Degree: Bachelor | Duration: 4 Years |
School: Business | Tuition: 23,000 RMB |
Subject: International Trade | Opening Date: |
Chinese Language Program & Foundation Program:
international@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Bachelor Program:
iao@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Master Program:
wangzhong@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Doctor Program:
zhaochun@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Introduction
International Economics and Trade is one of the fields that favoured by most international students. It is one of the top programs in international economics and trade in Henan. It bases on the fundamental economics and emphasizes on the theories and policies of international economics, international trade,and overseas investment in the global economy, as well as on the operation of international trade and overseas investment in real world practices.
This is a four-year program focuses on both the fundamental theories of economics and the field practice in the international economics, international trade, and international investment.
Core Curricula
Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; International Trade; Practice of international Trade; International Finance; International Marketing; Multinational Corporations; Electronic Business; History of Chinese Foreign Trade; Introduction to Chinese Foreign Trade.
Compulsory Course Number and Title |
Credits |
Session |
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ACC200 Accounting |
3 |
Fall |
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ECO201 Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
Fall |
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ECO203 Intermediate Macroeconomics |
3 |
Fall |
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ECO206 Statistical Methods in Economics and Business |
3 |
Fall |
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ECO210 International Economics |
3 |
Spring |
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ECO301 Econometrics |
3 |
Spring |
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ECO312 International Trade Practice |
3 |
Spring |
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ECO314 International Finance |
2 |
Fall |
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ECO340 International Transportation and Logistics |
3 |
Spring |
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LAW300 Legal Studies |
3 |
Fall |
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ECO411 International Trade Research |
3 |
Spring |
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2 |
Spring |
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ECO491 Research Seminars |
2 |
Fall |
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Selected Elective Courses |
Credits |
Session |
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ECO211 International Trade Policy |
2 |
Spring |
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ECO220 Money and Banking |
3 |
Spring |
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ECO313 International Finance and Management |
3 |
Spring |
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ECO320 Corporate Finance |
3 |
Fall |
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ECO323 Investment Management Analysis |
2 |
Spring |
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ECO345 Supply Chain Management |
3 |
Spring |
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ECO401 Advanced Microeconomics |
4 |
Fall |
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ECO402 Advanced Macroeconomics |
4 |
Fall |
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ECO421 Financial Markets |
3 |
Spring |
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ECO442 Warehousing Management |
2 |
Fall |
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ECO452 History of Economic Thoughts |
2 |
Spring |
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ECO462 Internship Placement |
4 |
All sessions |
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ECO493 Economics Research |
3 |
Fall |
Objectives and Career Prospects
The program is designed to train graduates equipped with solid foundation of field theory on international economics and trade, skills required for practices on international trade and investment, and skills of multicultural communication. Program alumni are found to have brilliant skills and sophisticated communication skills in Chinese, and are thus warmly welcomed by large multinational corporations, trade companies and financial departments in China, as well as the home countries of the students. There are also some graduates working for family firms and are committed to their business relations with China.
Program of Study
It is the four-year undergraduate Program; the minimum length of stay in the program is four calendar years. However, the maximum time for completion of a bachelor’s degree is six years. This time limit is counted from the time that the students enter the undergraduate program regardless of any leave of absence taken.
Courses Descriptions
ECO201 Intermediate Microeconomics [3 credits] –Fall session
This course provides students with a general knowledge on microeconomics. It provides a treatment of microeconomic theory that stresses its relevance and application to both managerial and public policy decision-making. The main topics cover consumer behavior and production analysis. This course is suitable for students with a broad range of backgrounds. Prerequisites:Principle of Microeconomics
ECO203 Intermediate Macroeconomics [3 credits]-Fall session
The objective of this course is to provide a theoretic framework for macroeconomic analysis. During this course, students will acquire the concepts of macroeconomics and basic models to formalize the relationships between key macroeconomic variables, such as inflation, unemployment, interest rate and aggregate demand and supply. Students will also obtain the ability to analyze and assess the impact of fiscal and monetary policies on a country’s macro-economy. Prerequisites: principle of Macroeconomics
ECO206 Statistical Methods in Economics and Business [3 credits]-Fall sessionStatistics is a study of collecting and analyzing data for the purpose of making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. It is especially critical in social sciences, such as in the study of Economics and Business. This course is the second of two Statistical Methods in Economics and Business classes. It is designed to give you, the student, an appreciation and understanding of the use of descriptive and inferential statistics in everyday life and research. Topics covered include hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, experimental design and regression analysis. Upon successfully completed this course, you should be able to analyze data sets, solve real world statistical problems, and critically evaluate statistics used by others. More importantly, you should be able to write a clear concise description of a data set using your results. This course assumes that you have had a prior exposure to at least one statistical course. It strives to be an interactive, problem based, and hands-on learning course. We will be looking at univariate and bivariate statistics, graphing and plotting data, solved problems, and interpreting the results. Towards this end, we will often set aside class time for group exercises and in-class activities, so as to help you understand the subject, and to illustrate some key statistical concepts.
