Masters Degrees in China

About the course

Applied linguistics identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems, such as improving how languages are taught or how multicultural workplaces can improve communication between staff.

This one-year full-time (or part-time) course has a particular focus on research methodology, exploring how language shapes human interaction.

By studying this course you will:

- Understand how to employ a range of research approaches to language, from discourse analysis to corpus linguistics
- Have the opportunity to investigate language and communication from an interdisciplinary angle
- Develop a thorough grounding in language research and its practical applications
- Use your knowledge of how languages are formed to solve real-life problems.

The course is excellent preparation for students who wish to continue their studies at PhD level.

Course structure

Compulsory modules:

Grammar and Discourse
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
Approaches to Language and Linguistics

Optional modules:

Students must also choose three modules from the following

Teaching Language and Literature
Syllabus Design and Methodology
Corpus Linguistics
Intercultural Communication

Summer modules:

Dissertation

Careers

By studying applied linguistics you will develop skills that are highly valued by employers, such as critical thinking, research, analysis, oral/written communication, presentation and problem solving skills. The types of careers you might expect to pursue include:

Advertising and marketing
Business analyst
Communications
Language teaching
Project management
Publishing
Research and academia
Writing

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About the course

This course is ideally suited for the professional development of English language teaching professionals. You must have at least two years of teaching experience to be eligible for this course.

It has a special focus on teaching contexts and requires students to undertake teaching-related assignments, while also studying many modules from its sister degree MA Applied Linguistics.

Course structure

Autumn semester

Compulsory modules:

- Grammar and Discourse
- Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
- Approaches to Language and Linguistics

Spring semester

Compulsory modules:

- Syllabus Design and Methodology

Students can then choose two optional modules from the following:

- Teaching Language and Literature
- Corpus Linguistics
- Intercultural Communication

Summer

- Dissertation

Careers

This course is ideally suited for the professional development of English language teaching professionals. Most of our students study this course in order to move their careers forward toward more senior teaching roles.

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About the course

The MSc in Business, Economy and Society of Contemporary China is an innovative one-year full-time taught programme producing highly skilled graduates best placed to succeed in one of the world’s most dynamic, vibrant and rewarding countries. It has been created to meet the demand from industry and business for graduates who have in-depth knowledge of contemporary China.

The programme is open to both international students and those from the People’s Republic of China and will supply you with the tools you need to develop a rewarding career in a country poised to become the world's biggest economy.

Business decision making is a highly case sensitive process and requires a profound understanding of the environments in which a decision is taken. A successful business education not only teaches students the theories, but also teaches them where to apply them and in what circumstances.

A major advantage of this programme it that it provides total immersion in China while studying in English to the same rigorous high standards as The University of Nottingham in the UK.

The programme will develop students' understanding of the economy, business and work environment of contemporary China; give students first-hand experience of living in China; equip students with the theoretical and methodological skills to carry out successful business and management studies in contemporary China and produce graduates equipped with the intellectual and transferable skills to satisfy their career aspirations and provide a foundation for life-long learning.

Learn Chinese

You can choose to study Mandarin as optional modules, starting at the appropriate level for you – from beginner to advanced – depending on your prior study of the language. You will use what you have learned in a Chinese language and cultural setting.

Your study at Nottingham’s Ningbo China campus will enrich your cultural and linguistic experience and allow you to explore a range of themes and issues relevant for understanding contemporary China.

Course structure

The programme will be offered full time over a period of 12 months with students studying 120 taught credits in relevant modules. Students will also have the choice of a 60 credit in-depth study of a chosen topic.

This course is administered by the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, but students also take one core module from Nottingham University Business School China (NUBS), and are encouraged to take Mandarin from the Language Centre.

Compulsory modules:

Managing People and Organisation
Research Design and Practice in China
Contemporary China Issues
Economic Development in Contemporary China
Management for China
Globalisation and Innovation in China
Chinese Business and Society
Dissertation

Students will also have the option to study some of the modules listed below:

Government and Politics in China
Contemporary Chinese Culture, Ideology and Society
The Rise of Modern China
Internship

Postgraduate scholarships

To encourage academic excellence, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) offers a comprehensive and expanding range of scholarships to postgraduate students. For more information please click the link below

http://live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/study/postgraduate/masters/scholarships/index.aspx

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About the course

This programme gives students the opportunity to develop deep understanding and analytical excellence in a field of increasing importance, international studies. A wide selection of modules allows them to specialise in a variety of different areas. Dissertations are written under the guidance of experienced academic staff, which includes world-leading experts on China, Japan, the UK, the US, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Russia, among others. Students will be introduced to key concepts and theories, will be trained in research methods, and gain access to (and we hope contribute to) the latest research in international relations and world history.

