School

School of International Trade and Economics

Major

International Business

Major code

120205

Duration in years

4 years

Final award

Bachelor degree

Degree awarding categoryand code

1202

Program lead andcontact information

Wu Zhaoyang

0791-83823627

Program coordinator contact information  

Huang Xianming

83812913

Brief outline

International Business aims at cultivating interdisciplinary and application-oriented talents who are oriented to the international market, with a broad vision, a solid foundation of international business theory, practice and international business law, and can skillfully apply international regulations and foreign languages to carry out business activities. This major aims at enabling students to engage in practical business, business activity planning, international business management, legal consulting, policy research and other work in multinational companies, foreign-related economic and trade departments, foreign-funded enterprises and government agencies.

Educational aims

This major aims to enables students be able to work in international organizations, government departments, multinational companies, foreign-related enterprises and scientific research institutes, etc.

Goal 1: Have strong sense of social responsibility and correct values; be able to fully understand the international economic situation, economic and trade policies of various countries; have forward-looking thinking on the development trend of global market, technology and business model;

Goal 2: Have a broad global perspective and cognition, and have mature intercultural interpersonal skills;

Goal 3: Posses strong professional ability, independently analyze and solve complex problems faced by business activities in the complex international political, economic, legal, social, cultural and technological environment;
    Goal 4: Have ability of continuous development, establish the consciousness of lifelong learning, have strong interdisciplinary autonomous learning ability;

Goal 5: Have good leadership qualities; have decision-making, organizing, leading, coordination, control and innovation abilities suitable for the positions of middle and senior managers; maintain good communication with stakeholders and media externally, and effectively motivate the team internally.

Special features

Course

This major focus more about international business management and large data, cross fusion of emerging disciplines such as artificial intelligence. This major pay attention to case teaching, emphasis on cultivating students' innovation ability and the ability to solve practical problems. Through the study of the basic theories and knowledge of management and economics, as well as the professional quality training of international business, help students master the analytical methods and skills in the fields of multinational enterprise operation management and international business planning, and have the basic ability to analyze and solve problems.

Method

Pay attention to case teaching method, situational teaching method and inquiry teaching method, pay attention to improve students' ability to find, analyze and solve problems. Combine classroom teaching with practical problems in the field of international business, and cultivate the ability of "learning by doing and doing while learning".

Practice

Build a platform to enhance students' comprehensive ability and improve their quality and ability. Through the undergraduate tutorial system, students are guided to make career planning, participate in subject research, guide and participate in the second and third class activities of students, so as to realize the situation of "three classes linkage, three practices mutual promotion", and improve students' comprehensive ability and quality.

Admission requirements

Students who apply for undergraduate programs taught in English shall have a minimum IELTS 6.0, or a minimum TOEFL 75, or have passed the English entrance test organized by our university.

Teaching and learning methods

Pay attention to case teaching method, situational teaching method and inquiry teaching method, pay attention to improve students' ability to find, analyze and solve problems. Combine classroom teaching with practical problems in the field of international business, and cultivate the ability of "learning by doing and doing while learning". Hire the actual department manager to act as the practice mentor.

Through the undergraduate tutorial system, students are guided to make career planning, participate in subject research, guide and participate in the second and third class activities of students, so as to realize the situation of "three classes linkage, three practices mutual promotion", and improve students' comprehensive ability and quality.

Assessment methods

Mid-term exam, final exam and daily evaluation

Methods for evaluating the quality of teaching

In terms of teaching objectives, it pays attention to three-dimensional objective evaluation, pays attention to "basic knowledge and basic skills", "process and method", "emotional attitude and values", emphasizes the formation of active learning attitude, so that the process of acquiring basic knowledge and basic skills becomes the process of learning and forming values.In terms of teaching content, we should pay attention to the deep development of teaching materials and creatively optimize classroom teaching.

Career opportunities of the students

Enables students can work in international organizations, multinational companies, foreign-related enterprises, financial institutions, research institutes, government departments of countries along the One Belt and One Road and foreign-related enterprises to engage in international investment and financing management, multinational enterprise operation management and other aspects.

Requirements for graduation（Credit requirements, thesis requirements, Chinese proficiency requirements: English undergraduate program must have achieved HSK4, English graduate program must have achieved HSK3）

Credit Requirements: The standard length of study for this major is 4 years, with a flexible learning period of 3-6 years. Graduation after completing the credits. Students who have completed the required credits and met the graduation requirements will be granted a graduation certificate, among which those who meet the requirements of the state and the university for the awarding of bachelor's degrees will be awarded the bachelor's degree in management.

