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.).
If you are applying for English-taught programs: IELTS (A) 6.5 or TOEFL IBT 90 or above received within the recent two years(TOEFL MyBestTM Scores accepted).
Other internationally recognized English proficiency tests with scores of the same level and provide proof of certificates.
TOEFL or IELTS Exemptions
The following types of applicants are exempt from taking the TOEFL or IELTS:
Native speakers of English;
The previous degree is fully taught in English.
Academic Requirement
Be a bachelor'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 2021.
Have relevant undergraduate academic background or have completed undergraduate-level courses relevant to intended graduate major, GPA 2.5 or above(Note: 4-Point GPA System);
Accepted by a prospective professor at Shanghai University
Choose supervisor online when choosing a major in the online application system and get accepted by a prospective professor.
Please note that it is not required to choose supervisor for the following Master's programs: School of Economics, MBA center and SILC Business School. The colleges will arrange soon after they register at Shanghai University.
Some colleges give priority to applicants with work experience, such as MBA Center.
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Program Description
1.Graduate program brief introduction
Shanghai University (SHU) is an international comprehensive university located in one of the world’s most international metropolis. Each year we admit students from more than 70 countries making the university a rich and diverse learning environment.Shanghai University (SHU) offer a wide range of graduate programs to international students including 84 master programs and 29 doctoral programs in 27 different departments. Mode of study for the master programs is 2-3 years (full-time).
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
China Studies is an English-taught post-graduate program specially designed for international students. It is a sub-field of the multi-disciplinary Post-graduate Program of Global Studies (PPGS) at Shanghai University. The graduate students are expected to get a deep understanding about the economy, culture and society of China, especially social and political development of contemporary China by taking courses in History, Economics, Sociology, Philosophy, Language, Literature, Politics, etc.
Upon completion of the program, the graduate students should have a solid foundation of basic theories and required specialized knowledge and skills to conduct researches independently.
3. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The Postgraduate Program of China Studies at Shanghai University is a cross-disciplinary one, which involves History, Sociology and Economics. Students can get an MA Degree of History, or Sociology, or Economics.
1)Credits: 46 Credits in total
At least 46 credits are needed to get a degree, among which 19 credits are from the compulsory courses, 24 are from the optional courses and 3 are from academic seminars.
2)Degree Requirements
Publication
At least one academic paper must be published (in English, Chinese, or mother language) during the period of study before the Degree is awarded.
Course Requirements
To get a specific degree, students must take 5 relevant optional courses and complete a thesis in the specific discipline. For instance, to get a degree of History, students must take 5 history courses and complete a master’s thesis on history.
Language of the Thesis
The master’s thesis must be prepared in English with an extra Chinese abstract of about 1500 characters.
Thesis Defense
After the successful oral defense and evaluation by the Academic Degrees Committee of the Shanghai University, the graduation certificate and a diploma of master degree of People’s Republic of China will be issued.
4. DURATIONThe required minimum time for the MA students of this program is 2.5 years, and the maximum time is five years.
4. COURSE STRUCTURE
The Postgraduate Program of Global Studies at Shanghai University is a cross-disciplinary one that involves History, Sociology, Politics and Economics, which allows students to take courses that cover a variety of different fields in the context of globalization.
All the courses are taught in English.
1)Compulsory Courses
Overview of China (3 credits)
Chinese Language (6 credits)
Theories of Global Studies (4 credits)
China and Globalization (3 credits)
Modern History of China (3 credits)2) Optional Courses
History Module
(1) Selected Readings on Chinese Classics (4 credits)
(2) History of Ancient China (4 credits)
(3) Religion and Chinese Society (4 credits)
(4) Global History (6 credits)
(5) Politics, Economy and Society of Contemporary China (3 credits)
(6) Confucianism and Chinese Culture (3 credits)Economics Module
(7) Econometrics (4 credits)
(8) Micro Economics (5 credits)
(9) Macro Economics (5 credits)
(10) Chinese Foreign Trade (4 credits)
(11) International Finances (3 credits)
(12) Theory and Policy of International Trade (3 credits)Sociology Module
(13) Social Changes in Contemporary China: 1978 – Today (4 credits)
(14) Cultural Diversities in Contemporary China: Religion, Ethnicity, and State (4 credits)
(15) Government, Law and Society in China (4 credits)
(16) Social Stratification and Social Mobility in Contemporary China (4 credits)
(17) Changes of Labor Relation in China’s Market Reform (4 credits)
(18) Modern Social Work and Transformation of Chinese Society (4 credits)3) Academic Seminars (3 credits):
During the graduate studies, the graduate students should attend at least 30 lectures or talks on History, Economics, Sociology, Politics, and etc. so as to expand their knowledge scope and strengthen their capacity of conducting academic research.
