1. Series Lectures On Chinese Culture
This course is about Chinese culture.It consists of several lectures:geographical environment、history、traditional Chinese philosophy、Chinese nationality、traditional Chinese medicine、traditional Chinese festivals、science and technology of ancient China、Chinese catering、tea and martial culture, etc.
By learning China's geographical environment and history,students will know the formation and development of China; by learning traditional Chinese philosophy and ideologists, students can understand the spirit world and cultural personality of Chinese people; by learning traditional Chinese festivals、drama and martial culture, science and technology of China,students will know the smart and elegant Chinese wisdom ,and the daily life custom of Chinese people.
2.Chinese Traditional Legal Culture
Chinese culture is of rich contents and different forms.This course, matching other courses of Chinese law focuses on the core ideas of Chinese culture behind Chinese legal system such as Chinese philosophy, the humanistic spirit Chinese religions and Chinese traditional legal culture etc.
The goals of This course: it is aimed to enable students to: 1. understand the characters of Chinese people and their cultural background. 2. understand the major components of Chinese traditional culture. 3.understand the difference,conflict and integration of Chinese and western cultures.
3.Marketing from a Cross-cultural Perspective
This course is aimed at the international students. And with the fostering of intercultural communicative ability in business oriented towards Chinese market as the thread, with the imparting of legal, managerial, financial and taxation knowledge lending itself to doing business in China as the basis, with the improving of marketing capability in a pluralistic Chinese characteristic market as the direction, with the promoting of the ability to assimilate into the local market and to engage in localized competition as the objective, this course is intended to help the students, as would-be businessmen, find a desirable foothold and equip them with clear ideas and tangible aims in the Chinese market.
4.Ancient Chinese Mythology
This course is designed to have the students enjoy Chinese mythology and mythological tales and lead them into the wonderland of Chinese literature via the teacher’s introduction of the texts and comparison with related western literature. By doing so the students are expected to have a good knowledge of Chinese literature and simultaneously appreciate the unique charm of this literature.
5.Cross-cultural Communication
This course adopts the teaching form of classroom teaching and simulation scene. Through the interpretation of cultural phenomenon, the introduction of cultural model and the combing of cultural theory, it instructs students how to communicate efficiently with people from different cultural backgrounds. Improve their intercultural communication skills.
Before each class begins, the course adds a "Warm up Cases", through carefully arranged reading texts, situational simulations, and even varieties of film， television show, and even online video clips, etc., by the teaching team. The conflict between Chinese and western cultures in various situations is shown intuitively, which leads to the main teaching contents of each lesson. At the same time, the teaching team carefully prepared the reading and viewing materials after class.
6. Marketing finance and human resource management
This course mainly introduces the basic theory and knowledge, and the characteristics, practice and possible problems involved in doing business in China. The course content consists of the analysis of China’s commercial market, the practice and application of business theories in China’s commercial market, including marketing management, financial management, and human resource management. This course helps students understand the new trends and frontier theories of Chinese business, combines classic and latest cases, cultivates students’ ability to acquire new knowledge, and prepares them for future business operations and exchanges in China.
7.The Law of International Trade Transactions
The field of International Trade Law is extremely wide. It encompasses both private and public law elements and it is likely that each course offered by different institutions and different lecturers in this subject will have different emphasis. This course will not cover both the private and public law aspects of international trade. It will accordingly omit the public law aspects that come into play especially since the establishment of the World Trade Organization, but seek to focus on the practical contractual aspects of international trade, which would address the practical need of a practitioner advising a client who, for instance, has a product to export to various countries abroad.
The first main objective of this course is to give students a good overview of the legal aspects relating to international trade transactions. The second objective of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skill to know which legal principles may be relevant, and where to obtain the relevant material. The third objective of this course is to develop the practical skills of students to take part in international trade transactions.
8. Introduction to Chinese Legal System
Introduction to Chinese Legal System aims at international students in China, providing a global view on current Chinese legal system and distinctive features. This course is designed to approach the topic from three dimensions: 1. Chinese legal system, construction of nomocracy and society ruled by law, legislation, jurisdiction and law enforcement, 2. constitutional-based legal system, 3. legal supervision, services and education with Chinese characteristics, China’s domestic law in international society. Students are expected to be able to analyze Chinese social and economic hot events, and have an overall and objective understanding of the achievements in China's construction of nomocracy since 1949.
