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Beijing, China

Peking University

Study away in Beijing, where PKU is a leading business school in China that celebrates its heritage of innovation and social responsibility.


Program Overview

About Peking University

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Just as China is in a dynamic state of change, Peking University (PKU) finds itself in the position of meeting the evolving challenges facing the world economies. Through its educational initiatives, PKU’s Guanghua School of Management seeks to become a world-class business school and advance the local community with its intellectual resources and far-reaching alumni network. PKU has more than 32,000 students and over 4,000 faculty members, and the Guanghua School of Management has more than 3,000 students and over 100 faculty members. As a leading business school in China, PKU Guanghua is committed to providing the local and international business community with cutting-edge management knowledge and services. With the PKU’s heritage of innovation and social responsibility, its faculty continues to serve the nation with aspiration and dedication. PKU prides itself on educating business leaders who make a difference to the world. 

 

Term Dates

PKU offers IBEX opportunities in fall and spring semesters.

  • Fall semester: early-September to *late-December. *
    For courses in Chinese, exams will be held in January in Beijing
  • Spring semester: mid-February to late-June

Dates are approximate and may be subject to change.

 

Housing and Living Costs

  • Housing: PKU currently does not offer housing to exchange students. The Office of International Relations at Guanghua will email information to you before arrival to help you find your own apartment close to the campus. Rates range from $400 – $800 USD per month for a single room in a two- or three-bedroom apartment. 
  • Overall expenses: approximately $350 – $450 USD per month, excluding housing.
  • Food: local restaurants 10 – 20 RMB/meal.
  • Transportation: public bus (1 RMB per ride), subway (3 RMB per ride).
  • Insurance: approximately 300 – 400 RMB/semester.

RMB = Chinese Yuan

Find out more about IBEX tuition, housing, and other logistics.

 

Language of Instruction

English and Chinese

 

Student Services

PKU has a Guanghua International Students Association that runs a Buddy Program and various student organizations.


Academic Information

If you are accepted to IBEX, you will attend two advising meetings to plan and revise your schedule: one individual advising meeting with NYU Stern Academic Advising and one group advising meeting with the NYU Stern Global Experiences team. As you build your academic schedule for your semester abroad, carefully review and consider the following course information.

 

IBEX Course Information

  • You may take a full semester of business classes while abroad on IBEX.
  • Note that the NYU credits you receive for a course are based on the conversion above not the amount of credits you receive if you take the course on NYU's campus (as an example Texts and Ideas equivalent do not automatically transfer back as 4 credits).
  • Leave room for at least two general electives in your schedule. This allows you to:
    • Take interesting, location-specific courses not offered at Stern, and
    • Have more flexibility during the course registration process.
  • Reference the IBEX Course Guide: What you can or cannot take.
    • You can take a maximum of two classes per concentration.
    • Accounting courses cannot be taken for credit toward the Accounting or CPA majors/concentrations.
    • All IBEX grades will transfer back to NYU Stern as Pass/Fail.

 

Previously Approved Courses

  • Listed below are courses that were taken previously by Stern IBEX students and have already been approved for a specific NYU equivalent.
  • There is no guarantee that the courses listed here will be offered during the specific semester you study abroad. It is important to be flexible. Have a Plan A and Plan B and the space to take some electives.
  • If a course is already listed below as approved, it does not need to be reviewed again, unless you want to see if it will count towards a new requirement.

 

Finding New Courses

  • You are not limited to only taking the courses listed on this page.
  • If you see a course on PKU’s website that you would like to take, but is not listed below, you must submit the syllabus to Stern’s Global Experiences team for approval.
  • Once PKU publishes its confirmed courses for the semester you will be attending, you can revise your list as needed based on what is being offered.

 

List of Approved Courses

List of Approved Courses
Course Title AbroadNYU CreditsCourse Equivalent at NYUSemester Taken
02131310 Political Institutions in Ancient China3Cultures and ContextsFall 2024