CURRICULUM
Course Type
Course Name
Academic Hours
Credits
Term
Compulsory
Courses
Overview of China
30
3
1
Chinese Language
240
6
1-3
Theories of Global Studies
40
4
2
China and Globalization
30
3
3
Modern History of China
30
3
2
Optional
Courses
History
Selected Readings on Chinese Classics
40
4
2
History of Ancient China
40
4
1
Religion and Chinese Society
40
4
4
Global History
60
6
1
Politics, Economy and Society of Contemporary China
30
3
3
Confucianism and Chinese Culture
30
3
4
Economics
Econometrics
40
4
1
Micro Economics
50
5
2
Macro Economics
50
5
2
Chinese Foreign Trade
40
4
1
International Finances
30
3
3
Theory and Policy of International Trade
30
3
3
Sociology
Social Changes in Contemporary China: 1978-Today
40
4
1
Cultural Diversities in Contemporary China: Religion, Ethnicity and State
40
4
1
Government, Law and Society in China
40
4
2
Social Stratification and Social Mobility in Contemporary China
40
4
2
Changes of Labor Relations in China’s Market Reform
40
4
3
Modern Social Work and Transformation of Chinese Society
40
4
3
Academic Seminars
3
1-8
Master’s Thesis
5-9
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
I. COMPULSORY COURSES
(1) Overview of China
This course is an introduction to Chinese culture and society, especially after the Reform and Opening-up. It provides students with an understanding of the cultural, social, ideological, educational, economic, and political environments in China. Through lectures, readings, and particularly, presentations and discussions, students will learn the fundamental knowledge of China from a historical and global perspective.
(2) Chinese Language
This course is designed to help overseas students to learn Chinese language and culture. It starts from Pinyin (phonetic transcriptions of Chinese characters) and trains the students’ ability in speaking, listening and writing Chinese step by step. Through leaning the language skills, the students can also deepen their understanding of Chinese culture.
(3) Theories of Global Studies
This course introduces to students Global Studies as a new independent discipline and key concepts and theories of Global Studies, such as globalization, globalism, global governance, evolution of global system, culture and globalization, nation-state and globalization, global civil society and so on.
(4)China and Globalization
This course focuses on the process of China’s transformation in the context of globalization; reform and the opening up in early 1980s; the social, cultural and ideological elements underlying the role of contemporary China; the increasing role of China in the global world
(5)Modern History of China
This course focuses on the historical transformation of Modern China since 1840; changes in Chinese social character; the establishment of the People’s Republic of China; China’s process of socialism and modernization
II. OPTIONAL COURSES
i. History Module
(1) Selected Readings on Chinese Classics
This course is designed for the students to develop a deep understanding of Chinese traditional culture through readings of Chinese Classics, such as the Analects of Confucius, Laozi and other philosophers’ works of ancient China.
(2) History of Ancient China
This course is about the process of Chinese civilization and changes of the dynasties since the very beginning till 1840. It will introduce to the students the historical background knowledge about Chinese civilization, especially the characteristics of political systems of China
(3) Global History
It offers a general view of world civilization, the differences between the East and the West, especially between ancient Greece and China; it will also present the Medieval history, the great discovery and the process of globalization in the modern era.
(4) Religion and Chinese Society
This course covers the relationship between religious institutions and the society in China; the impact of religious ideas, practices, and organizations on social, political and economic processes; the role of religion in the consolidation of individual, communal, and national identity; sociology of religion; the impact of Chinese religious and philosophical traditions: Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, as well as other religions such as Islam and Christianity, on the internal sociopolitical structure of China and their role in shaping power relations on the international level(5)Politics, Economy and Society in Contemporary China
This course focuses on Chinese political systems and economy; the economic reform and social transformation since 1978; the government structure, policies and ideologies that have served as the practical basis of the political systems, status and problems
(6) Confucianism and the Chinese Culture
This course introduces the foundational concepts of Confucianism; the rise of Confucianism, its historical changes, and the Neo-Confucianism; Confucianism and impacts on Chinese philosophy and culture
ii. Economics Module
(1) Econometrics
This course provides the students with the basic econometric knowledge in order for them to handle the economic analysis understand other's researchers and conduct their own research, specially handling the empirical analysis on the thesis degree.
(2) Microeconomics
This course surveys the main ideas and concepts involved in modern Economics and provide students with an understanding of how the economy works, what type of problems economists try to solve, and how they set about trying to solve them. We are primarily concerned with the analysis of individual decision making units and the behavior of firms and industries in the Economy.
(3) Macroeconomics
This course provides intermediate level knowledge of macroeconomics and related fields of macro finance. The students are required to master the macroeconomic analytical tools to solve both theoretical problem and practical matters.
(4) Chinese Foreign Trade
This course helps students to apprehend the basic status and future trend of Chinese foreign trade; understand the background and reasons of the current trade issues of China and grasp the primary theory and methods of the research in Chinese foreign trade.
(5) International Finances
This course provides the latest information regarding the movements in the international financial markets. Being equipped with analytical tools, students should be able to understand how exchange rates, international debt crisis and other topics in the international finance.
