The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology COFINA 2020-21 Intake

Interdisciplinary Programs Office (Via DDP PBA)

An Example on Student's Pathway
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BEng major BBA major
School: School of Engineering and School of Business Management Student's Pathway

Program: Dual Degree Program (BEng in Computer Science and BBA in Finance)

Year 1 Spring

Year 2 Spring

Year 3 Spring

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Year 5 Spring
Remarks

Year 1 Fall

Year 2 Fall

Year 3 Fall

Year 4 Fall

Year 5 Fall

Sub-total
Course

Credits
Offering Dept. Course Code Course Title / Courses List
(course code prefix)

BEng in Computer Science

Major Requirements
Engineering Fundamental Courses
Note: COMP1021 OR COMP1022P
This course will also be used to
COMP 1021 Introduction to Computer Science 3 3 3
substitute ISOM 2010
COMP 1022P Introduction to Computing with Java 3
ENGG 1010 Academic Orientation 0 0 0 0
Note: CHEM1004 OR CHEM1010 OR CHEM1020 OR
LIFS1901 OR PHYS1001 OR PHYS1112 OR PHYS1312
CHEM 1004 Chemistry in Everyday Life 3
CHEM 1010 General Chemistry IA 3
CHEM 1020 General Chemistry IB 3 3 3
LIFS 1901 General Biology I 3
PHYS 1001 Physics and the Modern Society 3
PHYS 1112 General Physics I with Calculus 3
PHYS 1312 Honors General Physics I 3
LANG 2030 Technical Communication I 3 3 3
Note: [(MATH 1012 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1023) AND 4-7
(MATH 1014 OR MATH 1024)] OR [MATH 1020]
MATH 1012 Calculus IA 4
MATH 1013 Calculus IB 3
3 3 6
MATH 1014 Calculus II 3
MATH 1020 Accelerated Calculus 4
MATH 1023 Honors Calculus I 3
MATH 1024 Honors Calculus II 3
MATH 2111 Matrix Algebra and Applications 3 3 3
Engineering Introduction course (COMP students may also use COMP1022P or
SENG 3-4 (3) 0
COMP1022Q to fulfill this requirement)
Required credits for Engineering Fundamental Courses 19-23 18
Major Required Courses and Electives
Note: (COMP2011 AND COMP2012) OR COMP2012H 5-8
COMP 2011 Programming with C++ 4
4 4 8
COMP 2012 Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures 4
COMP 2012H Honors Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures 5
COMP 2611 Computer Organization 4 4 4
Note: COMP2711 OR COMP2711H
COMP 2711 Discrete Mathematical Tools for Computer Science 4 4 4
COMP 2711H Honors Discrete Mathematical Tools for Computer Science 4
Note: COMP3111 OR COMP3111H
COMP 3111 Software Engineering 4 4 4
COMP 3111H Honors Software Engineering 4
COMP 3511 Operating Systems 3 3 3
Note: COMP3711 OR COMP3711H 3-4
COMP 3711 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3 3 3
COMP 3711H Honors Design and Analysis of Algorithms 4
Note: Students are required to take COMP4900 for every regular
term in which they are in residency at HKUST with major in COMP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COMP 4900 Academic and Professional Development 0
COMP Note: (COMP4981 OR COMP4981H) AND COMP1991 OR COMP4910 6
COMP 1991 Industrial Experience 0
COMP 4981 Final Year Project 6 3 3 6
COMP 4981H Final Year Thesis 6
COMP 4910 Co-op FYP Program 6
Note: ELEC2600 OR IELM2510 OR MATH2411 OR MATH2421 OR MATH2431 3-4
ELEC 2600 Probability and Random Processes in Engineering 4
IEDA 2520 Probability for Engineers 3 Students should take MATH 2411
IEDA 2540 Statistics for Engineers 3 4 4 which will also be used to substitute
MATH 2411 Applied Statistics 4 ISOM 2500.
MATH 2421 Probability 4
MATH 2431 Honors Probability 4
ENGG 2010 Engineering Seminar Series 0 0 0 0 0 0
LANG 4030 Technical Communication II for CSE & CPEG 3 3 3
COMP Electives (5 courses from the specified elective list, of which at least 3 courses
COMP 15 3 6 3 3 15
should be taken from 1 area and at least 2 courses outside that area. )
COMP COMP Elective (Any 1 course offered under COMP) 3 3 3
Required credits for Major Requirements Courses and Electives 53-58 57

