Kepha Institute Online Master's Program

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Program Features

The Kepha Institute Chinese Online MBA program is different from traditional MBAs. It inherits the century-old tradition of CIU, focuses on the integration of business skills and the foundation of truth, reshaping values and broadening the realm of life.

With a unique mission and calling, the program brings together a group of Chinese professors with Ph.D. degrees who are currently teaching at major business schools around the world and have tenure-track positions. They are not only academically advanced, delivering cutting-edge industry information in a timely manner, but also focus on building relationships with students and influencing lives with their lives!

The professors have carefully recorded online learning video courses to facilitate students’ flexible and free arrangement of study time. There are also live courses with face-to-face online interaction, Chinese interactive teaching, and no language barriers.

In addition to focusing on students’ professional skills improvement in the business field, it also emphasizes the shaping of business ethics and the foundation of life. The global alumni network of a century-old school helps students develop a cross-cultural global perspective!

Real-time online face-to-face courses to establish effective interaction between professors and students

Recorded video courses explain basic concepts, theories, methods, and models

Rich reading materials allow students to access cutting-edge corporate cases and new business theories and perspectives

The content and form of assignments are rich and diverse, helping students effectively combine theory and practice

Provide online groups for students and teachers, where you can communicate with students and teachers at any time

No language barriers: The instructors use Chinese to teach, and students use Chinese for assignments and interaction with professors, with no language barriers.

Application-based admission: No need to spend time and effort preparing for the joint entrance examination, focusing on the practical application of what you have learned

Affordable tuition: Thanks to the dedication of professors and the support of donors, cost-effective tuition is achieved. Pay for one course at a time, without having to pay all tuition fees at once.

Authoritative certification: Graduates can obtain the same authoritative master’s degree (without the word “Online”) from the US headquarters

Flexible learning: The combination of online recorded courses and face-to-face interactive courses with professors allows for flexible and free time, suitable for on-the-job learning

High-quality faculty: The instructors are internationalized, all with doctoral degrees, teaching at major well-known business schools around the world and holding Tenure Track (tenure), with rich academic, teaching and practical experience

Expand your territory: The global alumni network of a century-old school, with the same foundation of truth and values, expands the territory of life in relationship connections

Focus on practical combat: Focus on expanding thinking patterns and applying what you have learned. In addition to focusing on students’ professional skills improvement in the business field, it also emphasizes the shaping of business ethics and the foundation of life.

Application Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree or above is required, and those with work experience in non-profit organizations are preferred.
  • This program can selectively admit a small number of applicants with education below a bachelor’s degree, requiring applicants to have a high school or junior college degree, be at least 25 years old, and complete the study of two Kepha MBA preparatory courses and pass the relevant assessments. Please consult the admissions consultant for details.

Application Process and Method

1

Fill out the application form on the official website

2

Submit complete application materials as required

3

Material review passed

4

Register for admission

  • Consultation email: kepha@ciu.edu
  • After submitting the pre-application on the registration website, you will receive an email with the application guide, and the admission will be based on the order in which the complete materials are submitted.

Introduction to the Academic System

12 Courses (36 Credits) in Business Foundation and Professional Direction

Covers all areas of management, including strategic management, finance, accounting, marketing, operations and supply chain management, innovation and entrepreneurship, human resource management, and leadership, etc.

Business Foundation Courses (30 credits)
Business Research and Data Analysis
Organizational Leadership and Ethics
Information Systems and Technology for Business
Marketing
Managerial Finance
Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
International Business Credits
Strategic Planning and Management
Economics for Business Management
Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Management
Concentration Courses (6 credits)
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Business Law
Organizational Behavior and Change Management

Note: The curriculum may be slightly adjusted, please refer to the course selection notice after admission

Tuition and Financial Aid

Tuition

The college offers special tuition fees for students from China and developing countries and regions; pay for 1 course at a time, without having to pay for all courses at once

Estimated tuition: 8,500 US dollars, about 60,000 RMB

*Note: The tuition fee is an estimate under the current state. The school has the right to change the tuition fee due to administrative or uncontrollable factors. The specific tuition fee is subject to the registration at that time.

