1. Cultivation Aims

This program includes three majors: ancient Chinese literature, modern and contemporary Chinese literature, Chinese philology, theory and criticism of literature and arts.

The research directions are: 1. history of development of the literature from pre-Qin to Ming and Qing dynasties. 2.developomeng of Chinese literature of 20th century. 3.modern Chinese dialectology and grammar. 4.literary criticism and methodology of 20th century, contemporary literature and the development of culture.

This program aims to cultivate qualified students who are well developed to lay a solid theoretical foundation in the Chinese language, literature and culture, acquire systematic specified knowledge and fairly good practical ability. They are also required to be able to undertake teaching, literature research and other social work.

2. Duration of the Program
This program generally lasts three years.

3. Majors and Research Directions

1) Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
1. History of 20th century Chinese literature
2. Contempory literature and studies of culture
3. Modern and Contemporary Chinese literature and Chinese Folk Culture 
4. Gender Politics and Modern and Contemporary Chinese literature

2) Ancient Chinese literature
1. Chinese Poetics
2. Tang and Song Literature
3. Ming and Sing Literature

3) Chinese Philology
1. Chinese dialectology
2. Chinese Grammar
3. Graphology
4. phonology

4) Literary Theory and Criticism
1. Criticism and methodology
2. Theory of Film Literature
3. Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Culture

4. Course Content (as listed below)

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
		001000703	Selected Readings of Marxist Classics	60	3	2
	First Foreign Language	001000704	Public English	100	3	1, 2
		021000701	Professional English	40	2	4
	Basic and Specialized Course	021102701	Studies of Culture and Chinese Modernity	40	4	1	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Chinese Classical Literature, Literary Theory and Criticism,Chinese Classical bibliography, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102714	Monographic Studies of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature	40	4	2	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
		021102715	Studies on history of Western Literary Criticism of 20th century	40	4	1	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102716	Studies of Chinese literary Thought of 20th century	40	4	2	Literary Theory and criticism
		021102711	Theory of Comparative literature	40	4	3	Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102705	Studies of Ancient Chinese Bibliography	40	4	1	Chinese Classical Literature, Chinese Classical Bibliography
		021102706	Monographic Studies of  Chinese classic Writers and literary theory	40	4	3	Chinese Classical Literature
		021102717	Study of edition and collation of Classical texts	40	4	2	Chinese Classical Bibliography
		021102707	Theoretical Linguistics	40	4	3	Chinese Linguistics and Philology
		021102708	Studies Modern Chinese	40	4	1
		021102709	Study of History of Chinese	40	4	2
Required courses Specialized  Courses required Specialized  Courses required	Literature Reading Seminar	021102901	Reading of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Periodicals	40	4	4	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
		021102902	Basic theory of  culture studies	40	4	3	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102903	Studies of documents of History of Modern Chinese Literary thought	40	4	3	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism
		021102932	Studies of documents of History of Contemporary Chinese Literary thought	40	4	3	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
		021102933	Studies of Chinese Thought and Culture of Late-Qing Dynasty	40	4	2	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102946	Studies of documents of Western literary theory	40	4	4	Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory and criticism, Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102935	Studies of History of Euro-American  Literature	40	4	2	Comparative Literature and World Literature
		021102936	Studies of documents of comparative literature	40	4	4
		021102937	Monographic Studies of documents of Euro-American writers	40	4	3
		021102938	Studies of documents of  Chinese  classic  aesthetics	40	4	4	Literary Theory and criticism
		021102939	Methodology of literary criticism	40	4	3
		021102947	(to be confirmed)	40	4	3
		021102940	Studies of documents of media culture	40	4	2
		021102910	Studies of Poetry and Sao	40	4	3	Chinese Classical Literature
		021102913	Introduction to Wen Xin Diao Long	40	4	3
		021102915	Reading of Tang and Song dynasty poetry	40	4	2
		021102941	studies of  history of Chinese novel research	40	4	3
		021102911	Bibliography of Qing dynasty Literature	40	4	4	Chinese Classical Literature, Chinese Classical Bibliography
		021102942	Studies Of literature of Yuan and Ming dynasty	40	4	2
		021102927	Bibliography and collation of classical texts	40	4	3	Chinese Classical Bibliography
		021102928	Textual studies  and collation of classical texts	40	4	3
		021102943	An introduction to Zhuzi	40	4	3
		021102944	Historical Studies of intellectual of Qing Dynasty and Min-guo	40	4	3
		021102916	Documental reading of graphology	40	4	2	Chinese Linguistics and Philology
		021102945	Documental reading of phonology	40	4	2
		021102918	Documental reading Chinese dialectology	40	4	3
		021102919	Documental reading of and  Han and Zang linguistics	40	4	3
		021102920	Reading of documents of theoretical linguistics	40	4	4
		021102921	Documental Reading of Grammar	40	4	4
	Academic Seminar				2

5. Research and Thesis

5.1 After acquiring all the credits as required, candidates are eligible for conducting research on their theses.

5.2 Candidates begin the research work under guidance of their supervisors, conduct seminars on documentary resources, thesis preliminary conference and periodical reports on their theses during the second year. After consulting the discipline panel and obtaining the approval of the panel, candidates can start their specific studies and thesis writing. There must be 3 professors and associated professors attending the thesis preliminary conference.

5.3 Candidates must take part in the professor's research item. The thesis must be printed out and then submitted to the defense committee, which will make arrangement for the evaluation and defense of the theses.

5.4 The thesis writing should be conducted in accordance with "The Quantification Index on Research Achievements of Shanghai University for Master's and Doctoral Candidates."

5.5 The completed theses should be assessed and degrees conferred in accordance with "Regulations Concerning Academic Degrees in the People's Republic of China" and "Rules Concerning Academic Degrees in Shanghai 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

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.

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.

Tuition Fee
Master	RMB 26,000 pre year RMB 78,000 in total (About $ 15,919)

Accommodation Fee
International Student Dormitory
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Other Fees
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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

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

*1. Application Form

Please upload your finished application form here.

*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

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.

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*7. Selfie video

Applicants should submit a video including self-introduction and study plan in China. avi, mov, or mp4 less than 50 MB are accepted. The language of the video should be consistent with the language of the program you are applying for (English or Chinese).

*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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