Master of Business Administration (MBA in English)

Top↑Program Description

The class would open with no less than 15 students.

A brief introduction to the MBA center of NCU

Entrusted by the Ministry of Education, NCU has the right to award Master's Degrees in Business Administration. In 1977, NCU started to cooperate with the University of Poitiers in France in the field of jointly educating MBAs. For 12 years, more than 100 students from France have studied and received internship in China, while more than 800 Chinese students have finished their study and internship in France, from which rich experiment of running MBA programs is accumulated by the center. With integrating the distinguished teaching staff that have specialized attainments both in theory and practice, making use of the advantages of NCU in aspects of rational specialties setting, excellent campus environment and infrastructure, and the wide-ranging bases for social practices, the objective of the MBA program of NCU is cultivating business administration elites with a modern management ideology and comprehensive qualities in management. There is an excellent management team in MBA Education Center of NCU. Devoted to the objective of developing and perfecting MBA education, these efficient, committed, united and creative members in this team are at the service of people who are passionate in pursing a career in the field of business administration. In 2009, with the aim of enhancing international communication, Nanchang University decides to develop this two years' Master of Business Administration program (MBA).

The vision of this MBA program is to become a world-class incubation center of future leaders equipped with the competencies to excel in the global business arena. Our curriculum has been carefully structured and designed to integrate the knowledge and the leadership skills essential for advancement in a complex international business environment. Meanwhile, cultural sensitivity and communication skills are enhanced while working with classmates from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds, and through interactions with renowned faculty members and visiting executives from around the world, in a collaborative environment that leverages the power of cross-functional teams for practical business projects and rigorous business competitions.

We can capitalize on this substantial industry experience to supply students with meaningful connections with businesses in China Specially designed courses on Asian business comparisons and regional studies make our program the perfect conduit to learn about the growing East Asian region and its emerging markets.

We believe that MBA knowledge, combined with work experience from internships, practical business projects and field studies, will prepare you for further career development to attain remarkable achievement.


Advantages ofthe MBA program of NCU
◆ Carefully structured and designed curriculum
◆ Specially designed courses on Asian business comparisons and regional studies
◆ Various studying activities in forms of internship, seminars, and social practice. etc.
◆ An international studying environment with classmates from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds
◆ Professional and devoted faculty members
◆ Excellent campus environment and infrastructure
◆ Low tuition


Cultivating Objectives
The objective of the MBA program of NCU is cultivating talents in the field of business administration who:
◆ Equipped with modern management knowledge and professional skills
◆ With excellent competencies in analyzing, judging, decision making, organizing and leadership
◆ With spirits of competition, creativeness and commitment
◆ With business ethics of sincerity, credit and repay the society
◆ Good at communication, cooperation and teamwork


Studying Contents

◆ Regular Courses
The courses of this program consist of three parts: basic courses, core courses and core selective courses. Among them, basic courses and core courses are compulsory, while at least three core selective courses must be chosen.
1) Basic courses: Business Chinese, General Introduction to China
2) Core courses: Enterprise Management, Managerial Economics, International Marketing, Strategy Management, International Accounting, International Corporate Finance, Human Resources Management, and International Business Environment
3) Core selective courses: Supply Chain Management, Macro Economics, Micro Economics, Project Management, Investment Management, Performance Measurement and Evaluation, Management Communication

◆ Case study
Students apply the instruments of economic analysis to cases and real world examples so that they also learn about specific industries and world trade areas. Students learn to work in internationally composed teams and they train their ability to work in an English-speaking environment.

◆ Internship
Students are required to conduct internship during their studying. The school will hold activities that helping the students seeking intern opportunities from time to time. The school will also invite enterprise executives come and give lectures to the students.

◆ Dissertation
In the last Semester, students should work on their dissertations which are required to conduct a research project on an international business issue. In the dissertation, students should apply the theories and methodologies they learned to analyze and solve a practical business problem.

◆ Social practice
★ Visit the largest automobile Plant of Jiangxi province - Jiangling
★ Visit the tea cultural center of Jiangxi Province - Wuyuan
★ Visit the porcelain cultural center of China - Jindezhen
★ Visit the economic center of China - Shanghai
★ Visit the political and cultural center of China - Beijing


Teaching and Studying Approaches

Seminars, group discussions, case studies and role plays assigned to small teams of students are used to integrate the above-mentioned competences. The Master program is based on a student-centered learning approach so that class-contact hours may be rather used for discussion than traditional lectures. Social competences and leadership skills are developed through field research, team assignments and projects, and the presentation and defense of the Master thesis.

Learning and teaching is focused on applied studies. Thus, theories and models are learned and taught within the context of their application to international business issues and applied in practical projects, case studies, and market analyses. Company visits and the invitation of company representatives to participate in class discussions help to integrate the practical company view into academic studies. Also, the Master thesis deals with real-life issues of businesses in an international environment. Ideally, students write the thesis in cooperation with a company while combining desk with field research.

English as the language of instruction and assessment, courses in a second foreign language, the integration of visiting professors in teaching and exchange students in learning groups, the use of text books and articles published by authors from different parts of the world, and the obligation to spend two semesters abroad guarantee the students on this program are immersed in an international setting suitable for preparing them for a career in multinational companies or institutions.


