Our Ph.D. Programs aredesigned to provide students with high-level skills in economic research anddevelop outstanding scholars for careers in research and teaching. At theSchool of Economics, students are challenged to ponder the most critical issuesin Economic research and to form new insights. We aim to train students to beinnovative, rigorous and encourage students to become exemplary teachers attop-tier institutions in China.
The economics Ph.D.program at School of Economics offers degrees in the following areas:Industrial Economics, National Economics, Economic History, Labor Economics,Regional Economics, Population Resources and Environment, World Economics,Western Economics and Political Economics. The standard duration for eachprogram is 4 years and students have the maximum of 6 years to complete theprogram including any periods of intermission and suspension.
For the students whosefirst foreign language is English, the minimum credit requirement is 38 points(including 34 points in required courses and 4 points in elective courses). Forthe students whose first foreign language is not English, the minimum creditrequirement is 40 points (including 36 points in required courses and 4 pointsin elective courses).
For the students who donot come from the Mainland China, Political Theory courses are not required andcan be chosen as the elective courses. The courses of Chinese (72 total hoursand 4 credit points) and Academic English are the required courses for overseastudents. Chinese Economy and Society (36 total hours in second term and 2credit points) is required and only available for oversea students.
| Required Courses                  
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| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| All Majors                 
         | The  First Term                 
         | Contemporary Chinese Marxism               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | |||
| English               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | |||||
| Advanced Microeconomics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Advanced Macroeconomics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Advanced Econometrics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| The  Second Term                 
         | Advanced Microeconomics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | ||||
| Advanced Macroeconomics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Advanced Econometrics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Advanced Political Economics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| The Third  Term                 
         | Economics Seminar Series (1st)               
        | 1               
        | 18               
        | ||||
| Academic English               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | |||||
| The  Forth Term                 
         | Economics Seminar Series (2nd)               
        | 1               
        | 18               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| Industrial Economics (Area Code: 020205) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | Topics in Industrial Development               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| The forth  Term                 
         | Frontiers of Industrial Economics               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| National Economics (Area Code: 020201) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | Topics in Macroeconomic Policy               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| International Comparison of Macroeconomic Policies               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Topics in Macroeconomic Policy               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Institutional Economics and Chinese Economic Development               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Topics in Chinese Macroeconomics 
         | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| The forth  term                 
         | Frontiers of National Economics               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| Economic History (Area Code: 020103) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | Topics in Economic Relations between China and Foreign Countries               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| Financial History Research               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| The forth  Term                 
         | Frontiers of Economic History               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| Labor Economics (Area Code: 020207) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | Topics in Chinese Labor Market               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| The forth  Term                 
         | Frontiers of Labor Economics               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| Regional Economics (Area Code: 020202) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | Topics in Regional Economics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| The forth  Term                 
         | Frontiers of Regional Economics               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term                 
         | Course Title                 
         | Credits                 
         | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| Population, Resources and Environment (Area Code: 020106) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | Topics in Environmental Economics and Regional Development               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| The forth  Term                 
         | Frontiers of Population, Resources and Environment               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| International Economics (Area Code: 020105) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | International Finance               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| International Economics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| The forth  Term                 
         | Frontiers of International Economics               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| Western Economics (Area Code: 020104) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | Macroeconomics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| Cultural Economics               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| The forth  Term                 
         | Frontiers of Western Economics               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Major                 
         | Term 
         | Course Title 
        | Credits 
        | Total Hours                 
         | |||
| Political Economics (Area Code: 020101) 
         | The Third  Term                 
         | Property Right               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||
| Topics in Financial Market Globalization               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Firm and Financial Market               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| Nations and Markets               
        | 3               
        | 54               
        | |||||
| The forth  Term                 
         | Frontiers of Political Economy               
        | 2               
        | 36               
        | ||||
| Elective Courses                   
          | |||
| Term                   
          | Course Title 
         | Credits 
         | Total Hours                   
          | 
| The Second Term                   
          | Selected Readings of the  Marxist Original                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | 
| Second foreign language:  Japanese                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | |
| Second foreign language:  French                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | |
| The Third Term                   
          | Macroeconomics                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | 
| Industrial Structure                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Institutional Economics and  China's Economic Development                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Topics in Chinese Labor  Market                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Topics in Reginal Economics                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| International Finance                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Economic Research Methodologies                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | |
| Topics in Chinese  Macroeconomy                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Property Right Theory                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Topics in Financial Market  Globalization                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Topics in Behavior Economics                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| International  Comparison of Macroeconomic Management Models 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Capital  Market and Macroeconomic Policy 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Game Theory and Information  Economics                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | |
| Topics in Industrial  Development and Industrial Organization                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Topics in Macroeconomic  Policy                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Macroeconomic Analysis                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| Firm and Financial Market                 
         | 3                 
         | 54                 
         | |
| The Forth Term                   
          | Topics in Economic Theory                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | 
| Topics in Applied Economics                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | |
| Applied Econometrics                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | |
| Frontiers of Labor Economics                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | |
| Topics in Chinese Economy                 
         | 2                 
         | 36                 
         | |