To obtain a Master of Finance degree from Peking University HSBC Business School, students are required to fulfill 54 credits in 18 courses, including 14 required courses, 4 elective courses (minimum of 3 major elective courses and up to 1 non-major elective courses), complete 2 required courses that do not count for credit (Graduate Thesis Seminars and Outdoor Leadership Training Program) and complete a Master’s thesis and pass a thesis defense.
 
 

Master of Economics
General Prerequisite	Chinese I (Chinese II prerequisite)	2	4 credits	Does not count in the 54 credits for degree completion,but the credits and grade are included on the PKU transcript and calculated into GPA.
	Chinese II (Business Chinese prerequisite)	2
General Required	Graduate Thesis Seminar	N/A	N/A	54 credits
	Outdoor Leadership Training Program	N/A
	Master’s Thesis and Defense	N/A
Major Required	Microeconomics	3	42 credits
	Microeconomics	3
	Applied Econometrics	3
	Financial Accounting	3
	Financial Markets	3
	Investments	3
	Corporate Finance	3
	Introduction to Chinese Economy	3
	Business Chinese I	3
	Business Chinese II	3
	Independent Study of China	3
	Business Ethics and Research Methodology	3
	Writing in English	3
	Business Mathematics	3
Major Elective	3 courses		9 credits
Non-Major Elective	1 courses		3 credits