Address School of Business at Renmin University of China
School of Business
Renmin University of China
59 Zhongguancun Avenue Beijing, 100872 CHINA
School of Business
Renmin University of China
59 Zhongguancun Avenue Beijing, 100872 CHINA
Department of Enterprise Management
Department of Trade and Economics
Department of Accounting
Department of Marketing
Department of Organization and Human Resources
Department of Management Science and Engineering
Department of Finance
Doctoral Program
There are seven doctoral programs in RBS——enterprise management, industrial economics, accounting, technological economics and management, financial management, marketing management, and logistics economics.
Industrial economics
This field of specialization is an applied economics studying industrial organizations, industrial structure, theory of industrial relationship, and the economic activities and rules in industry, and industrial analysis and policy making to serve the demand of macroeconomic policy making and corporate development strategy. With the emergence of economic globalization and the approach of technological splendor, the research area of industrial economics is extended.
Core courses: advanced topics in industrial economics, models and applications of international trade
Logistics economics
This field of specialization is an applied economics studying industrial organizations in logistics, logistics industrial structure, theory of logistics industrial affiliation, and the economic activities and rules in logistics industry.
Key fields of study: theory of logistics economics, theory of logistics organization, industrial policy of logistics, modern theory and management of logistics, modern wholesale theory and management, modern retail theory and management, business ethics and market system, integration of domestic and international trade, commodity futures, commodity science, commodity inspection and quarantine, market management and regulations, statistical control of logistics, etc.
The Ph.D. students taking this major must possess a foundation of theory and profound systematic special knowledge in the field of applied economics, fit for teaching and research work in colleges and scientific research institutions, competent for macro-management work in governmental departments and strategic research and top management work in medium-sized and large-sized enterprises.
Accounting
This field of specialization is a key national academic discipline. Research areas include accounting theory, advanced accounting, auditing, cost management accounting, computerized accounting, etc. With a solid foundation of knowledge, insights, and abilities of problem solving, the graduates taking this major are expected to develop into top management executives and theoretical research experts.
Core courses: theory and methods of accounting, theory and methods of finance, advanced management accounting, advanced financial accounting, theory of auditing, accounting information system, etc.
Enterprise management
This field of specialization is a key national academic subject. With fifty years’ history, it is the founder and pioneer in enterprise management education in new China. In the fifty years, the enterprise management science of RUC has always been one of the leading academic research subjects in the theory and practice of enterprise management development and innovation, studying important theoretical and realistic problems appeared in the development of enterprises. Research areas are management theory, strategic management, marketing management, organizational behavior, human resources management, management science, management information system, financial management, transnational management, etc.
Core courses: economic theory, research methodology, modern management theory, marketing management, management accounting, corporate financial management, organizational behavior, corporate strategic management, organizational theory and design, management statistics, theory of industrial organization, production operation management, human resources management, management information system, transnational management, etc.
Technological economics and management
The academic subject of technological economics and management is the integration of modern technological development and management level with social economic development. It is the science of studying economic problems in the technological field, the relationship of technological progress to economic growth, and project management. Research subjects can be divided into two categories: Firstly, it is the science of studying project assessment and the theory and methods of project management; Secondly, it is the science of studying the relationship of technology to economy and the theory and methods of promoting technological progress and accelerating economic growth by means of technological innovation.
Core courses: socialist economic theory, principles of management, marketing management, management accounting, corporate financial management, organizational behavior, corporate strategic management, etc.
Core courses: technological economics, technological innovation economics, research and development management, technological and industrial development, and project management
Marketing management
It is the management academic subject studying corporate marketing activities and non-profit organizational marketing and their rules. With a solid foundation of knowledge and theory in marketing management and the abilities of problem solving, the graduates taking this major are expected to develop into top management executives and theoretical research experts to meet the need of socialist market economy. Graduates will apply their skills of decision-making, marketing management, theoretical research, and teaching to comprehensive management departments, enterprises, scientific research institutes, and colleges.
Core courses: distribution management, history of marketing ideology, marketing models, case study on marketing, marketing communication, advanced topics in marketing management theory, and directed readings on marketing management masterpieces
Financial management
The aspects and contents of research include theory and practice of corporate finance; theory and practice of security investment; mergers, acquisitions and restructuring; financial market and financial instruments, financial analysis, security assessment, risk management, transnational financial management, etc.
The Ph.D. candidates taking this major must have strong sensitivity to market economy and management ability, possess a wide range of knowledge in management and economics, fit for academic research work in colleges and scientific research institutions, and become top financial management personnel competent for work in the fields of financial management, consulting service and other related economic management work in industrial and commercial enterprises, financial organizations, governmental departments and public service units, and agency institutions.
Core courses: theory and methods of finance, advanced financial management, security investment analysis, derivative financial instruments, theory and practice of capital market, financial analysis and security assessment, risk management, transnational financial management, etc.