Students can choose from a range of modules in international relations and international history, which include, in addition to subjects directly related to international relations and world history, modules in diplomacy/foreign policy analysis, development, international economics, international organisations, European politics, regionalism, traditional and non-traditional security, environmental policy, area studies (including China, Russia, the US, Europe, the UK, Japan, the Middle East, Africa, etc.) and of course research methods, to name a few. Small seminars allow students to develop their analytical skills, and oral and written presentation techniques, as well as their capacity to research, compile and produce thematic reports, essays, and papers.

Case studies and occasional simulation games deepen students’ theoretical and practical knowledge of negotiations, diplomacy, world history and international relations. The dissertation will give students the opportunity to prove the breadth and depth of their knowledge.

Course structure

The MA in International Relations and World History is offered as a two year programme. A part time path is also an option. Students must take 240 credits to graduate, comprised of 60 credits each semester for three semesters (four modules each semester at 15 credits each), plus 60 credits for the dissertation (normally done the final semester of the second year). Students must pass the taught components before proceeding to the dissertation.

Year one

Compulsory modules:

Core Concepts in International Relations and World History
Contemporary China Issues
Government and Politics of China
China in International Relations
Economic Development in Contemporary China

Students will also have the option to choose some of the modules below in year one:

The Rise of Modern China
Contemporary Chinese Culture, Ideology and Society
Management for China
Chinese Business and Society
Mandarin 1A
Mandarin 1B
Welfare States
US Foreign Policy
Democratisation in Asia, Africa and Latin America
Politics and History of the Middle East
Other languages 1A (French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian or Korean)
Diplomacy in a Globalised World
Special World History Project
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Regionalism in Europe and Asia
Global Shift: Power, Order, Change
International Organization
Research Methods II (Quantitative)
China and Africa
Other languages 1B (French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian or Korean)

Year two

Compulsory modules:

Research Methods I
Dissertation

Students will also have the option to choose some of the modules below in year two:

Internship*
China and the World
Mandarin 2A
Welfare States
US Foreign Policy
Democratisation in Asia, Africa and Latin America
Politics and History of the Middle East
Languages 2A (French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian or Korean)
Mandarin 2B
Diplomacy in a Globalised World
Special World History Project
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Regionalism in Europe and Asia
Global Shift: Power, Order, Change
International Organization
China and Africa
Research Methods II (Quantitative)
Languages 2B (French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian or Korean)

*The Internship can start in the summer of Year 1 and be completed by the end of Autumn semester of Y2. Assessement will be in the Autumn semester of Y2. Long-term part-time internships may be agreed with the School in consultation with the convenor.

Please visit the website for more detailed module information by clicking the link below

http://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/internationalstudies/pg/ma-china-in-international-relations-and-world-history.aspx

Our staff

The School of International Studies has academic staff from all across the world, who are world-leading experts in their fields. Students gain from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds which compliment the global nature of this programme.

Your degree certificate

All students who successfully complete their studies at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China will be awarded a University of Nottingham, UK degree.

There are no differences between certificates awarded in the UK and those awarded in China.

Postgraduate scholarships

To encourage academic excellence, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) offers a comprehensive and expanding range of scholarships to postgraduate students. For more information please click the link below

http://live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/study/postgraduate/masters/scholarships/index.aspx

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About the course

The MA in Contemporary Chinese Studies is an innovative, exciting and challenging one-year taught masters programme providing you with a deep insight into one of the world’s most dynamic nations. The programme provides total immersion in China while studying through English to the same rigorous high standards as the University of Nottingham in the UK.

The MA in Contemporary Chinese Studies provides you with alternative pathways for applying a range of disciplinary perspectives to the study of Chinese business and society, politics and economics, sustainable development and the environment, media and popular culture, visual and performing arts, or modern Chinese history.

The School of Contemporary Chinese Studies is recognised as a leader in the provision of high quality, discipline-based research and degree programmes which incorporate the study of China. It trains a new generation of researchers and practitioners by academics conducting cutting-edge research with a focus on Chinese business, economy, geography, media and culture, history, language, law and politics.

Learn Chinese

You can choose to study Mandarin as optional modules, starting at the appropriate level for you – from beginner to advanced – depending on your prior study of the language. You will use what you have learned in a Chinese language and cultural setting.

Your study at Nottingham’s Ningbo China campus will enrich your cultural and linguistic experience and allow you to explore a range of themes and issues relevant for understanding contemporary China.

Course structure

Core modules:

Contemporary China Issues
Research Design and Practice in China
Government and Politics of China
The Rise of Modern China
Dissertation
Globalisation and Innovation in China
Contemporary Chinese Culture, Ideology and Society

Students will also get the opportunity to study some of the modules from the list below:

Chinese Business and Society
Economic Development in Contemporary
Management for China
Internship

Postgraduate scholarships

To encourage academic excellence, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) offers a comprehensive and expanding range of scholarships to postgraduate students. For more information please click the link below

http://live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/study/postgraduate/masters/scholarships/index.aspx

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About the course

This MSc provides advanced training and enhances your skills in the specialised area of electronics, communications and computer engineering.

