Cross-Border
MA Management

  • Full-time

    Two years
  • Address

    1st Year-United Kingdom (UK) 2nd Year-China
  • Course language

    English

The cross-border study Programme requires students to study across two Campuses: one year at the Peking University HSBC Business School - UK Campus, and another year at Peking University HSBC Business School – Shenzhen, China Campus. 

The Programme provides students with an opportunity to gain more international learning experiences during their two-year full-time study at Peking University (PKU) in study of management and finance at the postgraduate level.


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Overview :

The Master's in Management programme at Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS) aims to enhance the global perspective and professional abilities of aspiring managers and leaders. The program covers essential coursework such as entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, strategic management, and marketing management. Graduates are expected to have a deep understanding of business fundamentals, adaptability in dynamic environments, and practical managerial skills.

Program Highlights :

  • The Master of Management programme covers cross-disciplinary coursework

  • This is a two-year, cross-border study programme across UK and China campuses, offering immersive global perspectives and comprehensive insights into the Chinese market.

  • All courses are instructed exclusively in English, as is all academic support provided by faculty, TAs, and staff members.

  • The faculty members of this programme have earned their PhD degrees from top-ranked universities around the world.

  • This program has been accredited by AACSB and EQUIS.

  • This program is ideal for students aspiring to pursue careers in management fields and embark on entrepreneurial ventures, whether in China or on a global scale.

Program Curriculum :

The Master of Management programme requires students to complete a total of 54 credits, including 14 core courses, 3 major elective courses, and 1 non-major elective course. Additionally, students must successfully complete two general courses: the Graduate Thesis Seminar and the Outdoor Leadership Training Program. The program culminates in the completion of a master’s thesis.

General Prerequisite

Does not count in the 54 credits for degree completion, but the credits and grade are included on the PKU transcript and calculated into GPA.

Chinese I (Chinese II prerequisite)

 
Chinese II (Business Chinese prerequisite)
 



General Required
Graduate Thesis Seminar
Outdoor Leadership Training Program
Master's Thesis and Defense


Major Required
14 courses
  42 credits



Major Elective
2 courses
  6 credits


Non-Major Elective
2 courses
  6 credits



Courses in UK Campus:

The Master's in Management programme is designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of financial theory and its practical applications. The programme aims to provide graduates with detailed knowledge in management, organizational behavior, and managerial ecocnomics, etc. 

Students are prepared for various careers in investment, financial management, financial trading, financial product design, financial analysis, financial risk management, and related fields.

Marketing Management

This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental aspects of marketing: how organizations understand the market as well as customers and use strategies to successfully operate in today’s dynamic, competitive environment.

Organizational Behaviour

Organization Behavior is the study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself. This course, therefore, encourages students to better understand, explain, and yet improve human behavior in organizations.

Introduction to Fintech

This graduate course provides an introduction to FinTech such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin and Ethereum), alternative lending, machine learning, androbo-advising. Students are expected to develop a broad understanding of the recent fintech development and its impact in the financial industries. 

Financial Accounting

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of financialaccounting principles, practices and its underlying theories. In this course, we will emphasize basicfinancial accounting concepts and principles, discuss how to measure a company’s net income, assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows, and how to prepare financial statements.

UK and EU Economies and International Trade
Asset Valuation Theory
Introduction to Chinese Economy

This course discuss a range of themes and topics that are building blocks of this intriguing economy. Students will start by reviewing the economic history and the basic institutional details of Chinese economy. We will in particular examine its industrialization, urbanization, central-local regulatory interactions, banking system and macroeconomic policiesover the past 40 years.

Merger and Acquisition

The primary objective of the course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in both academic and practical (CFO) perspectives. This course will cover all major elements of the acquisition process focusing on financing decisions, valuation, restructuring options, cross-border acquisitions, and regulatory intervention. It will cover seminal theoretical and empirical ...

Blockchain and Digital Currency
Artificial Intelligence Analytics
Financial Risk Management

This course is designed to apply the theories and methodologies to the complex needs of managing financial risk in financial institutions. This course will introduce several risk management models to measure and manage various types of risks, including equity risk, interest-rate risk, and credit risk. The course also develops and critiques theoretical models for each type of risk, while emphasis is ...

Fixed Income Securities

The purpose of this course is to study the concepts and tools required to price and manage risk of fixed income securities and portfolios. We discuss basic fixed income securities and fixed income derivatives with a focus on popular interest rate models used to value them. The emphasis is on practical applications of the analytical concepts to real data and securities.

International Finance

The objective of this course is to blend classical theory, empirical research, examples and practical cases to allow students to truly understand international fund movement and also to help the student better understand the exchange rate fluctuation in the macro context. From the study of this course, the students should be equipped with the basic tools (balance of payments and exchange rate theory)...

Research Methodology

This course aims to improve critical thinking and creative problem solving skills for the analysis of graduate thesis and work place problems. It provides the tools, skills, and background to perform research across a variety of industries and job functions. Students will be exposed to and expected to have the ability to perform a variety of types of research and utilize different methodologies in ...

Business Ethics

Ethical issues in business represent one part of the moral territory we must navigate in all of our daily activities. This course will focus not only on the particular demands of business but also analyze these in relation to how we weigh the competing interests and values confronting us in the larger world in which our work lives are embedded. 

Managerial Economics

Managerial Economics is the application of economic theory and methodology to managerial decisions within various organizational settings such as a firm or government agency. Students taking this course are expected to have had some exposure to economics and be comfortable with college level mathematics.

Academic Writing
Business Mathematics

This condensed course covers basic mathematics concepts required for other advanced courses in Business School. The possible topics to be covered include calculus, optimization, linear and Matrix algebra, statistics, and probability theory. The course is intended to be a refresher of math knowledge that students have learned during undergraduate studies or elsewhere.

Fees & Financing :

Tuition fees for the Cross-border Masters in Finance is £19,000 (first year in the U.K) and RMB 60,000 (second year in China, Shenzhen)



Scholarships
CFA Student Scholarship:

Students who plan to take CFA exam and would like to apply for CFA student scholarship can follow this guide to learn the application requirements.

 

Application materials include:

  1. 01

    CV

  2. 02

    Short statement
     (within 300 words)

  3. 03

    Transcript 

 

Paying your fees: 

Tuition for the MA programs in the School are 60,000 RMB per year and must be paid in full in the first week of each academic year. In addition, expenses for room and board on campus are estimated to be 30,000 RMB per year. 

These fees are non-refundable and deducted from your total tuition fee payment. The balance is due in early July 2024.

 Fees are exclusive of any programme-related travel expenses.

In addition to School fees