On-line enrollment
On-line enrollment includes on-line application, payment for the application, on-line enrollment, etc. All our postgraduate admission information is on the website. Applicants can log onto our graduate school website to look for related notices at any time. Applicants download from the graduate school website the Admission Card for Entrance Examination, The Report Card for the First Round Test, A Notice of the Second Round Test, agreement, etc.
MBA Enrollment in Spring School of Business at Renmin University of China
Enrollment in Spring
Part-time students pursuing MBA degrees attend classes in their spare time for two years
Subjects of enrollment:
1. College graduates of national education system (normally with bachelor’s degrees) and those who have been working for over five years and are serving at enterprises and economic management departments. Our focus is to recruit middle and top management of medium and large-sized SOEs.
2. Those who have been recommended by the HR departments of their organizations.
Application Procedure:
June or July each year——Application.
October the same year——National written examination for “Part-time MBA entrance examination for management personnel of enterprises”.
December the same year——Applicants whose examination results are above the base entrance score for the second round test of our school take the second round test. (the exact time will be notified later)
February the following year——Those who have passed the interviews are informed to submit agreements and pay for the tuition; Our school sends the Notice of Admission to those who have passed the second round test.
March or April the following year——Enrollment.
MBA Enrollment in Autumn School of Business at Renmin University of China
Enrollment in Autumn
Full-time MBA:
Full-time study, the duration of study is two years
Part-time MBA:
Courses offered in the evening or on weekend, the duration of study is two years
MBA Program with Face-to-face Coaching:
MBA program with face-to-face coaching is offered each month, the duration of study is two years (restricted to teaching branches in other cities)
Basic requirements for applicants:
High political and professional caliber, good health
2. Have graduated from college for over three years (as of the registration date) or have graduated from graduate schools (as of the registration date).
3. Those who have graduated from junior colleges for over five years (as of the registration date), and have management experience in industrial or commercial enterprises or economic and management departments; applicants with the equivalent academic degree should pass the CET-4 test for English; in the second round test, the applicants should submit a paper in economics or management of over 10,000 Chinese characters equivalent to the academic level of a bachelor, or three articles published in newspapers or magazines.
4. Applicants should be younger than 40 years old (as of the registration date). Older applicants are acceptable if they are assigned to training by their organizations.
Application Procedure:
October each year——Application.
January the following year——MBA National Examination.
March the following year——Applicants whose examination results are above the base entrance score for the second round test of our school are interviewed by the specialty team and English team organized by our school.
April-May the following year——Those who have passed the interviews are informed to submit agreements and pay tuition.
June the following year——Send the Notice of Admission to those who have passed the second round test.
September the following year——Enrollment.
Renmin University of China recruits MBA students in each autumn and spring based on standards of RUC (in principle, we only recruit qualified applicants who take the RUC as their first choice). We recruit 120 students in spring and 350 in autumn (including teaching branches in other cities).
Features of MBA Education
1. Based on the strong teaching and research faculty of RBS
As one of main bases of MBA education in China, RBS has strong teaching and research strength, a library with enormous books and complete specialized materials, advanced computer lab, multimedia network classrooms, a CAD lab, compact disc information searching center, and a video room.
2. Unique premium MBA curriculum
The MBA education at RBS is the embodiment of the research on management theory and corporate practice over half a century. It has drawn the quintessence from the contemporary European and American MBA education, which helped form an extractive curriculum with its own characteristics. Our MBA program is featured by “paying equal attention to both advanced topics and systematic courses, distinguished professors coupled with entrepreneurs, advanced western theory integrated with domestic experience, simulated training with interactive case discussion”. RBS faculty have collectively compiled 15 case study books, and published scores of MBA premium teaching materials in English through the China Machinery Press to meet requirements of MBA case study education. It has also intensified the assessment for teachers and has promptly informed them of feedback from students.
3. Advanced case study education focusing on the integration between theory and practice
In view of MBA’s orientation of practice, we focus on case study in education, intensifying students’ awareness of competition, risks, and decision-making and on-site management capabilities, and organizing them to visit and investigate into enterprises to keep them up to date with economic development in the world, and the reform and opening up of China.
4. Flexible BB On-Line Learning System
As the pioneer in developing on-line education management system in China, RBS has an internationally advanced Blackboard Learning System (BB). With its powerful functions such as on-line course registration, scoring, classroom discussion, learning material distribution, question answering by teachers, teaching affairs management, the BB system has provided a powerful on-line platform for interactions between teachers and students, and between students; and has substantially enhanced the teaching management efficiency.
5. The colorful secondary classroom
RBS has invited senior visiting scholars, the American Fulbright and other foreign teachers to participate in the MBA classroom teaching, and has invited managers of foreign transnational corporations in China and domestic enterprise managers and scholars to give lectures.
6. International exchange activities
RBS regularly send outstanding MBA students on exchange visits to schools in the U.S. A. and Europe. Since 2000, we have signed graduate exchange and study agreements with The University of Texas, San Antonio (the U.S.), the School of Business (EUROMED MARSEILLE Ecole De Management, France), and the School of Business (Aarhus School of Business, Danmark), and have regularly sent MBA students on exchange visits to the above-mentioned schools.