Schooling System and Semester

◆ Studying Duration:
The studying duration of this MBA program is two years, with one and a half years of academic studying and half year of internship and dissertation writing.

◆ Minimum graduation credits:
The minimum amount of credits is 38, of which 4 credits are for social practice and dissertation; the maximum credits amount is 46.

◆ Teaching language:
English is adopted as the language of instruction and assessment, while business Chinese is one of the basic courses.


Who is eligible?
Do you have a Bachelor Degree and wish to continue your business education? Do you enjoy working in small international teams and plan to work as managers in international business where people from different countries cooperate in projects and jointly add value to their companies? And are you interested in courses which focus primarily on applied studies rather than on developing new theories?
Then the MBA program at Nanchang University is the ideal program for you.


How will you benefit?

The MBA program allows you to acquire skills needed in international business. It broadens your knowledge adding a truly international perspective to your business education and prepares you for middle management positions and helps you to further develop your leadership skills.

As a graduate of the MBA program, future employers will appreciate your intellectual capacity, your ability to cooperate in and to lead culturally diverse working groups, and your willingness to be internationally mobile. You will have mastered applied projects and the final thesis, thus demonstrating your focus on practical, target-oriented work.

With the MBA degree, you will clearly stand out from many of the other business graduates.


Courses and Credits:

Type	Subject	Hours	Credits	Semester
				one	two	three	four
Basic Course	Business Chinese	32	2	▲			Practices and Dissertation
	General Introduction to China	32	2	▲
Core Course	Enterprise Management	48	3		▲
	Managerial Economics	48	3		▲
	International Marketing	48	3			▲
	Strategy Management	48	3			▲
	International Accounting	48	3	▲
	International Corporate Finance	48	3		▲
	Human Resources Management	48	3			▲
	International Business Environment	48	3	▲
Core Elective Course	Supply Chain Management	32	2		▲
	Macro Economics	32	2	▲
	Micro Economics	32	2		▲
	Project Management	32	2		▲
	Investment Management	32	2			▲
	Performance Measurement and Evaluation	32	2			▲
	Management Communication	32	2	▲

◆ Courses count for 42 credits, Master thesis 4 credits and the total 46 credits.


Course description

Enterprise Management:
In this course, students can learn about the nature of organization and enterprise, organization charts, goals, mission and vision, the managerial functions and roles, processes and management of process and decision making, productivity and operations management.

Managerial Economics:
The module is aimed at presenting and developing practical applications of economic theory and analytical tools to business decisions. The emphasis is on the study of the production decisions, the interaction of firms in different market structures, and the international financial market. Real world examples from the energy industries will be utilized to demonstrate the theoretical models developed in the class.

International Marketing:
Students learn about the principles of export-based, multi-domestic and global approaches of international marketing and their implications for product and price positioning as well as placement and communication. They also understand and know how to apply the major management tools to export operations including export finance and risk management.

Strategy Management:
This module will encourage a critical and reflexive orientation to the understanding of successful approaches to strategic management and organisational analysis and develop understanding of the requirements for effective executive and organizational analyses and decision making in an increasingly complex and uncertain business environment. The module will develop an appreciation of basic concepts and essential strategic and organizational management tools for understanding data and analyzing decisions. Students will learn the analytic skills needed to accomplish, defend and critique a business analysis.

International Accounting:
Students learn about international accounting principles and their application in different world trade areas. In particular, US-GAAP and IFSR form the basis of analysis. The module enables students to "read" income statements of multinational enterprises published in different economic areas. They are also able to analyze the impact of these differences on selected accounting topics – from goodwill and intangibles to foreign currency transactions. Moreover, they understand the implications on management control and budgeting practices.

International Corporate Finance:
The module covers issues of corporate finance in an international environment with a focus on multinational companies. Students apply the tools presented in class to exercises and cases. In contrast to finance modules at undergraduate level, students focus on multinational enterprises. The discussion of risk management and exchange rate issues are closely linked to the contents of the modules "International Business Environment", "International Marketing and Export Management" and "International Accounting".

Human Resources Management:
This course aims to provide students with a strategic understanding and key skills in managing people in organizations. It focuses on the core human resource problems faced by all organizations, including culture change, the contribution of human resources to organizational performance and change, and the developing role of information and communication technologies (ICT), recruitment, selection and retention, human resource development and managing knowledge, motivation and performance management, compensation and rewards, the design of work, and employee relations.

International Business Environment:
World trade and world financial flows as well as exchange rate issues are analyzed from a macro-economic and business perspective. Students learn to understand how political economy and business strategies of multinational companies are interlinked. The module also discusses the role of international institutions such as the WTO, IMF, and World Bank.

Top↑Entry Requirements

Hold a Bachelor's Degree.
For non-native English speakers, passing an English test which contains written and oral parts given by NCU.
For native English speakers, only passing the oral part of the English test is enough.

Top↑Application Materials

1. Photocopy of valid passport
   With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included
2. Passport photo
   A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant
3. Undergraduate school transcript
4. Bachelor's degree diploma
   Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.
5. English proficiency test certificate
   For example, IELTS or TOEFL, only for applicant whose native language is not English.
6. Letter of recommendation
   From professor or associate professor or equivalents

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