Entry Requirements
To be eligible, applicants should be non-Chinese citizens with a valid ordinary-type passport, and in good health;
According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education of China, those who immigrated to other countries from the Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan and applying to study in Shanghai University as international students, should meet the following additional requirements: the applicants must hold valid passport or other relevant international recognized documents for at least 4 years; meanwhile, in the latest 4 years (by each April 30th of the year of University registration), the applicants must have lived overseas for 2 years (Living overseas for 9 months can be converted to 1 year, which is subject to the exit-entry stamp on visa.).
Language Proficiency Certificate
If you are applying for Chinese-taught programs, HSK certificates within two years are required (HSK refers to Chinese Proficiency Test. )
HSK 4 above 180Art;
HSK 4 above 195 for Science or Engineering;
HSK 4 above 210 for Economics or Management;
HSK 5 above 180 for Humanities.
HSK Exemptions
The following types of applicants are exempt from taking the HSK:
Native speaker of Chinese;
The previous degree is fully taught in Chinese.
Note: All applicants who are going to apply for Chinese taught programs in 2021 will be required to have HSK 5 at least 180.Those who fail to meet the requirement should participate in the International Foundation Program of Shanghai University.
Academic Requirement
Be a Master's degree holder;
Graduates who did not receive their degree certificates at the time of application should provide pre-graduation certificates issued by their schools or colleges to prove their ability to graduate smoothly and obtain their degree certificates by July 2020.
Accepted by a prospective professor at Shanghai University
The academic proficiency will be evaluated by the prospective professor.
Please note that it is not required to choose supervisor for the programs of School of Economics. The School will arrange soon after they register at Shanghai University.
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Special Requirements
Online Interview Before Being Accepted: Required
You will need to attend an online interview through Skype or WeChat with the teacher before the result for your application was released.
Pay Deposit Before Getting Admission Letter: Required, and You Will Need to Pay 5,000 RMBYou will need to pay 5,000 RMB as a deposit to the university before you can get admission letter, and usually it will be used as part of the tuition fee.
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Program Description
1. Objective of the Program
To carry out the party and the government's educational policy, foster advanced professionals which are provided with the overall development of moral, intellectual and physical education, adapt to the need of economic and social development, the basic requirements for the doctoral candidates are as follows:1.1 The doctoral candidates are expected to do the following: adhere to the basic principles of Marxism and the CPC fundamental political line, to have a great affection for our motherland, to follow disciplines and obey laws, to have good moralities, to possess sublime ideology and psychological health, have a good physique, to be enterprising and ambitious, to actively participate socialist modernization drive.
1.2 The program foster the advanced professionals who are provided with the overall development of moral, intellectual and physical education, which are able to lay a solid foundation in basic theories and acquire systematic & profound specialized knowledge, to be able to conduct scientific research independently, academic innovation, and to be able to accomplish the doctoral paper excellently. The program also foster senior professionals who are training for systematically acquire and effectively use the basic theory and professional research methods in the professional teaching and research, as well as propaganda, press, publishing, cultural exchanges and other related practical work.
1.3 The doctoral candidates are required to be rigorous in study, be dare to innovate, be toe the mark of the international norms of academia and have perfect knowledge structure, be systematically learn the professional foundation theory and knowledge, have a comprehensive understanding of the profession and related fields of study and the latest developments in the forefront of issues, be independent of the profession and creative multi-angle, multi-faceted academic studies in their own fields of research direction within reach higher academic standards, can be obtain greater breakthroughs and innovation.
1.4 The doctoral candidates are also required to be proficient language to read the professional literature, have strong writing skills, and be able to go along international academic exchange in foreign language. If necessary, he should take an elective course of second foreign language.