ECO210 International Economics [2 credits]-Spring session
This course introduces the main areas of international trade theory. Prerequisites for this course include a background in microeconomics.
ECO211 International Trade Policy [2 credits]-Spring session
The International institutions and trade policies of a country as well as domestic trade related policies determine to a large extent the opportunity open to foreign enterprises and competition facing domestic enterprises.. Managing in a globalizing environment requires knowledge of the regulatory and policy systems of international trade. This course is designed to provide students with the ability to conduct and evaluate economic analyses of policy issues relating to international trade. The course begins with a discussion of the analytical framework of trade policy. It proceeds to a discussion of the arguments for and against protection and managed trade. We study the effects of different trade policy instruments. Then Chinese trade reform is examined as a case of transforming from highly protectionist to liberalizing trade regime
ECO220 Money and Banking [3 credits]-Spring session
This course provides a framework for studying the role of money in the economy and the institutional characteristics of the banking system and financial markets. Basic economic principles such as supply and demand, the concept of equilibrium, the theory of asset demand, and profit maximization are applied to study the economic analysis of banking and financial institutions.
LAW300 Legal Studies [3 credits]-Fall session
ECO301 Econometrics [3 credits]-Spring session
An introduction to econometric theory and analysis of the classical normal regression model. Topics include estimation methods, hypothesis testing, multicollinearity, autocorrelation, and heteroscedasticity. Prerequisite: ECO206 Statistical Methods in Economics and Business or equivalent.
ECO312 International Trade Practice [3 credits]-Spring session
An advance International Finance includes Prices in the open economy- purchasing power parity, financial markets in the open economy, flexible prices- the monetary model, currency substitution, general equilibrium models. etc.
ECO320 Corporate Finance [3 credits]-Fall session
This study of corporate financial analysis and planning includes capital budgeting, cost of capital, and capital structure and valuation. Selected topics that may be covered are mergers and acquisition, IPO, financial distress and reorganization, etc. A combination of lectures and case-study discussion is used to illustrate theories and techniques helpful in financial analysis.
ECO323 Investment Analysis [3 credits]
The goal is to expose students to the fundamental theory and empirical evidence relevant to Investments. The course is intended for students who want to become investment professionals, knowledgeable individual investors, or both. The course covers primary financial securities: stocks and bonds. Topics include risk and returns, modern portfolio theory, asset pricing models, efficient markets, equity valuation and bond portfolios
ECO324 Financial Derivatives [2 credits]-Fall session
the focus of this course is on derivative securities, i.e., securities whose payoffs depend on the values of the other “underlying” securities. The two major instruments are options and futures. We will study the organization of their markets, the mechanics of trading, trading strategies and, most importantly, pricing models for such securities.
ECO340 Intentional Transportation and Logistics [3 credits]-Spring session
To provide a basic knowledge of an analytical framework for Transportation. Topics include Diversion and reconsignment, demurrage and detention, Transportation Management and Facility Location, achieving Transportation. The objective of the course is to build a working knowledge of the fundamental concepts and management tools for business transportation.
ECO345 Supply Chain Management [3 credits]-Spring session
This course provides students with a general knowledge on supply chain management. It introduces advanced logistics and supply chain tools and strategies used in the industry. The main topics include: logistics network configuration, inventory management and risk pooling, bullwhip effects and information value, supply chain integration and design, outsourcing and procurement.
