2009 Framework of the Curriculum for International Finance Department
Core Courses
15 Core Credits
General Education
Courses
Elective Courses
27 credits, 21%
IF
Department
IF Core Courses
12 Elective Credits
66 Core Credits
66 credits, 51%
Required Credits
For Graduation：
129
IF Elective Courses
(Include Study Abroad Program and Internship Program)
36 Elective Credits
36 credits, 28%
To earn the B.Sc. International Finance degree, students must complete
1. A total of 129 credits, comprised of the following:
2. All general education courses for a total of 27 credits. This includes all core courses, consisting of a
requirement of 15 credits, and all elective courses, consisting of a requirement of 12 credits.
3. All International Finance core courses, for a total requirement of 66 credits; elective courses, for a total
requirement of 36 credits .
4. The study abroad program must be delivered by an approved University, and all selected courses must
conform to the department list of preapproved courses.
5. For internship-program option, students must work in an English-speaking workplace environment and
the institutions approved by IFD or ISU. On the successful completion of internship program, the school
will consider it as a credit equivalent.
6. Students may substitute course credits by successfully completing courses in a preapproved summer
study abroad program.
7. Students must satisfy the minimum English proficiency level which as stipulated by the IF department.
1
Curriculum Design
Category
Code
Chinese Literature
English Reading
A78212
GE Elective course
GE Elective course
GE Elective course
Economics Ⅰ
Accounting Ⅰ
Managerial Mathematics
Economics Ⅱ
Accounting Ⅱ
Management
Business Law
Statistics Ⅰ
Financial ManagementⅠ
Intermediate AccountingⅠ
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
A78112
Information Systems for Business Management
A78173
English Writing and Composition
Modern Culture and History
Service Education Ⅰ
Service Education Ⅱ
Physical EducationⅠ
Physical EducationⅡ
GE Elective course
A78213
Corporate Finance
3
A78792
A78099
GE
A78100
A78101
A78102
Elective
Courses
A78115
A78116
A78114
A78125
A78126
A78121
A78122
A78210
A78211
IF. Core Courses
IF.
Electives
Electives
Courses
Credits
A78111
A78793
Core Courses
Subject
Credit
Requirement
Semester
Year 1, Fall
Year 1, Fall
Year 1, Fall
Year 1, Spring
15 Core credits
Year 1, Spring
Year 1, Fall
Year 1, Spring
Year 2,Fall
Year 2, Spring
TBA
12 Elective
TBA
Credits
TBA
TBA
Year 1, Fall
Year 1, Fall
Year 1, Fall
Year 1, Spring
Year 1, Spring
Year 1, Spring
Year1, Spring
Year 2, Fall
Year 2, Fall
Year 2, Fall
Year 2, Fall
66 Core
A78214
Financial Markets
3
A78220
Statistics and Econometrics
3
A78221
Financial Institutional ManagementⅠ
3
Year 2, Spring
A78222
Intermediate Accounting Ⅱ
3
Year 2, Spring
A78224
Financial Statement Analysis
3
Year2, Spring
A78228
Financial ManagementⅡ
3
Year 2, Spring
A78352
Investment Management
3
Year 2, Spring
A78410
Financial Derivatives Ⅰ
3
Year 3, Fall
A78420
Mergers and Acquisitions
3
Year 3, Spring
A78411
Forecasting and Capital Budgeting Ⅰ
3
Year 4, Fall
A78421
International Financial Management
3
Year 4, Spring
A78215
Financial Contracting
3
Year 2, Fall
A78216
Microeconomics
3
Year 2, Fall
A78225
Money and Banking
3
Year 2, Spring
A78226
Macroeconomics
3
Year 2, Spring
A78227
StatisticsⅡ
3
Year 2, Spring
A78412
International Finance and Foreign Exchange
3
A78413
Financial Institutional Management Ⅱ
3
Credits
36 Elective
Credits
Year 2,Fall
Year 2, Spring
Year 4, Fall
Year 4, Fall
A78414
Behavioral Finance
3
A78415
3
3
3
3
3
Year 4, Fall
A78425
Securities Investment Analysis
Financial Derivatives Ⅱ
Forecasting and Capital Budgeting Ⅱ
Behavioral Finance Ⅱ
Legal and Social Environment & Business
A78383
Public Finance
3
Year 3, Fall
A78422
A78423
A78424
2
Year 4, TBA
Year 4, Spring
Year 4, Spring
Year 4, Spring
Year 4, Spring
Category
Code
A78310
A78311
A78312
A78351
A78353
A78354
A78355
A78356
A78357
A78358
A78364
A78365
A78366
A78367
A78368
A78371
A78373
A78376
A78377
A78379
A78381
A78382
Subject
Credits
Internship Ⅰ
Internship Ⅱ
Internship Ⅲ
Investment Portfolio Analysis
