School Introduction
Founded in
Shanghai in October 1951, East China Normal University (ECNU) is one of the
universities under the direct auspices of the Ministry of Education. As a
comprehensive university especially featuring teacher education, it has been
assessed eligible for the "211 project", a national project of
higher-educational development.
ECNU is well known as a "Garden
University" for its beautiful campus with beautiful streams, luxuriant trees,
green lawns and lovely flower. Scattered about the campus are buildings in
traditional and western architectural styles.
With advanced teaching
facilities as well as a strong teaching and research force, CNU has 13 academic
schools and colleges. These are the Schools of: Humanities, Educational Science,
Preschool Education & Special Education, Foreign Languages, Business, Law
& Politics. Sports & Health, Sciences & Engineering, Natural
Resources & Environmental Science, Life Science, Information Science &
Technology, and Colleges of Software Technology and Vocational Education. These
schools and colleges consist of 33 departments offering 53 undergraduate
programs, 5 of which (i.e. Chinese language & literature, history,
mathematics, geography and psychology) are on the list of State training and
Research Bases for the Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences.
In addition to
its strength in the areas of humanities, social sciences and natural sciences,
the University has been making great efforts to develop a series of new
disciplines based on recent hi-tech developments and on the current needs of the
society (e.g. information science and technology, new materials, life science
and technology, ecology, economics, sociology, administration, etc.). At present
ECNU has 6 national priority disciplines, 1 state key laboratory, 3 key
laboratories under the Ministry of Education, 1 municipal key laboratory and 5
research bases for the humanities and social sciences approved by the Ministry
of Education. Its Graduate School offers 61 doctoral programs, 101 master's
programs. It also has 8 mobile stations for post-doctoral research. Its teaching
faculties include 6 academicians from China Academy of Science and China Academy
of Engineering and over 1,100 full and associate professors. Besides 12,000
full-time undergraduate and 4,000 graduate students, every year nearly 1,000
international students from all over theworld are attracted to ECNU by its
superior strength in many disciplines as well as in teaching Chinese language
and Chinese culture.
ECNU has established inter-university cooperative
relations with over 80 universities and educational institutes in Europe, North
America, Asia and Australia, including many top level institutions in the world
such as Ecole Normale Superieur in France, University of VSA, Kobe University in
Japan, and so on. More than 100 foreign experts were invited to be honorary
professors and advisory professors of ECNU.
Bachelor's Degree (4 year):
Qualifications
of the Applicants: Academic record equivalent to a Chinese high school
graduate.
1. Pedagogy 2. Public Utilities Management 3. Psychology 4. Educational Technology 5. Physical Education 6. Ideological & Political Education 7. Law 8. Philosophy 9. History 10. Chinese Language & Literature 11. Radio and Television Editing and Directing 12. Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language 13. Musicology 14. Research of Fine Arts 15. English 16. French 17. Russian 18. German 19. Japanese 20. Economics 21. Finance and Banking 22. Information Management and Information System 23. Tourism Management |
24. Business Management 25. Pure and Applied Mathematics 26. Information and Computing Science 27. Statistics 28. Physics 29. ElectronicScience & Technology 30. Microelectronics 31. Computer Science and Tech. 32. Chemistry 33. Biological Science 34. Biotechnology 35. Geography 36. Geographical Information System 37. Urban and Rural Planning and Resource Management 38. Environmental Science ![]() 40. Special Education |
Master's Degree (3 Years):
Qualifications
of the Applicants: A bachelor's Degree or the equivalent
1. Marxist Philosophy 2. Chinese Philosophy 3. Foreign Philosophy 4. Logic 5. Ethics 6. Philosophy of Science and Technology 7. Political Economics 8. World Economics 9. Regional Economics 10. Finance 11. International Trade 12. Theory of Politics 13. Scientific Socialism and International Communist Movement 14. History of the Chinese Communist Party 15. Marxist Theory and Ideological and Political Education 16. Sociology 17. Demography 18. Anthropology 19. Theory of Education 20. Curriculum and Teaching Theory 21. History of Education 22. Comparative Education 23. Preschool Education 24. Higher Education 25. Adult Education 26. Vocational and Technical Education 27. Special Education 28. Educational Technology 29. Basic Psychology 30. Developmental and Educational Psychology 31. Applied Psychology 32. Sports Sociology 33. Kinesiology 34. Literature and Art Studies 35. Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 36. Chinese Language and Philology 37. Studies of Ancient Chinese Books and Writings 38. Ancient Chinese Literature 39. Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature 40. Comparative Literature and World Literature 41. English Language and Literature 42. Russian Language and Literature 43. Japanese Language and Literature 44. Fine Arts 45. Theory of Historical Studies and History of Historiography 46. Specialized History (History of Thought) 47. Ancient Chinese History |
