BA in Economics

China Agricultural University (CAU) has three campuses, two located in Beijing and one in Yantai City, Shandong province. CAU is ranked as 33rd out of more than 2,000 universities and colleges in China in 2010 . There are 20,000 full time students in CAU, including 6,000 postgraduate students and 14,000 undergraduate students.

There are totally 67 undergraduate courses, 136 master courses and 71 doctoral courses in CAU. Subjects offered by CAU are agriculture, biological sciences, resources and environmental sciences, animal science and technology, veterinary medicine, food science and nutritional engineering, agricultural engineering and automation science, information and electrical engineering, water conservancy and civil engineering, economics and management, and humanities and development.

The BA program in economics provides the knowledge of essential economic theories, the skills of using statistical techniques to analyze economic phenomena, and more specific fields within economics, such as labor economics, international trade, developing and transitional economies, and money and banking.

The economics major provides flexibility and opportunity to go in many directions, both inside and outside of the field of economics. In fact, most economics majors do not work as economists, but in business careers of all varieties. The program offers a clear, concise and rigorous way of thinking and problem solving. As a major it offers ideal preparation for graduate study in law, finance, international relations or public policy, or for work on an MBA degree. Whatever the career plans, economics major can give a student the edge he needs to further his long-term goals.

The program includes General Education, Economics Concentration and Electives.

General Education is to develop students’ knowledge and skills in areas of Academic Writing, Foreign Language, Epistemology and Cognition, Ethical Thought and Moral Values, Historical Analysis, Literature and the Arts, Quantitative Reasoning, Science and Technology, Social Analysis, etc.

Economics Concentration mainly includes: Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomic Introduction to Mathematical Economics Statistics with Computer Applications Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory History of Economic Thought Introduction to Econometrics

Elective Courses allow students to choose some additional courses in economics or political science. Courses offered include Economy of China, Labor Economics and Finance and Banking. Students are also given opportunities to select courses from other department that not related to economics.

The BA program is a full-time 4-year program. Students in this program can apply to transfer to US or UK partner universities from their third year if entry requirements are met.

As one of only a few centennial national universities, China Nongye University, also known as China Agricultural University, was established during the Qing Dynasty as the Agriculture College of Jingshi Grand University (currently Peking University). It later merged with the Agriculture College of Tsinghua University and established a new campus as an independent university. Over the previous century the university has founded comprehensive disciplines in a broad variety of academic fields, which mainly include agriculture, engineering and technology, liberal arts and sciences, business, law and medicine.

Colleges in the university

College of Agronomy & Biotechnology
College of Animal Science & Technology
College of Biological Science
College of Engineering
College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering
College of Information & Electrical Engineering
College of Resources & Environmental Sciences
College of Science
College of Veterinary Medicine
College of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering
College of Humanities & Development
College of Economics & Management
International College of Business
College of Ideological and Political Education
 

China Agricultural University (CAU) has three campuses, two located in Beijing and one in Yantai City, Shandong province. CAU is ranked as 33rd out of more than 2,000 universities and colleges in China in 2010 (http://learning.sohu.com). There are 20,000 full time students in CAU, including 6,000 postgraduate students and 14,000 undergraduate students.

There are totally 67 undergraduate courses, 136 master courses and 71 doctoral courses in CAU. Subjects offered by CAU are agriculture, biological sciences, resources and environmental sciences, animal science and technology, veterinary medicine, food science and nutritional engineering, agricultural engineering and automation science, information and electrical engineering, water conservancy and civil engineering, economics and management, and humanities and development.

According to the Essential Science Indicators (ESI), CAU has four subjects ranked top 1% in the world. It includes agricultural science, plant science, animal science, and environmental and ecological sciences. According to the Ministry of Education China, CAU has six subjects ranked as No.1 in China, which are crop science, plant protection, utilization of agricultural resources, animal science, veterinary medicine and agricultural engineering. 

There are 4 Key State Laboratories located on CAU campus, including the State Laboratory of Agro technology, the State Laboratory of Plant Physiology & Biochemistry, the State Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and the State Laboratory of Poultry Breeding. There are 6 State Research Centres and 1 National Field Research Centre located on CAU campus. There are also 24 Ministerial Key laboratories, 3 Municipal Key laboratories and 4 Ministerial Field Research Centres located on CAU campus.

In 2008, as one of four universities among more than 50 universities in Beijing, CAU was supported by the Beijing Olympics Committee to build an Olympics Gymnasium on campus. The wrestling games of 2008 Olympics have been successfully held in CAU.

Apartments on Campus

Double rooms with shared bathroom and kitchen, 1000 RMB/person/month (on basis of whole-year contract), 1150 RMB/person/month (on basis of half-year contract).  

International Students' Apartments off Campus

On basis of half-year contract, double rooms,90 RMB/room/day; double rooms with sitting room, 120 RMB/room/day.

Rented Apartments

Around 3500 RMB/month (on basis of whole-year contract) for a typical furnished apartment with one bedroom, one sitting room, one kitchen and one bathroom.   

Reservations should be made by end of June for Autumn intake or by end of December for Spring intake.

A deposit should be paid with reservations. 

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

Prospective students must have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

1.Photocopy of valid passport
With photo, passport number&expiration date and name included.

2.Passport-sized photo
A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant.

3.Graduation certificate of high school
Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English. If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized.

4.Academic transcript of high school

5.Certificate of HSK
HSK level 3

6.Additional materials
Additional materials may be required