Fixed Income Securities
Econometrics
Risk Analysis
Financial Time Series
Research Method for Finance
Financial Economics
Contemporary Topics in Finance
Stochastic Process
Game Theory
Financial Crisis Management
Seminar in Financial Management
Investment Banking
Risk and Insurance
Case Study in Financial Management
International Investment Portfolio
International Trade & Exchange
Asset Backed Securitization
Market Microstructure
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Credit
Requirement
Semester
Year 3, Fall
Year 3, Fall
Year 3, Fall
Year 3, Fall
Year 3, Fall
Year 3, Fall
Year 4, Fall
Year 4, Fall
Year 4, Fall
Year 3, Fall
Year 3, Fall
Year 3, Fall
Year 4, Fall
Year3, Spring
Year3, Spring
Year3, Spring
Year 4, Spring
Year3, Spring
Year3, Spring
Year3, Spring
Year3, Spring
Year3, Spring
＊ IF Required Credits for Graduation：129 (Including Service Education)：
（1）GE Core Credits 15
（2）GE Elective Credits 12
（3）Core credits of IF Department 66
（4）IF Elective Courses 36
Remark:
Students must satisfy the minimum English proficiency level which as stipulated by the IF department.
4 Year Curriculum of International Finance Department 2009
Freshman Year（2009）
Category
GE
Compulsory
IF
Core Courses
Code
A78793
A78111
A78112
A78173
A78792
A78099
A78100
A78115
A78116
A78114
A78122
A78121
A78125
A78126
Course
Chinese Literature
English Reading
Information Systems for Business Management
English Writing and Composition
Modern Culture and History
Service EducationⅠ
Service EducationⅡ
Economics Ⅰ
AccountingⅠ
Managerial Mathematics
Business Law
Management
Economics Ⅱ
AccountingⅡ
Fall
3
3
3
Spring
Core/Elective
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
36
Total Required credits for this year
18
Sophomore Year（2010）
Category
Code
A78101
GE
IF
Core Courses
Other Electives
A78102
A78210
A78211
A78212
A78213
A78214
A78220
A78221
A78222
A78352
A78224
A78228
A78215
A78216
A78225
A78226
A78227
Course
Physical EducationⅠ
Physical EducationⅡ
StatisticsⅠ
Financial ManagementⅠ
Intermediate AccountingⅠ
Corporate Finance
Financial Markets
Statistics and Econometrics
Financial Institutional ManagementⅠ
Intermediate AccountingⅡ
Investment Management
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial ManagementⅡ
Financial Contracting
Microeconomics
Money and Banking
Macroeconomics
StatisticsⅡ
Fall
0
Spring
Core/Elective
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
E
E
E
E
E
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
33
Total Required credits for this year
21
4
4 Year Curriculum of International Finance Department 2009
Junior Year（2011）
Category
IF Core Courses
IF
Electives Courses
Code
A78410
A78420
A78351
A78353
A78354
A78358
A78364
A78365
Course
Financial Derivatives Ⅰ
Mergers and Acquisitions
Investment Portfolio Analysis
Fixed Income Securities
Econometrics
Financial Economics
Contemporary Topics in Finance
Stochastic Process
A78383
A78384
Public Finance
Corporate Governance
A78367
A78368
A78371
A78376
A78377
A78379
A78381
A78382
A78310
A78311
A78312
Financial Crisis Management
Seminar in Financial Management
Investment Banking
Case Study in Financial Management
International Investment Portfolio
International Trade & Exchange
Asset Backed Securitization
Market Microstructure
Internship Ⅰ
Internship Ⅱ
Internship Ⅲ
Fall
3
Spring
Core/Elective
C
C
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
Total Required credits for this year
Senior Year（2012）
Category
IF Core Courses
IF
Electives Courses
Code
A78411
A78421
A78355
A78356
A78357
A78366
A78412
A78413
A78414
A78415
A78373
A78422
A78423
A78424
A78425
Course
Forecasting and Capital Budgeting 1
International Financial Management
Risk Analysis
Financial Time Series
Research Method for Finance
Game Theory
International Finance
Financial Institutional Management2
Behavioral Finance
Securities Investment Analysis
Risk and Insurance
Financial Derivatives 2
Forecasting and Capital Budgeting 2
Behavioral Finance 2
Legal and Social Environment and Business
Fall
3
Spring
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
Total Required credits for this year
12
5
Core/Elective
C
C
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E