• This program is English-taught by a strong faculty.
• This program is a provincial key construction specialty of ZJNU.
• Focus on the development of both computer skills and personality.
• Located in Zhejiang, which is known as the "Silicon Valley in China”.
• Pleasant campus scenery makes you enjoy studying and living in ZJNU.

1. Goals

Editor Notes: This program aims at cultivating middle or higher-level talents in fields of information technology industries, research institutes, and other community groups.

To meet the talents requirement from China and even globe, the Program of Computer Science is targeted at cultivating middle or higher-level talents with good qualities in humanities and social sciences, international vision, team-working spirit, solid knowledge foundation, good engineering abilities and innovative capacity, who can be prepared for any professional role like research, design, development or management in information technology industries, research institutes, and other community groups, and also for their advanced degree programs in computer science and technology, other relevant fields and cross disciplines.

The skill profile is as following.

1.To gain sound grounding in both mathematics and physics knowledge and principles in computer science;

2. To gain knowledge of humanities and social science, humanistic qualities, good professional ethics and strong sense of responsibility and mission of profession, society and environment for guiding research and engineering practice;

3. To be capable of designing, developing and integrating computer hardware software systems and their applications;

4. To capable of applying the knowledge and methodologies from computer science, software project management,  relevant policies and regulations to organize and carry out hardware or software projects, with plenty of harmonizing, managing, communication and cooperating skills;

5. To gain the ability in reading and writing technology archives in Chinese and English language, and an extended global vision;

6. To gain the ability of literature searching, data querying and thesis writing, to keep learning cutting edge and new knowledge in computer science and boost technology innovation.

2. Specification

Editor Notes: After learning this program, students can get at least 12 kinds of abilities which are useful throughout their lifes.

(1) Engineering Knowledge: Be able to use mathematical natural science, engineer fundamentals, and the major knowledge of computer science to solve complex problems in the information field.

(2) Problem analysis: Be able to use basic principles of mathematics, natural science, and engineering to recognize and express problems, and analyze the complex problems in computer science through literature research to make effective conclusions.   

(3) Design/Develop solution schema: Be able to give the solution scheme for complex problems in information areas, and the scheme should meet the needs of specific systems, unit (components). The social, health, security, law, literature, and environment factors should be considered in the scheme.

(4) Research: Be able to carry out research for complex engineering problems in the computer science area based on scientific principles and scientific methods, including the design of the experiments, analyze and explain data, and given reasonable and effective conclusions from information fusion.

(5) Utilize modern tools: Be able to develop, select, and use suitable techniques, resource, and modern engineering tools and information technique tools for complex problems in the computer science area, including the prediction and simulation of the complex problems and understand their limitations.

(6) Engineering and the society: Be able to reasonably analyze, and evaluate the influence of the practice and the solution schemes of complex problem in computer science on the society, human health, security, law, and literature, and understand the corresponding responsibilities.

(7) Environment and continuous development: Be able to understand and evaluate the influence of our major engineering practices for complex problems in computer science on the continuous development of the environment and the society.

(8) Professional morality: Obtain the personal characteristics of having human literature, and social responsibilities, and be able to understand and comply with professional morality and regulations in the engineering practices, and take the corresponding responsibilities.   

(9) Person and team: Be able to take the role of single person, team member, or the team leader in the team of multiple disciplines.

(10) Communication: Be able to effectively communicate with colleagues or the public about complex problems in software engineering areas, including writing and designing reports, making presentation, clearly expressing and responding commands. Moreover, be able to have international view and can communicate and express cross different cultures.

(11) Project management: Understand and master the principles of computer science and the methods for economy decision, and can apply them in multi-discipline environments.

(12) Life-time learning: Have the idea and the habit of self-learning and life-time learning, and the abilities of non-stop learning and making progress.

3. Credit Requirement

Editor Notes: Students need to achieve at least 151 points in order to graduate. Credit requirement in detail are listed in the table.

4. Settings and placement of the courses

Editor Notes: Students can learn more courses and credits information from the following table.

(1) General Education Courses I

(2) Major Preparatory Courses

(3) Major Core Courses

(4) Major Extended Electives

(5) Practice Courses

5. Introduction of Zhejiang Normal University

Editor Notes: ZJNU is one of the top 100 universities inChina. Chemistry, Physics and Engineering are the three top 1% disciplines in the world according to the ESI (Essential Science Index) global ranking.

Founded in 1956, Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU) covers two campuses in Zhangjiang province. The main one is located in one of the four metropolitan areas in Zhejiang Province—Jinhua—Yiwu Metropolitan area. Jinhua enjoys very convenient transportation with 40 minutes to Hangzhou and 100 minutes to Shanghai by the high-speed rail. The branch campus is in Hangzhou, the capital of the province. Its green and beautiful campus furnishes an ideal place for living, study and work. Learn More>>

6. Campus Life 

Editor Notes: Colorful extracurricular activities are held in ZJNU every year.

 Renju Chess Experience Activity

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Chocolate Making Activity

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1.Applicant should be aged between 18 and 30 (born after September 1, 1993);

2.Applicant should be non-Chinese citizens with valid regular foreign passport and be friendly to China;

*Residents of China who have emigrated to a foreign country and who are now applying to study in China as international students must have held a valid foreign passport for at least 4 years, and must have actually resided in a foreign country for at least 2 years in the past 4 years (as of April 30, 2023). (9 months of residence in a foreign country may count as a full year. The dates of the entry and exit stamps in the passport will be followed in the determination of the actual length of foreign residence).

3.Applicant should hold a high school diploma with a satisfactory academic record;

4.Language requriement: applicants who apply for English tauht programs should have a TOEFL score above 80 or IELTS score above 5.5;

5.Applicant should have no criminal record and no drug addiction history;

6.Aplicant should be in good health and have no serious infectious diseases.

"*" means necessary documents that you must provide in your application.

*1. Application Form

Please upload your finished application form here.

*2. Registration photo

2-inch recent colored photo.

*3. Copy of passport

Provide the personal information page and the passport should remain valid at least on Oct 31,2023.

4. Cope of visa

Applicants in China.

*5. Police Certificate

*6. English language proficiency Certificate for students whose native language is not English

*7. Copy of your notarized high school diploma

Prospective students must submit official proof of student status by their current school. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations. Please take the original copy of your current highest diploma with you for registration.

*8. Copy of your high school academic transcripts

Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.) or UEC/A Level/ AP/IB/ SAT/ACT result.

9. Transfer letter

Applicants are already studying in other universities in China should submit.

*10. Certificate of Your Mother's Nationality(ID card or passport)

*11. Study plan

No less than 1000 words, applicants who apply for English taught program should write the plan in English, applicants who apply for Chinese taught program should write in Chinese.

*12. Certificate of Your Father's Nationality(ID card or passport)

*13. Physical examination record for foreigner

Complete it in Chinese or English, The physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take physical examination as the result is valid for only 6 months.

14. Other supporting documents

Paper published, volunteering ertificates etc. if any.

*15. Bank Statement

To prove that the applicant has sufficient funds to cover his or her tuition, accommodation, living expenses and international travels during his or her study in China. Only applicant himself/herself or his/her family can act as a financial sponsor.

16. Supporting Documents: Certificate of Good Conduct

Provided by your current/previous school/company in Chinese/English to improve your success rate.

*17. A statement of no drug addiction history

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