Educational Goals of the Undergraduate Program
The Lean Accounting Profession
The program is replete with experienced faculty, a robust curriculum, abundant learning resources, and an accommodating mentoring system, all of which have been designed to equip students with the necessary accounting know-how to compete in the job market or for continued education. The program provides multifarious course offerings which have all been thoroughly appraised. The overall curriculum integrates both theoretical study and practicums to help students fortify their analytical and application skills.
Strengthen IT Skills Across Multiple Fields
The program assists students in becoming familiar and proficient with up-to-date information technology. To meet industry demands in this field, the program incorporates an inter-disciplinary curriculum and provides career counseling. In order to enhance competitiveness in the job market, students are encouraged to broaden their horizons and cultivate a variety of technical skills.
Ethics and Moral Character
Through the student advisement service, coursework and other services, students learn the values of integrity, professional camaraderie, and team work. The program offers courses on professional ethics which aim to foster awareness of the ethical pitfalls in the accounting industry. The department also helps defray the costs of participating in extracurricular activities, such as physical education, literature, debating, and activities hosted by the department’s student union. Participation in such activities enables students to hone their speaking, leadership and planning skills. Various scholarships based on themes such as moral education, physical education, group education and aesthetic education are awarded to encourage the growth of high moral character.
Fostering a Global Worldview & Holistic Vision for the Future
Through various seminars, short-term study-abroad programs, dual-degree programs, visits to sites abroad, and faculty exchange programs, students and faculty alike have numerous opportunities to engage in intellectual exchange with scholars and experts in other regions of the world. Using the most up-to-date course materials, lectures and seminars connect students with the latest trends in the international accounting world. Whether through general education or core curriculum courses, students are encouraged to cultivate a holistic view of the future.
Educational Goals of the Graduate Program
Unlocking Research Potential
With advanced accounting courses (e.g. Advanced accounting Theory, Advanced management Accounting, Advanced Financial Management, Advanced Auditing, International Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis and Seminar), students reinforce their ability to put the theories of accounting into practice. Through the curriculum design, the thesis proposal and review system, subsidized participation in conferences, and incentives for presenting academic papers, students solidify their foundational research skills, and unlock their research potential in a system that ensures the high quality of research.
Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Members of the faculty come from diverse backgrounds. Apart from the usual financial accounting, management accounting, and auditing fields, the program’s faculty also include professionals from financial management, human resources, and information management. The program is thus able to provide a wide array of course offerings. Moreover, under the guidance of this diverse group of instructors, students can further hone their inter-industry acumen.
Focus on Morality and Ethics
The professional ethics research team comprises both student and faculty members, and conducts research on topics like professional ethics and environmental accounting. The program also offers courses on social responsibility and enterprise ethics to help students better grasp these topics. Through group projects and team assignments, students learn the value of teamwork, and strengthen their ability to work under pressure. Graduate students are tasked with assisting in the coordination of academic workshops and conferences, enabling opportunities to practice the decorum appropriate to a host. Such experiences bolster team camaraderie and further strengthen students’ ability to work as a team.
Fostering a Global Worldview & Holistic Vision for the Future
Through the curriculum’s design, and participation in academic conferences, trips abroad and interaction with foreign scholars, students and faculty alike gain opportunities to broaden their worldview and, in the process, develop their own unique perspective and system of values.
