Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade

Faculty of Commerce

Bachelor Program in E‑Commerce

BACHELOR PROGRAM IN E‑COMMERCE

 

Program Name (Vietnamese): Thương mại điện tử

Program Name (English): E-Commerce

Degree Level: Bachelor

Major: E-Commerce

Major Code: 7340122

Field: Business and Management

Mode of Study: Full-time

Quality Assurance Information: 

This program is designed with the orientation of registering for external evaluation at the program level according to the quality standards issued by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

1. Training Objectives

The Bachelor of E-Commerce program (application-oriented) aims to educate and train learners with professional ethics, social responsibility, and specialized competencies in e-commerce to meet societal needs.

Graduates will have knowledge, skills, personal qualities, interaction skills, and professional practice competencies (autonomy):

a. Knowledge: 

Students gain both fundamental and advanced knowledge in e-commerce, such as online business organization, e-commerce law, electronic payment, information security, e-marketing, and e-commerce operations management.

b. Skills and Personal Qualities: Students develop critical thinking, analytical and synthesis abilities, and essential skills in online business, market research, data analysis, e-commerce business strategy, and e-commerce management. They are expected to comply with legal regulations, respect professional and social ethics, remain honest, and take responsibility for their work.

c. Interaction Skills: Students are trained in teamwork, organization, and communication skills within e-commerce activities. Their proficiency in specialized English is enhanced to apply in professional practice and scientific research in e-commerce.

d. Professional Practice Competency (Autonomy): Students maintain professional discipline, can work independently and in teams, continuously improve their expertise to adapt to work environments, and are motivated to succeed in e-commerce. They are capable of self-direction, planning, and effective management of e-commerce activities.

2. Program Learning Outcomes

After completing the program, learners will have the following knowledge, skills, and professional practice competencies:

Symbols

Program Learning Outcomes

Competency Level

a. Knowledge

PLO1

Apply basic scientific and social knowledge in the field of e-commerce

C3

PLO2

Analyze solid practical knowledge and broad theoretical knowledge in e-commerce

C4

b. Skills and Personal Qualities

PLO3

Demonstrate professional e-commerce skills including systematic thinking, analysis, and problem-solving

P3

PLO4

Apply self-learning, research, and knowledge discovery skills in e-commerce and business

P3

PLO5

Demonstrate personal qualities, ethics, and professional responsibility

A4

c. Interaction Skills

PLO6

Apply teamwork, organizational, and collaboration skills in e-commerce

P4

PLO7

Apply communication skills including foreign language use for e-commerce

P4

d. Professional Practice Competency (Autonomy)

PLO8

Analyze social and business contexts, self-direct, apply knowledge to draw professional conclusions, ideas, and solutions to meet business and social needs or entrepreneurship

R4

PLO9

Apply planning, coordination, evaluation, and improvement of e-commerce activities

P4

Note: The competency levels (MĐNL) in this table are measured according to the following scales: Knowledge (Bloom’s Taxonomy – Cognitive domain); Behavioral skills (Bloom’s Taxonomy – Psychomotor domain); Emotional–attitudinal skills (Bloom’s Taxonomy – Affective domain); and Proficiency levels (Crawley – Proficiency Rating scale).

3. Study Load

No.

Knowledge

Study Load

Percentage (%)

1

General Education

 24 credits

19,8%

2

Foundation Courses

43 credits

35,6%

3

Major Courses (including enterprise semester knowledge taught in semester 7)

54 credits

44,6%

Total accumulated credits

121 credits

 

Note: The study load above does not include Physical Education and National Defense–Security. 4. Training Duration: 3.5 years.

5. Job Positions after Graduation: With knowledge and strengths in building business strategies, professional skills in technology, IT, and foreign languages, graduates of the E‑Commerce program can easily find employment in domestic and international companies and corporations. After graduation, students may take on positions such as:

- Specialist at enterprises operating in the field of e‑commerce.

- Specialist or consultant at technology companies providing IT solutions for e‑commerce.

