School

School of Finance

Students Type

Oversea Master Students (in English)

Name of the Major

Applied Economics (Finance)

Code

0202

Valid Time

Adopted from 2016

Issue Time

September 2016

Major

Finance (Including: Insurance)(020204))

Length of Schooling

2 years for Master candidates from oversea（1. The time frame for   the Master study is normally 2 years for international Master candidates and   it can be extended to up to 4 years if necessary. 2. Master candidates who   are sponsored by the Chinese Government Scholarship should be cultivated in   accordance with the length of schooling set by China Scholarship Council   (CSC). Beyond the time limit, students should apply to extend the length of   studying with Chinese Government Scholarship or transform themselves into   self-financed ones.）

Credits

Master（Oversea candidates）： Total Credits≥  41 Credits，Coursework Credits≥  35  Credits

Objectives

1. Grasp the professional   knowledge of financial disciplines in basic theory and systems of economics,   with the ability to analyze financial and economic issues, think   independently, and conduct independent academic research;

2. To develop high-level academic   or applied talents who are capable of pursuing the all-round development of   morality, intelligence, and physical development, and who can engage in   theoretical research and practical work in the financial field, and have a   creative spirit and a rigorous academic platform.

3. Physical and mental health,   good professional ethics and ethos;

Understand China's basic national   conditions and its friendship with China.

Academic Activities、Practice Training   and Scientific Research

When a master graduate student is in school, he or she must complete the   required total credits, must engage in social research activities that are in   line with professional requirements, and research should be conducted as   planned. After the completion of the investigation, a social survey report   must be submitted to the instructor and the tutors assess the results   according to the social survey report. During the period of study,   postgraduate students can independently publish professional academic papers,   participate in editing publicly-published professional textbooks or books,   serve as editor-in-chief or deputy editor of publicly-published professional   textbooks or works, and complete the school-level topics. Research,   participate in domestic and international academic conferences and other ways   to cultivate scientific research and innovation capabilities and obtain   scientific research credits, under the guidance of the college tutor, the use   of knowledge to find problems, analyze problems and solve problems to   complete the dissertation.

Cultivation mode

The training method   implements the instructor responsibility system, and the tutor formulates the   postgraduate training program based on the “Management Measures for Foreign Graduate Students Training in China” at the Jiangxi University of Finance and   Economics, and is responsible for the guiding work of the international   students in the training of the students. Instead, it is responsible for the   development of a personal training plan for graduate students to guide the   completion of the opening report, academic research and thesis writing. At   the same time, we encourage qualified cross-subjects and co-construction   disciplines to organize teachers to collectively know and promote   postgraduates to select papers that are integrated with the actual situation   in the country.

Introduction to the Major and Research Directions

Introduction to the Major

Research Directions

Finance(including: Insurance) (020204):

The School of Finance is a   teaching college with traditional advantages of Jiangxi University of Finance   and Economics. It has the only “Finance” professional doctoral program in   Jiangxi Province. The main research directions include corporate finance, international   finance, securities investment, currency bank, financial derivatives and risk   management, and behavioral finance. In recent years, the college has   successively hosted various types of international and domestic conferences,   and the degree of internationalization has continuously improved. At the same   time, it has a strong faculty and has received good praise and widespread   social recognition.

Currency Banking Theory and Policy

International Finance Theory and   Practice

Securities Investment Theory and   Practice

Corporate Finance Theory and Policy

Financial Engineering and Risk Management

Course Scheme

Course Type

Course Name

Total Credits

Total Teaching Hours

Weekly Hours

Semester

Notes

Degree course (required)

Microeconomics

3

48

2

1

Macroeconomics

3

48

2

2

 Money and Banking

3

48

2

1

International Finance

3

48

2

1

Non-Fundamental discipline-based Course

Professional required course

Investment

2

32

2

2

Financial Engineering

2

32

2

3

Corporate Finance

2

32

2

3

Financial Econometrics

2

32

2

2

Introduction to China

2

32

2

1

Major Elective Course (at least Choose one)

Risk Management of Financial   Institutions

2

32

1

2

Management of Banking

2

32

1

1

Financial Statement Analysis

2

32

1

3

Financial Time Series Analysis

2

32

1

3

International Settlement

2

32

1

3

Topics on Chinese Economy and Finance

2

32

1

3

Practical Course

Social investigation and research

2

4

Total

24

Other training links and requirements

Other training links

Requirements

Time and ways for assessment

Research

Middle-term Assessment

Research Proposal

Paper writing should occupy a   large amount of data. So, determining the directory of research references   and reading it programmatically are necessary. Then determine the thesis   topic selection on this basis，and write the thesis   proposal，also participate in the thesis   defense。

Master students should   complete the dissertation proposal and participate in the dissertation   proposal meeting before the end of the second semester.

Social practice

Encourage students to participate   in social practices related to the profession

Academic training

Complete the study of research   methods

Before the end of the second semester

Thesis

l    Students should   complete the thesis proposal during the first to the second semester after   enrollment. After passing all course work, all Master students need to   participate in the thesis proposal workshop.

l    The thesis is required   to refer to more than30 literatures from home and abroad according to the   research directions chosen by students and academic dissertation   requirements.

l    The thesis should show   that the author has grasped solid and extensive professional knowledge in   this subject, and it should be systematic and integrated expression and   summary of the scientific research findings. The word number must be over30,000.   

l    Cultivation plans, thesis   proposal and degree thesis should be written in English, of which the titles   and abstracts should be translated into Chinese.

l    The thesis defense   will be organized according to the regulations of JUFE.