The Economics and Management School (EMS)

The Economics and Management School (EMS) is the largest school of Wuhan University, with 12807 students and 361 faculty and staffs. It dates back to 1893 when “Ziqiang (Self-Reliance) Institute” was founded with a division of business and it was, in practice, the earliest business education institution in China. 

Degree programs offered by EMS meet the high education standards. Within its two broad subject disciplines of Economics and Management, the School has one national key first-level discipline and 7 national key secondary disciplines, all of which have obtained distinguished qualifications within either the national higher education system or Hubei province itself. Currently, the School is offering 22 doctoral programs, 26 academic master programs, 18 professional master degree programs (such as MBA, EMBA, MPAcc, MPM, etc), 18 undergraduate programs and 7 experimental-teaching undergraduate classes.

In 2012, Wuhan University was ranked 3rd in the subject of Theoretical Economics and 12th in Business Administration in a nationwide assessment by China’s Ministry of Education (MoE). In 2010, it became the 4th institution in China to gain international accreditation of AMBA, and it was re-accredited in 2013 for another 5 years. In April 2016, The Economics and Management School of Wuhan University is proud to be the first EQUIS-accredited business school in Central China, a dynamic area with a population of 300 million. This is a critical step for our School to become a leading business school in China with world-class standing

The International Program at EMS

The International program in the Economics and Management School of Wuhan University is a credit-based 4 year undergraduate program, designed for overseas students to learn undergraduate courses for majors in Economics orBusiness Management at Wuhan University. All courses are delivered in English and adopt original English textbooks. Teaching and learning are conducted in English.

Students need to acquire 36 credits of core major courses, 32 credits of elective major courses, 10 credits forinternship and the dissertation, as well as 42 credits of compulsory public courses to achieve a BS in Economics or Management. Core major courses and compulsory public courses are arranged in the first two years, elective major courses are given in the third year, and the fourth year is dedicated to internship and dissertation.

The program provides 10 available majors in Economics and Management. Students will choose their major by choosing the elective courses module at the end of the second year, the supervisor of dissertation and its research domain at the end of the third year. The major will be in line with the research domain of the supervisor.

The international Economics program is based on Theoretical Economics (a national key first-level discipline) and Applied Economics (a provincial key first-level discipline).The international program in Business Administrationis based on Business Administration, a provincial key first-level discipline.The program enables students to master fundamental principles and to practice analytical skills in modern Economics and Management. Graduate students from the program will be qualified for professional positions and business practices, or for further study and research in Economics and Management in an international scope. 

The program allows students to learn the most spoken foreign languages for the future international business, encourages students to practice communication and teamwork skills in a globally-diversified team, and stimulates students to adapt to a truly international context. Itprovides particular perspectives on recent development in global economy and actual practice of growing economies, with distinct experiences from Chinese developing strategies and practices. We expect to cultivate talents with strategic thinking and decision-making competences, entrepreneurship and innovative spirits,as well as abilities in adapting to the increasingly complex globalization and the rising role of emerging economies.

In 2014,we enroll 76 students for the first time. Till 2016, we have 280 students in our program. They came from 40 different countries and mainly from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Thailand，Papua New Guinea, Congo, Kazakhstan etc.

Curriculum of International Program at EMS

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