BBA in Finance
School Requirements
ACCT 2010 Principles of Accounting I 3 3 3
ACCT 2200 Principles of Accounting II 3 3 3
Note: ECON 2103 OR ECON 2113
ECON 2103 Principles of Microeconomics 3 3 3
ECON 2113 Microeconomics 3
Note: ECON 2123 OR ECON 3123
ECON 2123 Macroeconomics 3 3 3
ECON 3123 Macroeconomic Theory I 3

FINA 2303 Financial Management 3 3 3 FINA 2303 is a major pre-requisite

ISOM 2010 Introduction to Information Systems 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 Substituted by COMP 1021/1022P
ISOM 2020 Coding for Business 1 1 1
ISOM 2500 Business Statistics 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 Substituted by MATH 2411
ISOM 2600 Introduction to Business Analytics 1 1 1
ISOM 2700 Operations Management 3 3 3
MARK 2120 Marketing Management 3 3 3
MGMT 2010 Business Ethics and the Individual 2 2 2
MGMT 2110 Organizational Behavior 3 3 3
MGMT 2130 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility 2 2 2
SBMT 1111 Business Student Induction 0 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0 Waived for DDP students
LABU 2040 Business Case Analyses 3 3 3
LABU 2060 Effective Communication in Business 3 3 3
Note: MATH 1003 OR MATH 1012 OR MATH 1013 OR MATH 1020 OR MATH 1023 3-4
DDP students should take MATH
MATH 1003 Calculus and Linear Algebra 3
1012 or MATH 1013 or MATH 1020
MATH 1012 Calculus IA 4
(3) 0 or MATH 1023 to satisfy the
MATH 1013 Calculus IB 3
requirements of both BEng and BBA
MATH 1020 Accelerated Calculus 4
degrees
MATH 1023 Honors Calculus I 3
Required credits for School Requirements 43-44 36

Major Requirements
Major Required Courses and Electives
FINA 3001 Key Skills for Finance Professionals (A) 1 1 1

FINA 3103 Intermediate Investments 3 3 3

FINA 3203 Derivative Securities 3 3 3

FINA 3303 Intermediate Corporate Finance 3 3 3

FINA 3810 Bloomberg Market Concepts Certification 0 0 0

Note: (ACCT 3010 AND ACCT 3020) OR ACCT 3030 3-6
ACCT 3010 Financial Accounting I 3
3 3
ACCT 3020 Financial Accounting II 3
ACCT 3030 Intermediate Financial Accounting for Non-Accounting Majors 3
Note: ISOM 3230 OR ISOM 3400 3 DDP students who took COMP 1021
ISOM 3230 Business Applications Programming 3 3 3 in BEng requirements are required to
ISOM 3400 Python Programming for Business Analytics 3 take ISOM 3230

FINA FINA 3000-level or above Electives (Any 3 courses of the subject and level as specified) 9 3 3 3 9

Required credits for Major Required Courses and Electives 25-28 25

Additional Requirements
Requirements for Dual Degree Program
Required Courses
TEMG 1010 Technology and Management Professional Activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMG 3950 Case-based Problem Solving 3 3 3
Required credits for Additional Requirements 3 3

University CORE
CORE C3 - C12 U CORE - Others 30 6 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 30
CORE C1 & C2 U CORE - English Language 6 3 3 6
Sub-total for University CORE 36 36
Term load (excl. free credits)
18 18 20 20 17 19 18 15 15 15
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Notes:
BEng major BBA major
( ) indicates the reuse of the same course to fulfill more than one requirement.
--- denotes the course/requirement is either waived or substituted
## To graduate, students should complete all requirements as specified for DDP.
**Remarks on course(s):

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