Finance is a fascinating subject, in which economic theories and models meet with practical strategies of designing, issuing and trading financial securities. Hong Kong, as a financial center, is home to all major international financial institutions, which offer great opportunities for ambitious young people in the field of finance. The HKUST Business School has helped many of them realize their dreams.

The full-time curriculum is structured to meet the growing and specialized demands of the industry. It begins with a solid foundation of courses in accounting, economics, quantitative and computing skills, investment analysis and financial derivatives, which form the core subjects in the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and Financial Risk Management (FRM) examinations?curriculum. Students can also further build on this broad knowledge base by choosing advanced courses and specialized electives that lead to concentrations in Asset Management, FinTech, or Risk Management.