Calculus, required for the Business and Finance major, also fulfills the Mathematics requirement of the core curriculum
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Business and Finance Majors’ Sample Schedule YEAR 1 1 2 3 4 Fall Global Perspectives on Society I (including Writing Workshop)
Core class (Calculus) Core class English or Chinese
Spring Global Perspectives on Society II (including Writing Workshop) Microeconomics Statistics for Business and Economics English or Chinese YEAR 2 1 2 3 4 Fall Global Perspectives on Culture I (including Writing Workshop) Principles of Financial Accounting Foundations of Finance Core class or Chinese Spring Global Perspectives on Culture II (including Writing Workshop) Economics of Global
Business Corporate Finance
Core class or Chinese
YEAR 3 1 2 3 4 Fall Core class or GE Business Core Elective Finance Elective Core class or
GE
Spring General Elective Business Core Elective Finance Elective Core class or
GE
YEAR 4 1 2 3 4
Fall General Elective Non-Finance Elective Non-Finance Elective General Elective
Spring General Elective Senior Project General Elective General
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Prerequisite Chart for the Business and Finance Major
Calculus Microeconomics Statistics for Business and Economics Economics of Global Business Foundations of Finance
Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions
International Financial Management
Futures and Options Debt Instruments and
Markets
The Chinese Financial System
Key
Prerequisite
Required Business and Finance Course Business and Finance
137 Marketing Major
Requirements:
4. General Education Core Requirements: 9 courses (see above) Global Perspective on Society I
Global Perspective on Society II Social Science Perspectives on China Global Perspective on Culture I Global Perspective on Culture II Chinese Arts
Experimental Discovery in the Natural World Science, Technology, and Society
Mathematics (Calculus)
5. Major Requirements: 13 courses, as follows:
Not every course listed is taught every semester, and in any given semester other courses may be offered that fulfill this requirement.
Prerequisites courses (Both) Microeconomics
Statistics for Business and Economics
Business Core classes (All Three) Economics of Global Business Principles of Financial Accounting Foundations of Finance
Required Marketing Core class: Introduction to Marketing
Business Core Courses (Choose Two) Management and Organizations
Competitive Advantage from Operations Corporate Finance
Information Technology in Business and Society Additional Marketing electives (Choose Two): TBA
A Non-Finance elective in areas such as (Choose Two): Accounting
Finance Marketing
138 A China Business Studies Senior Project
6. General Electives (including language courses): 10 courses
Calculus, required for the Business and Finance major, also fulfills the Mathematics requirement of the core curriculum
Business and Marketing Majors’ Sample Schedule YEAR 1 1 2 3 4 Fall Global Perspectives on Society I (including Writing Workshop)
Core class (Calculus) Core class English or Chinese
Spring Global Perspectives on Society II (including Writing Workshop) Microeconomics Statistics for Business and Economics English or Chinese YEAR 2 1 2 3 4 Fall Global Perspectives on Culture I (including Writing Workshop) Principles of Financial Accounting Foundations of Finance Core class or Chinese Spring Global Perspectives on Culture II (including Writing Workshop) Economics of Global Business Introduction to Marketing Core class or Chinese YEAR 3 1 2 3 4 Fall Core class or GE Business Core Elective Marketing Elective Core class or
GE
Spring General Elective Business Core Elective Marketing Elective Core class or
GE
YEAR 4 1 2 3 4
Fall General Elective Non-Marketing
Elective
Non-Marketing Elective
General Elective
Spring General Elective Senior Project General Elective General
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Economics Major
Economics is the study of human decision-making, considered in relation to the
economic tasks of life. It looks at how individuals within larger social groups, including communities, organizations, markets, and economies, make decisions about how much to work and play, spend and save. Economic analyses also consider how the economic decisions made by one group of people affect the decisions made by others. They then study how the aggregated effects of these decisions impact production, distribution, trade, and the consumption of goods and services across local regions, countries, and the world. The Economics curriculum at NYU Shanghai is designed to introduce students to these fundamental dynamics of human life and, in doing so, is grounded in three basic
pedagogical principles: 1. Undergraduate students must be exposed to the “big ideas” and pressing social issues of our world and given economic frameworks for thinking about them; 2. meaningful study of economics requires being able to think about problems from local, regional, and global perspectives; and 3. effective economic reasoning increasingly involves a multidisciplinary approach combining the best economic thinking with the best thinking in psychology, history, and politics.
Building on these principles, the Economics major is designed to foster rigorous
analytical abilities, critical writing and communication skills, and the capacity to interpret and use statistical data—all in the service of developing sound economic reasoning and problem-solving skills. These transferable strengths are of value in a broad array of academic and professional paths, from economics, business, or law, to public service or graduate studies.
Requirements:
1. General Education Core Requirements: 9 courses (see above) Global Perspective on Society I
Global Perspective on Society II Social Science Perspectives on China Global Perspective on Culture I Global Perspective on Culture II Chinese Arts
Experimental Discovery in the Natural World Science, Technology, and Society
140 2. Major Requirements: 12 courses, as follows:
Not every course listed is taught every semester, and in any given semester other courses may be offered that fulfill this requirement.
Prerequisite courses (Both) Microeconomics
Statistics for Business and Economics Required Economics Courses (All Four) Economics of Global Business.
Mathematics for Economists (Multivariate Calculus and Differential Equations) Intermediate Macroeconomics.
Econometrics.
Economics Electives (Choose Five) History of Economic Thought. Ethics and Economics.
Poverty and Income Distribution.
Economics of Energy and the Environment. Urban Economics.
Money and Banking. Financial Crises.
Economic Development. China Studies Senior Project