ECO390 Practicum [6 credits]
During the IUP program, students are required to undertake Practicum, it’s usually during a summer (May -August), 2-5 days per week for two weeks to one month: totally 80 hours at least.
The practicum is evaluated on a pass/fail basis. In order to be considered, students must prepare a portfolio on their paid or volunteer work experience. Students are assisted in arranging their practicum by the School (Placement-the learning work environment in the community where the students contracts to do the required number of hours of work).
ECO401 Advanced Microeconomics Theory [4 credits]-Fall session
The course provides a rigorous analytical treatment of the standard microeconomic models of consumer and firm behavior, market equilibrium, general equilibrium, and game theory, and it prepares students for further graduate work in the theoretical and applied fields of economics. The emphasis of the course is on methods and analytical tools as well as the presentation of received results. The student acquires the skills necessary to read and understand the professional literature and to apply the theory to a wide variety of economic problems and policies. Prerequisite: ECO201 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECO402 Advanced Macroeconomics Theory [4 credits]-Fall session
The objective of the course is to provide a basic analytical framework of modern macroeconomics so that students could use the skills acquired in the course to interpret major Chinese macroeconomic issues. It is held strongly by most of the Chinese policymakers that active government interventions with fiscal and monetary policies are an effective means to maintain the growth momentum of the economy. This is basically a Keynesian approach and the issue of good macroeconomic policy is still unresolved. The information contained in the course may be useful for students to understand this policy stance and evaluate the effects of the government polices.Prerequisite:ECO203 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECO411 International Trade Research [3 credits]-Spring session
This involves working on an individual basis with a faculty member. The typical pattern is to meet for 2 hours every 2 weeks during the term registered, and to submit a research paper at the end of the term, which is the basis for the course grade. Application for a directed research project will normally only be considered when a student has completed ECO210.
ECO421 China’s Financial Markets [3 credits]-Spring session
The purpose of this course is to give a comprehensive introduction to China’s financial market, its history, status, the regulation and the microstructure. Asan emerging economy in the world, the institution of China’s financial market share some common features with those in the developed economies, but it also show significant different. For example, China has interbank money market and the stock exchange money market. China’s central bank can use the treasury bond market as the target of open market operation(OMO) just as other countries do, however, instead, China’s central bank issues bills itself as an instrument of OMO. Therefore Chinese markets have their own ways of developing and it is not always easy to give the correct perspective. One feature of this course is that it does not contain much in terms of analysis. Instead, it focuses on the market practices, regulations, and the conventions in major financial markets in China. Most of the materials are written by Chinese market professionals. Therefore, they are not so academic, but they are important for understanding Chinese financial markets.
ECO442 Warehousing Management [2 credits]-Spring session
Warehouse plays an important role in logistics and supply chain management. This course provides an introduction to the vast area of warehouse management, including but not limited to warehouse operations, warehouse management system, warehouse equipment, warehouse layout, warehouse automation, and measuring warehouse performance.
ECO452 History of Economic Thoughts[2 credits]-Spring session
To familiarize students with the history of economic thoughts so that they can have a better understanding of the creative process in the history of economic theories, an appreciation for the kind of ideas that have staying power, and a keener past theories and the obstacles overcome by the principles that survive. It is expected that, from the course, the student’ ability of that, from the course, the student’s ability of observation, summarization and reporting will be enhanced.
ECO453 International Business Environment (2 credits)-Spring session
Introduction to International Business Environment: Importance nature and scope of International business; modes of entry into International Business internationalization process and managerial implications. Introduction to International Business Environment and Global Institutions: Global Trading Environment; International Financial Environment International Economic Institutions and Agreements and Regional Economic Groupings in Practice; PESTEL analysis to assess international business environment; Introduction to Environmental Context of International Business: Strategy in international business environment. Framework for analyzing international business environment – Domestic, foreign and global environments and their impact on international business decisions; Multinational Corporations and their involvement in International Business: Issues in foreign investments, technology transfer, pricing and regulations; International collaborative arrangements and strategic alliances. Emerging Developments and Other Issues: Growing concern for ecology; Counter trade; IT and international business.
