Department of Finance, National Sun Yat-sen University

Bachelor’s Program

1.Finance Program Profile

The Finance department in National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) is the first Finance Program of university in Taiwan, founded in 1986. The Finance program in NSYSU has a long history and a good reputation both in higher education institutes and industry in Taiwan and was accredited by AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) in 2010. The Finance program offers many theoretical and practical courses in finance, accounting, and economics areas, which are able to make students have capacities to cope with various finance and economic problems in the real world. Graduates of the Finance program are expected to have a solid understanding of financial management, economic theory, financial markets, investment, options and futures, intermediate accounting and more.

 

2.Finance Program Curriculum Plan

 

Three categories of courses are provided: general education courses, required courses, and selective courses. To graduate from the school, students are required to pass all general education compulsory courses and major required courses. In addition, they must obtain a total of 63 credits in the general education courses and required courses as well as a total of 77 or more in the elective courses. There are several modules of selected courses in the Finance program as follows:

Table 1: Selected Courses in Each Module

Investment And Futures	Corporate Finance And Governance	Economics	Law	Software	Insurance
Introduction to options markets; Price behavior literature appreciation; Portfolio management; Introduction to real estate management; Personal financial planning; Portfolio and options project; Comtemperary investment management; Seminar in current financial issues (i)(ii);	Introduction to business; Intermediate financial management; Risk management; Introduction to methodology;	Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Doing business in Asia; International economics;	Introduction to civil law; Ethics and law; Legal environment of business(i)(ii);	Introduction of computer application; Management information systems; Enterprise resource planning system; Computer application in financial management; Financial computer programming;	Personal insurance and pension planning;

 

 

Financial Markets And Management	Financial Accounting	Econometrics	Innovation	Language	Others
Practice in financial market trading mechanisms; Money and banking;	Auditing; Cost accounting; Managerial accounting; Tax accounting; Tax in practice; Accounting information system; Accounting(i)(ii); Intermediate accounting (iii) ; Advance accounting(i)(ii); International financial reporting standards Analysis;	Quantitative analysis for management; Advanced statistics; Financial engineering; Financial risk management;	Creative and innovative management; Project management; New venture management of local industries; New venture management of micro-firms;	Japanese (i)(ii);	Social enterprise business model development and implementation; Ethics and social responsibility;

 

3.Skills Acquisition

Students have to complete courses on managerial knowledge and analytic skills in the major areas of finance, accounting, and economics in their first and second years. Students can then choose module courses based on their interests and abilities, thus enabling them to start making plans for their careers. Overall, the aim is that the following objectives should be achieved:

1. Enhance students’ professional abilities by integrating finance-related knowledge based on both theories and practices.
2. Highlight the importance of professional ethics, and encourage students to have a sense of integrity.
3. Teach the skills needed for successful communication and teamwork, as well providing a broad international vision.
4. Apply financial theories to practical cases in order to address of range of business and financial problems.
5. Help students to start their professional careers.

4.Program Delivery

As stated in the program strategies and goals, Finance aims to equip students with strong financial management ability, a capability of resolving problems, an ability to collaborate within a team, and broader global perspectives. At the same time, the Finance program also teaches a sense of ethics and social responsibility. Overall, the purpose of various academic activities in the Finance program is to fulfil above goals.

5. Education Methods:

Undergraduate program consists of the following education methods:

(1) Courses are given Regular lectures and are instructed by professional academic staff, and each academic staff member must provide course instruction at the beginning of semester.

(2) Case studies. For many courses, students are required to do case studies individually or in a team to pass the final assessment.

(3) Social activities. Our program encourages students to complete an internship of a certain duration and to obtain social-practice credits before graduation.

(4) Contests. Our program encourages students to participate in both academic and social competitions.

(5) Academic research. Undergraduate students may be accepted into research teams to gain professional research training from academic staff and postgraduate students.

(6) Individual paper report or group paper report. Undergraduate students may be required to submit course report by individual paper or group.

