Chinese Language and Business Studies

Description

This course has been designed to create contemporary professionals with a solid grounding in the core business fields of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Organisational Development, Management and Marketing needed for organisational survival and success.

This business expertise is combined with an equal component of Chinese Language (Mandarin) and Chinese culture units to prepare students for a career conducting business in or with China. This unique combination of business, language and culture will also prepare you to take on a role as a future manager with leadership responsibilities and provide you with a valuable qualification in the Asian business world.

Please note: some Core Units are only offered off-campus.

Career Opportunities

Business positions with/in China, Small and large business management, marketing, financial management, government agencies, consulting, foreign affairs.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee

• EUR 12550 Year (National)
• EUR 12550 Year (International)

Start date February 2015 Credits 144
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode Online Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible Attendance No Attendance Teacher support Continuous support with feedback on request

Course Content

Course Aims

To equip students with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to operate in a socially responsible way in both the Chinese and Australian business contexts.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

demonstrate a solid grounding in the core business fields of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Organisational Development, Management and Marketing needed for organisational survival and success;

demonstrate an advanced level of communicative competence in Chinese in all four communication skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) with a level of accuracy and appropriateness acceptable to a sympathetic native speaker of Chinese;

respond effectively to the challenges of the ever-changing global business environment in a socially responsible way; and

take on a role as a future manager with leadership responsibilities for creating a more inclusive and sustainable global economy.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline

Demonstrate a solid grounding in, and critical engagement with, the core business fields of accounting, economics, finance, organisational development, management and marketing.

Communication Skills

Utilise various and appropriate presentation and delivery styles to communicate effectively with professionals, peers and clients in Chinese and English.

Global Perspectives

Demonstrate an awareness of the Chinese business context and be able to respond effectively to the ever changing global business environment in a socially responsible way.

Information Literacy

Draw on a range of technologies in order to identify, organise, evaluate and analyse information and to use these skills to adapt to emerging technologies and changing work contexts. Graduates will understand the broader social context of information and develop their competency through the examination of real-world scenarios.

Life-Long Learning

Draw on the knowledge and skills developed through the 'real-world' grounding of the course to identify problems and formulate and monitor solutions in complex situations, in socially responsible and adaptive ways. Graduates will be prepared for self-directed adaptation through an approach that emphasises social responsibility as a key value.

Problem Solving

Engage in self directed learning, both independently and cooperatively, to respond to complex, unfamiliar and unexpected challenges in ways that contribute both to their personal career and business situation, as well as to society more generally.

Social Responsibility

Demonstrate an appreciation and consideration of social and ethical responsibilities and to identify ethical and socially responsible courses of action to contribute both to the professional and the wider society in a changing local and international context. The course prepares graduates to become valued corporate citizens or leaders working to create a more inclusive and sustainable global economy.

Team Work

Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary context to effectively operate as part of a team to achieve common goals. Graduates will utilise the skills and knowledge developed through the 'real-world' focus of the course to operate as an effective team member and future manager with leadership responsibilities.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 TOEFL iBT® test : 79

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see Admission Rule Undergraduate Policy).

No prerequisite knowledge is required although it is assumed that candidates will have the equivalent of any two units of English.

Recommended Studies: Mathematics for some units in the economics, finance and quantitative areas.

International students must meet the University's English Language Requirements for Admission Rule.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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