Admission Brochure for “China-U.S. High-level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange Study-in-China Scholarship fordegree students” in Beijing Language and Cultural University
For the purpose to encourage and support students from U.S. to study in China, Chinese Ministry of Education entrusts BLCU to boostthe “China-U.S. High-level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange Study-in-China Scholarship” program. The full-time students from U.S. enrolled in undergraduate/post-graduate/doctor degree programs can submit applications to BLCU directly.
Ⅰ.Types of Scholarship
China-U.S. High-level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange Study-in-China Scholarship is comprised of degree-student program and credits-student program. Degree-student program is provided to enroll full-time undergraduate, post-graduate and doctor students. The credits- student program will be further noticed.
Ⅱ.Scholarship Coverage
Degree program will provide students with full scholarship, including:
1. A fee waiver of registration, tuition, laboratory experiments, internship, and basic textbooks.
2. Free on-campus dormitory accommodation
3. A living allowance at the following rates currently( per month),
Undergraduates: CNY 1,400;
Master’s students & general scholars: CNY 1,700;
Doctoral students & senior scholars: CNY 2,000.
4. One-off settlement subsidy: CNY 1,500 per student.
5. Outpatient medical service and Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Scheme for International Students in China
Ⅲ.Program Options
B.A. ((For international students only, 4-year program)
| Programs | Field of Study | ||
| Chinese Language | Chinese Language | Business Chinese | Chinese/English Bilingual Studies |
| Chinese/Japanese Bilingual Studies | Japanese-Chinese Translation | Korean-Chinese Translation | |
| Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages | | ||
B.A. (For Chinese students and foreign students, 4-year program)
| Programs | |
| Translation Studies (French/English） | Finance |
| International Politics | Accounting |
| Human Resource Management | International Economics&Trade |
| Computer Science and Technology | Digital Media Technology |
| Information Management and Information Systems | Journalism |
| Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language | Chinese Painting |
| Chinese Language and Literature | International affairs and international relations |
Graduate Programs (3-year program)
| Programs | Field of Study | |
| International Politics | UN Studies | Chinese Diplomacy and Foreign Relations |
| Contemporary International Relations | International Economics | |
| International Economics and Trade (Taught in English, 2-year program) | | |
| Education of Politics | Fundamentals of Marxism | Sinicization of Marxism: Theory and Practice |
| Chinese and Foreign Ideological and Political Management Studies | | |
| Curriculum Design and Language Teaching Theories | Teaching Theories of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) | Curriculum Design of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) |
| Learning Theories of CFL | Teaching Materials Studies of CFL | |
| Assessment Studies of TCFL | Teaching Resources Studies of TCFL | |
| Modernization of TCFL | | |
| Literature and Art Studies | Aesthetic Culture Studies | Ancient Chinese Literary Theories |
| Aesthetics of Literature and Art | Comparative Study of Chinese and Western Literary Theories | |
| Aesthetics of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting | | |
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | Theoretical Linguistics | Sociolinguistics and Language Use |
| Second Language Acquisition Studies | Language Testing | |
| Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language | Linguistic Geography | |
| Language Information Processing | Computational Linguistics | |
| Corpus Linguistics | Computer-assisted Language Learning | |
| Chinese Philology and Language Studies | Chinese Phonology | Chinese Philology |
| Chinese Grammar | Chinese Lexicology | |
| Chinese Dialectology | History of Chinese Language | |
| Comparative Studies of Chinese and Foreign Languages | | |
| Chinese Classical Textual Philology | Study of Ancient Chinese Literature and Textual Documents | Ancient Chinese Language Studies |
| Study of Unearthed Textual Documents | | |
| Chinese Classical Literature | Chinese Literature in Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties | Chinese Literature in Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties |
| Chinese Literature in Tang and Song Dynasties | Chinese Literature in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties | |
| History of Chinese Literary Criticism | | |
| Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature | Modern Chinese Literature Studies | Contemporary Chinese Literature Studies |
| Women's Literature Studies | | |
| Languages and Literature of Chinese Ethnic Groups | Cross-lingual Comparative Studies | Bilingual Studies |
| Chinese Language Studies | Chinese Ethnic Groups Literature Studies | |
| Comparative Literature and World Literature | Cross-cultural Study of Comparative Literature | Interdisciplinary Study of Comparative Literature |
| Comparative Studies of Chinese and Western Literature | Eastern Literature Studies | |
| Overseas Sinology and Chinese Literature | Chinese and Western Literary Theories and Culture Studies | |
| World Literature Studies | | |
| Chinese History | Chinese General History | Chinese Intellectual History |
| Chinese Art History | History of Cultural Exchange between China and Other Countries | |
| Computer System Architecture | Embedded Speech Processing | Computer System Architecture and Cyber Security |
| Computer Software and Theories | Data Mining | Pattern Recognition |
| Information Retrieval | | |
| Computer Science and Technology | Natural Language Processing | Computer-aided Language Learning |
| Voice Signal Processing | Technologies of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages | |
| Information System | Digital Media | |
| Database Technologies | | |
| Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages | | |
| English-Chinese Translation and Interpreting | Translation | Interpreting |
| French-Chinese Translation and Interpreting | Translation | Interpreting |
| Basic Psychology | Language Testing | Cognitive Psychology |
| Psychological Development in Children | | |
PhD Programs (3-year program)
| Programs | Field of Study | |
| Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages | | |
| Literature and Art Studies | Criticism History and Cultural Studies | Confucianism and Traditional Chinese Aesthetical Culture |
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | Language Policy and National Language Strategy | Sociolinguistics and Language Use |
| TCFL and Chinese Grammar Studies | TCFL and Chinese Lexical Studies | |
| Business Chinese Teaching and Studies | Study of Acquisition of Chinese as a Second Language | |
| Language Information Processing | Chinese Cognition and Learning | |
| Language Development and Language Disorders | Experimental Linguistics | |
| Studies of Chinese Prosody-Syntax | Grammaticalization Theory and Chinese Syntax | |
| Comparative Studies of Languages | | |
| Chinese Philology | Chinese Phonology and Pronunciation History | Chinese Dialectology |
| Ancient Chinese Characters and Lexical History | Chinese Exegetics and Historical Lexicology | |
| Chinese Palaeography | Chinese Grammar History | |
| Chinese Syntax | Chinese Syntax and Semantics | |
| Chinese Classical Textual Philology | Study of Language in Unearthed Textual Documents | Ancient Chinese Linguistics Documents |
| Classic Chinese Literature | Chinese Poetics and Poetic Art in Wei, Jin, Tang and Song Dynasties | Literature and Textual Documents in Pre-Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties |
| Ancient Chinese Literature and Aesthetical Culture | Chinese Literature in Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties | |
| Chinese Literature in Ming and Qing Dynasties | | |
| Modern And Contemporary Chinese Literature | Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature and Gender Culture | Contemporary Chinese Literature |
| Languages and Literature of Chinese Ethnic Groups | Bilingual Education for Chinese Ethnic Groups | |
| Comparative Literature and World Literature | Comparative Aesthetics and Cross-Cultural Studies | Eastern Asian Literature Relation and China Studies |
| Eastern and Western Cultural Theories and Religious Studies | Western Literature Classics and Comparative Literature | |
Ⅳ.Language of Instruction and Preparatory Education (Chinese language training)
1. Chinese is the only instruction language for undergraduate programs. Scholarship recipients of undergraduate programs must take one-year preparatory courses in designated universities and pass the HSK Level 5 test before major studies.
*Students with valid HSK level 4 certificate can apply for preparatory course exemption if they choose the Chinese Language and Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages Programs which are only for international students.
*Students with valid HSK level 5 certificate can apply for preparatory course exemption if they apply the programs that are for both Chinese and international students.
2. Graduate and PhD programs are all instructed in Chinese. Graduate students should have HSK level 5 certificate, and PhD students should have HSK level 6 certificate. Students should take 1-2 years preparatory courses before they meet the requirement of the demanded Chinese level.
*Students who apply graduate program of International Politics (International Oriented) whichis instructed in English do not needHSK test result.
Ⅴ.Duration
1. Duration of preparatory course is 1 year for undergraduate program, 1-2 year for graduate and PhD program.
2. Duration of undergraduate program is 4 years.
3. Durations of graduate and PhD programs are all 3 years
Ⅵ. Eligibility
1. Applicants must be American in good health.
2. Not be a registered student in Chinese universities at the time of application; or be a graduate from Chinese universities for more than one year.
3. Education background and age limit,
◎be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for undergraduate programs,
◎be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for master’s programs,
◎be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for doctoral programs.
Ⅶ. Application Procedure and Deadline
The program shall take effect from the date of promulgation. Application should be made directly to the Admission Office for International Students at BLCU before April 20, 2015. Application materials required are,
1. Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (in Chinese or English).
2. Notarized highest diploma (photocopy): Prospective diploma winners must submit official proof of student status by their current school. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
3. Academic transcripts: Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations
4. Application form for BLCU
5. Two letters of recommendation: Applicants for graduate programs or senior scholar programs must submit two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors.
6. A photocopy of applicant's passport.
7. A photocopy of the ID of the applicant's emergency contact (can be a passport, license, or other official ID of Chinese citizen or FOREIGNER).
8. A photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form completed in English, the examination result is valid for only 6 months.
9. Applicants with valid HSK Certificate should enclose it in the application package.
※Applicants for graduate and PhD program should submit a Study Plan or Research Proposal in Chinese or English.(A minimum of 800 words for graduate applicants, and 1500 words for PhD applicants)
Note: Whether accept or not, no application documents will be returned.
Ⅷ.Contact Information
Address: Admission Office for International Students
NO.15 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Telephone: 0086-10-82303086 82303951 82303089
Fax: 0086-10-82303087
E-mail: zhaosh1@blcu.edu.cn zhaosh5@blcu.edu.cn
zhaosh3@blcu.edu.cn
