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Applied Economics (II) Academic Graduate Training Program

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Discipline Code: 0202 Discipline Level:Level 1

1. Discipline introduction

Applied Economics (II) mainly studies the application of modern economics in real economic society and related fields. It emphasizes both solid economics theoretical foundation and flexibility and adaptability in practice, strives to integrate theory with practice, and conducts pragmatic analysis of real problems. Following international standards, our institute's core courses mainly cover Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics, and Mathematical Economics. Students choose field courses and write a term paper in the second year, and write a master thesis in the third year. Applied economics provides important policy guidance on the efficient, fair and sustainable development of the economy and society.

2. Training objectives

Guide students to grasp solid basic theoretical knowledge in this field, master advanced professional knowledge which they will engage in the future, acquire basic knowledge in professional field, and learn basic theories and methods in applied economics. After three years of study, students will have a good understanding of basic theory and technique in economics, mathematics, and related computer software. After graduation, they will be qualified for management work in both industrial enterprise and public institution, such as government sector and financial institutions, or become researchers or instructors at higher education institutions.

3. Fields


Sequence number

Fields

1

Labor Economics

2

Sequence number

Health Economics Fields

3

Industrial Organization

4

Environmental Economics

5

Transportation Economics

6

Development Economics


Note: Each field has two mandatory courses. All students must choose two fields in the second year, and take four courses corresponding to the two fields they choose.

4. Education system and training method

1. Education system: The duration of the program is 3 years.

2. Credit requirements:


Total credit

Course total credit

Degree basic courses

Field courses

Toefl

Term paper

Academic activities

Thesis proposal

Thesis

University required courses

Discipline core courses

Level 1 discipline corecourses

92

48

6

12

9

21

3

3

2

2

34


5. Curriculum and credit requirements


Course

category

Course code

Course name

Credit

Curriculum time

Note

Degree core courses

University Required courses

A1000001M

Socialistic Theory and Practice of Chinese Characteristics

2

Spring, Autumn

Compulsory 6 credits

A1000002M

Marxism and Social Science Methodology

1

Spring, Autumn

A1000003M

English

3

Spring, Autumn

Discipline core courses

Microeconomics I

3

Autumn

Compulsory 12 credits

Macroeconomics

3

Autumn

Econometrics I

3

Autumn

Mathematical Economics

3

Autumn

Level 1 discipline core courses

Microeconomics II

3

Spring

Compulsory 9 credits

Econometrics II

3

Spring

Econometrics III

3

Spring

Field courses

Labor Economics Theory and Empirical Modeling

3

Spring, Autumn

At least 21 credits

Health Economics

3

Spring, Autumn

Industrial Structure, Conduct and Performance

3

Spring, Autumn

Environmental and Resource Economics

3

Spring, Autumn

Transportation Economics

3

Spring, Autumn

Advanced Topics in Labor Economics

3

Spring, Autumn


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Courseategory

Course code

Course name

credit

Curriculum time

Note

Field courses

Advanced Transportation Topics

3

Spring, Autumn

Development Economics

3

Spring, Autumn

Cost and Benefit Analysis

3

Spring, Autumn

Advanced topics in Applied Econometrics

3

Spring, Autumn

International Trade

3

Spring, Autumn

International Finance

3

Spring, Autumn

Open Economy Macroeconomics

3

Spring, Autumn

Education and Human Capital

3

Spring, Autumn

Public Economics

3

Spring, Autumn

Welfare Economics

3

Spring, Autumn

Managerial Economics

3

Spring, Autumn

Game Theory

3

Spring, Autumn