The course aims to provide you with a comprehensive coverage of the skills required by an engineer working in instrumentation, electronic systems, wireless and wired telecommunications, computer hardware, and software aspects of computer engineering.

The programme provides an excellent basis for engineers wishing to update their knowledge, students who wish to embark a career in advance research and development, or for students wishing to enhance their training and qualifications.

Key facts

Particular features of the programme include:

- Incorporating 6 months industrial internship as part of the curriculum
- Teaching informed by active leading-edge researchers in the field
- Innovative and engaging teaching methods
- One-to-one project consultation with expert members of staff
- Access to many online resources and flexibility in course content. This is a highly flexible course, which gives you the opportunity to - Choose modules according to your specific interests and requirements.

Course content and structure

After completing the taught components of the course, you will undertake an industrial internship placement with the major industry players in the field of electronics, communications and computer engineering. Subsequently, with knowledge/skills gained through industrial internship period, you will proceed with highly industry-oriented research project supervised by our expert members of faculty staffs.

This course operates on a modular basis and consists of a series of taught modules (worth 120 credits), followed by 6 months of non-credit bearing industrial internship. During the industrial internship, you will explore your interest in a specific research topic/project dissertation which will be beginning right after your industrial placement. The project dissertation will be 60-credit worth, and will begin in the following spring period.

You will be taught using the latest advances in teaching methods and electronic resources, as well as small-group and individual tutorial.

Tutors provide feedback on assignments. Our objective is to help you develop the confidence to work as a professional academic, at ease with the conventions of the discipline, and ready to tackle any area of research in electronic communications and computer engineering.

Modules offered:

Instrumentation and Measurement
Engineering Ultrasonics
Optical Communications and Networks
HDL for Programmable Logic
Applied Computational Engineering
Integrated Photonics: Design and Technology
Control Systems Design
Electronic Design
Solid State Devices
Digital Communications
Power Electronic Design
Embedded Computing
Digital Signal Processing for Telecommunication Multimedia and Instrumentation
RF Microelectronics
Mobile Communications
VLSI Design
Telecommunication Electronics
Web Based Computing
Optical Communications
Applied Computational Engineering

Internship programme​

The internships are with IC design, solid-state electronics, automotive electronics or semiconductor industries that are mainly located in Ningbo/Shanghai. Our partners are either international or locally-bred, such as Ningbo Advanced Memory Technology Corporation, Atmel, Sondrel, AMD and Bosch. We may expand our internship programme in Hong Kong, South Korea, etc in the future.

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About the course

The course is designed for students who wish to develop an understanding and working knowledge of the principles and applications of a variety of surveying devices and techniques.

Versions of this course have been running at The University of Nottingham in the UK for almost 20 years. This course runs entirely at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), providing students with the ability to appreciate and apply state-of-the-art engineering surveying techniques within a practical context. It includes the principles underpinning surveying, such as reference systems and geodesy, as well as the techniques and equipment used in engineering surveying, photogrammetry and satellite positioning systems such as GPS. UNNC is located in an excellent GNSS coverage area, from which both BeidouI+II/Compass and QZSS satellites can be observed.

In addition to the formal part of the course, we run practical classes that allow students to see and learn how to use and operate a very wide variety of state-of-the-art surveying equipment and software, including laser scanners, servo driven total stations, RTK and Network RTK GPS, digital and analogue photogrammetry, LiDAR, SAR and InSAR.

Students studying this course will be develop the ability to:

- Apply their skills directly within the surveying industry
- React quickly to new technologies and innovations
- Communicate ideas effectively in written reports, verbally and through making presentations to groups
- Exercise original thought, as well as gain interpersonal, communication and professional skills
- Plan and undertake an individual project

The course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES).

Course structure and content

The course consists of 120 credits of taught modules along with a 60 credit major individual research-based project undertaken over the summer term. It is also available as a postgraduate diploma which covers the same taught modules, but does not include the research project. Please be aware modules are subject to change.

Modules

Autumn semester:

Analytical methods
Geodetic reference systems
Fundamentals of satellite positioning
Engineering surveying

Spring semester:

Advanced satellite positioning
Photogrammetry and remote measurement
Physical Geodesy

Individual project

Once you have completed the modules, you will undertake a supervised research project over the summer term. Students receive dedicated supervision from staff members. This is a key component of the degree, affording students the opportunity to conduct independent research which may be related to their future employment.