ECO462 Internship Placement [4 credits]-Summer session
Internship is not mandatory; this Internship Placement is a competitive program, and is entirely voluntary in that participating students receive no financial remuneration. However, the Placement provides students with direct work experience in various areas of governments or non- governments, and helps to develop personal contacts and networks to assist with future career prospects.
Internship information may be available at the Office of Students Affairs, Huibin Building #101.
Importantly, Registration in the internship Placement requires at least 2-month full-time working: 5 days/40 hours per week, totally 360 hours at least.
ECO490 Thesis Project [6 credits]
In the fourth year of their study, students must complete a thesis related to their major to meet the graduation requirements. The length of the thesis should be around8000 words.The thesis is a milestone assessment on the intended level of achievement both in the major and the general learning outcomes by the students. Specifically, students, must demonstrate the ability to apply their learning to complex, unscripted problems in the context of their advanced studies, the mastery of the skills required for their disciplines as well as essential learning outcomes including the breadth and the depth of their knowledge, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, the ability to integrate knowledge and skills and present their work in an appropriate manner. A subject of ECO491 Research Seminars helps students how to write thesis. And courses, ECO411 Economics Research, ECO494 Finance Research, etc offered in fall sessions give ideas how to do research and what to write the thesis. Students also can pick upthe Style guide for the Preparation of an English Thesisat the Office of International Students, Boxue Building #1112.
ECO491 Research Seminar [2 credits]-Fall session
This course is writing- and research-intensive designed to guide the students in the development and completion of an economic thesis research proposal. This course aims to introduce to the students academic writing, in particular, the strategies for writing a research paper. The students are expected to understand the process and grasp the basic techniques of writing research papers. Students are expected to undertake substantial work outside of class in the forms of targeted readings related to your project, identifying a research question, organizing your research strategy, and completing assignments that will lead to thesis proposal.
ECO493 Economics Research (3 credits)-Fall session
Students admitted into the Bachelor of Economics are required to undertake Research seminar. In the fourth year of year students undertake a Research Seminar may write an essay. Students work under a faculty advisor.
Chinese Language Program & Foundation Program:
international@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Bachelor Program:
iao@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Master Program:
wangzhong@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Doctor Program:
zhaochun@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Chinese Language Program & Foundation Program:
international@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Bachelor Program:
iao@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Master Program:
wangzhong@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Doctor Program:
zhaochun@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Tuition Fee |
|
Bachelor |
RMB 23,000 per year |
Other Fees |
|
Application |
RMB 800 |
Living Expense |
RMB 2,000 to RMB 2,500 / month |
Accommodation Fee |
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International Student Residence Hall |
|
Double Room |
RMB 30 to RMB 60 |
Single Room |
RMB 60 |
Building No.12, Pine Gargen |
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Double Room |
RMB 15 to RMB 30 |
Single Room |
RMB 60 |
Building No.2, Lotus Garden |
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Double Room |
RMB 15 to RMB 30 |
Single Room |
RMB 60 |
Building No.17, Willow Garden |
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Double Room |
RMB 30 |
Single Room |
RMB 60 |
Chinese Language Program & Foundation Program:
international@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Bachelor Program:
iao@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Master Program:
wangzhong@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Doctor Program:
zhaochun@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Internship is not mandatory; this Internship Placement is a competitive program, and is entirely voluntary in that participating students receive no financial remuneration. However, the Placement provides students with direct work experience in various areas of governments or non-governments, and helps to develop personal contacts and networks to assist with future career prospects.
Internship information may be available at the Office of Students Affairs.
Importantly, Registration in the internship Placement requires at least 2-month full-time working: 5 days/40 hours per week, totally 360 hours at least.
Steps to claim Internship credits:
-Step 1: Submit the Application for Internship Placement (pick up at the Office of International Students Programs).
-Step 2: Finish the Internship
-Step 3: Submit the Internship Completion letter/Certificate issued by the Internship placement company to claim the credits. The letter/certificate should include your name, job description, working length/hours, etc.
Chinese Language Program & Foundation Program:
international@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Bachelor Program:
iao@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Master Program:
wangzhong@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Doctor Program:
zhaochun@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
All applications are advised to contact our admissions advisors for detailed information of application as early as possible. There will be two to three rounds of selections in April to May, June, and July respectively.