2. Duration of the program
1) 3 years for Doctoral candidates;
2) 4 to 5 years for in-service Doctoral candidates;
3) not less than 5 years for in-service coequal educational level doctoral candidates;
4) 5 to 6 years for master-doctor degree3. Main interests
1) Xian Qin, Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties, the Six Dynasties Period literature research
2) Tang and Song Dynasties Period literature research
3) Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties Period literature research
4) Historiography of Chinese ancient literature's history research4. Courses and credits
4.1 Courses
CatagoryCourse NumberCourse NamePeriodCreditTermAcademic Degree Courses Public Basic Courses 000000702Marxism and Social Contemporary Trend of Thought 6031000000703The First Foreign Language (English) 12041, 2Basic and Specialized Courses 020204701The Academic History of Chinese Ancient Literature 4041020204702The Special Topic and Book Research of Chinese Ancient Literature 4042Required Courses Seminars 54.2 Credits
1) 20 credits for the full-time doctoral candidates, in-service doctoral candidates and in-service coequal educational level doctoral candidates
2) 68 credits for the master-doctor degree5. The plan for foster doctoral candidates
5.1 Postgraduate candidate teacher responsibility system
This program implements the postgraduate candidate teacher responsibility system. The teacher should be fully concerned about candidates' political and ideological state, ethical, academic learning and health, in order to simultaneously expand their students and research capacity and personality.5.2 The Steering group system for postgraduate candidate
For take the advantage of our subject and even our department academic advantage, try to construct academic atmosphere that be propitious to foster the candidates' creative thinking ability, We will implement tutorial system and combine the way of training collectively. The specific functions to the Steering Group are coach and manage specially the candidates, discus modify and validate program-learning plan and examine the implementation, listen to doctor opening speech and interim report of academic dissertation, guide the thesis oral defense of the degree. The group generally sets up according to research direction, include 3-5 members and the head is the teacher. The group needs to submit to the department's record after the institute (the department and institute) authorizes.6. Research and dissertation
6.1 The theme
Doctor's academic dissertation selected title range can be the basic theoretical research, as well as the applied basic research. The theme should contact the progress of our economic construction, social and culture development. It should be relevant with have important theory and academic value. Cross-disciplinary research is encourages.6.2 The opening speech
The prerequisites of the opening speech include obtaining credits required, finishing the work of writing opening speech (no less than 8,000 words) within one year. The opening speech should include the following five aspects: First, the academic and practical value of the theme; second, the history, present situation and development tendency about this object; third, major issues of the object, the key and the difficult concern it; fourth, the specific research programs and fifth, the references (no less than 50). The examine and comment of the opening speech should go on in concentrate and public in the first school year third semester or the second school year first semester, with 5-7 senior specialized technical personnel in the second levels of discipline and no less than 4 professors. The examination and comment of cross-subject program should invite 3-5 related discipline experts, among them, no less than 3 professors. If necessity, the in-reading postgraduate candidate should be attend. After passing the examination and comment, the academic dissertation begin write. If it's not pass, it should amend and be examined over again within 3 month.6.3 the stage work report
The candidate should compose the stage word report concerned the progress of work and the phase production in 2000 words, and introduce in concentrate and public within the scope of the second levels of discipline. The report will go on in the second school year third semester or the third school year first semester. The attendances and the sitters-in of the report are the same as the opening speech. If the candidate is defeated to pass, he will be given an oral admonition and have a chance after 6 month. If he still will not be able to pass, he will receive the punishment according to the related school register management rules.6.4 the academic communication
According to the actual situation, the postgraduate candidates may attend the related academic conference, egress investigates and studies and carries on the material collection work, while completes the degree curriculum and participate in teacher's topic research.6.5 Dissertation examination
The dissertation should be in the academic front line and have the theory creativity, avoids being redundant at the low level. It should have transparent viewpoint, strict proof, abundant material, and clear consecution. It also should strictly observe the academic standard and achieve the higher level in the research area.
Teacher must earnestly scrutinize the paper and table a proposal. The candidate should revise the paper repeatedly according to the teacher's comment. After the teacher agrees once more, the candidate can give the paper to other members of the steering group for an examination. Only when all of above progress are taken, the paper can be submitted to pre-reply.6.6 The pre-reply of the dissertation
After the dissertation has been passed the examination taken by the steering group, the pre-reply will hold in the specialty identical research direction scope, 3 month before the oral defense. Only when pass the pre-reply, it can enters the oral defense procedure. If it cannot pass, it must be revisit again before carrying on the per-reply. The particular matters concerned the examination and replying the paper should carry on according to the school unification stipulation.6.7 Paper appraisal and oral defense
The prerequisite of the dissertation appraisal and oral defense is achieving the basal conditions requested by the "The Quantification Target of the Scientific Research Achievement for Conferring the Graduate Degree of Shanghai University" The particular request of paper appraisal and the oral defense should be carried on according to the school degree committee and graduate faculty's related stipulation. -
Entry Requirements
To be eligible, applicants should be non-Chinese citizens with a valid ordinary-type passport, and in good health;
According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education of China, those who immigrated to other countries from the Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan and applying to study in Shanghai University as international students, should meet the following additional requirements: the applicants must hold valid passport or other relevant international recognized documents for at least 4 years; meanwhile, in the latest 4 years (by each April 30th of the year of University registration), the applicants must have lived overseas for 2 years (Living overseas for 9 months can be converted to 1 year, which is subject to the exit-entry stamp on visa.).
Language Proficiency Certificate
If you are applying for Chinese-taught programs, HSK certificates within two years are required (HSK refers to Chinese Proficiency Test. )
HSK 4 above 180Art;
HSK 4 above 195 for Science or Engineering;
HSK 4 above 210 for Economics or Management;
HSK 5 above 180 for Humanities.
