1. Program Objectives

Editor Note: Most students are engaged in professional mechanical/material science and engineering or pursuing higher academic degree program.

• Obtain intellectual skills and theoretical understandings of business administration at the postgraduate level;
• Develop analytical, design, and experimental abilities through courses, labs, projects, and independent research;
• Improve academic research abilities by working on individual or group research projects where each student has predefined roles and responsibilities;
• Finish a master degree thesis, which combines course studies with practical experience.

2. Research Fields

Editor Notes: There are 4 fields of this program for students to choose to learn to expand their research direction to meet the needs of society.

In order to strengthen the advantages of discipline and respond to the development and changes of the discipline, cross-disciplinary research directions are set for majors of Business Administration and Management Science and Engineering to expand new areas of research. With the continuous development of the major and the needs of the national economy, the discipline will broaden the research direction to meet the needs of society.

1. Business Administration :

(1) Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management

(2) Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Strategic Management

(3) Marketing Management & Business Intelligence

(4) Accounting Behavior & Financial Innovation

2. Management Science and Engineering:

(1) Operations Management & Supply Chain Management

(2) Information Systems Management & E-Commerce

(3) Business Big Data Analysis & Management Decision

(4) Management Systems Engineering

With the continuous development of the major and the needs of the national economy, the discipline will broaden the research direction to meet the needs of society.

3. Program Overview

Editor Notes: This program provides students with flexibility, international perspective, and the state-of-the-art environment to learn knowledge in business administration.

The program aims to offer a rigorous, disciplined, and specialized education for those who are interested in the field of business administration. The program blends a variety of courses and rigorous master thesis works with tastes of Chinese culture, business practices, and cutting-edge research. It provides students with flexibility, international perspective, and the state-of-the-art environment to learn knowledge in business administration and build up a solid foundation for pursuing higher academic degree programs and developing skills and abilities for analyzing and solving practical business issues.

4. Course Work

Editor Notes: Every student need to complete at least 30 credits before graduation.

The academic Master programs in Business Administration and Management Science and Engineering consist of at least 30 credits for course work. Required courses include Comprehensive Chinese I (2 credits), Overview of China I (2 credits), degree courses (no less than 12 credits), and elective courses (set according to degree requirements, no less than 14 credits).

Other compulsory activities include academic lecture (master) (1 credit) and mid-term assessment (3 credits).

5. Curriculum Design and Credit Requirements of Master's Degree Programs

Editor Notes: Each course information of public course, degree course, elective course and compulsory activity has described detailly in the table.

6. Compulsory Activities

Editor Notes: This program includes 5 parts, namely lectures, opening report, mid-term assessment, final academic report/pre-defense and thesis/dissertation.

Lectures

Master students are required to attend 8 lectures, including 2 compulsory (Scientific Morality and Construction of Study Style, and Introduction to Career Development and Planning), 5 regarding discipline-specific forefront information (organized by individual schools), and 1 elective within the university. Students will obtain 1 credit with full attendance to 8 lectures.

Opening Report

Master students are required to submit the Opening Report at the end of the second semester (in July). The main contents of the Opening Report include the scientific basis of the topic, main research contents, research plan, and the expected progress. The report should be approved by the instructor and sent to the academic affairs of management school. Students who complete this topic selection process can obtain 2 credits.

Mid-term Assessment

Master students are required to take part in the mid-term assessment in November or December of the third semester. The assessment includes a brief introduction of research, the research progress, and the future research plan, etc. The mid-term assessment shall be uniformly organized by management school. Before participating in the mid-term assessment, students should submit the ’mid-term progress report of master students’ to the school. Students are required to give a presentation (no less than 15 minutes) to the experts. Students who pass the assessment can obtain 6 credits, and those who fail the assessment will be regarded as the focus of review in thesis defense and meeting of the degree committee.

Final Academic Report/ Pre-defense

Specific requirement of pre-defense refer to the Interim Measures for Degree Awarding of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Graduate School XJTU [2003] 14)
Students are required to give a presentation to the experts, which is a simulation exercise of the final defense. The experts will give some revision suggestions for the thesis. The pre-defense is organized by the instructor of the student. It should be completed by the middle of March of the fourth semester. The research will be reviewed by at least three experts, not including the instructor of the student.

