Curriculum Requirements

This innovative joint university program equips students with localized business acumen and multi-lingual communication skills in English, Kazakh (or Russian), and Putonghua. The curriculum fosters a deep understanding of the dynamic business environment in the region, while enabling graduates to navigate cultural complexities and capitalize on opportunities in these rapidly evolving emerging markets.

Business Core

46 Credits

Business Major

23 Credits

Business Electives

12 Credits

University Common Core

27 Credits

Free Electives

12 Credits

Legal Educations

0 Credits

Graduation: 120 Credits

Business Core (46 Credits)

Code	Title	HKUST Credits (3 HKUST credits = 6 NU ECTS credits)	Institution
ACCT201	Introduction to Accounting	3	NUGSB
ACCT2200	Principles of Accounting II	3	SBM
FIN201	Principles of Finance	3	NUGSB
ECON101	Introduction to Microeconomics	3	NUGSB
ECON102	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3	NUGSB
BBA201	Management and Organizations	3	NUGSB
BBA210	Fundamentals of Marketing	3	NUGSB
ISOM2700	Operations Management	3	SBM
ISOM2010	Introduction to Information Systems	3	SBM
ISOM2600	Introduction to Business Analytics	1	SBM
MATH161	Calculus I	4	NUGSB
ISOM2500	Statistics	3	SBM
CSCI115	Programming Fundamentals	4	NUGSB
BBA203	Responsible Leadership (Ethics)	3	NUGSB
MGMT2130	Business Ethics and Social Responsibility	2	SBM
BBA202	Business Communication	3	NUGSB

Business Major (23 Credits)

Code	Title	HKUST Credits (3 HKUST credits = 6 NU ECTS credits)	Institution
BUS 101	Fundamentals of Business	3	NUGSB
KAZ/RFL	Two Kazakh language courses or one Russian language course (2 courses)	6	NUGSB
BBA 240	Strategy	3	NUGSB
MGMT4220	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	4	SBM
EABU3000	Eurasian Leadership Development	1	SBM
EABU3040	Business and ESG Management for Eurasia and Emerging Markets	3	SBM
EABU3050	Deal Making in Eurasia and Emerging Markets	3	SBM

Business Elective (12 Credits)

Any three undergraduate courses at the 2000-4000 level offered by HKUST School of Business and Management and one Business Elective from the below list offered by NU Graduate School of Business. Some courses are subject to pre-requisite requirements and/or professor consent.

Code	Title	NU Credits (3 HKUST credits = 6 NU ECTS credits)	Institution
BBA 341	Corporate Finance	6	NUGSB
BBA 343	International Finance and Trade	6	NUGSB
BBA 345	Trading and Investments	6	NUGSB
BBA 441	Commercial Banking	6	NUGSB
BBA 351	International Management	6	NUGSB
BBA 451	Multinational Enterprise Strategy	6	NUGSB

University Common Core (27 Credits)

Common Core Groups	Common Core Areas	HKUST Credits (3 HKUST credits = 6 NU ECTS credits)	Institution
Foundations	Cognitive Foundations of University Education: Critical Thinking and Data Literacy (CTDL)	3 credits (substitutable by courses from the areas of E-Comm (Advanced Communication courses only), C-Comm, A, H, S, T, SA, SUS, and UxOP)	SBM
	English Communication (E-Comm) (2 courses)	6 credits Any two courses from NUGSB	NUGSB
	Chinese Communication (C-Comm)	3 credits	SBM
Broadening	Arts (A)	12 credits in areas of A, H, S, T and SUS	SBM or NUGSB
	Humanities (H)
	Science (S)
	Technology (T)
	Social Analysis (SA)
	Sustainability (SUS)
Experiencing	Undergraduate Experiential Opportunities Programs (UxOP)	3 credits (Substitutable by courses from the areas of CTDL, E-Comm (Advanced Communication courses only), C-Comm, A, H, S, T, SUS, and SA)	SBM

Free Electives (12 Credits)

Code	Title	HKUST Credits (3 HKUST credits = 6 NU ECTS credits)	Institution
Free	Free electives to explore personal interests or enhance professional competencies.	12	SBM or NUGSB

Legal Educations (0 Credits)

Code	Title	HKUST Credits (3 HKUST credits = 6 NU ECTS credits)	Institution
LEGL1000	A self-paced online course on PRC/HKSAR laws and legal system relevant to business and society	0	SBM