商業管理專業文憑 (PDBM)

Professional Diploma in Business Management is recognised under the Qualifications Framework.
QF Level: 4
QR Registration Number: 14/002697/L4
Validity Period: From 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2022

Programme Aims:
This programme offers a flexible part-time learning route to students who are working in, or intending to enter into financial, marketing and other business services industries. The programme enables the students to acquire both theoretical and practical knowledge in the business management topics in order to enhance their professional and academic knowledge, advance to bachelor degree programmes and achieve life-long learning.

Programme Objectives:
On completion of the programme, students will be able to:

• Analyse business issues and suggest feasible solutions with the application of fundamental theories, concepts and practices in the core areas of business management, economics, accounting and marketing;

• Analyse management functions, principles and processes that contribute to the achievement of organisational goals;

• Define, analyse and solve structured and unstructured problems for business development of organisations in a variety of business contexts; and

• Work and collaborate with business professionals and different stakeholders in making business decisions.

Programme Features:

• Education for All: mature candidates, aged 23 or above with at least 2 years' relevant full-time working experience are welcome to apply

• Provides Pathway to Honours Bachelor Degree: graduates are eligible to enter the final year of the BA (Hons) Business Administration* co-offered by Coventry University and PEAK

Flexible Modular Structure:

• Satisfactory completion of the programme requires the completion of all modules within 4 years.

•  8 modules of 10 lectures each. 3 hours per session, total 30 hours at weekday evening or weekend afternoon.

Programme Structure:
The programme consists of 8 modules including 6 core modules and 2 elective modules

Core Modules
623B2 Management Theory and Practice# (1)
624B2 Economics
625B2 General Statistics and Data Analysis
626B2 Business Organisation# (1)
627B2 Financial Accounting & Management Accounting#
629B2 Marketing Strategy#

Elective Modules
Corporate Management
621B2 Business Communication
622B2 Hong Kong Business Law#
663B2 Financial Management
664B2 Strategic Management#
PBA40003 Human Resources Management
PBA40004 Management Information Systems

Marketing Management
630B2 Buying Behaviour
693B2 Marketing Management

Banking and Finance
435F2 Financial Instruments and Markets#
PBA40001 SCS-based Training for Banking and Finance Compliance (2)
PBA40002 SCS-based Training for Product and Service Selling (3)

#  This course has been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund.  The mother course (Professional Diploma in Business Management) of this module is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF Level 4).

(1) Students must complete both 623B2 and 626B2 to fulfill the CEF reimbursement requirement for CEF course “33Z110540”

(2) Students can apply for Certificate in Business Management (SCS-based Training for Banking and Finance Compliance Module)^ intermediate exit award upon successful completion of the PBA40001 SCS-based Training for Banking and Finance Compliance module in Professional Diploma in Business Management programme.

(3) Students can apply for Certificate in Business Management (SCS-based Training for Product and Service Selling Module)^intermediate exit award upon successful completionof the PBA40002 SCS-based Training for Product and Service Selling module in Professional Diploma in Business Management programme.

^ Certificate in Business Management (SCS-based Training for Banking and Finance Compliance Module) is recognized under the Qualifications Framework
QF Level: 4
QR Registration Number: 18/000112/L4
Validity Period: From 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022
Certificate in Business Management (SCS-based Training for Product and Service Selling Module) is recognized under the Qualifications Framework
QF Level: 4
QR Registration Number: 18/000113/L4
Validity Period: From 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2022

Medium of Instruction
English supplemented with Cantonese