Scholarship Information

• Scholarship Coverage：part of tuition
• Estimate Scholarship Amount (RMB): 0-93,334
• Success Rate：80%
• Deadline for payment: May 31, 2024
• Deadline for document:May 31, 2024
• Scholarship Service Fee:$500

You Need Pay After Got Scholarship (RMB)

Tuition: 60,000-93,3340-93,334

Accommodation: 48-78RMB per day

Living Expense: around 1,500 RMB/ month

Scholarship Detail

1. ALUMNI DISCOUNT: Graduate of XJTLU will receive a discount of 20% tuition fee.
2. MASTERS ENTRY SCHOLARSHIP: 30%-50% tuition off.
3.MASTERS ‘FRIENDSHIP’ SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM RUSSIA/ THAILAND/ INDONESIA/ MALAYSIA/ NIGERIA/ GHANA: up to 30% of total tuition fee.
4. CHINESE GOVERNMENT TSP (Talent Selection Program) scholarship: waive full tuition fee for students applying for MSc. Sustainable Construction.

Eligibility

1. Academic requirement: UK upper second class honors known as 2:1 (60%-69%) or equivalent.
2. English language requirements: Depending on program, IELTS score required is either 6 or 6.5 or 7
*If you miss the English requirements by 0.5 to 1.0 of an IELTS band, or a similar number for other English language exams, you still can be admitted to the program after successful completion of a summer Pre-sessional English course.

Documents You Need to Provide

Personal statement

Full academic transcripts of university studies and grading system

University degree certificate or enrolment statement (if you are a graduating student)

Certificates of English language qualifications (IELTS，TOEFL or equivalent)

Two letters of academic reference

CV (optional, but recommended )

A copy of your passport (for international students only)

1. Academic requirement: UK upper second class honors known as 2:1 (60%-69%) or equivalent.
2. English language requirements: Depending on program, IELTS score required is either 6 or 6.5 or 7
*If you miss the English requirements by 0.5 to 1.0 of an IELTS band, or a similar number for other English language exams, you still can be admitted to the program after successful completion of a summer Pre-sessional English course.

• Engage with the interdisciplinary debates of International Relations with the purpose of establishing scientifically robust explanations of relevant questions of global reach, such as climate change or migration, and with an ability to address such issues also in a narrower, regional context;
• Present a thorough understanding of how international relations work, with a deep knowledge of the socio-political phenomena, trends and actors involved in global politics as well as an accurate knowledge of the relations between the different sub-regions of the international system;
• Learn from international academics and active researchers with global experience and unique expertise on China’s position and influence in the world;
• Earn a University of Liverpool degree that is recognised by the Chinese Ministry of Education.

OVERVIEW

The MA in International Relations equips you with the knowledge, research skills and analytical tools to work at an advanced level, gain profound understanding of international relations, and train you to follow careers in both public and private sectors.

The programme is designed so you can apply acquired knowledge to analyse and evaluate topics such as global governance, the history of international relations, foreign policy, inter-state cooperation, the functions of international and regional organisations, conflict, war, security and intervention, political economy and globalisation, and regional integration.

You will be supported in your academic and professional development as a scholar, analyst or policy maker in the discipline of international relations, with a focus on China’s evolving role in the world.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

By the time you graduate from the MA in International Relations, you will be able to:

• develop an independent way of doing research on and thinking about international relations, hence allowing you to continue with doctoral studies;
• evaluate the validity and reliability of different types of empirical data – qualitative and quantitative – and be capable of using them in policy- and decision-making;
• convincingly present, in oral and written form, your ideas and opinions.

MODULES

Compulsory modules

Current Debates and Research Design in International Relations
Regional Integration and Globalisation
Critical Security Studies
Global Transformations and Crises
Conflict and International Intervention
China in the World
War and Peace in the Asia Pacific
Advanced Research Methods for International Relations
International Relations Dissertation

Additional learning activities
This programme provides you with the opportunity to undertake Additional Learning Activities in Chinese and Spanish language, academic skills, Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantships, Graduate Work Placements and Internships, and personal and employability skills.

CAREERS

Graduates will be able to take up a wide variety of roles in companies, non-profit organisations, consultancies, think-tanks, research institutes, regional and international organisations, and government agencies around the world that seek to recruit graduates with knowledge and experience of contemporary international relations and global affairs.

The expertise on China gained from the programme, as well as the opportunity to learn Chinese or Spanish alongside your degree, will substantially enhance your career prospects.

Fees

RMB 90,000 for the entire 18 month full-time programme.

University tuition fees cover the cost of your study with us.

Alumni discount
If you are a graduate of XJTLU, the University of Liverpool or Xi’an Jiaotong University, you will automatically receive a discount of 20 percent of the tuition fee.

Payment options
Masters students have the option to pay tuition fees in instalments each semester. You can also choose to pay the fees upfront at the time of registration, in this case a discount of five percent of the total fees will be offered.

You will be asked to indicate how you would like to pay the fees when you confirm your acceptance of the unconditional offer.