Business Administration, BA, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)

China

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA	Full-time	3 - 4 years	September	CNY 88000 per year	CNY 88000 per year

About Business Administration, BA - at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)

The BA Business Administration programme offers you a comprehensive introduction to business. You will be introduced to real-world business problems and analyse how these may be solved.

By the end of your degree, you will have the knowledge, skills, and commercial awareness to pursue a successful career in a wide variety of public, private, and not-for-profit organisations.

Why should I study Business Administration at XJTLU?

Business administration enables students to develop comprehensive knowledge and skills related to business and management. You will learn about every functional role of companies and how these functions are connected
The programme offers many shared modules and elective modules, which enables you to develop broad-based business knowledge, including in marketing, human resource management, accounting, finance, and operations management
Interactive learning methods, including case studies, group projects and student presentations, are widely used in business administration modules
The programme emphasizes practice and business engagement. Guest lecturers from industry are invited to share with students their real-business insights and experience
You will have the opportunity to go on field trips and company visits to get first hand business knowledge.
Earn two degrees: an XJTLU degree from the Chinese Ministry of Education and a globally recognised degree from the University of Liverpool, a member of the Russell Group of leading UK universities.

Accreditation

International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) is one of an elite group of institutions worldwide to be accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), a globally recognised standard for the highest quality in business education. Only five per cent of business schools worldwide have been awarded the accreditation and IBSS is the youngest school ever to have achieved it.

Knowledge and skills

By the time you graduate, you will be able to:

understand the different ways in which businesses can be organised
reflect critically and holistically on the organisation and operation of businesses
apply a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods to solve business problems
understand the social, cultural, and economic contexts in which businesses operate.

Modules

Year One
UK degrees are three years long whereas in China they are four, therefore we do accept students with certain qualifications directly into Year Two, which is the start of the main academic programme. Most students, however, enter into Year One, which provides you with a range of interesting modules, language classes and core skills for your degree.
Year Two
Year Two will provide you with a firm foundation in business administration. You will study the following core modules:
- Introduction to organisation and management
- Quantitative methods
- Fundamentals of marketing
- Introduction to financial accounting and accountability
- Introduction to managerial accounting
- Economic principles for business and markets
- Introduction to human resource management
- Principles of operations.
Year Three
Compulsory modules:
- Career skills and current issues in business
- Theory of the firm
- Corporate social responsibility
- International business
- Business and employment law
- Introduction to finance.
Elective modules:
You will also choose two from the following optional modules:
- Market research
- Services marketing
- International development
- Entrepreneurship.
Year Four
Core modules:
- Final year project
- Strategic management and business policy
- Psychological approaches to decision-making
- Managing people
- Corporate communication.
You will also choose from the following optional modules:
- Marketing strategy
- E-business models and strategies
- International economic relations.

Careers

The BA Business Administration programme provides a broad introduction to the business world, so you will be equipped to work in a wide variety of roles within public, private, and not-for-profit organisations. Your knowledge of business practices in Eastern and Western countries will enable you to work with confidence in international organisations. The knowledge you gain on this programme will also give you a strong foundation for further study.

Notes about fees for this course

International students
RMB 88,000 per academic year
Early bird discount
All international students who accept their offer by 1 May 2018 will automatically qualify for a RMB 8,000 early bird discount.
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students
RMB 88,000 per academic year
Early bird discount
All Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan students who accept their offer by 1 May 2018 will automatically qualify for a RMB 8,000 early bird discount.
Mainland Chinese students
RMB 88,000 per academic year

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

Please visit the entry requirements page for the comprehensive list of qualifications required to study at XJTLU.

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