Graduate School of Management
Introduction
Founded in 1992, ISU Graduate School
of Management is an inter-disciplinary institute integrating the
faculty, facilities and resource of all six departments of the College
of Management.
Aiming at nurturing outstanding managers and professionals
with strategic and international capacity mindset, as well as scholars
with great research capacity, the GSM program consists of MBA, PMBA,
EMBA, and Ph.D programs.
Teaching and Research
GSM puts great emphasis on both
practical training and research. In order to serve the purpose, GSM will
continually and proactively upgrade the facilities and cooperate with in
dustries in the future. With eight professors, thirty-one associate
professors and thirty-eight assistant professors, the faculty of GSM
specializes in a variety of fields, encompassing Marketing, Industrial
Engineering, Banking and Finance Accounting ,Human Resource Management,
Strategic Management, International Business, Healthcare Management,
among others.
In addition to the expertise in respective areas, all faculty
members are rich in both real-world this competency and teaching
experiences. Thus, that provides a solid foundation for the students for
future career options. With seminars and social activities held
regularly to enhance the relationship between teachers and students, the
interaction and communication between them are sound and clear.
Curriculum and Facilities
In GSM, a student is required to
complete forty-eight credits, including required and elective courses,
before graduation. Aiming at providing profound management knowledge,
GSM program contains (1) required courses (seminar, Business Research
Methods, English Speech and Writing , and Case Study), (2) core
management courses (Organization Theory and Management…) (3)
Methodology, and (4) Electives.
The core courses equip the students with fundamental training
as a managerial generalist, and the elective courses serve as minor
competences to meet to strdents,s dirersfied interests. In addition to
the basic educational necessities, our facilities include audio-visual
classrooms and a computer classroom with thirty personal computers and
related peripherals. Moreover, several laboratories (including a System
Automation Laboratory, a Simulation and Statistical Analysis Laboratory,
Production and Operations Management Laboratory, a Business
Administration Simulation Laboratory and Finance and Accounting
Simulation Laboratory) are also under design as educational supplements.
Career Outlook
Upon graduation , the graduates have a good command of the cutting edge management theories, and through freguent interactions with those executive students working full time, they are familiar with the real-world situations and business practices.The career opportunities of our graduates are encouragingly Broad. Typically, they are competitive in both private and public sectors.Those interested in pursuing academic careers could go on and apply for doctor programs in Management home and abroad. Some others start own business as entrepreneurs to put what they learn in GSM to practical use.