It provides the student with an opportunity to undertake a substantial personal project appropriate to their interests. It will normally take the form of scientific investigation whether it involves experimentation or an extensive review of work already completed by others. Typically (but not exclusively) it will include the following:

- Project definition and aim (choice of subject is at the discretion of the convenor)
- Literature review
- Practical experimentation/investigation
- Critical analysis of findings
- Presentation of results

Career options for this degree

This degree offers career opportunities in a variety of careers such as Engineering Surveying in Private and Government Sectors (e.g., Construction, Deformation Monitoring, Utility Departments and Companies), GNSS Software Engineering, GNSS Receiver Sales and Marketing, Digital Mapping, 3D Modelling, Smart City Development, Consultancy.

All our graduates of the course found good relevant jobs within 6 months after graduation – 100% employment rate!!

Postgraduate scholarships

To encourage academic excellence, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) offers a comprehensive and expanding range of scholarships to postgraduate students. For more information please click the link below

http://live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/study/postgraduate/masters/scholarships/index.aspx

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This unique and highly innovative Masters degree programme gives a taste of what it is like to run your own business and will appeal equally to aspiring entrepreneurs and those seeking leadership positions within larger organisations.

Much of the learning takes place outside the classroom so that students can see first-hand how business works in China and can develop an understanding of how to engage effectively with international partners and clients.

You will gain hands on experience by formulating and developing a business idea into a real business plan, while the Entrepreneurial Project will provide the opportunity to be embedded in a company where you can develop your innovative skills. These activities will engage you face-to-face with entrepreneurs in practice and expose you to real world business problem solving.

Objectives

The MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management programme is designed to enable students to:

• engage in a study of organisations (mostly new ventures and SMEs), their management and operation, and the changing economic and political climate in which they operate.

• prepare for and to develop a career in business and management.

• enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large.

• provide insights into the historical and current ideas in entrepreneurship.

• develop skills in creative thinking and problem solving.

• examine and assess the importance of innovation and its management.

• provide students with a clear understanding of the issues in financing and marketing that face the entrepreneur.

• develop skills in experiential, interactive and integrative learning.

• enable students to develop team working skills.

• enable students with an overview on the patterns and the practices of entrepreneurship in Greater China.

Programme outline

The MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management programme can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis and commences in the September of each year. Students are required to take taught modules and prepare an individual dissertation or an extended business plan.

The structure of this programme is modular, with individual taught modules each typically have a weighting of 15 credits. One credit represents 10 hours of student work, meaning that a 15 credit module represents 150 hours of study including formal teaching, independent study, revision, and preparation for assessments. This degree requires the successful completion of 180 credits; 90 of which consist of taught modules, 30 for an Entrepreneurship project and 60 credits for the Entrepreneurship Business Plan or Dissertation project.

Programme structure

Semester 1 modules:

Entrepreneurship and Creativity
Marketing for Entrepreneurial Firms
Entrepreneurial Finance and Accounting
Innovation Management

Semester 2 modules:

Entrepreneurial Project

and

Entrepreneurship Dissertation OR Entrepreneurship Business Plan

plus two modules form the list below:

Managing International Business in China
Entrepreneurial Management
Launching New Ventures
E-Business
Social Entrepreneurship
Project Management

Teaching and learning

Teaching and learning sessions are highly interactive, with a case study focus, so that there is less emphasis on abstract theory and more emphasis on acquiring knowledge and decision-making skills that can be applied. Unlike ordinary marketing, finance and accounting programmes, entrepreneurship students will explore these subjects from the unique perspective of an entrepreneur, helping them to gain an understanding of the specific challenges faced when starting and developing a new business.

Career options for this degree

This degree provides an ideal study path for people wishing to start their own business or be involved in early stage start-up companies. Equally, as larger organisations are increasingly valuing people who can innovate and act entrepreneurially from a management perspective, those looking to pursue management careers will gain highly relevant and applicable skills.

Additionally the programme provides a strong base from which to undertake post graduate research study into the area of entrepreneurship.

Postgraduate scholarships

To encourage academic excellence, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) offers a comprehensive and expanding range of scholarships to postgraduate students. For more information please click the link below

http://live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/study/postgraduate/masters/scholarships/index.aspx

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The degree provides a full-time course for those seeking positions in Finance and Investment. The programme is based around the three main classes of capital investment activity - equity markets, fixed interest markets, and derivative markets.

Participants in the MSc Finance and Investment programme can also use the dissertation component to concentrate in-depth on a Finance and Investment topic according to individual interests and career requirements.