9.Chinese Economy
In the more than 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China(PRC) in 1949, China has undergone an unusual and tumultuous development process, passing through a series of economic reform, and then achieve rapid economic growth. As the largest developing country, learning the successful experience of its economic development is an important reference for other developing countries, at the same time, as the world's second largest economy in the world, Chinese economy is also a hot topic.This course aims to introduce the current situation of economy, cause the attention of students to the Chinese economy phenomenon and thinking, and at the same time mastering a certain economic basis is helpful for other courses of study.
10.Geography of China
This course helps students understand the global conception of China's geography and its meanings. And students are supposed to: (1) learn the features and structure of geographical environment of China; (2) understand the basic process of formation and evolution of geographical environment; (3) know the region division of China and (4) compare the relationship of population, resource, environment and development of typical regions in China and the students' own countries.
11.International Intellectual Property Law
This course aims to introduce students some basic theories, rules and regulations of international protection of intellectual property rights, as well as frontier issues and latest developments, so as to enable students to master the legal systems and mechanisms of international intellectual property system and to cultivate students academic innovation capabilities. At the same time, by adopting multi-media teaching, interdisciplinary, cross-departmental and even cross-border teaching and IP teacher joint teaching, this course also promotes students' ability to communicate in foreign languages, as well as their ability to think, analyze and solve problems through lectures, interactions, and discussions.
12.Introduction to Chinese Civil Law
This course covers the civil law system in People's Republic of China, including the basic structures of China's Civil Law, Property Law, Obligation Law and Tort Law etc.. In the first semester, we will learn the general principles of the civil law and the contract law. Reading assignments focus on laws and regulations as well as cases in Grassroots People's Courts, which interpret how the laws and regulations should be applied in legal practice. Students are required to do some commentary writing and discuss topics on China's civil law and its judicial practice in and after lectures.
13. International Trade Law Case Studying
This course is divided into two parts. The first part aims to consider and discuss some cases in terms of the topics under the framework of WTO. It covers the topics of MFN, service, IP, environment, etc. The second part aims to interpret the articles in CISG convention and discuss related cases.
During this course, the students may study cases on the following aspects:
The MFN & the National Treatment Principle in WTO
Antidumping & Competition &Subsidies & Countervailing Duties in WTO
Formation of international commercial contracts in CISG
Damages in breaching of contracts in CISG
Rights and obligations of sellers and buyers in CISG
14.Public Safety in China
Criminology is not only a basic theoretical subject but also a practical subject. This course conducts an in-depth study on the phenomena, causes and prevention of crimes. Using the knowledge of law (criminal law, criminal investigation, prison science), sociology, politics, economics, psychology, biology and other disciplines, systematically analyze the current situation and characteristics of criminal activities, explore its laws and causes, and predict the development trend. The course also presents methods and strategies for crime prevention and control.
15.The operation and management of Chinese multinational corporations
This course mainly introduces the basic theory and knowledge of multinational operation and management. It involves the general rules and practices of the development of transnational corporations, basic theories and methods of international trade and investment, environmental analysis of international operations, theories and methods of strategic management, marketing management, human resource management, cross-cultural management, etc.
This course helps students understand the oretical content of transnational operation and management. The course will help students master practical knowledge related to transnational operation and management, to cultivate students' practical ability, so that students can apply theoretical knowledge in practice
16.Chinese Company Law
This course is aimed at those who are interested in Chinese Company law. Given that students taking the course may have various level of knowledge on Chinese Company Law and different legal experiences, no previous knowledge of company law or financial market regulation or background in economic theory is required for those wishing to follow this course. It provides a good background for further study of Chinese commercial law and financial market regulation. As such, the course will be taught at an intermediate level.
