Program Overview

Introduction to the MBA Program

The MBA program at Southwest Jiaotong University's School of Economics and Management is designed to cultivate learning-oriented professional managers and entrepreneurs with an international perspective. The program focuses on building a strong faculty team and combining theory with practice, providing students with rigorous theoretical guidance, case analysis, and practical activities.

Program Features

The MBA program at Southwest Jiaotong University has the following features:

• It leverages the school's traditional academic advantages and resources in transportation and civil engineering to cultivate comprehensive management talents with logical and quantitative analysis capabilities.
• It emphasizes the development of students' innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities, responding to the national strategy of "mass entrepreneurship and innovation."
• It strengthens the internationalization of the MBA education program, cultivating international talents with knowledge of domestic and foreign business practices and management wisdom.
• It focuses on cultivating students' continuous innovation, lifelong learning, and career competence.

International Accreditation

The School of Economics and Management at Southwest Jiaotong University has obtained international accreditation from AMBA, AACSB, and BGA, demonstrating its commitment to teaching quality, academic research, and providing students with a high-quality education experience.

Cultivation Goals

The MBA program aims to cultivate high-quality, complex management talents with international perspectives, innovation consciousness, and logical and quantitative analysis capabilities. The program focuses on the needs of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.

Research Directions

The MBA program has the following research directions:

• Strategy and sustainable development
• Organization and human resource management
• Intelligent operation and project management
• Digital marketing management
• Intelligent accounting and financial management
• Financial technology and capital operation
• Intelligent transportation and logistics

Cultivation Methods

The MBA program adopts a combination of course learning, professional practice, and thesis writing, with a "school-internal mentor + enterprise mentor" dual-mentor guidance model.

Cultivation Period

The MBA program has a cultivation period of 2 years, with a maximum study period of 5 years.

Course System

The MBA program requires a total of at least 45 credits, including:

• Course credits: at least 35 credits
• Innovation practice: 6 credits
• Cultivation links: 4 credits Students must pass the school's course exams and cultivation link assessments to obtain credits.

Learning Methods

The program provides various part-time learning methods, including:

• Weekend classes
• Evening classes
• Concentrated classes

Degree Awarding

Students who complete the required credits, pass the thesis defense, and meet the degree evaluation committee's requirements will be awarded a Master of Business Administration degree and a graduate certificate from Southwest Jiaotong University.