The MSc Finance and Investment degree is intended to enable students to:

- Develop knowledge and skills in fundamental management disciplines, while also including specialist modules in specific areas of Finance
- Examine and assess different aspects of the financial environment and provide insights into the operation of Finance and financial services
- Be capable of a critical evaluation of the core business / finance disciplines
- Have a structured programme that allows students to focus upon advanced developments in Finance and Investment to meet their specific interests and career aspirations
- Have opportunities in a variety of careers such as accountancy, auditing, business development, financial advice, investment management, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, procurement, research, risk assurance, tax consultancy and trading
- Enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large.

Applicants for this MSc must have a first degree in business/economics, containing substantial components of finance. Students with an outstanding first degree in a quantitative subjects will be considered.

Programme outline

The MSc in Finance and Investment programme is a full-time degree studied over a period of calendar year commencing late September, and a part-time degree can be studied over a period of between 2 and 4 years. In each case participants take taught modules and prepare a dissertation. Students without the relevant English proficiency are required to do a Summer pre-sessional programme before gaining entry onto the postgraduate programme.

Classes are in the form of either two or three hour teaching/learning sessions, including some small group teaching, during normal semesters.

The structure of the MSc in Finance and Investment programme is modular, with individual modules each having weighting of 15 credits. One credit represents 10 hours of student work, meaning that a 15 credit module represents 150 hours of study including formal teaching, independent study, revision, and the preparation of assessments. The MSc degree requires the successful completion of 180 credits, 120 of which are taught modules, and 60 credits a finance related dissertation.

All students undertake core modules relating to finance. The remaining modules offer a choice of electives that allow the student to focus upon advanced finance and management modules that are most closely associated with his/her career aspirations.

Programme structure

Semester 1 modules:

Corporate Finance
Capital Market Analysis
Introduction to Research Methods
Further Quantitative Research Methods

Semester 2 modules:

Derivative Investment
Fixed Interest Investment

and either 1 or two modules from the list below

Financial Reporting
Corporate Strategy
International Finance
Financial Markets in China

If only one module is chosen from the list above then students must also complete one module from the list below

Strategic Human Resource Management
Managing International Business in China
Entrepreneurial Management
Launching New Ventures
E-Business
Social Entrepreneurship
Project Management
Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility
Management for China

Summer:

Finance and Investment Dissertation

Career options for this degree

This degree offers opportunities in a variety of careers in Accountancy,Auditing, Business Development, Financial Advice, InvestmentManagement, Marketing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Procurement, Research,Risk Assurance, Tax Consultancy and Trading.

Postgraduate scholarships

To encourage academic excellence, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) offers a comprehensive and expanding range of scholarships to postgraduate students. For more information please click the link below

http://live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/study/postgraduate/masters/scholarships/index.aspx

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About the course

BIM is a growing technology used in the building industry worldwide. It uses digital techniques to create and use intelligent 3D models to communicate building project decisions. GIS is a technical system to implement the collection, storage, management, calculation, analysis, display and description of geospatial information data. The results help to understand what is happening in a geographical space which can increase efficiency in building planning and design. The current ‘lack of BIM innovation’ and ‘lack of BIM talent’ could delay the progress of Chinese “smart” cities, which aim to reduce resource consumption and cost and use digital technologies to benefit their citizens.

This programme will be run entirely at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) with internship opportunities in leading BIM companies in China. It is a collaboration between Department of Architecture and Built Environment and Civil Engineering. In particular, research and teaching support will be provided by three leading research laboratories including Geospatial BIM lab, Digital City Infrastructure and technology Innovation Laboratory (D-CiTi Lab), and Big Data and Visual Analytics Lab. These laboratories are working closely with leading AEC consultants (Arup, WSP BP), international professional institutions (RICS, ICES, CIBSE) and leading BIM software vendors (Autodesk, Bentley, Leica, Tekla, Trimble).

Students are able to learn how to use and operate a very wide variety of state-of-the-art software, as well as surveying equipment including servo driven total stations, laser scanners, GNSS, digital and analogue photogrammetry. With extensive project and consultancy experience on the Geospatial Engineering, BIM in the AEC sector in the UK and China, the team is planning to promote the Smart City with multi-dimension BIM applications across China.

Advantages of studying this programme at the University of Nottingham Ningbo:

- Be familiar with BIM related software and surveying device
- The ability to apply their skills directly within the surveying and AEC industry
- React quickly to new technologies and innovations
- Communicate ideas effectively in written reports, verbally and presentations to groups
- Exercise original thought, as well as gain interpersonal, communication and professional skills
- Participate real project work for experience accumulation
- Plan and undertake individual projects

This programme will help:

- Fain a complete understanding of theory, practice and issues of BIM and Geospatial technologies
- Acquire opportunities to use what you have learnt in real project work
- Explore new research methodology to promote development in this field
- Acquire technical skills of software operation, data analysis and design optimization
- Improve team-work ability and communication skill
- Foster individual ability to conduct academic researches

Course structure

The course is studied over 12 months. 60 credits of modules are studied in the autumn and 60 credits of modules are studied in the Spring Semesters. A research project is undertaken in the summer semester, also worth 60 credits.

