The semester and academic year curriculum offers courses and internships (professional, community service, etc.). Courses are offered at the University of International Business & Economics (UIBE). Internships are organized at various companies, NGOs and humanitarian organizations. Chinese language courses are 2 to 5 credits, depending on level of proficiency. Elective courses are 3 credits. Internships are 3 to 6 credits, depending on time commitment. Program transcripts are issued by UIBE or KEI's university of record (accredited in the USA).

Students choose one of the following curricular options. Note, Academic Year students may choose different options for each semester.

• Chinese language study (9 to 12 credits) plus up to two elective courses (6 credits)
• Chinese language study (9 to 12 credits) plus internship (3 to 6 credits)
• Four to six elective courses (12 to 18 credits)
• Three to four elective courses (9 to 12 credits) plus internship (3 to 6 credits)

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CHINESE LANGUAGE COURSES
Chinese language courses are taught using the immersion method, each course reinforcing the others. Two to four Chinese language courses are combined during the same semester. Students take an evaluation exam during the registration process to determine level of proficiency and course placement. Each course is 2 to 8 credits (depending on level of proficiency), for a total of 12 credits (in most cases).

Chinese Comprehensive Reading (Fall & Spring)
The goal of this course is to build listening skills and proper pronunciation of Chinese Mandarin. Grammar instructions and vocabulary acquisition are the main content of class.
LEVELS & CREDIT: beginner (8 credits), intermediate (6 credits) and advanced (6 credits).
PREREQUISITES: placement test to determine level.
TEXT: Modern Chinese Beginner's Course, Intermediate Chinese Course, Bridge, and International Business Chinese.

Chinese Listening (Fall & Spring)
The goal of this course is to build listening skills and proper pronunciation of Chinese Mandarin. Grammar instructions and vocabulary acquisition are the main content of class.
LEVELS & CREDIT: beginner (6 credits), intermediate (4 credits) and advanced (4 credits).
PREREQUISITES: placement test to determine level.
TEXT: Modern Chinese Beginner's Course, Intermediate Chinese Course, Bridge, and International Business Chinese.

Chinese Speaking (Fall & Spring)
The objective of this course is to facilitate the acquisition of language necessary to express oneself in daily situations as well as in more difficult contexts. Students will carry on daily communication, business conversations and negotiations throughout the course.
LEVELS & CREDIT: beginner (6 credits), intermediate (4 credits) and advanced (4 credits).
PREREQUISITES: placement test to determine level.
TEXT: Modern Chinese Beginner's Listening Course, Chinese Listening Comprehension and Advanced Listening Comprehension, Conversational Chinese 301, Chinese Situational Dialogues and Intermediate Chinese Speaking.

Chinese Reading & Writing (Fall & Spring)
Students are required to write and correct essays regularly. Part of the class is utilized for selected readings, discussion, grammar lessons and vocabulary building. By the end of the semester students will be able to read articles, periodicals and essays, and carry on daily writings in a wide variety of social and business situations.
LEVELS & CREDIT: intermediate (4 credits) and advanced (4 credits).
PREREQUISITES: placement test to determine level.
TEXT: Understanding China through Newspaper Reading, Business Writing in Chinese and Chinese for Economics and Trade.

Chinese Newspaper Reading (Fall & Spring)
Students are required to write and correct essays regularly. Part of the class is utilized for selected readings, discussion, grammar lessons and vocabulary building. By the end of the semester students will be able to read articles, periodicals and essays, and carry on daily writings in a wide variety of social and business situations.
LEVELS & CREDIT: advanced (2 credits).
PREREQUISITES: placement test to determine level.
TEXT: Understanding China through Newspaper Reading

Business Chinese (Fall & Spring)
The objective of this course is to facilitate the acquisition of language necessary to express oneself in formal and professional settings. Students will carry on daily business conversations and negotiations throughout the course.
LEVELS & CREDIT: advanced (2 credits).
PREREQUISITES: placement test to determine level.
TEXT: Business Writing

BUSINESS, LAW & DIPLOMACY COURSES
Courses are taught in English. These courses change from time to time with little notice from UIBE. A course will be offered if 10 or more students enroll in the course. Contact a KEI Advisor for the most updated list of courses.

