Introduction

Founded in 1958 and administered by the Municipal Government of Shanghai, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) is China’s oldest institution for the humanities and social sciences and is the largest one outside the capital of Beijing. SASS has 18 institutes which conduct theoretical research and applied studies in the humanities and social sciences, with a special focus on important issues arising from the current social and economic transformation and the country’s continual reform and development. With its comprehensive research achievements, SASS contributes greatly to the nation and the municipality through its policy studies for government authorities and training as well as consulting services. Its research findings and publications have been particularly influential with policy-makers as well as with the greater public. SASS currently has more than 800 employees, of which over 500 are research staffs. Among SASS researchers, there are 131 research professors, 167 associate research professors.

SASS started to enroll graduate students from 1979, as it was one of the first batch of educational institutions which were got the conferring degrees authorization from the academic degree commission of the state council. Our subjects involved 6 categories they are Philosophy, Economics, Law, History, Literature, Management science. And we have 8 doctoral degree programs, 61master degree programs, 58 tutors of doctoral programs and 193 tutors of master programs. The amount of current students is over 600.

Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences recruits foreign students. We welcome foreign citizens to apply for Ph.D. and master degree in our academy.

Qualification

The applicant must hold a valid foreign passport, health, good character, abide by the laws of the people's republic of china and the regulations of the academy;

Apply the graduate studyfor master degree requires the educational qualifications which is equals to Chinese university graduate, two non-Chinese nationality associate professor or professor's recommendation, below the age of 40;

Apply the graduate study for Ph.D. requiresthe educational qualifications which is equals to Master's degree graduate of Chinese university, two non-Chinese nationality professor's recommendation, below the age of 45;

Achieved the level 6 of Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) or above, or achieved the entrance requirements of professional applications;

The applicant's academic achievement, research ability, and academic and other conditions are achieved the entrance requirements of professional applications.

Length of studying and Term

Graduate study for master degree lasted 3 years, for Ph.D. lasted 4 years;

There are two semesters in each academic year, spring and autumn. The autumn semester is the beginning of the new academic year, generally from every September to January of the following year.Spring semester generally start from every February to June.There are two vacation in each academic year, winter and summer vacation. The winter vacation is 4 weeks, and the summer vacation is usually two months.

Fees

Registration fee:RMB 500.00

Tuition:

Master:RMB 25,000.00 per academic year

Ph.D.:RMB 30,000.00 per academic year

Application Open date, Requirements, Procedures and Materials:

The applicants can be recommended by the unit, individual, or through face to face, mail, fax or e-mail form by the applicant-self to submit the following application materials (copy) to the External Cooperation and Exchange Office of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Graduate School. All the original inspection report is required.

Application form,

The written application (800 words in Chinese),

Passport (copy with photo page),

The last academic certificate(copy),

The transcript(copy),

HSK 6 or above results prove(copy),

The research projects,

The resume,

Two letters of recommendation from associate professor or professor,

Five 2-inch colored passport photos

Registration fee:RMB 500.00

Every May 15th is the cutoff date for the same year application.

See the appendix for specialty directory

Entrance Examination

Contact Information

Contact Person:Zhang Yan

Address:Rm. 408, Building1, No. 1610, Zhongshan Road (W), 200235

External Cooperation and Exchange Office, GraduateSchool,

Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

TEL:86-21-64862266*14082

FAX:86-21-64871551

Email:

Website:

APPENDIXI

上海社会科学院博士和硕士研究生招生专业目录

Doctoral and Postgraduate Specialty Directory

of ShanghaiAcademy of Social Sciences

招生专业
Majors
马克思主义哲学
Philosophy of Marxism / 统计学
Statistics / 社会学
Sociology
中国哲学
Chinese Philosophy / 数量经济学
Quantitative Economics / 人口学
Demography
外国哲学
Foreign Philosophies / 国防经济学
Defence Economics / 人类学
Anthropology
逻辑学
Logic theory / 法学理论
Jurisprudence / 民俗学
Folklore studies
伦理学
Ethics / 法律史
Legal History / ★马克思主义中国化研究
Study in Sinicizing Marxist
美学
Aesthetics / 宪法学与行政法学
Constitutional and Administrative Jurisprudence / 文艺学
Theory of Literature and Art
宗教学
Science of Religion / 刑法学
Criminal Jurisprudence / 语言学及应用语言学
Linguistics and Applied Llinguistics
科学技术哲学
Philosophy of Science and Technology / 民商法学
Civil and commercialJurisprudence / 汉语言文字学
Chinese Philology
★政治经济学
Political economy / 诉讼法学
Procedural Jurisprudence / 中国古典文献学
Ancient Chinese Bibliography
★经济史
History of Economic / 环境与资源保护法学
Science of Environment and Natural Resources Protection Jurisprudence / 中国现当代文学
Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
★西方经济学
Western Economics / 国际法学
International Jurisprudence / 中国少数民族语言文学
Chinese Ethnic Language and Literature
★世界经济
World Economics / 军事法学
Military Jurisprudence / 比较文学与世界文学
Comparative Literature and World Literature
★人口、资源与环境经济学
Population, Resources and Environmental / 政治学理论
Politicaltheory / 新闻学
Journalism
国民经济学
National Economics / 中外政治制度
Chinese and Foreign Political Institution / 中国史
Chinese History
区域经济学
Regional Economics / 科学社会主义与国际共产主义运动
Scientific Socialism and International Communist Movement / 世界史
World History
财政学
Cameralistics / 中共党史 / 企业管理
Enterprise Management
金融学
Finance / 国际政治
International Politics / 旅游管理
Tourism Management
★产业经济学
Industrial Economy / 国际关系
International Relations / 农业经济管
Agricultural Economics Management
国际贸易学
InternationalTrade / 外交学
Diplomacy / 情报学
Information Science
劳动经济学
Labor Economics

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