Financial Aid

This project has a small amount of financial aid, and the relevant principles are as follows. The specific policies are subject to the notices of each semester after enrollment:

  • In principle, there is no financial aid in the first semester, and you can apply for financial aid from the second semester;
  • To apply for financial aid, you need to achieve a grade of B+ or above, and the amount is 50-200 US dollars/course;
  • The amount of financial aid is limited and may not be able to meet the needs of all applicants, please understand!
Business Courses: $630/Course

The original tuition fee was $1800/course (3 credits), and the special tuition fee is $630/course (3 credits)

Professional Courses: $630/Course

The original tuition fee was $1800/course (3 credits), and the special tuition fee is $630/course (3 credits)

Network Course Platform Usage Fee: $30/Person/Semester

Populi Online Teaching Platform

Faculty Team

陈洁 博士

MBA项目主任和营销客座教授
  • 消费者行为学博士,普渡大学,美国
  • 企业管理硕士,南开大学,中国
  • 国际贸易学士,南开大学,中国

晏星皓 博士

供应链管理客座教授
  • 管理科学和定量方法博士,普渡大学,美国
  • 自动控制硕士,南开大学,中国
  • 自动控制学士,南开大学,中国

黄国华 博士

人力资源管理客座教授
  • 管理学博士,香港科技大学,中国香港
  • 管理科学与工程硕士,中国科学技术大学,中国
  • 理学学士,安徽师范大学,中国

孙黎 博士

管理学客座教授
  • 全球战略管理博士,达拉斯德州大学,美国
  • 营销硕士,香港中文大学,中国香港
  • 哲学和科技信息管理双学士,中国人民大学,中国

何健维 博士

金融学客座教授
  • 会计与金融学博士,杜伦大学,英国
  • 金融学硕士,伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校,美国
  • 国际经济学硕士,中正大学,中国 台湾

王刚 博士

商业信息系统客座教授
  • 管理信息系统博士,亚利桑那大学,美国
  • 工业工程硕士,路易斯安那州立大学,美国
  • 工业与管理工程学士,天津大学,中国

王坤 博士

会计学客座教授,中国注册会计师
  • 会计学博士,德克萨斯农工大学
  • 会计学硕士,新墨西哥州立大学
  • 会计学硕士,北京工商大学

Testimonials from Teachers and Students

Professor Chen Jie

MBA Program Director / Marketing Visiting Professor

The most sustainable development is to build skills on the basis of truth. The MBA talents we cultivate should not only have excellent professional skills, but also have truth as the ethical foundation.

In the MBA program at Kepha Institute, we uphold two core teaching philosophies. On the one hand, we are committed to cultivating students’ ability to use critical thinking to solve practical problems; on the other hand, we aim to convey an entrepreneurial spirit based on the mission of truth.

Professor Shao Liang

Visiting Professor of Finance

Every professor at Kepha MBA is willing to take the time to accompany you, support you, and walk through this study time together.

The professors are not here to judge whether you will be successful in the future? Which student is more successful? But believe that you will have your own success!

We are willing to wholeheartedly help every student who is determined to grow to better realize the unique life value in him!

Jelena Jin

2022 Fall MBA Student

At the beginning of my enrollment, I had a clear goal – to lay a solid foundation for the future mid-level promotion path, and I hoped to stand out in the industry and have stronger competitiveness. However, with the deepening of the learning journey, especially influenced by the rich life experiences of each teacher, I gradually realized the profound and far-reaching significance of this gift.

Now, my focus has surpassed my personal small world and turned to how to transform the valuable knowledge and experience I have learned in the fields of public welfare and business into practical actions to serve more people in need.

I am confident that after graduation, I will become a person in the public welfare industry who has both business knowledge and business thinking, and I will also assist more grassroots organizations to establish social enterprises. I will always ask more whys and try to think about the mission of organizational development from all aspects and industries.

Looking back after graduation, I may be able to find many reasons not to enter MBA studies, but after I start, it is difficult to find a reason to regret participating.

Joe Wu

2022 Fall MBA Student

If you come here to study, you will know that the teachers of MBA are unusually invested.

Not only are there weekly recorded courses and after-school assignments, but also weekly live meeting opportunities, and they are even willing to add students’ private messages to answer questions and help students make up for weak basic knowledge links.

In many similar projects on the market, no matter how much money you pay, teachers may not be willing to do this, not to mention that you only need to pay such an affordable tuition fee. This is obviously not suitable for those who want to get a degree, but for those who really want to learn from teachers.

School Start Time

School start time: The school starts in spring, summer and autumn every year, which are early January, early May and late August respectively.

Each semester is 16 weeks, and each course lasts 16 weeks.
All courses can be completed in a minimum of 24 months and a maximum of 10 years.

Study Duration

Business courses

8 weeks/course, 2 courses are carried out sequentially in each semester of 16 weeks (only one course is carried out at the same time)

Professional courses

8 weeks/course, 2 courses are carried out sequentially in each semester of 16 weeks (only one course is carried out at the same time)

Students in this program who meet all course requirements and complete their studies will receive

Columbia International University (CIU)

Master of Business Administration

(Master of Business Administration)