Management Science and Engineering

time: 2020-07-01

Program Code: 120100 

Mode of Study: Full time
Years of Study: 3 years
Degree Awarded: Master of Management
Credits Required for Graduation: 27 (incl. 17 of compulsory courses and 10 of elective courses, minimum 4 credits of electives in 3rd semester)

Objectives

The program aims to cultivate high caliber engineering technology and management talents who
  - have solid theoretical foundation and broad professional knowledge in Management Science and Engineering;
  - master advanced theories, methods and modern management approaches to solve the practical problems of operation and management in enterprises and public institutions;
  - understand both operation and management;
as well as senior management and consulting professionals who can connect theory with practice and who have strong innovation ability.

Graduates can develop their career in government administrative departments, public institutions, large and medium-sized enterprises, financial institutions, and consultation companies as administrators, consultants, or researchers in the fields of investment decision-making and risk management, AI and knowledge management, financial engineering, industrial engineering, energy conservation, emission reduction and contract energy management, green operations and supply chain management, supply chain optimization and coordination, logistics industry development and regional planning, logistics and supply chain network design, service product innovation and design, service operation system design, service system optimization and quality control, information system analytics and design, and information management, etc. Graduates can also engage in teaching or researching in educational and scientific research institutions.

Major Research Fields

1. Financial Engineering and Risk Management
2. Knowledge Engineering and Decision Management
3. Industry Engineering and Information System
4. Green Operation Management
5. Logistics and Supply Chain Management
6. Service Science and Management

Cultivation Mode

Each master student is assigned an academic supervisor from the faculty to provide supervision on the student's study and research. Under the direction of the supervisor, students are required to draw up, within the first two weeks after registration, a study plan and according to which they complete all the required credits by the end of the third semester. Students are bound to participate in a stage assessment according to Master Degree Candidate Medium-Term Screening Method of South China University of Technology in the third semester, and complete social practice session in the fifth semester. Students must attend at least 10 academic lectures during the program.

Master’s Thesis

Students should draw up a thesis working plan at the beginning of the fourth semester, and prepare a thesis proposal in which at least 50 pieces of citation in Chinese or foreign languages have to be covered and no less than 20 pieces have to be in English. On the completion of the thesis, the thesis defense is arranged according to the Rules for the Implementation of Graduation Degrees of South China University of Technology and the Regulations of the Applications for Thesis Defense of South China University of Technology. Before applying for the thesis defense, students are required to have published at least one research paper in journal listed on the Core Journals Catalogue for master's students publishing Research Paper with South China University of Technology being his/her affiliation, the student being the first author, or the supervisor being the first author whereas the student being the second.