What major is good for studying abroad in business?

Students studying in the United States know that the master of finance in the United States is called MSF. His major interests include financial analysis, investment management and corporate finance. Typical core courses include investment analysis, corporate finance and financial management or management accounting. Its basic subjects include economics, accounting and metrology (introduction to time value of money and statistics). The main research fields include: securities management, financial model construction, mergers and acquisitions, and practical options. Although there are some non-quantitative analysis elective courses, such as corporate governance, business ethics and business strategy, the main courses of MSF are basically quantitative. MSF course also includes financial economics, financial risk management and other branches and interdisciplinary subjects of economics and management. Undergraduate students in finance, economics or general business can apply, but the basic application conditions are excellent computing skills, such as calculus and probability. Compared with finance under MBA, MSF mainly studies the financial field, and rarely involves general management disciplines. In other words, MSF mainly focuses on financial or financial markets, while MBA is more diversified. Although I took a finance-related course, it involved other disciplines and fields in the business field, such as human resource management and enterprise management. As far as finance is concerned, MBA is weak in both breadth and depth.

This seems to be the ideal choice for China students to apply. However, there are two factors that make it difficult for China students to apply for MSF in top American universities:

First, the connection between business education in China and MSF is too low: most business education in China University tends to be qualitative, that is to say, there is too little mathematical knowledge involved, and usually there are only simple mathematical courses such as probability, calculus and statistics. After all, MSF is a master of science, emphasizing students' mathematical background.

Second, there are few top universities in the United States that can offer MSF majors. Generally speaking, when a student graduates from a very good university in China, with TOEFL 100 or above and than 700 or above, he will naturally set his goal at the top 50 or even the top 30 universities. Among the top 50 universities in the United States, only Princeton, Van De Burg, Washington St. Louis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, brandeis, Boston College and case western reserve university have less MSF programs than 10. Moreover, except for public universities such as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the enrollment of MSF is very small, usually 30-50 students. Moreover, it is a global enrollment, and the degree of competition can be imagined.

Major in accounting

Master of Accounting in the United States is generally called Master of Science in Accounting and Master of Accounting/Accounting, abbreviated as MSA or MAcc. Most students in China apply for MAcc. Some schools will set up both MSA and MAcc, and students can choose according to the requirements of application conditions. The difference is that one requires the applicant to have an accounting background and the other does not require an application background. At the same time, because accounting has a wide employment direction, you can choose a specific professional direction according to your future field.

Employment analysis: the employment direction of accounting is generally in public accounting, enterprise accounting, government finance, education finance and non-profit organization or organization finance. Depending on the type of work, they will enter large, multinational and regional accounting firms. Graduates who want to work in an accounting firm must have educational experience to take the CPA exam. Or you can enter the financial department of a general enterprise and engage in financial management, internal audit, tax planning, budget analysis and other work. Another employment direction is to enter the government or educational consulting service institutions to do scientific research or provide consulting services.

Accounting in American universities is a versatile major, and graduates may also play a role in other business fields, such as sales, product management, customer management, production management, procurement, and comprehensive management. In the United States, jobs in the accounting field are generally easy to find, and the average annual salary of employees in the accounting industry who just graduated can reach between 45 thousand and 50 thousand dollars. Of course, whether to choose an accounting major, we must first combine our own interests and specialties. It is not advisable to choose a popular major or a major that is "good at going abroad".

Students who want to apply for studying in the United States, study abroad experts suggest:

1. Strive for high credits while studying, because credits are usually considered by employers as a standard to measure personal financial professional knowledge and personal work ethics.

2. Strive to join student associations, improve leadership, enhance communication skills, and cultivate teamwork spirit; At the same time, we should cultivate the ability of analyzing problems, thinking rigorously and solving problems.

3. If you have accounting experience in advance through internship, you can join the National Accounting Honor Society (BetaAlpha Psi), which aims to provide various channels for students majoring in accounting, finance and information systems to upgrade their professional skills.

4. Try to improve your ability to use computers, especially computing software, and try to get some certifications from American Institute of International Internal Auditors and American Institute of Management Accountants, which will make you more competitive in future job hunting.

Marketing major

There are very few business schools in American universities that offer marketing majors, and most of them are in the direction of MBA, so the range of applicants for optional schools is relatively small. Marketing majors should consider the following factors when choosing schools:

First, the influence of comprehensive ranking and professional ranking on marketing school selection. The iron law of choosing a school is: the top 50 students choose 2-3 schools, the top 50 students choose 5-6 schools ranked 50- 100, the top 50 students choose 3-4 schools ranked 100-200, and the top 50 students choose 10+05 schools. However, this iron law is not so useful in the choice of schools for marketing majors. Because there are not many business schools offering marketing majors, under normal circumstances, as long as there are schools offering marketing majors, no matter whether they are in the comprehensive ranking or professional ranking, as long as they are within the top 200, they will definitely be selected.

