Programme Overview

The Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Supply Chain Management (BBA-SCM) Programme aims to provide students with comprehensive and professional training in Business and Supply Chain Management. Within the Programme, two study streams: the Business Logistics stream and the Air Transport stream are established. Students will learn specialised knowledge and skills for their pursuit of professional career development. In addition, with strong support from professional bodies and businesses, our students will keep abreast of the latest industry developments and the state-of-art knowledge and skills in supply chain management. 

Our Programme has been selected under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP). Logistics is one of the six disciplines being subsided in this scheme. Hitherto, it is the first time in Hong Kong that an undergraduate programme in the SCM field run by a self-financed institution has obtained the subsidy from the Government.　For details regarding the minimum admission requirement for Year 1/3 entry, please visit the Programme Admission Information. 

QR Registration No.: 18/000845/L5
Registration Validity Period: 08/11/2018 to 31/08/2026
Level: 5

Purpose of offering two streams

Driven by the surge of globalisation and the rigorous competition for both low cost and high innovativeness, enterprises today need to focus on strengthening their core competence while outsourcing the low value-added activities. In this connection, supply chain management (SCM) is the new form of business competitive model to tackle the trend. SCM is to manage and integrate customers, suppliers and delivery network with technology in order to provide customers with the products/services in the right quantity, right quality, right place, right time, and lowest cost. As the need for well-trained SCM graduates is increasing, the SCM programme is designed to cater for the long-term need by launching two study streams: Business Logistics and Air Transport.

Business Logistics Stream

Logistics and trading industry has long been one of the four key engines driving Hong Kong economy for years. Therefore, managing logistics activities is indispensable to the development of the industry. Business logistics is a discipline of SCM with meeting customer requirements as its ultimate goal. It focuses on the management and integration of flows of goods, services, people, cash and information in the supply chain network that exists between the point of origin and the point of consumption. The mission of business logistics stream is to nurture innovative talents who can manage global supply chain operations with the state-of-art technology. Students will be equipped with the necessary technical and management know-how such as quality management, negotiation analysis, enterprise information management, supply management and service operations management. Graduates will have a wide range of career options in retail and merchandising management, transportation management, warehouse management, business analysis and digital solutions for supply chain management.

Air Transport Stream

Air transport industry has become more important to the global trade nowadays. Related industry sectors include airline, airport, air cargo terminal, air freight, express cargo and high value-added aviation services. With the continuous growth of air cargo throughput and the enhancement of transport and logistics infrastructure, demand for air transport professional increases dramatically. This study stream is designed for students who are interested in air transport and pursue a career in this area. It equips students with professional skills and knowledge of various sectors of air transport industry. Apart from taking the core modules, students can take some of the elective modules such as aviation security and safety management, shipping and aviation finance, sustainable transportation etc. Graduates will have a wide range of career options including air transport, cargo load planning, aviation safety and security, airline operations, traffic planning, trading and pricing analysis, airfreight operations, cargo terminal operations and aviation consultancy.

Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Supply Chain Management (BBA-SCM) Programme

To be eligible for the award of the BBA-SCM Degree, students must have:

• completed and obtained a Grade D or above in 120 credits according to the prescribed curriculum structure within the specified normative / maximum period of study (for AY2022/23 intakes and after) ; 
• obtained an overall GPA of 2.0 or above across all modules in which they were assessed; 
• achieved a score of 6.0 or above in the IELTS examination before their final year of study. If a student fails to satisfy the above requirement, he/ she is required to take and pass an English enhancement module offered by the Department of English;
• attained the level of 三級乙等 in the Putonghua Proficiency Test (普通話水平測試) and to attain or above before their final year of study. If a student fails to do so, he/ she is required to take and pass a Putonghua enhancement module offered by the Department of Chinese;
• fulfill the requirements for iGPS Unit and College Assembly – HSUHK Libral Agora  [For details, please visit SAO website]