MBA
MBA Program Overview
The MBA (Masters of Business Administration) program of School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University started in 1996, with the first batch of students officially enrolled in 1998.As of to date, more than 5,000 managerial elite individuals in society have benefited from our program. We are committed to cultivating entrepreneurs with strategic awareness of globalization and professional managers who can adapt to the global competition, the compliance with international standards in teaching and soft power development. We are the first business school in South China and the second in China that was awarded triple accreditations by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB, ranking among the international mainstream business schools. The MBA program of School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University attaches great importance to practice and social responsibility, and has made its MBA program one of the internationally-recognized and most influential MBA brands in China after 20 years of development.
The MBA program of School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University takes S.A.G.E as its core educational philosophy. It not only embodies the integration of Scientific Thinking, Artistic Management, Global Vision, Ethical Entrepreneurship, but also epitomizes the "Way of the Sage" — cultivating visionary global leaders with exceptional management capabilities who can wisely guide the transformation and innovation of tomorrow's business world.
The MBA program of School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University was ranked the Top 3 for eight consecutive years in the Most Influential MBA of China by World Entrepreneur magazine, a subsidiary of the World Manager Group.The MBA program of School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University was listed as the World’s Top 100 MBA programs by Economist for six consecutive years, being the only business school in mainland China on the list, which further shows that the MBA program of our school has been recognized worldwide. In 2017, Business Administration discipline of our school was selected into the list of “Double-First Class” Construction Discipline by the Ministry of Education and was tied for first place (A+) in the fourth round of national discipline evaluation. Furthermore, it has ranked first in China for six consecutive years (2019-2024) in the Shanghai Ranking’s “Best Chinese Disciplines” rankings.
“Rooted in South Guangdong, facing the whole country and covering the whole world”, our MBA program aims to be the first-class in Asia, world-recognized and influential MBA program, adhere to the practice orientation, pay attention to the combination of theory and practice, the dual characteristics which combines the international and the domestic, adhere to the education philosophy as “International education and local response”.
Program Settings
MBA Courses Description
The courses equip students with contemporary management and economic theories, along with systematic practical knowledge in business administration. Through practical teaching, we bridge theory and practice, training students to effectively apply conceptual frameworks to real-world contexts, thereby enhancing their analytical and decision-making capabilities.
1、Public Courses
Name of Course | Course Nature | Credit |
新时代中国特色社会主义理论与实践 Theory and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era | Compulsory | 2 |
自然辩证法概论 Dialectics of Nature | Compulsory（Choose one of the two） | 1 |
马克思主义与社会科学方法论Marxism and The Methodology of Social Science | 1 |
2、Professional Foundation Courses
Professional Direction | Name of Course | Course Nature | Credit |
General Track | 管理沟通 Management Communication | Compulsory | 3 |
商业伦理 Business Ethics | Compulsory | 2 | |
数据模型与决策 Data Modeling and Decision Making | Compulsory | 3 | |
管理经济学 Managerial Economics | Compulsory | 3 | |
学术规范与论文写作 Academic Criterion and Thesis Writing | Compulsory | 1 | |
Healthcare Management Track | 商业伦理 Business Ethics | Compulsory | 2 |
数据模型与决策 Data, Models and Decisions | Compulsory | 3 | |
管理经济学 Managerial Economics | Compulsory | 1 | |
卫生经济学与政策 Health Economics & Policy | Compulsory | 1 | |
管理沟通 Management Communication | Compulsory | 3 | |
学术规范与论文写作 Academic Criterion and Thesis Writing | Compulsory | 1 | |
Digital Intelligence Track | 商业伦理 Business Ethics | Compulsory | 2 |
数据模型与决策 Data, Models and Decisions | Compulsory | 3 | |
管理经济学 Managerial Economics | Compulsory | 2 | |
数智经济学与数据要素 | Compulsory | 1 | |
管理沟通与人机协作 | Compulsory | 3 | |
学术规范与论文写作 Academic Criterion and Thesis Writing | Compulsory | 1 |
3、Specialized Direction Courses
Professional Direction | Name of Course | Course Nature | Credit |
General Track | 财务会计 Financial Accounting | Compulsory | 3 |
运营管理 Operations Management | Compulsory | 3 | |
数字技术与商业管理 Digital Technology and Business Management | Compulsory | 3 | |
战略管理 Strategic Management | Compulsory | 3 | |
组织行为学 Organizational Behavior | Compulsory | 3 | |