17.Case Analysis of Public International Law
International justice is developed through the constant practice of Public International Law (PIL), which provides the technical and intellectual underpinnings to large areas of international cooperation. This course aims at those who are interested in the settlement of international disputes and wish to know the practice of PIL in China. Based on theories and classic PIL cases, it offers an examination of state and jurisdiction, the settlement of land and maritime boundary disputes, and international environmental law. Given that students who participate in the course may have various levels of knowledge on law, the course will be taught at an intermediate level, and no previous PIL experience is required. The course covers a large number of international law terminology and provides a necessary background for further study of international law.
18.Finance Law
Finance law(English) is a course for foreign students of SWUPL whose majors are legal science, economics and management. This course examines the legal approach to dealing with risk and provides an understanding of the essential elements of financial law. It involves the study of the objectives of financial law, the framework of financial law, the financial legal relationship, financial institutional law, financial market law(especially security law and instrument law), financial supervision law.
Educational highlights:
Understand the intention and extension of financial law, master the basic categories of finance law (banking law, instrument law, security law, insurance law) and their fundamental principles, fundamental institutions and major rules. Understand the reform background of Chinese finance law and its typical cases.
19. Chinese Intellectual Property Law
This course provides an introduction to the general theories and legal provisions of the Chinese intellectual property law. Students will study the fundamental legal principles and statutory provisions in the fields of copyright, patents, and trademarks in China. The course will explain the origins, nature and scope of these intellectual property rights, the procedure for obtaining or granting the rights, as well as the legal protection against piracy and other infringements.
20.Corporate Finance
The course studies key issues in corporate finance from the perspective of chief financial managers who are responsible for making significant investment and financing decisions. We will consider corporate investment decision (i.e. project valuation) and decision that involve financing those investment (i.e. capital structure and fund raising), which touching on related issues in risk management, corporate governance, and financial system. In essence, we will explore the very patterns of corporate finance that has shaped the familiar yet complex terrain of today's global economy. An equally important component of this course is its emphasis on developing your critical auditory and erudite writing skills to a level that is commensurate with university standards. The course teaching methodologies will be composed of lectures, assignments and one group project.
21. Chinese Economic Law
Economic law is the basic legal form to confirm and regulate state intervention in economy. It is an important legal department in China's legal system, and also is one of the basic and core courses for law school students. Economic law is the general legal system that regulates economic relations requiring state intervention, including market entity regulation, market order regulation, macroeconomic regulation and economic supervision relationship. Economic law contains four parts, namely, legal system of enterprise organization management, market order law system, macroeconomic law system and economic supervision law system.
22.International News Reporting
The deadliest wars of the 20th century have been far and away from us. Yet regional conflicts are still lingering around the world. It is the goal for this course to achieve that you need to enhance your professional skills in a global context, to observe closely the world affairs, and to think and act for the future of journalism. During the next 9 weeks, we will not only study together why and how the international news is important, the intercultural communication problems that a global journalist may come across, but also analyze the world news from different news outlets, and discuss the ethics and norms of international journalism. Following the footsteps of earlier foreign correspondents into exotic scenarios and even hostile conditions, we may feel the heartbeats of international news reporting.
23.Introduction to China's Legal System
The Introduction of Chinese legal system is the advanced course of the Basic Theory of Law offered to graduate students. It aims, through in-depth studies and analysis of the basic principles and the fundamental spirits of Chinese law, to bring students into a more rational understanding of Chinese law, based on their knowledge of various branches of law, and the rationales and value orientation or Chinese legal cultures behind law. The course covers theories of legal justice, legal values, legal methodologies, legal analysis of Chinese society, as well as the development of major contemporary legal thoughts in China. Additionally, some Hot Topics about the legal events in current China in processing of rule of law are also given to the familiarize students with theories of law above through lectures, discussions and essay writing for the purpose of fostering their capabilities of independent thinking and critiques, research and resolving problems and ultimately realizing integrated development of legal skills.
24.Chinese Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law
The course is the compulsory courses of Chinese law program by SWUPL，which falls into six special topics and covers the most part of Chinese criminal law and criminal procedure law.