E2800240 Chinese Law and Economic Reform

3

Cultures and Contexts

Fall 2023
02801960 Understanding Chinese Society, 1700-20003Cultures and ContextsFall 2021
02138850 Social History of Contemporary China3Cultures and ContextsFall 2020
02035201 Chinese Classical Literature3Texts and IdeasFall 2024
03835830 Selective Readings in Western Civilization3Texts and IdeasFall 2021
02333180 Comparison between Eastern and Western Philosophy3Texts and IdeasFall 2021
02033360 Contemporary Chinese Literature4Texts and IdeasFall 2020
02080261 Modern Chinese Literature3Texts and IdeasFall 2020
02330070 Modern Western Philosophy3Texts and IdeasFall 2020
02332976 Republic3Texts and IdeasSpring 2020
02080331: Selected Readings from Contemporary Chinese Literature3Texts and IdeasFall 2020
01231890 Physics and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior3Natural ScienceFall 2022
00432300 Climate Change: The Scientific Basis for Global Warming3Natural Science Fall 2020
01233170 Introduction to Seismology3Natural ScienceFall 2020
00432265 Modern Astronomy3Natural ScienceFall 2020
02839500 Consumer Behavior3General Stern ElectiveFall 2024

 02838130 Chinese Society and Business Culture

3General Stern ElectiveSpring 2024
02839030 Co-evolution Strategy: From Start-up to Transition3General Stern ElectiveFall 2022
02837122 Internet and New Marketing Models3General Stern ElectiveFall 2022
02839040 New product development and management3General Stern ElectiveFall 2020
02812760 Cases on China3General Stern ElectiveFall 2020
02839210 Artificial Intelligence and Business Innovation3General Stern ElectiveFall 2020
02802190 Chinese Economy3General Stern ElectiveSpring 2020
02834750 Innovation Management3General Stern ElectiveFall 2020
02837140 Doing Business in China3General Stern Elective Fall 2020

04330202 Introduction to Art Theory

3General Non-Stern ElectiveFall 2024

 02432429 China and International Law

3General Non-Stern ElectiveSpring 2024
History of Western Fine Arts3General Non-Stern ElectiveFall 2022
02839430 Development Economics3Advanced Economic ElectiveFall 2021
02830260 Shadow PBoC3Advanced Economic ElectiveFall 2021
02831560 Applied Econometrics3Advanced Economics ElectiveFall 2020
E2800030 Management Science and Information Management3INFO-UB 1 Info Tech in Business and SocietyFall 2020

 02813050 Big Data and Capital Market Research

3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences ElectiveSpring 2024

 02838440 Data Analysis

3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences ElectiveFall 2023

 2812710 Data Analysis and Graphics with R

3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences ElectiveFall 2023

 02812770 Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence

3

 Advanced Computing & Data Sciences Elective

Fall 2023

 2812930 Python Foundation for Data Science

3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences ElectiveFall 2023
Computer Programming in Financial Engineering3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences ElectiveFall 2022
02839440 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences ElectiveFall 2022
04834560 Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Applications3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences ElectiveFall 2020
Data Analysis and Statistical Software3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences ElectiveFall 2020
04833200 JavaScript Web Programming3Advanced Computing & Data Sciences Elective (counts as Courant course)Spring 2020

02839060 Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation

3Advanced Finance ElectiveFall 2024

02838460 International Finance

3Advanced Finance ElectiveFall 2024

02839340 Financial Engineering and Risk Management

3Advanced Finance ElectiveFall 2024

02839350 Financial Modeling and Quantitative Investment

3Advanced Finance ElectiveFall 2024

02534220 Macroeconomic operation Analysis - Analysis of Macroeconomic Performance: Crisis, Recovery, and Long Term Outcomes

3

Advanced Finance Elective

Fall 2024
Risk Management3Advanced Finance ElectiveFall 2021
02838330 Value Investment3Advanced Finance Elective Fall 2020
Corporate Finance3FINC-UB 7 - Corporate FinanceFall 2020

 02838400 Behavioral Finance

3

 FINC-UB 29 Behavioral Finance

Fall 2023
Derivative Pricing and Applications3FINC-UB 43 DerivativesFall 2022
02832690 Logistics and Supply Chain Management3OPMG-UB 6 Supply Chain ManagementFall 2020
02834390 Strategic Management3MGMT-UB 18 Strategic AnalysisFall 2022
E2800100 Chinese Management II3Advanced Management ElectiveSpring 2024
02832640 Marketing3MKTG-UB 1 Introduction to MarketingFall 2022
Marketing Communications3MKTG-UB 3 AdvertisingFall 2021
Marketing in China3Advanced Marketing ElectiveFall 2024
02838350 Channel & Retailing Management in China3Advanced Marketing ElectiveFall 2020
02839220 Behavioral Applications in Marketing3Advanced Marketing ElectiveFall 2020
02831600 International Finance and International Trade3ECON-UB 11 Economics of Global Business (EGB)Spring 2020

 E2800120 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

3SOIM-UB 12 Professional Responsibility and Leadership (PRL)Spring 2024