The Accounting and Finance major aims to serve the national strategy of comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China and broader socio-economic development. Adhering to the fundamental educational task of fostering virtue through education, the program focuses on guiding students to cultivate and practice Socialist Core Values. This major aims to cultivate innovative, interdisciplinary, and elite financial management professionals who possess a sound outlook on the world, life, and values, complemented by a strong sense of the rule of law, scientific literacy, humanistic care, and an innovative spirit. Our graduates are equipped with exemplary virtues, robust research capabilities, digital literacy, proficiency in smart technology applications, practical acumen, and a global perspective. By systematically mastering the core expertise of financial management and related disciplines, they are well-prepared to meet the demands of high-quality socio-economic development. At the same time, this major is committed to building a premier talent pool characterized by digital finance expertise, striving to forge the trailblazers and leaders of the financial sector in the new era.
Studying in the Accounting and Finance major at Surrey International Institute, students can achieve growth across three distinct dimensions: First, Theoretical Grounding: Students will systematically master the core methodologies of financial analysis, investment and financing decisions, and risk management, laying a solid theoretical foundation for strategic financial decision-making. Second, Tech-Professional Integration: Driven by the widespread adoption and continuous application of big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence in the financial domain, the featured courses blending "professional knowledge with emerging technologies" have been systematically incorporated into the curriculum. This includes modules such as Management Information Systems, Digital Coding, and Financial Planning and Modelling. Third, Practical Application: Attaching great importance to cultivating students' financial management capabilities, the program adopts a task-oriented approach centered on real-world financial issues. Beyond offering courses such as Business Simulation, the program innovates its practical teaching framework and builds corporate-connection platforms, empowering students to solve authentic corporate financial challenges.
The main courses offered by this major include:
Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Accounting, Intermediate Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Intermediate Management Accounting, Financial Planning and Modelling, Global Corporate Finance and Markets, International Financial Management, Financial Risk Management, Management Information System, Digital Coding, International Financial Reporting, Introduction to Taxation, Auditing, Business Law and Ethics, etc. The professional core courses are delivered entirely in English. The pedagogical delivery consists of mass lectures, small-group tutorials and discussions, group research projects, case analysis, academic seminars on cutting-edge research, guest lectures by corporate executives, and corporate site visits.
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