Overview:

Students majored in Economics were enrolled from Autumn, 2011. There are 401 students at school and 17 part-time and full-time teachers working for the major. Among them there are 6 teachers with high professional titles and 10 intermediate professional titles. 16 teachers get their own master’s degree. Within the past 5 years teachers published 27 professional papers, 5 monographs and textbooks, achieved 6 provincial research tasks, and won 4 scientific research prizes. The major of Economics owns one provincial demonstration center of experimental teaching and 3 school-enterprise cooperation bases. With high postgraduates enrollment rate and employment rate, undergraduates majored in Economics will work in the fields of securities, financial investment and services.

Objective:

1. Students are supposed to use the econometrics and statistical tools and be qualified for the job of economic analysis.

2. Students should work on the job for finance and securities investment with the professional knowledge of securities and investment industry.

3. Students should be adept at customer communication to conduct the work to maintain the customer relationship of finance industry.

Curriculum:

1.Professional foundation courses: Accounting, Statistics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Financial and Monetary, Economic Law, History of Economic Thoughts, International Economics, Econometrics, International Trade;

2. Core curriculum: Basic Course for Securities, Securities Investment Analysis; Financial Planning, Investment Analysis on the Futures, Internet Finance;

3. Practical Course: Econometrics Experiment, Statistical Software & Data Analysis, Social Research & Academic Writing，Recognization and Practice for Financial Industry，Industry Survey for Securities & Investment, Banking Industry Survey, Industry Survey for Internet Finance, Investment Simulation Exercise, Shandong Peninsula Economy Survey.

Features:

With the education aims of wide range, solid foundation and practical application, the teaching of major of Economics combine education of qualified citizen with training graduates for profession. Meanwhile, students should be emphasized on the intellectual development as well as moral integrity. The curriculum highlights application ability in professional development on the basis of foundational  theory of Economics, and lays stress on professional knowledge, students’ learning and employability. Course system focuses on graduates’ all-round capability as general knowledge, professional knowledge and competence as the core target, and sticks to four-year continuous theory and professional training.

Future Outlook:

With the strategy implementation of One belt and One road as well as the development of Internet Finance, Qingdao plays an important role in the international trade as the leading harbor in the north of China. Qingdao International Fortune Management Center and China-Korea Free Trade are indicate the bright future of economic development for New Area of Qingdao West Coast, where Qingdao Binhai University is located. Meanwhile, the rapid regional development of Qingdao West Coast enhances the undergraduate cultivation quality of the major of Economics, so undergraduates majored in Economics will find their satisfied jobs in the increasing number.