The Department of Economics and Finance and the Department of Management Sciences propose this new programme of Bachelor of Business Administration (with Honours Degree) in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management in order to meet an already significant and still rapidly increasing demand for graduates versed in effective risk management and financial engineering skills. Graduates should have a good mastery of modern finance theory, have an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of financial institutions, and be able to take advantage of state-of-the-art informational and computational technologies in managing risks. The curriculum, encompassing financial theory, insurance, and applications in areas of risk management and financial engineering, is designed to instil the attributes that graduates need.