Qualifications for Major in Chinese Economy:
Specialist-Economist in Oriental Studies, Chinese Referent-Translator, English Translator

ÈÌèÊÍ316. Higher Mathematics (4). The purpose of teaching Mathematics is to familiarize students with foundations of math apparatus necessary for solving practical and theoretical problems; to develop logical thinking; to develop students' skills in independent studying scientific literature. Discussion covers cultivating mathematical abilities in students, developing skills in solving applied problems, and fluent using mathematical terminology.

ÂÈ662. Statistics (3). This course explores socio-economic processes in social life and determines their particular quantification.

ÂÈ663. Using Mathematics in Economy (2). The purpose of the course is to present the student with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in economic problem modeling and solving by means of computer applications.

ÂÈ664. World Economy (4). The purpose of the course is to study mutual ties of national economies, tendencies and problems of the world economy development. The material about world markets is summarized. Resources and global problems of the world economy, as well as the place and role of Russia and other countries in the world economy system are explored.

ÂÌ666. Foundations of Management (2). The general theory of management is studied, laws of managing different systems, forms of management organization, style of management, and peculiarities of management models are explored.

ÂÈ765. Chinese Economy (2). The course familiarizes students with the Chinese market economy after the period of economic reforms, focusing particularly on the impact of government regulation. Emphasis is placed on regional and trade economic structure analysis.

ÈÌÁ102. Accounting (2). The course presents accounting concepts and techniques to a variety of business organizations. It explores accounting cyñle, methods of evaluation, balance sheets, preparation of financial statements, responsibility accounting.

ÂÈ667. Auditing (2). The course offers both theoretical and practical aspects of auditing and auditors' activity. It considers auditing standards and procedures as related to auditing of financial statements by independent accountants.

ÂÈ669. Financial Management (2). Financial management concepts of enterprise assets, capital, investments and cash flow are developed. Both national and international finance regulation experience is studied.

ÂÈ670. Finance and Credit in Foreign Countries (2). It is a comparative analysis of monetary and fiscal policy models, as well as financial and management instruments in the USA, Japan, Republic of Korea, China.

ÂÈ671. Marketing Fundamentals (2). The course covers issues of sales promotion, marketing research, distribution, and pricing. Topics addressed include consumers' demand forecasting, and marketing strategies developing.

ÂÈ674. Foreign Trade Activity (1). This specific course deals with interstate commerce and foreign transaction practice, international transportation rules; export budgeting, marketing, and barter operations. It explores contemporary topics in international business for companies entering the world market. Multinational enterprises are considered. Topics also include analysis of the financial opportunities and risks, business ethics, a partner choice, and the world market entering models are explored.

ÂÈ768. Communication Problems in Management (1). The course investigates the history of communication system theory (Rotlisberger, Levin, Lasersfield, Simon and others), the role of communication for any organization functioning. It studies the problems of communication techniques, the impact of information input on the system functioning, of communication "net" types, of decision-making patterns, and successful communication models.

ÂÈ677. Pacific RIM Countries' Economy. The course covers the nature, new trends and challenges to the Pacific RIM Countries' economies in the 21st century, their dynamics and impact on the world economy. It summarizes the topics of Russia's Far East potential for the economic integration with Pacific Rim Countries.

ÂÈ678. History and Etymology of Economic Concepts and Terms (1). The course explores the possibilities of etymological analysis applied to economic concepts. It shows how etymology helps to study the origins of economic concepts, and the reflection of various generations' economic experience in economic terminology.

ÂÈ680. Phases of Economic Reforms in Russia (1). The course analyzes the process and the results of the whole Russian economy transformation. Topics include the change of property, social environment, and structure of the economy.

ÂÈ681. Post-Economic Society (1). The course seeks to reveal the concept of the post-Industrial society, the place of Russia in the new world economy. Topics include Russia's potential for becoming one of the most industrialized countries in the world.

ÂÈ779. Problems of Chinese Economy (1). The course is designed to help students apply research methodology elements to independent research projects.

ÂÈ780. State Regulation and Economic Development of Taiwan (1). The course introduces students to the main phases and transformation of the Taiwan economy in the second half of the 20th century, as well as the impact of state regulation policy on industries. It shows how export-oriented economies of the first generation of new industrialized countries affected the ways of SEA countries' economic development.

ÂÈ781. Economic Structure and International Economic Contacts of Hong Kong (1). The course familiarizes students with the phases of Free Economic Zones development in Hong Kong. Many topics deal with Hong Kong - Chinese economic relations, the role of Hong Kong in transformation of the continental China Economy.

ÂÈ782. Chinese Business Speech (1). The course is designed for Chinese language majors. It discusses the following topics: language concepts and standards; functional strata of contemporary Chinese; business correspondence: official and private letters; Russian speech patterns vs. Chinese ones.

ÂÈ783. Chinese Economic Periodicals Abstracting (2). The course familiarizes the student with the main methods of translating and abstracting economic texts, the theory and practice of contemporary Chinese macro- and microeconomics.