Compulsory modules:

Geospatial Engineering and BIM Research Project
Introduction to Building Information Modelling and Management
Research Project Literature Review
Fundamentals of Satellite Positioning
Geodetic Reference Systems
Analytical Methods
Photogrammetry and Remote Measurement Techniques
Global Smart City with Integrated BIM
3D Modelling for BIM
Research Project Organization and Planning
Engineering Surveying
BIM and Knowledge Management
BIM+ and its Future

Career options for this degree

In China, BIM has attracted an increasing amount of concern and lots of AEC companies or institutes desire to recruit talented people with relevant BIM skills and experience. Graduates from this program would be expected to find decent jobs in local and international AEC companies. During the academic period, students have opportunities to visit and communicate with large AEC companies, and even enroll as interns after graduation. For those who wish to pursue their academic careers, this postgraduate programme prepares them well for higher level research and to continue onto PhD level.

Our Careers Development Service will work with you to explore your options. They will invite you to attend recruitment events featuring potential employers, and will suggest further opportunities, such as relevant work experience placements and skills workshops.

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Are you looking for an exciting and innovative Master of Business Administration programme in the heart of China’s booming eastern corridor?

IBSS at XJTLU offers a contemporary and highly creative, world-class MBA degree through close cooperation with the University of Liverpool. You’ll be immersed in the business practices and cultural intricacies of both China and the Western world—experiencing the best of east and west. IBSS staff bring the MBA to life with cutting-edge global business knowledge and by employing international best practices in management education.

The IBSS MBA is designed with one key goal in mind - to prepare you to succeed in today’s dynamic global business environment. It is is developed to international standards with value-added, China-specific content.

Our real-life curriculum is taught entirely in English by a diverse and expert business academic staff from 28 countries. Our aim is to ensure that our students are strong candidates in the global job market. The programme includes six weeks of study in the heart of the City of London’s financial markets as well as exchange opportunities with top business schools around the world.

Core modules

Semester 1
• Microeconomics for Managers
• Strategic Management
• Accounting for Managers
• Global Sustainability and Social Reponsbility
• Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
• Marketing and Sales
• Strategic Operations Management
• Corporate Finance

Semester 2
Part 1: Campus Abroad in London
• Corporate Treasury and Financial Markets
Part 2: China Context and Applications
• Doing Business with China
• Enterprise, Entrepreneurialism and Development In China
• Macroeconomics and the Chinese Context

SEMESTER THREE
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ECONOMICS OF EMERGING INDUSTRIES
MANAGING TALENT AND OPERATIONS IN INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES
INTERNSHIPS WITH IBSS CORPORATE PARTNERS

What are my career prospects?

You will access unrivalled China-based business connections thanks to our strategic location within Suzhou Industrial Park, home to many Fortune 500 companies within a community of nearly 5,000 Chinese and international enterprises. Internships, field projects and a dissertation will further develop your understanding of the fast-growing, critically important Chinese market.
Upon successful graduation, you will become a part of the University of Liverpool’s worldwide alumni network of over 100,000 based in 130 countries.

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The degree provides a full-time course for those seeking positions in international business. The programme aims to develop knowledge and skills in fundamental management disciplines, while also including specialist modules in various areas of international business.

Programme participants can also use the dissertation component to concentrate in-depth on an international topic according to individual interests and career requirements.

This is a 'conversion' masters programme for students without a basic degree in business/management and related areas.

With the global economy increasingly influencing the business world, this MSc programme provides non-business school graduates with a solid foundation in international business theory and practice.

The MSc International Business degree is intended to enable students to:

- Engage in a study of organisations, their management and the changing international external environment in which they operate
- Prepare for and to develop a career in international business and management
- Examine and assess different aspects of the international business environment
- Have cross-disciplinary insights into the operation of international business
- Have a structured programme that allows students to focus upon advanced developments in international business management to -
meet their specific interests and career aspirations
- Be capable of a critical evaluation of the core business disciplines
- Enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large.

Programme outline

The MSc in International Business is either a full-time degree studied over a period of a calendar year commencing late September or a part-time degree that can be studied over a period of between 2 and 4 years. In each case participants take taught modules and prepare a dissertation. Students without the relevant English proficiency are required to do a Summer pre-sessional programme before gaining entry onto the postgraduate programme.

Classes are in the form of two or three hour teaching/learning sessions that include some small group teaching and study.

The structure is modular, with individual modules each having a weighting of 15 credits. One credit represents 10 hours of student work, meaning that a 15 credit module represents 150 hours of study. This includes formal teaching, independent study, revision, and the preparation of assessments. The MSc degree requires the successful completion of 180 credits, 120 of which are taught modules, and 60 an international management dissertation.

