Public Administration (MPA)
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Basic Information
Degree: Master
Starting Date:
Please be subject to the starting date on admission letter you got, since the starting date may change.
Sep 1 , 2024
Duration: 2 Years
Teaching Language: English
Tuition Fees: RMB 70,000 per Year
Application Deadline:
The deadline means the date of Beijing time. You are suggested to submit your application 3 or 5 days before the actual deadline so that you can have time for necessary changes on documents.
Mar 30 , 2024
Application Fee:
The application fee charged by the university, CUCAS only collect on their behalf.
USD 339 (Check Policy)
Service Fee:
For the service CUCAS provide to you. If you get a scholarship while applying as a self-financed applicant, you need to pay another scholarship service fee of 200 USD.
USD 54 (Check Policy)
Program Description

 Overview

The two-year English-taught MPA program is designed for international students who are interested in Chinese economic transformation and development strategies, like the “One Belt, One Road Initiative”. The MPA degree equips its graduates with skills and knowledge covering a broad range of topics and disciplines relevant to the public sector, such as economics, sociology, political science, and regional planning.

The core curriculum of MPA program includes courses on economics, research methods, statistics, policy analysis, and public management. Instruction includes the roles, development, and principles of public administration, public policy management and implementation. It also includes an internship in public organizations or non-profit organizations, which fit students’ research interests. 

With qualitative and quantitative analytical skills and proficient management skills, MPA graduates are able to serve as managers, executives and policy analysts in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in non-governmental organization (NGO) and nonprofit sectors.

The program is staffed by expertise who have years’ experience of research or consulting in public policy and public management. Visiting professors and tutors who are highly qualified and experienced academics and practitioners add an extra dimension to the program.

Students need to obtain 41 credits (See Curriculum as follows) in total, take all mandatory courses, pass all course examinations, complete a thesis in English, and pass the oral defense before obtaining the degree.

Curriculum

* The courses above are subject to change. Please refer to the syllabus after registration.

 

 

Entry Requirements

General: 18-45 years old, in good health with valid passport.

Academic: completed bachelor's degree or above

* To be admitted as a regular master student, an applicant must have earned a bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a college, university, or institution of acceptable standing. Students in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted on the condition that their bachelor's degree is awarded before they enroll at SUFE in September 2022.

Language Proficiency: TOEFL (550 min for paper-based test, or 80 min for internet-based test) or IELTS (academic module, overall band score of 6.5 min).

Fee Structure

Tuition Fee
Master RMB 70,000 pre year
RMB 140,000 in total (About $ 28,572)
Accommodation Fee
No.7 Dormitory
Studio RMB 50  (More Details)
NO.8 International Student Dormitory
Double Room RMB 40 to RMB 60  (More Details)
No.6 & No.7 Dormitory
Studio RMB 80  (More Details)
Other Fees
Application Fee:
The application fee charged by the university, CUCAS only collect on their behalf.
RMB 415 to RMB 1,660
Service Fee:
For the service CUCAS provide to you. If you get a scholarship while applying as a self-financed applicant, you need to pay another scholarship service fee of 200 USD.
USD 54 (Check Policy)
Living Expense RMB 1,500 to RMB 2,000

Application Materials

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

*1. Application Form

Please upload your finished application form here.

*2. Police Clearance Certificate

A Police Clearance Certificate, known in other names such as Police Certificate, Criminal History Record Check, certifying that the applicant has never partaken in any criminal activity that led to the involvement of the police force. Please go to your local police authority where you reside, request that the police conduct a local or state criminal records search and provide you with a document reflecting that there is no history of a criminal record. The Police Clearance Certificate should be dated within the last 6 months.

*3. Study/Research plan

It should be written in English, at least 1000 words, and enclosed with the applicant's signature.

4. Chinese visa/residence permit (for applicant living in the Chinese mainland only)

5. Certificates recognizing awards & merits (if any)

*6. Foreigner's Physical Examination Report (required if you plan to apply for scholarship)

The physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the“Foreigner Physical Examination Form”. The form you submit must:
Include with the signature of the attending physicians
Include with the official stamp of the hospital
Include with a sealed photograph of the applicant
Be written in English, and
Be dated within the last 6 months.
Please keep the original reports with you for later use when you register at the University.

*7. Passport identification page (Your passport should be valid beyond January 31, 2024).

*8. Passport photo

Please use the ID photo taken within the last 6 months. The head in the photograph must be facing the camera straight on, and the face may not be obscured. The photo itself must be in color, but the background needs to be white or blue. Head coverings are prohibited.

*9. Certificate of your highest academic level

Applicants of master’s program shoule upload bachlor's degree certificate. If you are in the final year, please upload a certificate indicating the program details and the expected completion date.

*10. Academic transcript

You need to apply with academic transcript for all the courses taken from bachelor year one. It would be appreciated that the transcript is attached with a clarification on the grading system and how your GPA is calculated.

*11. English language level certificate

*12. Guarantee of Financial Support

Your personal sponsor should be able to provide full financial support for your educational and living expenses for the entire length of study at SUFE. Ask your personal sponsor to complete the appropriate sections of the form and provide a scanned copy of his/her passport, or ID card of the sponsor is of Chinese nationality. The form you submit must:
Provide correct and complete information
Include with the signature of the sponsor, and
Be written in English or Chinese

*13. Two reference letters

Two academic references are required, of which one professional reference is acceptable.
It should be recent, dated, in English/Chinese, on letter-headed paper and with referee's (professor or associate professor) contact details.

14. 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.

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