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Moore Chinese Track
The Moore School of Business offers a 29-34 month Chinese Track option. The course of study for the Chinese language and area specialization consists of five phases:
Phase I
Year 1: July through December in Columbia
Core Business Curriculum
Chinese Track students start their program in early July on the USC campus, joining students from other tracks to begin the first-year International MBA business management curriculum. This constitutes the internationalized core courses covering leadership, globalization, entrepreneurship, economics, accounting, quantitative methods, finance, management, marketing, information technology and operations management.
Phase II
Year 1: January through February of the following year in Asia
Overseas Intensive Chinese Language Study
Students attend Chinese language and cultural courses at one of the Moore School’s partner institutions in China (including programs located in Beijing and Shanghai).
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Language and area studies are approached with a comprehensive set of goals that include a focus on business and culture in the Chinese market. During the second semester in China , students may choose to integrate a co-op with their language studies, in advance of their full time internship. Students may also choose to study or travel during the breaks between semesters.
Phase III
Year 2: March - August in Asia
Internship
During this period of time, students undertake a six-month internship with a company located in China, usually Shanghai or Beijing, in either a Chinese-owned company or a multinational organization.
Phase IV
Year 3: August - May of the following year in Columbia
Elective Coursework
Upon completion of the internship, students return to USC to focus on their business concentration courses during fall and spring semesters, at which time they also initiate a fulltime job search. For their final two semesters, students enroll at USC in Columbia for 21 credit hours of electives to obtain a business concentration. Students may opt to take one semester at a business school where Moore has established an IMBA exchange agreement. For a current list of these schools, see Moore’s Business School Exchange Programs.
For more information on the Moore School and opportunities for Chinese language study, please contact the Moore School Recruitment Office at 803-777-4346 or gradinfo@moore.sc.edu or complete the Information Request form online.