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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Analytics and Information Management (BSc-BAIM) Programme (JUPAS Code: JSSH05)

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Analytics and Information Management (BSc-BAIM) Programme (JUPAS Code: JSSH05)

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
  • Programme Information

    The Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and Information Management programme combines “Business Analytics”, “Decision Science” and “Information Technology”, and integrates with emerging fields such as FinTech, Business Intelligence and Data Mining, IT Audit and Control and Digital Business Management. It focuses on cultivating students’ ability to move from theoretical practice to establishing business analysis and forecasting models, transforming qualitative goals into quantitative results, and providing better and innovative application solutions for different industries. Graduates often pursue careers in business consulting, systems analysis, and banking sectors.  

    This Programme aims to recruit students who have strong analytical ability, quantitative skills, programming interests, good communication skills and those who want to pursue a career in Business and/or IT after graduation. In addition, all HKDSE applicants and full-time Associate Degree /Higher Diploma students are welcome to apply our programme. No prior IT knowledge nor business knowledge is required. For more information about the programme, please visit here.


    *The programme has been renamed from Bachelor of Management Science and Information Management (Honours) for Year 1 entry starting from the 2025/26 academic year

    QR Registration No.: 18/000847/L5
    Registration Validity Period: 08/11/2018 to 31/08/2029
    QF Level: 5

  • Academic Structure

    For students admitted in academic year 2019/20 and onwards

    Year1
    Business Education

    • MGT1002 - Principles of Management

    • ECO1001 - Business Economics 1

    • ECO1002 - Business Economics 2

    Common Core Curriculum

    • AMS1303 - Probability and Statistics

    • CHN1000 - Freshmen Chinese

    • CHN2001 - Applied Putonghua

    • ENG1001 - University English I (Intakes before AY2021/22 should take ENG1010 instead)

    • ENG1002 - University English II (Intakes before AY2021/22 should take ENG1010 instead)

    • GEN1000 - Perspectives on General Education

    Management Science and Information Management

    • MSIM1201 - Programming Methodology

    • MSIM1301 - Introduction to Business Analytics

    Year2
    Business Education

    • ACY2001 - Financial Accounting

    • ACY2021 - Hong Kong Business Law

    • BUS2001 - Principles of Marketing

    • SCM2001 - Management of Contemporary Business Operations

    Common Core Curriculum

    • 2 GE Electives

    • CHN1002 - Chinese Literature Appreciation

    • ENG2001 - English for Academic Purposes (Intakes before AY2021/22 should take ENG2010 instead)

    Free Elective

    • Free Elective

    Management Science and Information Management

    • MSIM2201 - Information Systems Analysis and Design

    • MSIM3101 - Management Science

    • AMS2640 - Statistical Computing in Practice

    Year3
    Business Education • FIN2001 - Financial Management
    Common Core Curriculum • ENG3002 - English for Professional Communication (Intakes before AY2021/22 should take ENG2020 instead)

    • GE Electives
    Free Elective • 1 Free Elective
    Management Science and Information Management

    • MSIM3102 - Quality Management with Process Analysis

    • MSIM3103 - Business Forecasting

    • MSIM3104 - Project Management

    • MSIM3201 - Database Design and Management

    • MSIM3202 - IT Infrastructure & Security

    • MSIM3203 - Business Application Programming and Implementation

    Year4
    Business Education • MGT4001 - Business Policy and Strategy
    Common Core Curriculum • 2 GE Cluster Electives
    Free Electives • 1 Free Elective
    Management Science and Information Management

    • MSIM4101 - Decision Analytics

    • MSIM4301 - Enterprise Business Applications

    • MSIM4311 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining

    • MSIM4313 - Contemporary Financial Technology

    • 2 MSIM Major Electives

    List of Major Elective Modules (for students admitted from AY2019/20 onwards)

    • MSIM3204- Digital Business Management (PR: MGT1002)

    • MSIM3211- Website Design and Development (PR: MSIM1201)

    • MSIM3311- Internship (PR: MSIM3101 & MSIM3203)

    • MSIM4112- Systems Simulation (PR: MSIM1201 & AMS1303)

    • MSIM4213- IT Audit and Control (PR: MSIM3202)

    • MSIM4312- MSIM Research Project (PR: MSIM3103, MSIM3203 & MSIM3104)

    • SCM3105- BPR with Change Management (PR: BUS1002)

    • SCM4203- Information Technology in Supply Chain (PR: SCM1006 / SCM2001 / SCM3006)

    • FIN3003- Principles of Investments (PR: FIN2001)

    List of GE Elective Modules: https://ccc.hsu.edu.hk/

  • Graduation Requirements

    All students must have fulfilled both the academic and the University graduation requirements stipulated by the University in order to graduate.

    For Year-1 intake from AY2025/26 onwards & For Year-3 intake from AY2027/28 onwards

    In order to be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Analytics and Information Management, student must have:

    1. completed and obtained a Grade D or above in 129 credits according to the prescribed curriculum structure within the specified normative/maximum period of study; and
    2. obtained an overall GPA of 2.0 or above across all modules in which the students were assessed;
    3. attained a score of 6.0 or above in the IELTS (Academic) Test before their final year of study;
    4. attained the level of “Third Class, Grade B” (三級乙等) or above in the Putonghua Proficiency Test (普通話水平測試) before their final year of study;
    5. completed the requirements for iGPS Unit and College Assembly – HSUHK Liberal Agora [For details, please visit the website of Student Affairs Office: https://sao.hsu.edu.hk/]

     

    For Year-1 intake from AY2022/23 to 2024/25 & For Year-3 intake from AY2024/25 to 2026/27

    In order to be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Management Science and Information Management (Honours), student must have:

    1. completed and obtained a Grade D or above in 129 credits according to the prescribed curriculum structure within the specified normative/maximum period of study; and
    2. obtained an overall GPA of 2.0 or above across all modules in which the students were assessed;
    3. attained a score of 6.0 or above in the IELTS (Academic) Test before their final year of study;
    4. attained the level of “Third Class, Grade B” (三級乙等) or above in the Putonghua Proficiency Test (普通話水平測試) before their final year of study;
    5. completed the requirements for iGPS Unit and College Assembly – HSUHK Liberal Agora [For details, please visit the website of Student Affairs Office: https://sao.hsu.edu.hk/]

     

    For Year-1 intake from AY2019/20 to AY2021/22 & For Year-3 intake from AY2019/20 to AY2023/24

    In order to be eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Management Science and Information Management (Honours), student must have:

    1. completed and been assessed on at least 129 credits (43 modules);
    2. obtained an overall GPA of 2.0 or above across all modules in which they were assessed;
    3. obtained a Grade of D or better on at least 120 credits, and passed at least 15 BMSIM major core modules, and passed all GE, CCC-CHI, CCC-ENG, CCC-QM and CCC-IT modules;
    4. attained a score of 6.0 or above in the IELTS (Academic) Test before their final year of study;
    5. attained the level of “Third Class, Grade B” (三級乙等) or above in the Putonghua Proficiency Test (普通話水平測試) before their final year of study;
    6. fulfilled the Information Technology requirements; and [For details, please visit the website of IT Learning Center: https://itlc.hsu.edu.hk/]
    7. completed the requirements for
      1. Community Service (CS) / Extra-curricular Activities (ECA) / Physical Activities (PA) Hour
      or
      1. iGPS Unit and College Assembly – HSUHK Liberal Agora [For details, please visit the website of Student Affairs Office: https://sao.hsu.edu.hk/]