Program overview
Asset valuation is a discipline under the economics category. At the graduate level, you will learn how to evaluate various types of assets (enterprises, real estate, intangible assets, financial assets, etc.). Core courses include Principles of Asset Valuation, Enterprise Valuation, Intangible Asset Valuation, Real Estate Appraisal, International Valuation Standards, and Financial Analysis and Modeling. You'll learn how to use market approach, income approach, and cost approach to "price" companies or assets. This major suits students who are good with numbers, enjoy analyzing business cases, and have strong logical thinking. Chinese universities place great emphasis on practical training, with many schools collaborating with appraisal agencies and accounting firms to provide real-world project experience. For example, Central University of Finance and Economics and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics have excellent faculty and industry resources.