StudyQA — Master: Chinese Philosophy and Culture

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Description Contents Requirements Funding

This program is aimed to offer opportunities of learning Chinese and studying Chinese philosophy to overseas postgraduates or college juniors and seniors who have not yet been able to master the Chinese language. In addition to Chinese language classes, this program offers courses on Chinese philosophy as well as other related courses in English at Fudan University. Fudan University is a leading institution of higher education in China, and is experienced with and renowned for educating overseas students. The School of Philosophy at Fudan is a top philosophy program in China.

Chinese Language Courses

3 courses, and maximum of 6 credits will be counted toward your degree. If students take a 4-credit language course, only 2 credits out of the 4 will be counted toward your degree. For students whose Chinese is so good that they don’t consider taking Chinese Language courses necessary, these courses can be replaced with Chinese philosophy courses offered in Chinese.

Required courses

Pre-Qin Confucianism and Legalism
Pre-Qin Daoism and Mohism
Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy
Confucian Classical Studies
Neo-Confucianism
Thesis

Electives

Chinese Spiritualities
Modern Chinese Political Philosophy
Indian Philosophy
Issues in Chinese Buddhism

Requirements

Upon approval, pay the application fee of RMB 800
A copy of passport.
Official Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (notarized English translations are needed if they are not originally in English, and the meaning of grades needs to be explained if it is different from the system commonly used in American colleges).
Notarized copy of diploma(s) from all post-secondary institutions attended if applicable (notarized English translations are needed if they are not originally in English). For college seniors applying for the MA program, a letter from the university that claims that the student in question will graduate by September is needed, and the student needs to bring the diploma to Fudan upon registration.
Two (2) letters of recommendation.
Proof of English language efficiency if the student’s native language is not English and the student hasn’t attended college(s) in which courses are taught in English. An IBT score of 90 or higher or an IELTS score of 6.5 or higher is required. (If it is not the original copy, it needs to be notarized.)
A personal statement of less than 1,000 words (study and work experiences, academic achievements, research proposal, and career plan after the Fudan programs, etc.).
A writing sample of less than 5,000 words.
A list of scholarly works if applicable.