In the journey of life, we all have some longing places, those places full of mystery, charm and opportunity, like a magnet to attract our eyes and hearts. For many people who are interested in working in the field of finance, the Master of Financial Management program jointly run by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Tulane University is undoubtedly such a desirable place.
As one of the most authoritative social science research institutions in mainland China, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) has a research strength and influence in the field of finance. Tulane University, as a long-established and prestigious institution in the United States, is widely praised for its excellence in financial management education. When the two institutions join forces to launch the Master of Financial Management program, it provides a unique opportunity for students who aspire to make a career in the field of finance.
The University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Graduate School), referred to as the University of Social Sciences, formerly known as the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, is one of the earliest graduate schools established in China. By integrating the excellent academic strength of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the China Youth University of Political Science, the University of Social Sciences has become the most complete university in Chinese humanities and social sciences, with a total of 17 first-level doctoral disciplines, 108 second-level disciplines, 16 master's first-level disciplines and 114 first-level disciplines by the end of 2020, and the teaching team includes members, researchers and associate researchers of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, with a total of 757 doctoral supervisors and 1,132 master's supervisors. According to the evaluation results of the Chinese Academy of Management Sciences, the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Graduate School) has been ranked first among graduate students in the field of humanities and social sciences in Chinese all year round.
Founded in 1834, Tulane University, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a well-known comprehensive university and a member of the Association of North American Universities (AAU: Alliance of 62 Top Research Universities in North America). In 2009, it was ranked as a first-class national university by U.S. News and World Report, and has been ranked in the top 50 in the United States over the years. The school has a total of 12,000 students, including more than 6,000 undergraduates. Among the more than 1,000 teaching researchers, including Nobel laureates and many leading scholars in international disciplines. Since its founding, Tulane University has received two Nobel Prizes and five Pulitzer Prizes for its alumni and faculty. Tulane University is a world-renowned private university with a rigorous academic history, and its business school, law school, and medical school are among the best in their respective fields.
The Freeman School of Business at Tulane University has always focused on the practical operation of financial professionals and the training of the ability to grasp market fluctuations, and has formed a deep accumulation in the field of theoretical research and practical operation, so that students can fully grasp the cutting-edge theories and understand the use of financial tools.
The Master of Financial Management program is not only a simple graduate education program, but also a financial management talent training platform that integrates Chinese and Western wisdom, theory and practice. Here, students can get in touch with the most cutting-edge financial theories, learn the most practical management skills, and participate in practical financial projects under the guidance of mentors, and experience the pulse and rhythm of the financial market.
It has been said that dreams are the driving force of life. Then, for those students who have financial dreams, the Academy of Social Sciences and Tulane University's Master of Financial Management program is the starting point for them to realize their dreams. Here, they can transform their love of finance into a thirst for knowledge, their vision for the future into the tempering of their skills, and their yearning for success into an exploration of practice.
As the first Sino-foreign cooperative education program of the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Graduate School), the Master of Financial Management program has been established for 12 years, successfully held 11 sessions, trained more than 500 graduates, and cultivated a group of outstanding professionals for the national financial industry. The project aims to cultivate a group of high-quality, cross-cultural and compound international high-end financial talents who support the party's basic line, love the motherland, abide by discipline and law, have good moral character, rigorous study style, strong dedication and dedication, actively serve the cause of socialist modernization, and have systematic modern economic and financial knowledge and solid business skills, have a sense of innovation and international vision, are familiar with Western financial theories and markets, and are proficient in China's financial system and operation mechanism.
The Master of Financial Management program of the Academy of Social Sciences and Tulane University is quite different from the traditional majors in terms of teaching environment and training mode, the program introduces high-quality foreign educational resources, and the curriculum is mostly closely integrated with the international curriculum, world-renowned teachers and innovative practical learning experience. The lecturers of the program are experts and scholars from the Institute of Finance, the Institute of Economics, the Institute of Financial Strategy and other research institutes of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, as well as veterans with more than 10 years of relevant experience in the financial industry as industry mentors. Under the guidance of tutors, students can not only understand the ever-changing financial environment with a strategic vision, but also broaden students' horizons with rich practical cases, so as to better guide practice.
The Master of Finance program jointly organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Tulane University also keeps up with the times, and the professors of each subject adopt the teaching method of "theoretical teaching + case analysis + group discussion", and combine financial theoretical knowledge with students' practical experience by teaching some famous business real cases at home and abroad, and pay attention to the integration of theory and practice.
There are 12 compulsory courses for the Master of Financial Management, including "Financial Institutions and Markets", "Financial Regulation and Law", "Financial Management Case Analysis", "Corporate Finance", "International Finance", and "Econometrics", 6 courses are Chinese courses, Investment and Asset Pricing, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Valuation, Option & Other Derivatives, Fixed Income Analytics, 6 foreign courses.
The curriculum of the Master of Financial Management program combines Chinese and Western cultures, with Chinese teaching courses starting with financial theories, and foreign teachers integrating financial knowledge with practical operations, paving the way for the concept of financial products, and then building with portfolio simulation. The foundation-building course is like "Corporate Finance", which can comprehensively review financial knowledge based on micro and basic theories; the advanced course is like "Financial Institutions and Markets", which is progressive, with financial tools as the main line of teaching, and runs through the financial system; the practical course is like "Financial Management Case Analysis", which brings together industry elites and deeply interprets financial hotspots, and the industry norms are like "Financial Regulation and Law", which provides guidance for practitioners, detects omissions, establishes norms, and self-discipline, and assists courses like "Econometrics" , meticulous deduction, exquisite modeling, providing mathematical tools for financial analysis...
Under the guidance of the Project Management Committee, the Chinese and American instructors are responsible for formulating the teaching plan of the Master of Financial Management, and inspecting and guiding the students' course learning, theoretical practice and examination assessment. The project course adopts a variety of teaching methods such as multimedia equipment-assisted teaching and case teaching method to strengthen students' self-directed learning ability, problem-solving ability and practical ability of financial analysis. In terms of the choice of medium of instruction, Chinese courses are taught in Chinese and foreign courses are taught in English.
Various forms of classroom teaching: theoretical teaching, simulation experiments, case analysis, class discussions, group reports, etc., organic combination of production, learning and research: emphasis on the teaching of basic knowledge and professional knowledge of financial mathematics and financial practice, emphasis on the application of financial analysis methods in economics, finance, trade, energy and other related industries, combined with the background of practical problems for targeted teaching and practice.
Time flies, time flies. When students finish their studies and walk out of this campus full of wisdom and passion, they will find that the place they have longed for for a long time has become the road they have walked. On this road, there are sweat and tears, laughter and harvest, and growth and transformation. And all of this will become the most valuable treasure in their lives.
Today, the Academy of Social Sciences and Tulane University's Master of Financial Management program have cultivated a large number of outstanding financial management talents. In their respective positions, they have contributed to the development of the financial industry with what they have learned. Their stories are like a beacon that illuminates the way forward for those who come after them.
If you also have financial dreams in your heart, and if you are also eager to show your skills in this field full of opportunities and challenges, then, don't hesitate and don't wait. Take action now and join the family of the Academy of Social Sciences and Tulane University's Master of Financial Management Program! Let this be the starting point for you to realize your dreams, and let this become the most beautiful scenery in your life's journey!