The purposes of this course are to trace the history of Chinese criminal law and criminal procedure law briefly, make students feel the pulse of Chinese criminal culture, understand the basic principles of Chinese criminal law and criminal procedure law such as the principle of legality, innocent presumption and Chinese criminal justice，explore and discover the limit of criminalization in China, compare and reflect on the elements of crime ,understand the death penalty system and its procedure，enhance the practical ability to use the evidence to adjudication. At the same time，you'll enjoy the flipped class and interact with humorous professor personally.
25.Chinese Contract Law
Contract law is trade law. Understanding Chinese contract law is helpful for foreign students to grasp the regulations of Chinese economic and trade law.
Course Objectives:
1.General level ：Carrying out proposals of “One Belt One Road” for educational exchange；
2.Specific level ：Strengthening foreign students’ understanding of Chinese Contract Law.
Course Contents:
1.Basic principles, legal system and judicial overview of Chinese contract law;
2.Comparison with the basic ideas of and the specific system of Anglo American Contract Law.
26.Human Rights Protection and Development in Modern China
The Chinese human rights story we tell in this course begins with the introduction of the modern Western concept of human rights into China. In modern times, the western concept of human rights was introduced into China and accepted by the Chinese people. However, the Chinese concept of human rights was not completely clear, but had its inherent cultural root. Moreover, while accepting the western concept of human rights, China also reshaped its discourse connotation and practical logic, thus forming the expression and realization of human rights discourse with Chinese characteristics.
Teaching Objectives:
1. Understand the historical changes of China's contemporary human rights concept and the inheritance and characteristics of Chinese and Western human rights legal systems;
2. Understand the protection of human rights in The process of Comprehensively advancing the rule of law in China;
3. To master China's existing protection mechanisms for the rights of women, children, the disabled, the elderly and emerging rights;
4. To understand the formation of the public concept of human rights in China;
5. Recognize the National Human rights Action Plan of China and the development and progress of the human rights cause in China;
6.Conduct discussions on the theme of China's Human rights and a Community with a Shared future for mankind.
27.China's Economic Policies and Practices
In the more than 60 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China(PRC) in 1949,China has undergone an unusual and tumultuous development process, passing through a series of economic reform, and then achieve rapid economic growth. As the largest developing country, learning the successful experience of its economic development is an important reference for other developing countries, at the same time, as the world's second largest economy in the world, Chinese economy is also a hot topic. This course aims to introduce the current situation of economy, causing the attention of students to the Chinese economy phenomenon and thinking, and at the same time mastering a certain economic basis is helpful for other courses of study.
This course aims to make foreign students fully and systematically understand the he development process of Chinese economy and be familiar with the Chinese economic development nowadays. It also aims to make foreign students know the breakthrough of the Chinese economy and the challenge still existing, and cultivate the ability of students of using the economics method to research on the reform of the system of Chinese market economy and realistic problems related to Chinese economy.
Language Requirements
For language studying:
Open to students from cooperative universities who apply for language courses offered by the school of International Education, SWUPL.
For studying professional courses:
Students taking professional courses taught in Chinese should have a new HSK4 certificate (mark 180 or above), or the equivalent language proficiency certificate. Students taking courses taught in English shall submit certificate of English proficiency. (For non-English speaking countries)
Arrangement of Courses
There are 4-5 types of Law courses, 2-3 Economics courses, 2-3 Chinese Cultural courses and 3-4 Chinese Language courses each semester. And there are also field trips for exchange students.
Application Qualification
Non-Chinese citizen, Age 18 or above, Be healthy, Holding a valid foreign passport.
Accommodation Fee
2000yuan/semester/double room 4000yuan/year/double room
4000yuan/semester/single room 8000yuan/year/single room
(Note: Single room availability is subject to the actual quantity of rooms each year.)
SWUPL President Scholarship
6000yuan/year/person 3000yuan/semester/person
Time of Application & Nomination
Autumn term: March 15th - June 1st every year
Spring term: November 1st –December 1st every year
Setting of Term
Autumn term: from September to January (next year)
Spring term: from February to July (refer to admission letter)
Application Procedures
1. Please register and apply online: https://swupl.17gz.org/member/login.do
2. After acceptance, we will prepare the Visa Application Form (JW202) and send it to the students or universities together with admission letter.