All students undertake core modules relating to international business. The remaining modules offer a choice of electives. These allow the student to focus upon the modules with an international emphasis that is most closely associated with his/her career aspirations.

Programme structure

Semester 1 modules:

International Business Environment
Business Economics
International Accounting

and either

Managing Organisations
or
Tourism Marketing and Communication

Semester 2 modules:

International Business Strategy
Essentials of International Marketing
Research Methods

and one module from the list below:

Strategic Human Resource Management
Intercultural Communication
Managing International Business in China
Entrepreneurial Management
Launching New Ventures
E-Business
Social Entrepreneurship
Project Management
Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility
Management for China

Summer:

Dissertation: International Business

Career options for this degree

This degree offers career opportunities in a variety of careers such as Accountancy, Consultancy, Business Development, Human Resources, IT, Logistics, Marketing, Private Banking, Project Management, Market Research and Sales and Distribution.

Postgraduate scholarships

To encourage academic excellence, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) offers a comprehensive and expanding range of scholarships to postgraduate students. For more information please click the link below

http://live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/study/postgraduate/masters/scholarships/index.aspx

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About the course

It is a commonplace that communication is at the core of crucial aspects of human life, and that a lot of that communication is mediated. In recent years, however, mediated communication has reached new levels of importance in social and cultural domains stretching from business to identity formation, and a lot of that communication is technically and financially underpinned by global networks of computation and communication. The academic fields of media, communication and cultural studies have responded by re-examining long-established frameworks for understanding communications and also by considering the need for new paradigms fitting new objects of study.

The MA in International Communications Studies - which is designed to meet the needs of graduates from both a communications and non-communications studies background - provides an opportunity not only to study communications against the background of recent theoretical and methodological developments, but also to gain an insight into the skills and knowledge required by the contemporary media and communication industries.

Aims

The aims of the MA International Communications Studies programme are to enable students to:

- Enhance their knowledge and understanding of the theoretical bases of verbal and non-verbal communication
- Enhance their knowledge and understanding of the cultural, social, political and economic bases of communications internationally
- Acquire a high level of proficiency in an East-Asian language or in one European language other than English
- Develop their intellectual skills
- Make use of some of the specialised forms of knowledge in the disciplines represented on the degree
- Practice and develop a wide range of transferable skills that will prepare students for further study and for employment

Course Structure

Semester One

Compulsory modules provide the core skills and knowledge needed to analyse various forms of communication in their contemporary social and cultural settings as well as an opportunity to acquire either a modern European (French, Spanish, German) or East-Asian language (Japanese or Chinese). These modules include Communications Theory and Research Methodologies; Approaches to Globalisation and Contemporary Communications and Contemporary Communications society and Culture. The module Communications Theory and Research Methodologies is specifically designed to provide students with insight into how the theory and methodology of contemporary communications can be applied directly to differing forms of media production.

Semester Two

Students will continue to study their chosen language. Students will continue to develop their dissertation projects with the aid of their supervisors and in the compulsory module Media and Communication Research Methods 2. Optional modules allow students to immerse themselves in topics suiting their interests and future career goals.

Compulsory modules include:

Current Issues in International Communications
Media and Communication Research Methods 1
Media and Communication Theory
Media and Communications Research Methods 2
Dissertation in International Communications Studies

Optional modules:

Journalism: Theory and Practice
Chinese Cinemas (level 4)
Digital and Creative Media
Digital Games as Communication

Students must also study a European language (Spanish, French or German) or East-Asian language (Chinese or Japanese) for International Students (students cannot elect to study their first language) and a European Language (Spanish, French or German) or Japanese for Chinese students. Students will be able to enter study at a level appropriate to their individual needs ranging from beginners through to intermediate and advanced.

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About the course

This course is designed to meet the needs of those who are:

- Planning a career in international higher education, in any capacity
- Teaching or researching in this field, or plan to do so in the future
- Working in higher education administration and want to advance their knowledge and understanding of internationalisation and its implications

In countries and institutions across the world, internationalisation has emerged as a central feature of contemporary Higher Education policy and practice. It takes a variety of forms but its impact and significance can be observed across all aspects and functions of university life – teaching, research, management and administration.

The MA International Higher Education is a unique and innovative programme that addresses this diversity of form and impact in a way that is informed by research and theory but is also firmly focused on practice. It draws on the University of Nottingham’s experience at the forefront of innovation in this field, on its leading academic reputation, and on the expertise of its staff with extensive knowledge and experience in international and transnational higher education.