Second, the teaching, scientific research level and specialty setting of the school. Because each school's teaching and scientific research level is different, and the professional settings are different, it is necessary to know the situation of the school before applying. Whether this school is consistent with or similar to its own major and research direction, so as to avoid a lot of trouble caused by the mismatch of majors.

Third, the admission criteria and conditions of the school. Applicants of any major should correctly estimate their professional background when applying for schools, and don't blindly pursue prestigious schools. Marketing major does not require very high professional background of the applicant, but the applicant must know the admission standards, admission conditions, competition and deadline of the school before applying. On the one hand, you can know whether you meet the admission criteria and conditions and whether you have a competitive advantage. On the other hand, you can know whether this school is suitable for you and avoid blindly choosing a school.

Fourth, GPA, TOEFL and GMAT scores. Marketing majors don't require very high grades. If you can reach GPA:3.0, TOFEL:600, GMAT:680, it is already a very good result. This hardware condition should be no problem for most schools.

Fifth, work experience. Compared with other majors, applying for marketing requires higher work experience. It is suggested that candidates must have relevant work experience. If not, internship experience or volunteer work can also be done. Especially those who apply across disciplines, because no matter how high the GPA is, it doesn't matter. At this time, in addition to language ability, work experience has become the main reference factor of the school.

Information system management specialty

Information system management, also known as information system, is generally established under a business school or a separate college. Almost all MIS applicants will ask this question: "Do I take GMAT or GRE?" If you have confidence, energy and ability to take two exams and get usable results, I suggest you take both. There is a simple reason. If we have both GMAT and GRE scores, we can kill each other in the choice of schools. But only a small number of applicants can meet this requirement.

Then for applicants who can't take care of both exams, the choice is even more important. GMAT or GRE, which one shall we choose? First of all, you should understand what your goals are and what conditions you have. You might as well use SWOT analysis to analyze yourself comprehensively. Second, after a comprehensive analysis of yourself, you will know which direction you want to develop, research or management. Once you understand this, you won't worry about taking the exam. Because, no matter which school, as long as it offers this major under the business school, it accepts GMAT, while non-business schools such as the School of Information and the Institute of Technology accept GRE. Of course, some schools accept both.

Because the management information system belongs to different institutions, the curriculum of management information system also has its own emphasis. For example, the major set up under the School of Information, University of Austin, Texas, ranks third, and its core course 13 credits is only one management course. There are 35 MIS courses offered by the Business School of the University of Arizona, among which the technical course 16 is relatively general and should be said to be an ideal course. When choosing a specific major, applicants need to plan according to their own learning experience and background, combined with the curriculum, which is safer.

Employment analysis: Judging from the employment situation in the United States, graduates of this major are still in demand in the talent market. Because of a certain level of technology, even in the financial crisis and severe employment situation, the employment field is still relatively wide and the employment prospects are relatively optimistic.

MIS major has three main employment directions: 1. Software developers-help enterprises and organizations solve problems; 2. Network or system administrator-the guarantee for the efficient operation of enterprises or organizations; 3. Enterprise information management-engaged in information collection and management in enterprises.

No matter the choice of major or the specific direction of major, only by clarifying your career goals can you make the most wise, correct and suitable choice.

Logistics management major

Logistics management is to plan, organize, coordinate and control logistics activities, so as to achieve the customer's satisfactory service level with the lowest logistics cost. Modern logistics management is based on system theory, information theory and cybernetics. Its four important characteristics are: taking customer satisfaction as the first goal; For the purpose of enterprise overall optimization; Information-centered; Higher efficiency and better effect.

In China's logistics industry, the contradiction between supply and demand also appears in the logistics industry that has just developed for several years. The supply of ordinary operators exceeds the demand, and there is a serious shortage of professional and technical personnel. Excellent management talents trained by logistics specialty can systematically optimize the design of transportation, warehousing and freight forwarding related to logistics management. It should be specially reminded that the logistics major is a compound major, so the applicant is interested in management, economy and information technology, and should also have excellent English and computer skills.

The demand for talents in today's market has greatly stimulated the process of studying abroad in China. Compared with China, the logistics market and professional research in European and American countries started relatively long, and they also have a certain scale and valuable experience. Therefore, these countries are very attractive to China students. The development of logistics specialty is obvious to all. It not only understands the definition and development direction of logistics management in the United States, but also clarifies the standards of domestic logistics talents.

The above information is for reference and I hope it can help you. Hope to adopt.