Thesis/Dissertation

Under the guidance of the supervisor, the students should confirm their research topic and research scope with their actual situation after literature reading. They are suggested to give full play to the strengths of the supervisor and themselves, in order to make innovative achievements in the crosses fields.

The thesis should be finished independently by students under the instruction of supervisors in the School of Management. The thesis should show that the student has really mastered a solid basic theory and systematic expertise in the related subject, and has new insights into the research topic and the ability to engage in scientific research. The format of the thesis should conform to the requirement of graduate school (refers to Graduate Thesis Specifications of Xi'an Jiaotong University).

The pre-defense is organized by the instructor of the student after the student's thesis is basically completed, the experts need to supervise the quality of the thesis and give revision suggestions. The School of Management will organize another thesis revision for the modified thesis after the pre-defense, also the plagiarism checking and final defense. After passing the defense, the thesis will be evaluated anonymously. The thesis is not required to contain the names of instructor and student, and the acknowledgment page should be removed. The thesis will be admitted to the degree committee if it is approved by the anonymous experts.

The defense shall be conducted in accordance with relevant documents of the university (Refers to the Interim Measures for Degree Awarding of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Graduate School XJTU [2003] 14).

7. Xi an Jiaotong University Introduction

Editor Notes: XJTU is recognized by WHO and the graduates of MBBS program are eligible to take the Medical Licensing Examinations held by the medical councils in different countries such as MCI, PMDC, USMLE, MMC, NMC etc.

Founded in Shanghai in 1896 as the Nanyang Public College, Xi'an Jiaotong University is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in China. 

Today's Xi'an Jiaotong University is a comprehensive research-oriented university with its focus on science and engineering. Its programs cover the fields of science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, literature and arts, law, philosophy, and education. It consists of 17 schools, offering 74 undergraduate programs, 199 master programs, and 114 doctoral programs. In 2007, the number of full-time undergraduate students was over 17,000 and that of graduate students nearly 13,000.

There are more than 2,500 full-time faculty members, dedication to both teaching and research. The current faculty includes 16 members of the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as well as members of the American Academy of Engineering, the British Royal Academy, and the Third-World Academy of Science. Learn More>>

8. Campus Life

Editor Notes: International students enjoy the wonderful life in the campus.

Foreign Students Chinese Fun Sports Meeting

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• 1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with valid passports;
• 2. Applicants must be in good health;
• 3. Applicants for Master's degree must have a Bachelor's  degree and be under 35 years of age.
• 4. English-taught programs: transcript of IELTS 6.0 and above, TOEFL 80 and above. Other language proficiency certificate is also acceptable upon approved by XJTU.

"*" means necessary documents that you must provide in your application.

*1. Application Form

Please upload your finished application form here.

*2. Completed Original Physical Examination Record for Foreigners and Blood Test Report

The physical examination must cover ALL the items listed in form. The forms with incomplete records or without the suggestion and signature of the attending physician, official cross-edge stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicant are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take physical examination as the result is valid for only 6 months.

3. Original Research Achievements and Notarized Copies

Applicants may submit published research papers, award certificates or other documents to prove their achieve-ment and ability in academic research if any.

*4. Photocopy of Valid Ordinary Passport

With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included(Photocopy of valid passport identification page. Passport must be an ordinary passport and be valid for at least six months. Applicants currently residing in China must include a copy of the page containing a valid visa or residence permit.)

*5. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

*6. Original Highest Diploma and Its Notarized Copies

Certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization. Both original and official English translated version are required.
Prospective diploma winners must submit official certificate from their current university

*7. Original transcripts in undergraduate or graduate period and their notarized copies

Academic Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization. Both original and official English translated version are required.

*8. Recommendation Letters

Two original recommendation letters written by professors or associate professors. If applicants have already got provisional acceptance from professors in XJTU, please ask this professor to issue a recommendation letter in the required format.

*9. Original Non-criminal Record

It must be issued by your local police station with official stamp.

*10. English Proficiency Certificate

*11. A Study Plan or Research Proposal

Applicants must submit a written study plan or research proposal in English or Chinese, with a minimum of 800 words.

12. Supporting Documents: Certificate of Good Conduct

Provided by your current/previous school/company in Chinese/English to improve your success rate.

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