PhD & Master Degree Programs for International Students

 (English-taught) 

Faculty of Education, Southwest University, 

P.R. China

“Reasons for Choosing to Study at Faculty of Education, SWU”

l High reputation: SWU ranks about 37 among all colleges/ universities (nearly 3000) in China. There are 40 colleges covering all the disciplines except military, among which Education is entitle “A Class” in the 4^th Round of National Discipline Assessment organized by Ministry of Education.

l Strong discipline: The discipline of education of SWU is a “Double First-Class” construction discipline. Faculty of Education is one of the leading faculties of education in China, ranking Top 3 to 5 in China based on different Ranking system. It has a post-doctoral educational research station, and provides 13 PhD degree programs, 14 master’s degree programs and 4 bachelor’s degree programs.

l Strong faculty: Over 120 full time teachers, including 1 American full-time professor; nearly 50 professors and 60 associate professors (including research fellows). More than 90% of teachers have Ph.D. Degree, and more than 55% of them have overseas experiences.

l Solid foundation in research: The Faculty has established 13 sub-discipline research centers, including a State-key Discipline (Curriculum and Pedagogy) , a Key Liberal Arts Base of the Ministry of Education, a National 2011 Collaborative Innovation Sub-Center, etc. Among these research platforms, four of them are on the list of Chinese Think Tank Index (CTTI).

l International exchanges and cooperation: The Faculty earns prestige and reputation through steady international academic cooperation with more than 20 well-known universities overseas, such as, University College London in UK, University of British Columbia in Canada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Michigan State University in USA.

l Less expense: Studying at SWU Chongqing costs you much less because the consumption level in Chongqing is comparatively much lower than in most other major cities in China.

l Beautiful campus: 600-hectare garden-like campus located near Jialing River and Jinyun Mountain, ranks 4th biggest in China, and is a well-known movie location.

The English-taught PhD & Master Degree Programs

The English-taught PhD & Master degree programs of Faculty of Education were established in 2013. Through nine years construction, this program has established a strong teaching team and gained reputation in its good educational quality. Our teaching team has 11 professors and 18 associate professors, all of whom have oversea learning experiences. More than 30 English-taught courses have been developed. One won the National Brand Course for International Students (in English), and three won the Brand Course for International Students (in English) of Chongqing. This degree programs offer studies in the following majors:

Ÿ Curriculum and Instruction (PhD & Master)

Ÿ Education Leadership and Management (PhD)

Ÿ Educational Technology (PhD & Master)

Ÿ Comparative Education (PhD & Master)

Ÿ Principles of Education (PhD & Master)

Ÿ Higher Education (PhD & Master)

Ÿ Educational Economics and Management (Master) 

Ÿ Early Childhood Education (Master)

Scholarship

Southwest University (SWU) provides seats of Chinese Government Scholarship for international graduate students (i.e. a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China).

The scholarship covers tuition, laboratory experiment, internship, accommodation on campus, Comprehensive Medical Insurance, and CNY 3,000 Yuan (Master) or 3,500 Yuan (PhD) as monthly living allowance.

Welcome to contact with our professors before submitting application in CSC system (below is their contacts). More information of CSC scholarship and application procedure, please visit the official website of admission office of SWU: http://admissions.swu.edu.cn/s/admissions/ChinesegovernmentScholarship.html.   

Application deadline: April 1^st, 2022.

Supervisor Contact Information

Contact Information

Mr. WANG Que

International Students Admission Office, Southwest University

Add: 301 Ziyun Building, No.2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, P.R. China

Tel: +86-23-68366002

E-mail: fstudent@swu.edu.cn (only for CSC and CIS applications)

http://gjxy.swu.edu.cn; http://admissions.swu.edu.cn

Ms. WANG Xue

International Communication and Exchanges Office, Faculty of Education, Southwest University

Address: No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China

Tel: +86-23-68367449  

Email: 109287187@qq.com