1. The Objective
To bring up the higher talents who have a firm political orientation of socialism, have mastered the theories and methods of economics and management, and keep abreast of the reformation and openness. In line with the nature of the specialty, the postgraduates must grasp the theoretical system and management methods in the field of modern management science and engineering; know the trend of the specialty and relevant fields, corresponding policies and business practice. Also, they should enjoy stronger ability to analyze and solve relevant problems and stronger adaptability. They should have extensive knowledge and a wide field of vision, be ready to innovate and open up, and pay attention to the concrete matters related to work. Besides, they should be able to fluently utilize a kind of foreign language, be good at computer operation and grasp the preliminary skills of E-commerce. After graduation, they should be qualified to take part in the higher education, academic research and policy analysis, or the consultancy and management for business and institution in the specialty and relevant fields.

2. the Number of Years for the Study
Two and a half years

3. The Researched Fields and Tutors
System science and strategic innovation
Industrial engineering and operation management
Financial engineering
Management science
Information system and E-commerce
Information analysis and consultancy

4. The Curriculum and Credit Requirement
1. the curriculum (referring to the following table)
2. credit requirement: more than 52 credits
3. to take part in 3 seminars or sponsor 4 discussions, and to publicize a paper in the core periodicals set by the university

 

Category		Course Number	Course Name	Period	Credit	Term	Remarks
Academic Degree Courses	Political Theoretical Course	001000701	Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism	30	2	1
		001000702	Natural Dialectics	45	3	2
	First Foreign Language	001000704	Public English	100	3	1, 2
		041000701	Professional English	40	2	4
	Basic and Specialized Course	041102701	operation research	40	4	1	Required For all Majors
		041000705	economics	40	4	2
		041000704	principles of management	40	4	3
Required Courses	Literature Reading Seminar	041102901	stochastic operation research	40	4	1	Required For all Majors
		041102902	multivariate statistical   analysis	40	4	2
		041102903	operation management	40	4	2
		041102904	System theory and strategic management	40	4	2	Select 3 courses
		041102905	The quantitative models and methods in the management science	40	4	3
		041102906	management science	40	4	4
		041102907	industrial engineering	40	4	2
		041102908	ERP&CRM	40	4	3
		041102906	management science	40	4	4
		041000901	econometrics	40	4	2
		041000907	financial engineering	40	4	3
		041102909	The game theory	40	4	4
		041102910	service and supply chain management	40	4	3
		041102911	management information system	40	4	2	Select 3 courses
		041102912	Network enterprise management and network marketing	40	4	3
		041102908	ERP&CRM	40	4	4
		041102913	information for competition	40	4	3
		041102914	information research	40	4	3
		041102915	information case study	40	4	3
	Academic Seminar		To take part in seminars or sponsor discussions, and to submit reports		2		compulsory for all the fields
Additive Courses	Main Undergraduate Course		Selecting Two or Three Core Undergraduate Courses with the Tutor's Agreement, according to the Students' Specific Situation (Not Count in the Total Credits)

5. Scientific Research and Degree Dissertation

5.1. Proposal

1) Theme
The theme of dissertation must be relevant with frontiers or cross-sectional fields concerning national economy in major research

2) Prerequisites
Candidates are required to obtain the required credits and submit at least 4000 words literature reading report

3) Requirements
Candidates must submit a proposal concerning dissertation within the second semester of the second year after enrollment, including literature review, the meaning of the dissertation, research aim, difficulties and features, would-be innovations, etc. and at least 30 references, of which at least 10 references of foreign researchers.

4) Check and Approval
Public presentation must be held to check the proposal by major tutor board (at least 3 including at least 1 professor). The writing of dissertation can be prepared after the pass of the check

5.2. In-progress Report
In the course of writing, candidates should submit reports concerning dissertation so as to ensure the dissertation may proceed as schedule. If the spread is large , advice will be given.

5.3. Oral defense of the dissertation

1) Qualifications
After dissertation has been firstly checked by the tutor after accomplishment and a paper has been published in core journals, a pre-oral defense can be applied for.

2) Pre-oral defense
This defense is held before correspondence and conducted by the major tutor board. If the check is successful, the student could hand the dissertation to correspondence after necessary revision following suggestions of the board, and if failed, a modification or a rewriting is required.

3) Correspondence and Oral Defense
Dissertation should be checked by 5 experts in specialty in the form of correspondence(both student and tutor's names are concealed for at least 2 experts). Oral defense can be held with all experts' agreements after the dissertation has been modified following the suggestions of experts. If the oral defense fails, the dissertation should be dealt with according to regulations made by Graduate Department of the University.

To be eligible, applicants should be non-Chinese citizens with a valid ordinary-type passport, and in good health;

If you are applying for Chinese-taught programs, HSK certificates within two years are required (HSK refers to Chinese Proficiency Test. You can find information on: www.chinesetest.cn):

HSK 5 above 180 for Science or Engineering, Economics or Management and Art;

HSK 5 above 210 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.

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 2022.

Relevant undergraduate academic background is required, or have completed undergraduate-level courses relevant to intended graduate major, with GPA 2.5 or above（Note: 4-Point GPA System）;

Accepted by a prospective professor at Shanghai University

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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.

Students applying to programs of arts must have relative academic background and submit a portfolio. Please refer to detailed application requirements under the program introduction on application website.

Some colleges give priority to applicants with work experience, such as MBA Center.

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*1. Application Form

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*2. Information Page of 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 currently in China. Visa page is required for applicants who are not in their home country.

*3. 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.

*4. 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.

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*5. Choose Supervisor Online and Get Accepted

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.

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*6. Certificate of No Criminal Record

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*8. ID photo

The passport-size photo (one-inch, 390*570) should be taken within the last six months, bareheaded, full-faced with blue-color background; the photo is required to submit as JPG image less than 100kb.

*9. 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.

*10. Two Letters of Recommendation with Signature

Written in English or Chinese by two different professors or associate professors or experts from related fields.
The referee’s signature and contact information are necessary.And the date of recommendation letter should not be earlier than September,2022.

*11. Research Plan(including study plan and 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. Certificate of HSK

13. Others

Applicants for art majors should provide at least two examples of artworks; Applicants of music and film academy programs should provide audios and videos related to the major.

14. 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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