48. Modern and Contemporary Chinese History 49. World History 50. Pure Mathematics 51. Numerical Analysis 52. Applied Mathematics 53. Probability and Mathematical Statistics 54. Operations Research and Control Theory 55. Theoretical Physics 56. Condensed State Physics 57. Optics 58. Radio Physics 59. Inorganic Chemistry 60. Analytical Chemistry 61. Organic Chemistry 62. Physical Chemistry 63. Polymer Chemistry and Physics 64. Physical Geography 65. Human Geography 66. Cartography and Geographic Information System 67. Meteorology 68. Quaternary Geology 69. Botany 70. Zoology 71. Physiology 72. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 73. Biophysics 74. Ecology 75. System Analysis and Integration 76. History of Science and Technology 77. Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics 78. Communication and Information System 79. Computer Software and Theory 80. Computer Application 81. Environmental Science 82. Business Management 83. Tourist Management 84. Educational Economics and Administration 85. Information Science 86. Master Degree of Educational Speicality ![]() |
Doctor's Degree (3 Years):
Qualifications
of the Applicant's: A Master's Degree or the equivalent
1. Chinese Philosophy 2. World Economics 3. Scientific Socialism and International Communist Movement 4. Theory of Education 5. Curriculum and Teaching Theory 6. History of Education 7. Comparative Education 8. Preschool Education 9. Higher Education 10. Adult Education 11. Vocational and Technical Education 12. Special Education 13. Educational Technology 14. Basic Psychology 15. Development and Educational Psychology 16. Kinesiology 17. Literature and Art Studies 18. Chinese Language and Philology 19. Ancient Chinese Literature 20. Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature 21. English Language and Literature 22. Theory of Historical Studies and History of Hisoriography 23. Ancient Chinese History 24. Modern and Contemporary Chinese History 25. World History |
26. Pure Mathematics 27. Numerical Analysis 28. Applied Mathematics 29. Probability and Mathematical Statistics 30. Operations Research and Control Theory 31. Optics 32. Radio Physics 33. Analytical Chemistry 34. Physical Geography 35. Human Geography 36. Cartography and Geographic Information System 37. Quaternary Geology 38. Botany 39. Zoology 40. Physiology 41. Ecology 42. System Analysis and Integration ![]() |
General / Senior Scholar (1 Year):
All Specialties
Above
Qualification of the Applicants: 2- year college study in the field / A
Master's Degree in the field
Note: a one -year Chinese course is needed for
those without certain mastery of Chinese.
WHAT PROGRAMS DO WE OFFER? | ||||||||||||||
A. CHINESE LANGUAGE STUDY | ||||||||||||||
Long-term Programs: | Lasting from one semester to three years on a semester
basis; School starts in February and September every year;
Study tour to nearby cities with scenic spots and historical sites; Excellent graduates may be admitted into degree study. | |||||||||||||
Short-term Programs: | Lasting from a couple of weeks to a few
months; Flexibly organized according to different needs;
Trips to nearby cities can be organized if required. | |||||||||||||
Elective Courses: |
Computer Operation in Chinese Version, Classical Chinese, | |||||||||||||
University Certificate will be conferred to those who have successfully completed the courses. | ||||||||||||||
B. DEGREE STUDY | ||||||||||||||
Undergraduate Study: | 53 specialties in the areas of Education, Language, Business,Humanity, Natural Science, Computer Science, and Fine Arts;(for details, see Catalogue of Degree Study) Certificate of graduation will be conferred to those who have successfully completed the four-year programs; Bachelor degree will be conferred according to Regulations on Degrees of People's Republic of China. | |||||||||||||
Graduate Study: | 101 master's programs (lasting 2.5-3 years) and 61 doctoral programs (lasting 3 years) in Education, Language, Business, Humanity, Natural Science, etc.(For details, see Catalogue of Degree Study) Certificate of graduation will be conferred to those who have successfully completed the programs Master's degree of Ph.D. will be conferred according to Regulations on Degrees of People's Republic of China. | |||||||||||||
HOW MUCH DO THE PROGRAMS COST? | ||||||||||||||
A. TUITION AND FEES | ||||||||||||||
Long-term Chinese program | (every semester) | |||||||||||||
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Short-term Programs | ||||||||||||||
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Undergraduate Programs | (every academic year) | |||||||||||||
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Master's Programs | (every academic year) | |||||||||||||
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Doctoral Programs | (every academic year) | |||||||||||||
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Programs in Fine Arts | (every academic year) | |||||||||||||
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B. LIVING EXPENSES | ||||||||||||||
Accommodations on campus | ||||||||||||||
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International students may chose to live on campus or off campus. The Office of International Student Affairs of ECNU provides advise for those who want to live off campus. | ||||||||||||||
WHO MAY APPLY FOR THE PROGRAMS? | ||||||||||||||
To qualify for the programs offered by ECNU, you
must be:
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HOW TO APPLY? To apply for the long-term Chinese language study or degree studies
(undergraduate and graduate programs),you may request APPLICATION FORM
from the Office of International Student Affairs of ECNU. When applying
for the intended program, you should submit:
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WHEN TO APPLY? | ||||||||||||||
Chinese Language Program: | before January 10 for the Spring Semester | |||||||||||||
before June 15 for the Fall Semester | ||||||||||||||
Undergraduate Programs: | from December 1 to June 10 | |||||||||||||
Graduate Programs: | from December 1 to May 30 | |||||||||||||