Application Documents
A passport photo
Copy of passport (the photo page)
Copy of the enrolment certificate at home university (with English or Chinese translation)
University Transcript
language proficiency certificate (non-English speaking countries)
Study plan
One Recommendation letter
Physical examination certificate(within latest 6 months)
(Download here: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/Download/index.htm)
Family financial statement
Contact Us
School of International Education, Southwest University of Political Science & Law
Room 6017, Qinye Building, No.301 Baosheng Road, Yubei District, Chongqing, 401120, P.R. China.
Tel:+86-23-67258675 Fax: +86-23-67258675
E-mail: swuplrecruitment@126.com
Program target
Foreign students registered in partner universities who are interested in Chinese language, Chinese law and culture
Aim of the Program
To help students understand Chinese legal system and economic development; To improve the ability of listening, speaking, reading and writing of Chinese; To explore and learn the extensive and profound Chinese culture.
Term of the Program
9 days (May 17- May 25)
Documents required
a. Application form of Experience SWUPL Summer Program;
b. The scanned first page of your passport.
Fees
Each participate shall pay visa fee, air tickets fee and other personal expenses on your own.
Application deadline
February 24, 2020
Contact us
Contact person: Linda Tel:+86-23-67258675 E-mail: swuplsummerprogram@126.com
Project target:
Non-Chinese citizen, Age 18-35, Be healthy, High school graduation or above educational background, Holding a valid foreign passport
Profile of the program:
SWUPL provides various levels of Chinese language courses for foreign students all the year round. International students can choose primary, intermediate or advanced courses according to their needs. Students will be awarded a certificate of completion when they complete all courses and pass the examination.
Main courses:
Comprehensive Chinese; Chinese speaking; Chinese Writing; Chinese Reading; Chinese painting & calligraphy; Traditional Chinese Music; Kungfu (Chinese martial art); Others.
Fee:
12,000 yuan/year
The Preparatory Program has a schooling system of 1 year, including pre-undergraduate and pre-master program. Program students will take full-time Chinese language courses. Those who pass HSK4 or HSK5 successfully after one year can apply for undergraduate or master program.
Application requirements
Applicants should be foreign students with a senior high school diploma or university diploma, and should be no younger than 16 years old. Applicants should be in good health, be virtuous, be willing to abide by the laws and decrees of China and the rules and regulations of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and respect Chinese traditions, customs, and social morality. Applicants for pre-master program should hold the valid certificate of HSK3 or above.
Application Procedures
1. Application should be ONLY done online through SWUPL “Online Application System”https://swupl.17gz.org/member/login.do. 2. Please post all the copies of application documents to our office after you finish online application.（Before June 1 each year） 3. Application and Admission process STEP 1: Register your account and activate it STEP 2: Fill out the application and upload all required documents as follows A passport photo Copy of valid passport (the photo page) Copy of the final degree transcript (if it is not in English or Chinese, please submit the Notarized English or Chinese translation) Copy of the final degree certificate (if it is not in English or Chinese, please submit the Notarized English or Chinese translation) Language proficiency certificate(if any) One Recommendation letter Physical examination record(within latest 6 months) including blood test and chest fluoroscopy test result. (Download here: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/Download/index.htm) Non-criminal record (within latest 6 months) STEP 3: Submit the application and note your application number STEP 4: Check your admission status regularly STEP 5: E-mail us to confirm the acceptance of admission to swuplrecruitment@126.com STEP 6: Receive originals of “Admission Latter” and “JW202” by post STEP 7: Apply for VISA and send us your flight information to swuplinternstu@126.com.
Tuition Fee and Accommodation Fee
Tuition fee: 9500RMB/year Accommodation fee:1,200RMB/year/four-bed room
Time table of Recruitment
Time for Application : March 1st to June 1st every year. Time for Assessment : June to July every year. Time for Admission: July every year. Time for Enrollment : September every year.
Contact Information
E-mail : swuplrecruitment@126.com Phone Number: +86-23-67258675 Mail Address: Room 6017, School of International Education, No.301, Baosheng Road, Yubei District, Chongqing, 401120, P.R.China.
