PhD Program in Business Management (International)

The program is delivered over three years of full-time study. This time limit is counted from when the students enter the PhD program regardless of any leave of absence taken.

Full-time students are normally expected to register minimum 12 credits per semester. It is important to plan carefully to make sure that you schedule all of your required core courses. For the PhD Degree in Business Management, applicants must fulfill at least 31 credits according to the following requirements. The passing score for all courses should be 70 (at 100 percent system).

Program Structure

wFoundation Courses

All students must complete the following five foundation courses, 18 credits in total.

• Chinese Culture and National Conditions (3 credits)
• Chinese (two semesters,6 credits)
• Advanced Microeconomics (3 credits)
• Management Research Methodology (3 credits)
• The Frontiers of Corporate Management (3 credits)  

wCore Courses

All students must complete the following 3 core courses, 9 credits in total.

• Strategic Management (3 credits)
• Human Resource Management (3 credits)
• Organizational Behavior(3 credits)

wSelective Courses

Each student must select at least two courses from the following.

• Financial Management (2 credits)
• Consumer Behaviour (2 credits)
• Operation Management (2 credits)
• Marketing Econometrics (2 credits)
• Industrial Organizations (2 credits)

wCourse Schedule

1. Dissertation Final Project

• The dissertation should represent the students’ personal work under the supervision of the advisor and the advisory group, and be written in English clearly and concisely. The dissertation should have corresponding Chinese title and abstract.
• The PhD candidates must gain at least 31 credits before dissertation defense.

International Student Admissions and Aid

We welcome applications from prospective overseas students who want to study management.

Please note that obtaining the above grades will not guarantee you a place as we consider all aspects of each application, including the Personal Statement.

1. Scholarships

*Chinese Government Scholarship

*Confucius Institute Scholarship

*Beijing Municipality International Student Scholarship

*CUEB International Student Scholarship

For further information, please visit our website https://cba.cueb.edu.cn/

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