Thesis requirements: writing the dissertation, including topic selection, proposal report, mid-term examination, thesis defense and other content, should be completed within one year and pass the examination.

Language requirement: HSK level 4 for English undergraduate program.

Basic requirements for graduates

Quality required

Establish a scientific outlook on the world and life, with a good ideological and moral character, social ethics, a strong sense of career and social responsibility. Have a healthy body and personality, open mind, stable psychological quality, independent thinking ability, a strong sense of innovation and team spirit, work adaptability and sustainable development ability. Have a certain cultural and social science literacy, aesthetic and artistic accomplishment.

II. Knowledge required

Knowledge of Humanities and Social Sciences: Have certain literary and philosophical accomplishment and critical thinking ability, master relevant policies and laws, and have noble moral character and professional accomplishment. Mathematics and natural science knowledge: qualitative and quantitative analysis knowledge and other related natural science knowledge required for systematic analysis and scientific decision-making in the field of international business. Discipline basic knowledge: systematically master the basic theories and professional knowledge of modern economics and management; Have a solid professional theory foundation and a wide range of knowledge. Professional knowledge: understanding of the rules of major international economic organizations; Be familiar with the political, economic, social and cultural environment and market characteristics of major economies.

III.Ability required

Self-study ability. According to the needs of study and research, I can use libraries, network resources and other channels to acquire relevant knowledge and conduct independent learning.

Intercultural communication skills. Master the comprehensive foreign language application ability of listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating, and the ability to effectively deal with international business management problems in different political, economic, cultural and legal environments; Have a strong economic application writing ability, oral expression ability and communication skills.

Practical application ability. Master the necessary mathematical knowledge, statistical analysis tools and computer network application technology, and have the operation ability to apply it to international investment, international market research, international financial management and other businesses.

Team work ability. Have strong logical thinking and language, written expression ability, communication ability and teamwork ability.

Ability to think creatively. Understand the theoretical frontier and development trend of the major and discipline, have basic scientific research ability and certain innovation ability.

Core Curriculum

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Marketing Management, International Business, Multinational Corporation Operation and Management, International Marketing, International Project Management, Big Data and Business Decision, International Business Strategy, etc.

Curriculum system

Construction of four modules :public courses, general education, professional education, quality development

According to the requirements of HSK (Chinese Language Proficiency Test) for undergraduate students of English programs stipulated in Higher Education Quality Specification for Foreign Students issued by the Ministry of Education (No.50) of the Ministry of Education (2018), credit hours of Chinese comprehensive courses will be added, and the score of HSK Level 4 will be included in the graduation qualification examination. Increase the number and credits of public computer courses; To fine-tune the courses and credits of the math courses in each major to suit the specific requirements of each major.

We will strengthen the construction of the core courses of general education, include "China Overview" into the compulsory courses of general education, and offer other elective courses. Meanwhile, elective courses of communication and innovation and entrepreneurship education are offered to strengthen liberal arts education for international students.

Comprehensive combing of basic subject courses, open subject courses, professional compulsory courses, professional elective courses, carefully condensed professional core courses, expand the depth of the course, standard the international curriculum system, in accordance with international standards to create first-class professional courses.

The practical education module will increase the credits of the second class, encourage students to actively participate in social practice and activities, enhance the practical ability of international students, and exercise students' innovation ability.

Practical courses

（1）Practical teaching system

The practical teaching of international business major includes four modules: experiment (computer) module, practice (practical training) module, paper (design) module and scientific research innovation practice module.

The experimental module includes computer application, ERP, English courses and so on.

Internship (practical training) modules include: military training, professional cognitive learning, entrepreneurship simulation and practice, graduation practice, employment guidance, etc.

Thesis (design) module includes: academic year thesis, graduation thesis.

The modules of scientific research innovation practice include: Extracurricular reading activities, course contests, and business skills contest (mathematical modeling competition, challenge cup venture competition, English competition, etc.), the scientific research training activities (all kinds of students' scientific research innovation subject, academic papers, etc.), campus cultural activities, professional qualification and skills training (including computer grade examination, relevant professional certificate examination, etc.), social practice and social investigation, business practice.