（1）Eligibility Requirements for Applicants and Number of Students to Be Enrolled
• Eligibility Requirements for Applicants: foreign nationals with a master's degree or a higher degree, who should have a second moral character, be healthy and free of any records of criminal offence or bad credit records both in their home country and in China, and have reliable financial support and a guarantor for their affairs in China. The educational diplomas held by the applicants are subject to certification by the Accreditation Center of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China or notarized by a competent authority. Applicants who apply for a program that is mainly taught in Chinese should have the Chinese language proficiency necessary for daily communication, study and academic research; applicants for a program mainly taught in English should have the English language proficiency necessary for daily communication, study and academic research.
• Number of Students to Be Recruited: 5 to 10;
（2）Timetable of Recruitment
• Time for Application: September 1 to November 30;
• Time for Applicant Assessment:
• Time of preliminary Examination: Mid-December;
• Time of Written Examination: Mid-December;
• Time of Admission: Janaury;
• Time of Enrollment: March;
（3）Programs Open to Application and the Length and Research Directions of the Program
• Program Open to Application: 0301Z6 Human Rights Law Research Directions:
• Theory and Practice of Human Rights
• Judicial Protection of Human Rights
• Human Rights and the Rule of Law
• International Human Rights Law
• Program Length: the standard length of the program is three years. The length may be extended to six years maximally for students who fail to graduate or pass the dissertation defense by the end of the standard 3-year length of the program.
（4）Required Application Materials
• International Students Admission Application Form of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, which should be property filled in.
• A photocopy of Graduation Diploma and Degree Diploma, and the original of the Accreditation Certificate or Notarial Certificate (whichever is applicable) of the diplomas;
• Academic Transcript of all undergraduate and master courses (both the original and notarial certificate);
• Personal Statement (including a curriculum vitae and a research plan); (Approximately 1,000 words for Master’s Degree Program applicants, and around 2,000 words for Doctor’s Degree applicants).
• Academic achievements, including a list of published academic papers and their abstracts, and other original academic achievements;
• Recommendations letters (please refer to AppendixⅡ) by two professors (or persons of equivalent qualifications) in a discipline that is the same as or similar to the discipline that the program applied for is under.
• A Doctoral Study Plan of 2,000 to 3,000 words, which should specify the orientation, field, plan and arrangement of the proposed research.
• Applicants for a program mainly taught in Chinese should provide their HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, or Chinese Language Proficiency Test) , Test Score Certificate for the HSK Test that the applicant took within the past two years; applicants for a program mainly taught in English should provide a certificate of their IELTS or TOEFL score (this certificate is not required for applicants from a country where is the mother tongue or official language).
• A photocopy of their passport, and eight passport photos;
• The Physical Examination Report for Foreign Nationals (which should be issued by a public hospital in the home country of the applicants or by a tertiary hospital in China, and should be duly stamped by the hospital and affixed with a recent photo of the applicant. Applicants may also opy to undergo a physical examination organized by the local health and quarantine department after they arrive at SWUPL).
• Applicants for a program mainly taught in Chinese should provide a Chinese version of the above materials; applicants for a program mainly taught in English should provide both a Chinese version and an English version of the above materials.
（5）Examination Subjects
• Written Examinations The written examinations cover two disciplinary subjects, namely, Theory and Practice of Human Rights, and International Human Rights Law. Each examination will last for three hours and the full score is 100 marks for each subject.
• Interview The interview is intended as a comprehensive assessment of the applicants’ essential academic performance in the academic discipline that the program they apply for is under, their overall competence and language proficiency. In the interview, the applicants will be required to make a presentation to the interview panel, which should include an introduction to their academic research history and achievements, their understanding and perception of the academic discipline in which the program they apply for is involved, and their study and research plan, among others. The full score for the interview is 100 marks.
（6）Admission
• Applicants who pass the entrance examinations, and whose academic competence and language proficiency meet the standards required by the Doctor’s Degree Program they apply for will be admitted.