HSK Exemptions
The following types of applicants are exempt from taking the HSK:
Native speaker of Chinese;
The previous degree is fully taught in Chinese.
Note: All applicants who are going to apply for Chinese taught programs in 2021 will be required to have HSK 5 at least 180.Those who fail to meet the requirement should participate in the International Foundation Program of Shanghai University.
Academic Requirement
Be a Master's degree holder;
Graduates who did not receive their degree certificates at the time of application should provide pre-graduation certificates issued by their schools or colleges to prove their ability to graduate smoothly and obtain their degree certificates by July 2020.
Accepted by a prospective professor at Shanghai University
The academic proficiency will be evaluated by the prospective professor.
Please note that it is not required to choose supervisor for the programs of School of Economics. The School will arrange soon after they register at Shanghai University. -
Fee Structure
Tuition Fee Doctoral RMB 29,000 per year
RMB 116,000 in total (About $ 21,270)Accommodation Fee International Student Dormitory Double Room RMB 70 (More Details) Quad room RMB 35 (More Details) Single Room RMB 140 (More Details) International Student Dormitory Double Room RMB 70 (More Details) Quad room RMB 35 (More Details) Single Room RMB 140 (More Details) Shenyuan International Apartments in the east side: (for self-paid students only) Double Room RMB 70 (More Details) Quad room RMB 35 (More Details) Single Room RMB 140 (More Details) International Student Dormitory Double Room RMB 70 (More Details) Quad room RMB 35 (More Details) Single Room RMB 140 (More Details) Other Fees Service Fee USD 50 Living Expense RMB 1,500 to RMB 3,000 - Application Materials
"*" means necessary documents that you must provide in your application.
*1. Photocopy of valid passport
A clear copy of your valid passport with your name, photo, birth date, place of birth, date of issue, date of expiry;
Visa page is required for applicants who are not in their home country.*2. Academic Transcripts of Master degree
Academic Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization. Both original and official English translated version are required.
*3. Statement of Financial Support
Certificate of your family financial situation background. You need to go to the bank to issue a deposit of your family financial situation.
You can download a template or sample from here.*4. Study Plan or Research Proposal in China
Written in English or Chinese (according to the teaching language of the program), more than 800 words, including research achievements so far (e.g. title and abstracts of graduation thesis or published paper), reasons of choosing SHU, study and research plan, future career plan, etc.
5. Academic Research Documents
Publication of academic papers and patent certificate, Note: Applicants who apply for a Ph.D. in the School of Management must have a background in management science or science and engineering and have published at least one academic paper in SCI or SSCI journals at the time of application.
You can download a template or sample from here.
Applicants for art majors should provide at least two examples of artworks;
Music majors applicants should provide audios and videos related to the major.*6. Security and Background Check
You can download a template or sample from here.*7. Selfie video
A video including self-introduction and study plan in China shot by the applicants. (within 50M, avi, mov, mp4 all accepted) The language of the video is up to the medium of instruction in the selected major(English or Chinese).
*8. Passport photo
Recent bareheaded (within six months), full-face, blue-color background, one-inch certificate photo (390*570), instead of landscape photos or photos of daily life; in JPG format, less than 100K.
*9. Certificate of Master degree
Certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization. Both original and official English translated version are required.
*10. Certificate of HSK
*11. Two Letters of recommendation
Written in English or Chinese by two different professors or associate professors from previous academic institutions, or work supervisors, etc. The referee’s signature and contact information are necessary.
*12. Supervisor Acceptance Letter
Applicants must choose supervisor online and get accepted or the acceptance letter with signature and then upload online. Any fake or forgery signature will lead to disqualification of scholarship and enrolment. Please note that it is not required to choose supervisor for School of Economics.
You can download a template or sample from here.13. Supporting Documents: Certificate of Good Conduct
Provided by your current/previous school/company in Chinese/English to improve your success rate.
You can download a template or sample from here.Tips:
For applicants who are in China: If you are an employee, you still need to provide employment separation certificate and your current residence permit. If you are a student, you need to provide transfer certificate, leaving certificate, certificate of attendance rate issued by previous school and your current residence permit. - How to Apply
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- • The service fee has been updated to 50 USD December 28, 2020
- • The application deadline has been updated to July 31, 2020 June 29, 2020
- • The service fee has been updated to 100 USD March 3, 2020
- • The start date has been updated to August 25, 2020 January 14, 2020
- • The application deadline has been updated to June 30, 2020 January 14, 2020
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Basic Information
·Starting Date : | Aug 25 , 2021 | |
·Duration: | 4 Years |
Teaching Language : | Chinese |
Application Deadline: | Jul 31 , 2021 |
Tuition : | RMB 29,000 Per Year |
Application Fee: | USD 95 (Non-Refundable) |
Service Fee: | USD 50 (Non-Refundable) |
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