Part-time Master of Business Administration
Objective
The discipline is guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implements the Party's education policy, and carries out the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education. The core of the program is ideological and belief education, and the aim is to cultivate high-level professionals who are fully developed in virtue, intelligence, physical fitness, beauty and labor and possess social responsibility and innovation spirit.
The Part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) takes root in the innovative and entrepreneurial environment of the Greater Bay Area. It leverages Shenzhen's advantages in high-tech industries, efficient and open financial markets, and the policy advantages of China's pioneering demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Through integrating the interdisciplinary edge of Sun Yat-Sen University and gathering top industry resources, the program aims to cultivate students with a mindset and awareness that combine business management with innovation and entrepreneurship. It cultivates high-quality business leaders and managers with a solid theoretical foundation and forward-looking practical skills, an international perspective, familiarity with China's national conditions, and a capacity for innovation and a sense of social responsibility. The program is dedicated to creating an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, stimulating intrinsic motivation for innovation and entrepreneurship, and training innovative leaders with the skills and mindset to design and shape the future, thereby serving the high-quality development of the economy and society of the country and Greater Bay Area.
Program Duration
The basic length of schooling is three-year, with the longest learning period not exceeding five-year (including time for suspension).
a credit system, part-time format, and in-service study
Cultivation Method
The method combines classroom instruction with online education, practical teaching, innovative and entrepreneurial courses, and thesis writing.
The curriculum is designed to develop students' thinking abilities and problem-solving skills. It can help them master modern management, economic theories and comprehensive business management practices and skills. In addition to regular course study, various MBA expert lectures and cutting-edge technology forums are offered to broaden students' theoretical depth and interdisciplinary perspectives. Top-notch managers and industry experts from different sectors are also invited to serve as off-campus academic mentors. They will participate in teaching, internships, practical training, and thesis supervision to achieve all-round joint cultivation and deep integration of industry and education.
Practical teaching emphasizes the mastery of practical application skills, which can help students link theory with practice. It trains students to apply theories and methods to real situations and enhances their abilities to understand, analyze, and make decisions effectively. Practical teaching methods include incorporating classes into practice sessions, real-world simulations, sandbox simulations, case discussions, company visits, and field research.
Students are encouraged to engage in innovative and entrepreneurial design and practice during their studies. Through specialized courses on innovation and entrepreneurship and connections with sci-tech scenarios, students are expected to improve their innovation, entrepreneurial capabilities, and leadership skills.
Curriculum
Fundamental specialized courses include Management Economics, Business Decision Analysis, Business Ethics, Management Communication, and Financial Accounting.
Specialized courses include Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Operations Management, Marketing Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management, and Corporate Finance. Technical and practical courses include Professional Practice, Technological Innovation, and Technology Transfer Exploration.
Lectures and Forums include Cutting-Edge Technology Lectures, Industry Frontiers Lectures, and Entrepreneur Forums.
Elective courses include Macroeconomic Analysis, Business Planning, Technology Industry Investment, Entrepreneurial Legal Practices, Global Intellectual Property Management, Business Model Innovation, Artificial Intelligence in Business, International Business, Emerging Industries in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, Risk Management for Startups, Venture Capital, Financial Technology.