Bachelor of Science - Big Data Management and Applications

Chinese-Foreign Collaborative Program

Program Code: 120801H

This program focuses on cultivating students with solid mathematical foundation and computational thinking, mastering the basic theories and application of big data technology and becoming familiar with modern information management technologies and methods. Focus is also put on the study of e-commerce and management knowledge, with emphasis on developing students’ capability to leverage knowledge to solve real-world business problems and use business data for quantitative analysis, with a view to ultimately making smart business decisions.

CHINESE -FOREIGN COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM

Chinese Program:E-Commerce

Foreign Program:Big Data Management and Applications

DEGREE CONFERMENT

Chinese Degree:BSc in Management, Shenzhen University

Foreign Degree:BSc in Big Data Management and Applications, Audencia Business School, France

DURATION OF THE PROGRAM:4 YEARS

4 + 0 Chinese-Foreign Collaborative Training

PROFESSIONAL STANDING

From "Internet Plus" to comprehensive digitization, China's digital economy is accelerating, injecting strong impetus into economic and social development and also raising new demands for e-commerce talents. In this context, the development of e-commerce in China is moving forward towards the direction of big data management and progressive applications (such as Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing). The country has regarded big data as a strategic resource and currently has ascended it to a national strategic plan. The demand for big data talents is compelling, but the shortage of relevant abilities has been massive. Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute (SATFI), in cooperation with Audencia Business School, France, actively explores and introduces advanced European educational concepts, and offers BSc in Big Data Management and Applications. The two institutes integrate prime education resources and teaching experience of China and France, and complement each other to cultivate high-quality interdisciplinary talents majored in Big Data Management and Applications.

CAREER PATHS

Relevant positions include data analyst, data scientist, enterprise data officers, etc.

WHEREABOUTS OF GRADUATES

Upon graduation, most graduates enterfintechinstitutions (such as commercial banks, investment banks, securities institutions, insurance companies), technological companies, government institutions, finance regulatory departments, etc.

TRAINING GOALS

Under the framework of internet thinking, combined with the social demand of big data talents, this program focuses on developing high-quality interdisciplinary talents on Big Data Management and Applications, adhering to the talent training mode of "theory + practice + innovation", providing students with a solid foundation on mathematics and computational thinking abilities, enabling them to master basic theories and methods of big data technology, helping them to possess an intimate knowledge of modern information management techniques and methods, paying attention to the studies of e-commerce and management, and stressing the importance of developing students’ abilities to solve worldly business problems with theoretical knowledge, to obtain practical and innovative capabilities, to analyze quantitatively based on business data, and to realize intelligent business decisions.

FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM

01 Interdisciplinary

Double major in liberal arts and science. The program courses centered on Management and Computer Science, focusing on application and practice, with multi-disciplinary and multi-field trainings related to the core modules such as Management, Computer Science, Economics, etc.

02 Chinese-French Double Degree

Students who meet the graduation and degree-awarding requirements will receive the Graduation Certificate inE-commerceand the Bachelor's Certificate in Management at Shenzhen University, and the Bachelor of Science Certificate in Big Data Management and Applications at Audencia Business School, France.

03 Tri-Level Faculty

The high-level and international teaching staff of Chinese, corporate, and French sides are composed of domestic academic experts, industry leaders from China and elite teachers from France.

04 All-Round Diversified Training Program

Program courses are taught in English by Chinese and French teachers with original foreign textbooks. Students are free to utilize the educational resources from both institutions and experience the teaching atmosphere of top international business school. The institution irregularly carries out various cultural exchanges, distinctive student activities, and enterprise visits. To further widen the students’ vision and develop their innovative consciousness, a series of special lectures such as "Golden Rules", "Business Thinking", "Business Competitive Thinking", and "Business Talent Thinking" are launched by inviting well-known experts and scholars from the industry and the academia to share their experiences.

INNOVATIVE PRACTICE

Emphasizing the development of students' hands-on experience and practical abilities, the institute has cooperated in the education and internship with famousfintechenterprises such as WeBank and Ping An Bank. This program owns the Shenzhen University-WeBankFintech Laboratory, which is based on the control center system developed by WeBank, equipped with a financial blockchain platformFISCO BCOS, a distributed infrastructure of WeCube, WeDataSphere financial big data platform, an open source learning platform FATE and other commercial data platform systems, which can be used for the experimental links on the program’s courses on core technologies of blockchain, cloud storage, and big data.

Audencia Dream Credit:Itis a unit of credits in the “Audencia Dream Credit” series of activities launched by the Audencia Business School (France). It is open to all undergraduate and graduate students of the Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute. Students have the opportunity to earn credits every time they participate in this series of activities; the credits they can obtain each time vary based on different activities. The accumulated credits can be converted to the Audencia International Study Tour Fund, gifts, or souvenirs (such as books about French culture, souvenirs, eligibility for an international study tour, etc.).

CORE COURSES

Introduction to Programming, Big Data and Finance, Corporate Strategy, International Marketing, Introduction to Financial Technology, Database Systems, Digital Strategy and Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Data Structures, Data Mining, Blockchain and Business Analysis