(7) Individual paper presentation or group paper presentation. Undergraduate students may need to give oral presentation by individual or group.

 

Curriculum Map

 

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學士班課程結構圖

Department of Finance (Bachelor) Curriculum Map

 

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           必修課程Compulsory Courses：

		一年級 First year	二年級 Second year	三年級 Third year	四年級 Fourth year
通識課程（28）學分General Education (28 Credits)		經濟學(一)(二) (3) (3) Economics (I) (II) 微積分(一)(二) (3) (3) Calculus (I) (II) 管理學(3) Management	統計學(一)(二) (3) (3) Statistics(I) (II) 財務管理(一)(二) (3) (3)Financial Management (I)(II) 中級會計學(一)(二) (3) (3) Intermediate Accounting(I) (II) 商事法(3) Business Law	財務報表分析(3) Financial Statement Analysis 金融市場(3) Financial Markets 投資學(3) Investments 國際財務管理(3) Multination Financial Management 期貨與選擇權概論(3) Introduction To Options And Futures 風險管理與保險(3) Risk Management And Insurance	財務管理個案研究(3) Case Studies In Finance

 

選修課程Elective Courses：

 

投資與期選 Investment and Options	公司理財與治理 Company Governance	經濟 Economics	法律 Law	軟體應用 Software Application	保險 Insurance
選擇權市場概論(3) The Fundamentals Of Options Markets 股價行為文獻經典選讀(3) Price Behavior Literature Appreciation 投資組合管理(3) Portfolio Management 不動產管理概論(3) Introduction To Real Estate Management 個人理財規劃(3) Personal Financial Planning 投資組合與選擇權專案(1) Portfolio Management and Options Project 現代投資管理(3) Modern Investment Management 當前財金問題分析(一)(二) Seminar In Current Financial Issues (I)(II)	企業概論(3) Introduction To Business 中級財務管理(3) Intermediate Financial Management 風險管理(3) Risk Management 財務金融研究方法導論(3) Introduction To Methodology	個體經濟學(3) Microeconomics 總體經濟學(3) Macroeconomics 亞太地區產業研究(3) Doing Business In Asia 國際經濟學(3) International Economics	民法概要(3) Introduction To Civil Law 倫理與法律(3) Ethics And Law 企業的法律環境（一）（二）(2) (2) Legal Environment Of Business(I)(II)	計算機概論(3) Basic Computer Concepts 管理資訊系統(3) Management Information Systems 企業資源規劃系統(3) Enterprise Resourse Planning System 財務軟體應用(3) Computer Application In Financial Management 財金程式設計(3) Financial Computer Programming	人身保險與退休金規劃(3) Personal Insurance And Pension Planning
金融市場與管理 Financial Markets and Management	財務會計 Financial Accounting	計量 Econometrics	創新管理 Innovative Management	語文 Language	其他 Others
金融市場交易機制實務(3) Practice In Financial Market Trading Mechanisms 貨幣銀行學(3) Money And Banking	審計學(3) Auditings 成本會計學(3) Cost Accounting 管理會計(3) Managerial Accounting 稅務會計(3) Tax Accounting 稅務實務(3) Tax In Practice 會計資訊系統(3) Accounting Information System 初級會計學實習（一）（二）(0) (0) Accounting Practice (I)(Ii) 中級會計學（三）(3) Intermediate Accounting 高等會計學（一）（二）(3) (3) Advance Accounting 國際會計準則解析(3) International Accounting Standards and Analysis	管理數學(3) Quantitative Analysis For Management 高等統計學(3) Advanced Statistics 財務工程概論(3) Financial Engineering 財務風險管理(3) Financial Risk Management	創意與創新管理(3) Creative And Innovative Management 專案管理(3) Project Management 地方特色產業創業管理(3) New Venture Management Of Local Industries 微型創業(3) New Venture Management Of Micro-Firms	日文（一）（二）(3)(3) Japanese (I)(II)	社會企業商業模式發展與實作(3) Social Enterprise Business Model Development And Implementation