(6) Theory and Policy of International Trade
This course is designed to enhance each student's ability to make informed decisions involving international economic issues from the standpoint of rigorous microeconomic analysis. Lectures will emphasize the theory needed to hold relevant discussions of international trade issues.
iii. Sociology Module
(1) Social Changes in Contemporary China: 1978 - Today
This course launches an investigation into the cultural and social changes in Chinese society from the time of the open-door policy until today. It develops a broad understanding of the current state of Chinese society from a historical perspective with focus on political, social, demographic and cultural factors. In examining the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese society, the course also assesses the changing societal reform agenda and the problems and prospects of social change.
(2) Social Stratification and Social Mobility in Contemporary China
This course aims to introduce to the students both the theories of social stratification and empirical research on social inequalities in contemporary China. It explores the theories and concepts that social scientists employ to describe and analyses social inequalities and discusses key issues and research methods of social mobility research. By looking into the scholarly debate on social stratification and social mobility in the contemporary Chinese society, the students will enhance their understanding of the development in this particular field of research as part of China studies.
(3) Changes of Labor Relation in China’s Market Reform
This is a course in labor study that has a thematic focus on the changing situation of the labor relation in China. The case of China’s reform complicates contemporary grand theories by challenging their underlying assumption about socialism and working class. By exploring theories of labor study and examining how social scientists, both from and out of China, apply these theories to cases ranging from the workers’ democracy under the period of Mao to the role of Union nowadays, from the struggle of the lay-off workers to the protest of young migrant workers, we will enrich our understanding both of the labor theory and of Chinese society.
(4) Government, Law and Society in China
This course introduces to students the basic knowledge about the operation of the Chinese legal system or legal institutions. It examines how laws are used in the social, economic, and political activities of the Chinese people and focuses not on the Chinese laws per se but on how laws are used in people’s daily lives. Examples or cases will be used extensively in the course to illustrate the topics included.
(5) Modern Social Work and Transformation of Chinese Society
This course aims to bring students critical perspectives from social work to understand, analyze and reflect on the current Chinese society. It explores the concept of transformation of China in terms of public-private, collectivism-individualism, society-individual and tradition-modernity. It also focuses on the definition of modern social work and the role of modern social work in the transformation of Chinese society in various dimensions.
(6) Cultural Diversities in Contemporary China: Religion, Ethnicity and State
This course is designed as a survey of the ethnic minority peoples in China and introduces the general concept of religion, ethnicity, and nation state in the context of modern Chinese nation building. Through lectures, films and ethnographic readings, this course will explore the complexity of the cultural diversities against the backdrop of the Chinese nation-building and the global consumerism.
III. Academic Seminars
As part of this China Studies program, a series of lectures or talks on History, Economics, Sociology, Politics, and etc. will be offered to the graduate students by renowned scholars. It is aimed to expand the students’ knowledge scope and strengthen their capacity of conducting academic research. -
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.).If you are applying for English-taught programs: IELTS (A) 6.5 or TOEFL IBT 90 or above received within the recent two years(TOEFL MyBestTM Scores accepted).
Other internationally recognized English proficiency tests with scores of the same level and provide proof of certificates.
TOEFL or IELTS Exemptions
The following types of applicants are exempt from taking the TOEFL or IELTS:
Native speakers of English;
The previous degree is fully taught in English.Academic Requirement
Be a bachelor'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 2021.Have relevant undergraduate academic background or have completed undergraduate-level courses relevant to intended graduate major, GPA 2.5 or above(Note: 4-Point GPA System);
Accepted by a prospective professor at Shanghai University
Choose supervisor online when choosing a major in the online application system and get accepted by a prospective professor.
Please note that it is not required to choose supervisor for the following Master's programs: School of Economics, MBA center and SILC Business School. The colleges will arrange soon after they register at Shanghai University.Some colleges give priority to applicants with work experience, such as MBA Center.
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Tuition Fee Master RMB 59,000 per year
RMB 118,000 in total (About $ 24,082)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) Single Room RMB 140 (More Details) Other Fees Application Fee USD 103 Service Fee USD 54 Living Expense RMB 1,500 to RMB 3,000 - Application Materials
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*1. 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.*2. 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 following Master programs: School of Economics, MBA center and SILC Business School. The colleges will arrange soon after they register at Shanghai University.)
You can download a template or sample from here.*3. No criminal record Commitment
For any applicants who can not get the Certificate of No Criminal Record at home country, please sign the No criminal record Commitment with Shanghai University.
You can download a template or sample from here.*4. 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).
*5. Passport copy
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.
*6. ID 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.
*7. Academic Transcripts of Bachelor 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.
For applicants who haven’t graduated, pending graduation certificate and transcripts available till the application date are also acceptable. Official graduation certificate and transcripts of all grades shall be submitted timely after being received.*8. Highest Degree Certificate
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. For applicants who haven’t graduated, pending graduation certificate and transcripts available till the application date are also acceptable. Official graduation certificate and transcripts of all grades shall be submitted timely after being received.
*9. English proficiency certificate
*10. Two Letters of Recommendation with Signature
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.
*11. 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.
12. Supporting Documents: Certificate of Good Conduct
Provided by your current/previous school/company in Chinese/English to improve your success rate.
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