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Dual degree program ( nkfust+umsl ). IMBA student: Chiachen Lin. Work harrrd , play hard. agenda. Dual degree program Courses Environment Budgeting Gallery More Information. Dual Degree program. Students will be required to obtain 39 credits from UMSL - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM
(NKFUST+UMSL)IMBA student: Chiachen Lin
Work harrrd, play hard
AGENDA Dual degree program Courses Environment Budgeting Gallery More Information
DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM
2 master degree
s
1 academic year in NKFUST
1 academic year in UMSL
International
internship
• Students will be required to obtain 39 credits from UMSL • 9 credits can be transfer
from NKFUST and undergrad credit*
• 6 credit hours of internship are included in 39 credits
• NKFUST admits ½ credits from UMSL** * Not guaranteed, only business related class may be
waived** Regulation varies in different departments
WHO CAN APPLY?NKFUST studentsTOFEL 550/ iBT 79 / IELTS 6.0GMAT 500GPA 3.0 (Last semester)
TYPICAL IMBA PROGRAM FORMAT: UMSL YEAR*
I) General RequirementsBA 5900 Law, Ethics and BusinessBA 6990 Strategy Formulation and Implementation
6 creditsII) Core Requirements
ACCT 5400 Financial and Managerial AccountingFIN 6500 Financial Management (taught in Nanjing)IS 5800 Management Information SystemsLOM 5320 Production and Operations Management
9 creditsIII) Business Breadth Requirements
Management: Any approved graduate management course beyond MGT 5600
Marketing: Any approved graduate marketing course beyond MKTG 5700
6 creditsIV) Electives
IMBA students complete 6 credits of internship/directed study, and one elective course.
9 credits30 credits
* Substitutions may be required, depending on the student’s academic preparation.
COURSE TAKING You will have many chance to do presentation Group projects are very common Some pop-quiz People like to discuss issues in class with professors You will need to spend 3 times more than American classmates on
previewing, reviewing, and doing homework. In class group discussion was a challenge to me Never miss chances to get extra credit You are welcome to drop by or just shoot professor an email if you have
difficulty in learning, or you can also just to have a cup of coffee!
EAP DIAGNOSTIC TEST Every non-native English speaker student is required to take an EAP diagnostic test during orientation week, which is one week before classes start.
Three sections: Listening and note taking with follow-up questions Writing/grammar test essay Speaking test
Student who didn’t pass the test will be required to take EAP class, 3 credits per course.
INTERNSHIP• 40 hours/week• 20% Tax• $10~15/ hour• At least 8 weeks• Grade is determine
by supervisor’s evaluation and the final report
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ST. LOUIS
Located in St. Louis, Missouri5 mins away from Lambert International Airport
WEATHER
Weather changes frequently in spring Hot in summer, some hurricanes (44 degree in 2012) Comfortable in fall Snows in winter (-24 in 2014) Dry weather all the time
“If you don’t like the weather,
just wait a few minutes. ”
ACCOMMODATION
10~15 mins walking distance to campus and metro station $429/ month for 4-bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment Official website
http://www.universitymeadowsumsl.com/index.html
“University Meadows” is the best choice compare to others. (Secure, convenience, and friend circle.)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION• MetroLink &
Bus• Car• School
grocery shuttle
On campus metro station (free for UMSL students)
Grocery shuttle goes to Wal-Mart & Chinese market every week and every other week
EAT
• Eat out (Asian food are relevant expensive):• $5~7 (McDonald/ Subway/ small restaurant level)• $10~17 ( better food, restaurant/ buffet level)• $18~ ( fancy food, hotel level)
• Cook at home:• $ 300 per month
Cook at home is the best way to save money, and prevent from gaining weight…
CAR (RENT/BUY) Rental rate: about $500/month (this is long term rate for a economic car from Enterprise)
Buy a used-car: $4500(owner) ~ $7000 (dealership) Usually you can sale it by $1000 lower than your purchasing price
Car insurance: $1350/ 6 months (full coverage), $100/ month (half coverage)
Note: Driver who’s less than 25 years old will be charged “young drivers fee”, and the insurance will be higher
BUDGETINGMainly Car purchasing, Rent, Tuition, insurance, and…..shopping & Traveling!• Tuition: $400/credit in UMSL• Insurance: about $1350 / 6 months Shopping & Traveling budgets are not included in this estimation!
FROM AUG. 2012 TO FEB. 2014 (USD)
IncomeScholarship 8,000Car resale 4,000Internship – 10 months 20,800
$ 32,800
Expense
Tuition - NKFUST 9,000
Tuition - UMSL 12,000
Insurance - Car 2,450
Insurance - Life 1,750
Car (Buy from owner) 6,000
Gas 1,260
Accomandation 8,600
Electricity 700
Internet 160
Cell phone 760
Food & Grocery 9,500
$ 52,180
Total spending is about $52,180 $ 52,180 – $ 32,800 = $ 19,380 (about NT$ 581,400)
We transfer 9 credit from NKFUST to UMSL..so we actually save $ 3,600 on tuition!
Also, we can transfer credits from UMSL back to NKFUST, saving unto half of the graduate credits tuition in NKFUST!
GALLERY
MORE INFORMATION About how to apply: http://dualdegreelcc.blogspot.tw/2013/01/what-do-i-need-for-applying-for-umsl.html Dual Degree Q&A fb page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/NKFUSTnUMSL/Or search: 國立高雄第一科大雙聯學制Q&A
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