- Specialist at government agencies involved in policy-making and regulation of e‑commerce.

- Entrepreneur in the field of e‑commerce.

- Researcher or lecturer in e‑commerce at universities, colleges, and research centers.

6. Opportunities for Further Study after Graduation:

- Pursue postgraduate programs (Master’s, Doctorate) in Marketing, Business

- Administration, Commercial Business, or Economic Management.

- Transfer to other programs in economics, management, and business.

- Conduct self-study and research to supplement knowledge and skills to meet the requirements of specific positions and work environments.

7. Curriculum Content: 

No.

Course Code

Internal Code

Course Title

Credits

Conditions (Prerequisite (a); Corequisite (b); Concurrent (c))

I. General Education Knowledge

24 (21,3)

 

Compulsory courses

17 (14,3)

 

1

0101100651

11200001

Marxist–Leninist Philosophy

3 (3,0)

 

2

0101000476

11200003

Scientific Socialism

2 (2,0)

(a) 0101100651

3

0101002298

11200002

Marxist–Leninist Political Economy

2 (2,0)

(a) 0101100651

4

0101001625

11200004

History of the Communist Party of Vietnam

2 (2,0)

(a) 0101100651

5

0101006322

11200005

Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology

2 (2,0)

(a) 0101100651

6

0101102246

14202001

English 1

2 (1,1)

 

7

0101102247

14202002

English 2

2 (1,1)

(a) 0101102246

8

0101102248

14202003

English 3

2 (1,1)

(a) 0101102247

9

0101001703

0101001704

0101001705

0101001706

0101001707

0101001697

16201001

Physical Education 1

2 (0,2)

Not accumulated

10

0101001693

0101001694

0101101334

0101001695

0101001696

0101001701

16201002

Physical Education 2

2 (0,2)

Not accumulated

(a) 0101001703

(a) 0101001704

(a) 0101001705

(a) 0101001706

(a) 0101001707

(a) 0101001697

11

0101001718

0101001702

0101100929

0101001719

0101100930

0101100931

16201003

Physical Education 3

1 (0,1)

Not accumulated

(a) 0101001693

(a) 0101001694

(a) 0101101334

(a) 0101001695

(a) 0101001696

(a) 0101001701

12

0101001657

17200004

National Defense–Security Education 1

3 (3,0)

Not accumulated

(c) 0101001662

(c) 0101001669

(c) 0101001677

13

0101001662

17300004

National Defense–Security Education 2

2 (2,0)

Not accumulated

(c) 0101001657

(c) 0101001669

(c) 0101001677

14

0101001669

17301005

National Defense–Security Education 3

1 (0,1)

Not accumulated

(c) 0101001657

(c) 0101001662

(c) 0101001677

15

0101001677

17221002

National Defense–Security Education 4

2 (0,2)

Not accumulated

(c) 0101001657

(c) 0101001662

(c) 0101001669

Elective General Education Knowledge (Choose at least 1 course from Group A, 1 course from Group B, and 1 course from Group C)

7 (7,0)

 

Group A (Choose at least 1 course)

3 (3,0)

 

1

0101006162

15200003

Advanced Mathematics C1

3 (3,0)

 

2

0101002310

13200053

Econometrics

3 (3,0)

 

3

0101003104

12200052

Monetary Finance Theory

3 (3,0)

 

Group B (Choose at least 1 course)

2 (2,0)

 

1

0101006167

15200004

Advanced Mathematics C2

2 (2,0)

 

2

0101102249

15200033

Probability & Statistics

2 (2,0)

 

3

0101002400

 07200444

Communication Skills

2 (2,0)

 

Group C (Choose at least 1 course)

2 (2,0)

 

1

0101100417

13200010

Business Psychology

2 (2,0)

 

2

0101002398

13200017

Negotiation Skills

2 (2,0)

 

3

0101003015

 15200022

Logic

2 (2,0)

 

II. Foundation Knowledge

43 (35,8)

 

Compulsory courses

37 (31,6)

 

1

0101007909

13202046

Applied Statistics

3 (2,1)

