The Department of Accounting enjoys a history of more
than 70 years, and has cultivated a considerable number
of well-known accounting scholars, certified public
accountant and senior management professionals both home
and abroad. It had stopped operations for 40 years
before it was rejuvenated in 1993 with an aim to enable
its students to practice accounting in line with the
international standards, under the guideline of
inter-disciplinary functions.
Currently, the department has 3 teaching and research
groups, including Financial Accounting, Cost Management
Accounting, and International Accounting. There are 4
full professors (all are PhD supervisors), one adjunct
PhD supervisor, 4 associate professors, and 5 lecturers.
Among them, 6 have PhD degrees ( 2 out of them have
received PhD degrees in accounting from overseas
well-known universities), 4 are studying for their PhD
degrees.
The faculty members of department are now involved to
conduct 3 national-level scientific research projects,
several social science research projects approved by
Ministry of Education and Shanghai City Government. They
have participated in compiling textbooks supported by
the ministry, and received many city-level awards for
teaching and research excellence. Professor LI Ruoshan
was China's first to graduate with a PhD degree in
auditing, who has been awarded by State Council for
outstanding contribution in his teaching and research
career.
There are 200 bachelor students, 50 master students and
20 PhD students who are now studying in the department.
The bachelor students have to complete certain amount of
credits before graduation.
As a way to adapt to the internationalizing trend in the
accounting field and put to the full play the
inter-disciplinary advantages of Fudan University,
English is widely applied into daily teaching work.
Original English textbooks are used in all of the core
courses, and the students learn to improve accounting
skills according to international accounting rules,
which enables them to work for foreign invested
companies, multinationals, accounting firms and publicly
listed ones.
The master students have to learn further specialized
knowledge which is including but not restricted to such
courses as: intermediate financial accounting (English),
advanced financial accounting (English), cost management
accounting (English), auditing (English), intermediate
financial management (English), financial statement
analysis (English), and international accounting
(English).
The master-degree study is divided into two directions:
international accounting, accounting and capital market
research, including such degree courses as: empirical
methodology of accounting research, advanced financial
accounting, advanced managerial accounting,
international comparative accounting, and special topics
on international accounting. The master graduates are
able to work for accounting firms, foreign invested
companies, senior accounting positions in
multinationals, as well as in higher educational
institutions and scientific research organizations.
The PhD-degree study is focused on accounting and
auditing theories. The PhD supervisors are including
Professor LI Ruoshan, ZHANG Wenxian, Professor ZHOU
Hong, and Professor ZHOU Qinye (adjunct).