营销管理 Marketing Management | Compulsory | 3 | |
公司财务 Corporate Finance | Compulsory | 3 | |
Healthcare Management Track | 医疗战略管理 Strategic Management in Healthcare | Compulsory | 2 |
人力资源管理 HR Management | Compulsory | 2 | |
医院会计与财务管理Hospital Accounting and Financial Management | Compulsory | 2 | |
组织行为与医疗机构管理Organizational Behavior and Hospital Management | Compulsory | 2 | |
医疗服务质量管理 Service Quality Management in Healthcare | Compulsory | 2 | |
医疗运营管理 Healthcare Operations Management | Compulsory | 2 | |
供应链管理 Supply Chain Management | Compulsory | 2 | |
智慧医疗管理与创新 Smart Healthcare Management and Innovation | Compulsory | 2 | |
医疗产业投资 Healthcare Investment | Compulsory | 2 | |
医疗管理创新与领导力Leadership in Healthcare Management Innovation | Compulsory | 2 | |
Digital Intelligence Track | 人工智能与商业应用 Artificial Intelligence and Business Applications | Compulsory | 3 |
组织行为与数智化管理 Organizational Behavior and Digital-Intelligent Management | Compulsory | 3 | |
财务管理前沿 Frontiers in Financial Management | Compulsory | 2 | |
数智营销 Digital-Intelligent Marketing | Compulsory | 2 | |
运营管理与智能制造 Operations Management and Intelligent Manufacturing | Compulsory | 2 | |
数智时代的战略管理 Strategy Management in the Digital Intelligence Era | Compulsory | 2 | |
数智化供应链管理 Digital-Intelligent Supply Chain Management | Compulsory | 2 | |
数智创新与创业前沿 Digital-Intelligent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Frontier | Compulsory | 2 | |
数智时代的科创产业投资 Science & Innovation Investment in the Digital Intelligence Era | Compulsory | 2 |
4、Technical and Practical Courses in Professional Fields
Professional Direction | Name of Course | Course Nature | Credit |
Healthcare Management Track | 医疗管理活案例 Healthcare Management Practice Case Analysis | Elective | 2 |
移动课堂 Integrated Practice Learning | Elective | 2 | |
Digital Intelligence Track | 数智管理前沿实践 Frontier Practices in Digital-Intelligent Management | Compulsory | 1 |
大数据与人工智能创新实验 Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Experiment | Compulsory | 1 |
5、Elective Courses
Professional Direction | Name of Course | Course Nature | Credit |
General Track & Healthcare Management Track Digital Intelligence Track | 财务报表分析 Financial Reporting and Analysis | Elective | 2 |
管理会计与成本控制 Management Accounting and Cost Control | Elective | 2 | |
金融风险管理 Financial Risk Management | Elective | 2 | |
基金管理 Funds Management | Elective | 2 | |
投资评估 Investment Valuation | Elective | 2 | |
艺术品投资概论 Artwork Investment | Elective | 2 | |
管理模型与优化 Management Modelling and Optimization | Elective | 2 | |
采购与供应链管理 Procurement & Supply Chain Management | Elective | 2 | |
质量管理 Quality Management | Elective | 2 | |
私募股权投资 Private Equity | Elective | 2 | |
财富管理 Wealth management | Elective | 2 | |
管理学思想史 The History of Management Thoughts | Elective | 2 | |
管理的底层思维逻辑 The Underlying Thinking Logic of Management | Elective | 2 | |
金融衍生工具 Financial Derivatives | Elective | 2 | |
客户关系管理 Customer Relationship Management | Elective | 2 | |
管理咨询 Management Consulting | Elective | 2 | |
国际商法 International Law | Elective | 2 | |
人力资源管理 Human Resource Management | Elective | 2 | |
品牌管理 Branding Management | Elective | 2 | |
商战决策模拟 Business Competition Simulation | Elective | 2 | |
智赋商业：IT驱动商业变革 Endowed Business with Intelligence:Business Revolution Driven by IT | Elective | 2 | |
金融大数据分析 Analysis of Big Data in Finance | Elective | 2 | |
数字时代的营销突围 Marketing Breakout in the Digital era | Elective | 2 | |
金融科技 | Elective | 2 | |
商业中的人工智能 Artificial Intelligence In Business | Elective | 2 | |
大数据分析与商业智能 Big Data Analysis and Business Intelligence | Elective | 2 | |
区块链商业应用 Blockchain Business Applications | Elective | 2 | |
商业决策分析 Business Analytics for Decision Making | Elective | 2 | |
数字化商业创新 Business Innovation in the Digital Age | Elective | 2 | |
ESG与可持续发展 ESG and Sustainable Development | Elective | 2 | |
公司治理与激励机制 Corporate Governance and Incentive Mechanism | Elective | 2 | |
企业风险管理 Enterprise Risk Management | Elective | 2 | |
兼并与收购 Merger and Acquisition | Elective | 2 | |
商业模式创新 Business Model Innovation | Elective | 2 | |
新经济时代激励与绩效管理 Incentive and Performance Management in the New Economy | Elective | 2 | |
税务筹划 Tax Planning | Elective | 2 | |
消费者行为学 Consumer Behavior | Elective | 2 | |
全球营销管理 Global Marketing | Elective | 2 | |
服务管理 Services Management | Elective | 2 | |
宏观经济分析 Macroeconomic Analysis | Elective | 2 | |
粤港澳大湾区新兴产业机遇 Emerging Industry Opportunity of GBA | Elective | 2 | |
人文与商业素养系列讲座 Lectures on Humanities and Business Literacy | Elective | 1 | |
海外课堂 Global Campus | Elective | 2 | |
企业家精神与创业 Entrepreneurship | Elective | 2 | |
领导与团队 Leadership and Team | Elective | 2 | |
新创企业成长战略 Growthing Strategy of the New Ventures | Elective | 2 | |
幸福心理学 Positive Psychology | Elective | 2 | |
社会心理学 Social Psychology | Elective | 2 | |
行业实践案例研究 Industry Practice Case Study | Elective | 1 |
Contact us
Contact：Mr. Lai & Ms. ZhangTel：020-84115584/ 020-84113622Email: sysumba@mail.sysu.edu.cnAddress：N218,School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University 135 Xin Gang Rd West, Guangzhou, P. R .ChinaWebsite：https://mba.sysu.edu.cn
