Overview

The Accounting major at BTBU has a long and distinguished history, with its predecessor being the Financial Accounting program at the former Beijing Business School. Admissions resumed in 1979, and the program was granted the authority to award master’s degrees in 1984, followed by joint doctoral training authority in 2004. It is also one of the earliest financial institutions in China to enroll students in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) specialization. Currently, the discipline is a Beijing Key Development Discipline, a Beijing Municipal Specialized Major, and a National-Level Specialized Major. The program has 25 faculty members, including 7 professors and 13 associate professors. Fourteen faculty members hold doctoral degrees from prestigious universities such as the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Peking University, and Renmin University of China. Twenty faculty members have overseas study or advanced training experience. In 2007, the “Accounting Course Faculty” was recognized as an “Excellent Teaching Team in Beijing,” and the CPA Specialization Teaching in full English was approved by the Ministry of Education as a “National Talent Cultivation Model Innovation Experimental Zone Project.” In 2009, the achievements of this experimental zone won the second prize in Beijing’s educational and teaching achievements, and in 2013, the program won the first prize in Beijing’s educational and teaching achievements.

Educational Objectives

The Accounting major aims to cultivate accounting professionals who meet the needs of the capital's economic development and national economic and social progress. The program provides education in the following areas:

1. Familiarity with socialist market economy and management theories.

2. Understanding of national laws, regulations, and financial policies.

3. Proficiency in both general and specialized English, mastery of basic accounting theories and skills.

4. Development of integrity, knowledge, and practical skills, fostering innovation and practical abilities.

Program Characteristics

The Accounting major is divided into two tracks: Accounting and CPA specialization. The CPA track offers two experimental classes: one in Chinese and the other in full English.

The Full English Experimental Class is composed of students selected based on their high scores in English from the national college entrance examination. The curriculum uses original textbooks imported from abroad, and all courses are taught in English. Each year, several students are selected by the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) to work in large international accounting firms, engaging in CPA audits, corporate accounting, and other related tasks.

The program maintains close academic exchanges and cooperation with foreign universities, allowing students to participate in international exchange programs such as “2+2,” “3+1,” or “3+1+1.” In 2015, students from this program were selected to participate in Beijing’s “Foreign Training” program, sponsored by the Beijing municipal government, to complete the “2+2” exchange program at prestigious foreign universities.    

Core Courses

Core courses include Principles of Accounting, Intermediate Financial Accounting, Advanced Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Accounting Experiment, Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis & Computerized Accounting, CPA Auditing Practice, Asset Valuation, Management Consulting, Auditing Lab, among others. The program offers one National Excellent Course, one National Bilingual Model Course, three Municipal Excellent Courses, and ten University-Level Quality Courses, along with two National Excellent Textbooks, five Beijing Excellent Textbooks, and nine “11th Five-Year Plan” Textbooks.    

Practical Teaching

The practical teaching components of the Accounting major are primarily conducted at BTBU’s Humanities Practice Center, which has been recognized as a “National and Beijing Economic Management Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center.” The center includes a manual accounting internship area equipped with manual accounting workstations, projectors, computers, calculators, various seals, account books, and financial statements. The computerized internship area is equipped with auditor and accountant workstations, reception desks, computers, printers, calculators, and other office equipment, along with specialized auditing management software.

The program has also established partnerships with more than ten large state-owned enterprises and internationally renowned accounting firms to build joint practice bases. These institutions serve as internship bases for the program's undergraduates, and their senior executives are also employed as practical part-time tutors for the students.    

Graduates’ Career Prospects

The Accounting major has consistently achieved one of the highest employment rates at BTBU and stands out among similar institutions. Most graduates choose to work in major cities such as Beijing, with employment spanning government agencies, municipal party and government offices, universities, research institutes, large central enterprises, listed companies, commercial banks, hospitals, and internationally renowned accounting firms. The job prospects for graduates are excellent.

In recent years, some of the employment destinations have included: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, CNPC Offshore Engineering Company Limited, China Textile Industrial Engineering Institute, CATIC, COFCO, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP, KPMG Huazhen LLP, HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Beijing Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Headquarters, Accounting Center of Tsinghua University, Peking University First Hospital, China Fortune Press, and more.