The programme is designed to:

- Enhance your professional competencies in academic, managerial and administrative roles
- Develop your critical and theoretical understanding of the key issues in international higher education
- Enable you to transform future practice for yourself, for individuals and for institutions
- Expand your career opportunities

Objectives

The objectives of the programme are that you will:

Be aware and understand the major themes, issues and debates in international and transnational higher education

Have explored the interface between policy, scholarly research and practice in relation to international and transnational higher education

Understand the continuities and discontinuities between policy, practice and research

Be prepared to develop, challenge and question policies, strategies, practice and research

Be confident in constructing arguments about international and transnational higher education based on evidence and theory

Be able to formulate and investigate significant research questions about international and transnational higher education

Course content and structure

We begin by exploring the broad context of higher education in an era of globalisation and how this is driving diverse forms of internationalisation in higher education. We then look at strategies and managerial demands of different models of internationalisation, followed by a specific focus on the core activity of enhancing student experiences in an internationalising institution.

The programme concludes with an opportunity for in-depth investigation of internationalisation within a particular function in a higher education institution – chosen by the student. This will enhance personal capacity in strategic analysis for informed decision-making in future professional practice. The programme, therefore, moves from context to strategy and from strategy to practice, so that reflection on practice is situated and contextualised.

The programme comprises four 30-credit modules and a 60-credit dissertation.

The modules currently offered are:

Module 1: Globalisation, higher education and society
Module 2: Internationalising higher education: institutional strategy and development
Module 3: Enhancing student experience in international higher education
Module 4: Shaping the future: An evidence-based approach to managing change in international higher education

The dissertation provides students with the opportunity to carry out an in-depth investigation of internationalisation within a particular function in a higher education institution. Development of the research skills students need to carry out this work are supported in various ways, building on their value for future professional practice.

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The degree provides a full-time course for those seeking positions in a variety of Management fields. It provides a theoretically grounded coverage of key conceptual and practical developments across a wide range of management disciplines including marketing, human resource management, finance and accounting, and corporate strategy.

Participants in the MSc Management programme can use the dissertation component to concentrate in-depth on Management topics according to individual interests and career requirements.

The MSc Management programme is intended to enable students：

• To engage in a study of organisations, their management, and the changing international external environment in which they operate.

• To prepare for and to develop a career in business and management.

• To enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large. • To examine and assess different aspects of the Management environment.

• To provide insights into the operation of Management.

• To offer cross-disciplinary insights into Management.

• To provide students with an opportunity to examine Management at first hand.

• To produce graduates capable of a critical evaluation of the core business disciplines.

• To provide a structured programme that allows students to focus upon advanced developments in Management.

• To meet their specific interests and career aspirations.

Applicants for this MSc must have a first degree containing modules in management, economics or business studies.

Programme outline

The MSc International Management programme is a full-time degree studied over a period of calendar year commencing late September and a part-time degree can be studied over a period of between 2 and 4 years. In each case participants take taught modules and prepare a dissertation. Students without the relevant English proficiency are required to do a Summer pre-sessional programme before gaining entry onto the postgraduate programme.

Classes are in the form of either two or three hour teaching/learning sessions. This includes some small group teaching.

The structure of the MSc International Management programme is modular, with individual modules each having weighting of 15 credits. One credit represents 10 hours of student work. This, means that a 15 credit module represents 150 hours of study including formal teaching, independent study, revision, and the preparation of assessments. The MSc International Management degree requires the successful completion of 180 credits, 120 of which are taught modules, and 60 a Management dissertation.

All students undertake core and elective modules relating to a wide range of management disciplines. Elective modules offer a choice of electives that allow the student to focus upon advanced management most closely associated with his/her career aspirations.

Programme structure

Semester 1 modules:

Introduction to Research Methods

and ONE module from the list below:

Further Quantitative Research Methods
Further Qualitative Research Methods

Plus TWO modules from the list below:

Managerial Economics
Corporate Finance
Managing People & Organisations
Supply Chain Management in Practice

Semester 2 modules:

Two from the list below

Financial Reporting
Derivative Investment
Fixed Interest Investment
Corporate Strategy
International Finance
Strategic Human Resource Management
Managing International Business in China
Entrepreneurial Management
Launching New Ventures
E-Business
Social Entrepreneurship
Project Management
Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility
Management for China

Summer:

International Management Dissertation

Career options for this degree

The course acts as a sound basis for a variety of management or management-related careers. The degree offers opportunities in a varietyof careers such as Accountancy, Business Analysis, Business Development, Consultancy, Credit Advice, Economic Development, Financial Consultancy, Investor Relations, General Management, Marketing, Operations Management and Tax Consultancy.

Postgraduate scholarships

To encourage academic excellence, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) offers a comprehensive and expanding range of scholarships to postgraduate students. For more information please click the link below

http://live-china-uon.cloud.contensis.com/en/study/postgraduate/masters/scholarships/index.aspx

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