 

2

0101102444

11200013

Business Law

3 (3,0)

 

3

0101004725

01202038

Web Desig

3 (1,2)

 

4

 

01200607

Programming Fundamentals

2 (2,0)

(c) 01201602

5

 

01201602

Programming Fundamentals (with practice)

1 (0,1)

(c) 01200607

6

0101003428

12200005

Accounting Principles

3 (3,0)

 

7

0101102173

13202080

E‑Commerce (*)

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102392

8

0101002341

13200004

Microeconomics (*)

3 (3,0)

 

9

0101102392

 13200104

Basic Marketing

3 (3,0)

 

10

0101002349

13200005

Macroeconomics

3 (3,0)

(a) 0101002341

11

0101102388

 13200103

Management

3 (3,0)

 

12

0101102175

11200014

E‑Commerce Law

3 (3,0)

 

13

 

01200603

Database in Business Operations

3 (3,0)

(a) 01200607

(c) 01201604

14

 

01201604

Practical Database in Business Operations

1 (0,1)

(a) 01200607

(c) 01200603

Elective Foundation Knowledge (Choose at least 1 course from Group A and 1 course from Group B)

6 (4,2)

 

Group A (Choose at least 1 course)

3 (2,1)

 

1

0101101756

13202066

Content marketing

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102392

2

0101102123

13202084

Market Research

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102392

3

0101101759

13202069

Search Engine Marketing

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102392

Group B (Choose at least 1 course)

3 (2,1)

 

1

0101102176

13202081

Entrepreneurship

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102388

(b) 0101002341

2

0101003878

13202034

Sales Management

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102392

3

0101102252

13202087

Logistics Management.

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102388

III. Major Knowledge

54 (22,32)

 

Compulsory

51 (21,30)

 

1

0101101757

13202067

Digital Marketing

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102392

2

0101102177

13202082

Electronic Payment

3 (2,1)

 

3

0101003890

13202035

Quality Management

3 (2,1)

 

4

0101102485

13202112

English for E‑Commerce (*)

3 (2,1)

 

5

 

01200605

Internet & Cloud Computing

2 (2,0)

(c)  01201606

6

 

01201606

Internet & Cloud Computing(with practice)

1 (0,1)

(c)  01200605

7

0101002920

01200045

Open Source Programming, Python Programming (*)

3 (1,2)

(a) 01200607

(a) 01200603

 (a) 0101004725

8

0101101955

01202046

Python Programming

3 (1,2)

(a) 01200607

(a) 01201602

9

0101102180

13202083

E‑Commerce Operations Management (*)

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102173

10

0101006834

13202037

Supply Chain Management

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101002341

(a) 0101002349

11

0101102181

13202084

E‑Commerce Business Strategy

3 (2,1)

(a) 0101102173

12

 

01200609

E‑Commerce Security

2 (2,0)

(c) 01201610

13

 

01201610

E‑Commerce Security (with practice)

1 (0,1)

(c) 01200609

14

 

01202611

Data Analysis

3 (1,2)

(a) 0101101955

15

0101102486

13202113

E‑Commerce Applications Seminar

3 (1,2)

(a) 0101102180

(a) 0101002920

16

0101102487

13205079

Internship (*)

2 (0,2)

(a) 0101102180

(a) 0101002920

17

0101102488

13204062

Graduation Internship (*)

4 (0,4)

(a) 0101102180

(a) 0101002920

18

0101102489

13206082

Graduation Thesis (*)

6 (0,6)

(a) 0101102180

(a) 0101002920

Elective Major Knowledge (Choose at least 1 course)

3 (1,2)

 

1

 

01202612

Mobile Application Development

3 (1,2)

(a) 01200045

(a) 01200603

2

 

01202613

.NET Technology

3 (1,2)

(a) 01200607

3

 

01202614

Java Technology

3 (1,2)

(a) 01200603

(a) 01200607

Total Theoretical Credits

78

 

Total Practical / Internship Credits

43

 

Total Program Credits

121