects to build a broad base of knowledge in the field. From the second term of Year 2, students take additional courses required by individual majors to gain solid knowledge in their specialization.

Double Major / Minor and Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Digital Media and Creative Arts (DMCA)
Over 40 major or minor combinations are offered and the flexible curriculum structure allows students to customize their program combinations based on their interests and career aspirations (e.g. BBA in Marketing and Operations Management, BSc in Economics & Finance and Information Systems). Students may also pursue one or more minor programs in or beyond business. Around 80% of business students completed their degree with additional major(s) or minor(s).

An innovative approach of the Extended Major is also introduced to allow students to systematically complete traditional business major and the Extended Major at their choice within the four-year time frame. Students completing the Extended Major in AI or DMCA on top of their business studies will graduate with both the title of their selected business degree and an Extended Major in AI or DMCA.

Diverse Program Choices
A wide range of majors covering all key business areas are offered. Please scroll down for the full list.

Rankings

in Global EMBA Ranking (Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program)

(Financial Times Executive MBA (EMBA) Rankings 2007, 2009-13, 2016-18, 2020)

in Business and Management Studies

No.1 in Greater China
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022)

in Accounting and Finance

No.1 in Greater China
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022)

in Economics and Econometrics

No.1 in Hong Kong
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022)

in Computer Science and Information Systems

No.2 in Hong Kong
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022)

in Statistics and Operational Research

No.2 in Hong Kong
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022)

Career Prospects

Over 95% of business students completed at least one internship during their undergraduate studies. The hands-on experience and network built during undergraduate studies add a competitive edge to our high-caliber graduates. On average, 90% of business graduates sought employment, and 8 - 10% pursued further studies upon graduation.

2021 Graduates placement

Over 70% of graduates had two or more job offers in hand
Over 60% obtained the first job offer before graduation
Over 80% obtained the first offer before graduation or within 1 month after graduation

Our graduates are widely welcomed across industries, and their / the top 12 employers in recent years are as follows:

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
Ernst & Young
HKSAR Government
HSBC Bank
KPMG
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Citibank
Societe Generale
Standard Chartered Bank
UBS Group

Admissions and Programs

The HKUST Business School’s hybrid admission model gives great flexibility to students to discover their academic interest and strength.

Students who would like to take time to explore their academic interests may the School via the school-based admission route (Application Choice: Business & Management) and enroll in a major via the Major Selection Exercise by Year 2 fall term. As one of the best-regarded and most comprehensive business and management programs in Hong Kong, B&M provides students with a broad foundation of knowledge and great flexibility in learning.

For students who have a strong interest in a specific area of business at the time of admission, the program-based admission route (Application Choice: BBA in Marketing, BSc in Economics and Finance ,etc.) allows them to enroll directly into the program of their interest.

Students of both school-based and program-based routes will follow an identical broad curriculum in their first three terms.

Key features of the B&M program

In the first three terms, students will be exposed to a wide variety of business and other foundational subjects (i.e. Business Core and Common Core courses) to fully explore their study interests and academic strengths before choosing one or more specialties in the Major Selection Exercise.
About half of each major's quota is reserved for B&M program students to enroll in the major via the Major Selection Exercise at the end of the first three terms (i.e. Year 2 Fall term).
Close to 90% of business students were admitted into their first- or second-choice major through the Major Selection Exercise.
Joint-school programs (BSc in Biotechnology and Business, BSc in Mathematics and Economics, BSc in Sustainable and Green Finance and BSc in Risk Management and Business Intelligence) and interdisciplinary programs (BEng / BSc and BBA Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management, BSc in Environmental Management and Technology Program and BSc in Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Program) are also available in the Major Selection Exercise.
Students joining the business school through both program-based and school-based routes, as long as they meet the extended major requirements, are eligible to apply for the extended major.

School of Business and Management Jointly offered by School of Business and Management and the Division of Environment and Sustainability Jointly offered by the School of Science and School of Business and Management Jointly offered by the School of Science, School of Engineering, and School of Business and Management Joint University Program Interdisciplinary Programs

School of Business and Management

BBA in Economics

BBA in Finance

BBA in Global Business

BBA in Information Systems

BBA in Management

BBA in Marketing

BBA in Operations Management

BBA in Professional Accounting

BSc in Economics and Finance

BSc in Quantitative Finance

BBA in General Business Management