Students who intend to apply for scholarship should submit their applications in early March to both ZZU and scholarship sources. For more information of scholarship, please visit our website of scholarship.
There are also several authorized recruitment agents of our university in countries such as India, Saudi Arabia, Bangaldash, Thailand, Parkistan. Apllicants in these countries can apply for this program with the aid of our agents. They will offer an all-round service for your application with reasonable agency charge. For more information of agents, please contact Admission Office.
All applications and supporting documents have to be submitted via the on-line application system by the appropriate closing date
. To submit an on-line application, please visit our website: http://zzu.17gz.org.
Applicants who wish to apply for admission to more than one department should submit one complete set of the on-line application form and supporting documents for each proposed department of study.
The University views any act of cheating and plagiarism as of the utmost seriousness and it is a form of academic misdemeanor that the University will not tolerate. To discourage plagiarism, the University will: 1. Inspect all original documents at the time of registration; 2. Conduct a plagiarism check on the application materials submitted by the applicants, including the research proposal, research plan and vision statements, before offer of admission.
The application documents may include the following:
(a) On-line application form
(b) On-line submission of certificates and complete transcripts of undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
Please upload certificates and complete transcripts of your undergraduate and postgraduate studies via the on-line application system. Applicants have to supply certified hard copies of academic certificates and transcripts upon request. Documents that are not in English should be accompanied by a formally translated version in English. If the policy of your institution is that the transcript should remain confidential, please request your institution to send it directly to the Admission Office Zhengzhou University. For current undergraduate or postgraduate students: It is to your advantage to upload an interim transcript showing the results of courses you have completed so far. For qualifications obtained from ZZU: Certificates are not required but if you are a graduate, you are requested to upload your transcript with your on-line application; if you are a current student, you are requested to upload your examination results obtained from Teaching and Learning Office.
(c) On-line submission of statement of research interest or research proposal
Whether a statement of research interest or a research proposal is required depends on your proposed program and department of study. In general, a statement of research interest should include your reasons for undertaking work at ZZU, while a research proposal should include the background, the objectives and the methodology or approach you propose to take in studying the subject matter. Proper referencing is needed in the preparation of research proposals. The result of the plagiarism check will be taken into consideration when the Department, Faculty and Graduate School review the application. The application may be deemed unsuccessful if plagiarized materials are identified.
(d) Two academic referee letters
Please invite two academics who are familiar with your academic achievements to complete the academic referee letters. Please provide complete and accurate information of the referees, including email addresses, in the application form.
(e) Official score report of TOEFL, IELTS or other English language proficiency tests as specified (for applicants whose language of instruction and examination is not entirely in English)
It is a policy of the TOEFL Policy Council to validate scores which are obtained within a two-year period. The University therefore accepts this two-year validity rule in the admission exercise.
(f) On-line submission of other documents
Other documents that applicants would like to bring to the attention of the University, e.g. list of publications, documentary evidence of academic awards and professional qualifications, and summary of relevant experience. If some of the supporting documents are not ready or available at the time of submission of applications, applicants should upload the documents via the on-line application system as soon as they are available, with their full name in English, the proposed curriculum and department of study and application number clearly written on the top right hand corner of each document. On or before the closing date, all supporting documents (except the referee reports) should be uploaded onto the on-line application system by the applicant. Documents/Information submitted/uploaded after the closing date may not be considered.
(g) All documents submitted in support of an application will be destroyed if the application is unsuccessful. Documents once submitted will not be returned. Do not send original or irreplaceable documents.
(h) All documents will be vetted before a formal letter will be issued to the successful applicant. Any forged documents found shall render the application unsuccessful or offer being withdrawn.
Instruction of Online Application
Address:100 Science Avenue,Zhengzhou,Henan, P. R. China 450001,
The International Admission Office ofZhengzhouUniversity
Tel (Fax):0086-371-67780665
E-mail:admission@zzu.edu.cn
Chinese Language Program & Foundation Program:
international@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Bachelor Program:
iao@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780665
Master Program:
wangzhong@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102
Doctor Program:
zhaochun@zzu.edu.cn
+86 371 67780102