Marketing in China (Doing Business in China) (Fall & Spring)
This course is given for international students who are interested in studying the Chinese economic, political and cultural environment and /or purposing China-oriented economic research. The objective of the course is to provide students with the necessary intellectual capabilities and skills to excel in a career directly or indirectly related to China.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Usually offered in the Fall and Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

Chinese Economic & Business Systems (Fall & Spring)
The course aims to provide an introduction to China’s overall economic environment and the major strategic and operational issues facing multinational corporations in doing business in the Chinese market.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Usually offered in the Fall and Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

WTO & China - Multilateral Trading Systems (Fall)
The objective of the course is to provide background knowledge on the economic context in which WTO functions and to introduce the basic principles and rules according to which it operates. Issues about China’s accession to WTO, such as impact on domestic economy, on its trading partners, and on China’s further reform will also be covered in the course.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Usually offered in the Fall. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

Human Resources Management in China (Fall)
This course will help students understand how the management of people is influenced by the social, ethical, and legal environment; by diversity in the work place; by the organizational culture; and by the business strategy. Students will learn how to perform the following activities: selecting employees; career development; evaluating and rewarding performance; and managing conflict. Topics will include: the strategic, legal, and global human resource environments; planning and job analysis; recruiting; performance management; training and development.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Usually offered in the Fall. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

China's Political, Economic & Legal Structure (Fall)
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with present-day China, especially its political, economic and legal structures, It consists of 14 two-and-a-half-hour lecture/seminar sessions concerning the changes since China implemented its reform and open-up policy, especially after its accession the World Trade Organization.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Usually offered in the Fall. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

China's Marketization Process (Fall)
This course aims at enabling participants to understand China’s marketization process, especially since its accession to the WTO, focusing on government policies, development stages and things that need to be done. It first looks at China’s accession to the WTO and then the criteria for market economy as proposed by some developed countries. Then it concentrates on China’s reform process in various respects including the reform of the government administrative system, reform of the state-owned enterprises, marketization of labor, capital, land, trade, intermediary organizations, and finance. It will also look at the improvement of the legal system. And finally, it will give a measurement to China’s marketization process.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none

International Management Behavior (Spring)
The course is about International management. It shows how cultural factors influence behavior in the workplace and the boardroom, and examines the skills needed to manage across national borders. Members of different societies have different priorities and values when they make and implement decisions. These differences influence how the manager deals with other people in superior- subordinate, peer, buyer-seller, negotiation, and consultancy relationships.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Usually offered in the Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

China's Business Ethics (Spring)
The word ethics is defined in Webster’s dictionary as “Standards of conduct or moral behavior.” Business ethics can be thought of as a company's attitude towards it employees, customers, community, and stockholders. High standards of ethical behavior demand that a firm treat each party it deals with in a fair and honest manner. Businessman faces lots of ethical dilemmas in business practices, they need to make correct judgment. This course will provide fundamental information on business ethics, topics will cover ethics with accounting, marketing, and law. Cultural differences between China and other countries will be highlighted.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Usually offered in the Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

China's Foreign Trade & Investment (Spring)
Through a comprehensive survey of China’s foreign trade development and reform, the achievements in utilization of foreign capital, the course will first study the evolutionary aspects of China’s economic and trade policies since 1979, then several major issues of current China’s external economy will be discussed, including future policy choices towards trade and attraction of foreign investment, the relationship between trade and FDI (foreign direct investment), the emerging Chinese MNCs (multinational corporations) in the world market, sectoral effects of China’s joining WTO etc., The policy analysis will be complemented by relevant theoretical discussions.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Usually offered in the Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

International Business Environment (Fall or Spring)
Coming into the 21st century, the world economy is diversified and complex. To help students understand better of today's world economy, fundamental knowledge of global business environment is necessary. This course aims to provide some basic concepts of business environment in the form of lectures, concentrating upon the political, economic, cultural and social, legal and ethical, and technological environment facing and affecting international business, especially in China.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Offered with equal frequency in the Fall and Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

Internship: Professional (Fall and Spring)
Internships allow students to gain practical experience not attainable in a classroom setting. Placement is based on available positions and student interest. See INTERNSHIP section for more information.
3 to 6 credits (can be extended to 12 credits, depending on time commitment). Prerequisites: none
Offered in the Fall and Spring.

CHINESE CULTURE COURSES
Courses are taught in English. Courses change from time to time with little notice from UIBE. Contact a KEI Advisor for the most updated list of courses.

Contemporary Chinese Society (Fall or Spring)
This course surveys China's development since 1949 and examines China's future potential. Emphasis is placed on current issues in Chinese society, including cultural changes, economic growth, political influence, equality and women's issues.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Offered with equal frequency in the Fall and Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

Anthropological Studies & Chinese Culture (Fall or Spring)
This course looks at Chinese culture, tradition and society through the study of anthropology. Anthropology carries out its field work in comparatively isolated communities in order to penetrate deeper into the social organization, economic system, religion and other aspects of the cultural mechanisms inherited by those under study. Anthropological studies will provide students with the tools they need to decode the complexity of Chinese culture without national prejudices. In addition, understanding Chinese culture from the perspective of anthropology will help to foster a sense of cultural relativism as well as to eliminate frictions between "us" and "the others.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Offered with equal frequency in the Fall and Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

Understanding Chinese Society (Fall or Spring)
This course intends to provide an introduction to the main directions of research and interpretation in studies of Chinese society. The topics will cover: The scope of the Chinese society in historical, geographical and ethnic terms; The distinction between rural and urban society in China; The relationship of individual, group and society in Chinese culture; Family, the core of Chinese society; The main structures of economic and political power in Chinese society; The restructuring of social power; and The changing class structure and patterns of inequality in Chinese society. Students are encouraged to make comparative studies between structures and realities Tin the above fields in his/her own society and that as they have studied or experienced in China to promote communications among different peoples in today's world. The aim of the course is a keener sensitivity to different cultural identities and a more understanding approach to cross-cultural affairs in this globalizing age.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Offered with equal frequency in the Fall and Spring. Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

Internship: Community Service (Fall and Spring)
Internships allow students to gain practical experience not attainable in a classroom setting. Placement is based on available positions and student interest. See INTERNSHIP section for more information.
3 to 6 credits (can be extended to 12 credits, depending on time commitment). Prerequisites: none
Offered in the Fall and Spring.

The program curriculum focuses on doing business in China. Students enroll in the Marketing in China (Doing Business in China) course plus an internship (professional, community service, etc.). The courses is offered at the University of International Business & Economics (UIBE). Internships are organized at various companies, NGOs and humanitarian organizations. Program transcripts are issued by UIBE or KEI's university of record (accredited in the USA).

Click on a course title to view the description. Download the course syllabi.

Marketing in China (Doing Business in China)
This course is given for international students who are interested in studying the Chinese economic, political and cultural environment and /or purposing China-oriented economic research. The objective of the course is to provide students with the necessary intellectual capabilities and skills to excel in a career directly or indirectly related to China.
3 credits. Prerequisites: none
Requires minimum of 8 students to run.

Internship: Professional or Community Service
Internships allow students to gain practical experience not attainable in a classroom setting. Placement is based on available positions and student interest. See INTERNSHIP section for more information.
3 to 6 credits (can be extended to 9 credits, depending on time commitment). Prerequisites: none

Internship placement is based on professional interests. Positions are available in business, marketing, finance, communications, commerce law, public relations, community service and humanitarian aid. A significant portion of your work may also deal with English translation or English-language support at your company/organization.

Below is a list of possible placements. Actual placement may be at a different company or organization.

Save the Children UK Jones Lang LaSalle Honeywell Textron Motorola U-Soft China Merchants Fund Bearing Point Nuesoft

Debenham Tie Leung Harvest Investment Horizon Key China Talent Group Pan-Pacific IPSOS Cadbury-Schweppes Li-Ning Blue Focus

REQUIREMENTS
Students must be in good standing at their home university and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Chinese language proficiency is not required. Internships can be organized in English. However, students who speak Mandarin at an intermediate or better proficiency have more options.

As an intern in Beijing, you will need to conform to Chinese business standards. Most internships require a commitment of at least 200 hours (a full business day at least 2-3 times a week). Students must plan their academic schedule accordingly.

Learn more about internship guidelines...