• A list of applicants who are admitted will be released on the specified website after review and approval by the competent authority in charge of the SWUPL HRI. After that, an admission notice will be delivered to each of the admitted applicants.
（7）Diploma and Degree
Students who pass the examinations of all the courses in the curriculum of the Doctor’s Degree Program they are admitted to as well as the graduation dissertation defense will be awarded with the Graduation Diploma and Diploma of Doctor’s Degree.
（8）Attendance Requirements
The program consists of six semesters. Of the six semesters, the first and second ones are devoted to in-class instructions, which will last for at least one month each semester. During each of the fourth, fifth and sixth semesters, the students should go to the SWUPL HRI at least once, to attend a study and discussion session that lasts for at least half a month. Furthermore, students should go to the SWUPL HRI graduation dissertation proposal defense and graduation dissertation defense.
（9）Tuition Fee and Scholarships
• Tuition Fee
Tuition fee payable by international students attending Doctor’s Degree Programs are subject to currently applicable SWUPL documents on tuition fees paid by international students.
• Scholarships
SWUPL offers scholarships to international students with outstanding academic performance according to relevant policies. The exact application standards and amounts of such scholarships are subject to Rules on the SWUPL President’s Scholarships for International Students, Regulations on the Scholarships Offered by the Mayor of the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government to International Students.
Contact Information of SWUPL HRI:
Officer in charge of International Students Affairs: Ms. WU Wencong
Email: wuwencong@swupl.edu.cn
Telephone: +86-23-67258917;
Mobile: +8613594103185 Fax: +86-23-67258917
The LL.M. (Master of Laws) program is a two-year degree program taught in English that focus both on the educational and professional experiences of the international students.
About the program
I. Program Objectives1. Applicants for the LL.M. program should be overseas students or law professionals with a bachelor's degree who are keen on learning about Chinese law, experiencing multi-culture, and to be engaged in research on Chinese law and comparative law. 2. Students in LL.M. program are provided with opportunities to gain an in-depth understanding of Chinese legal system, history and culture, and a business environment relevant to international legal system. 3. The program aims to cultivate and train international professionals who can have a good command of and apply Chinese law. And it also aims to cultivate legal talents who can identify with Chinese culture and promote the friendly relationship between China and their home countries.
II. Study Duration2 years (standard), up to 4 years.
III. Credit RequirementsStudents in the program are required to meet the following credit requirements.
IV. Course ListAbout the courses of the program, please refer to the website: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/Admission/Program/index.htm
About SWUPL
Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) is located in Chongqing City with the most potentials in China, the upstream area of Yangtze River. Founded in 1950, it is one of the earliest established higher political and legal institutions, the first batch of key universities since the reform and opening up of China. SWUPL is the university with the largest number of legal talents in China. A large number of alumni have become backbones and leading figures in law field and other professions. In 2018, SWUPL's master's degree of laws was rated as A level by China professional degree assessment of Ministry of Education(MOE), together with Tsinghua University, Wuhan University and Jilin University, becoming the only A level professional degree authorization point in Chongqing. In 2017, in the 4th round of discipline evaluation by MOE, the discipline of law was also rated as A level, together with Peking University and Tsinghua University and so on. SWUPL is also the key university co-administrated by Ministry of Education and Chongqing Municipality. Now SWUPL has strong international exchanges programs all over the world, with more 90 partner universities from U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Thailand, and South Korea and so on.
About Chongqing
Chongqing, being a strategic location for the center of China, it is one of the 4 municipalities under the direct administration of the central government with Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, and the only one in inland China. As one of the fastest growing city in the world, and one of the biggest, its population had reached 30 million in 2018. It is the important link point of “The Belt and the Road” and Yangtze River Economic Zone. Chongqing is particular for its beautiful mix of traditions and technologies. You can feel the folklore of the local life, while being immersed among huge complex fueled by technology.
Tuition Fee and Accommodation Fee
Tuition fee: 25,000RMB/year Accommodation fee: 4,000RMB/year/double room; 1,200RMB/year/four-bed room
Scholarships
The SWUPL offers to students different types of scholarships according to the applicants’eligibility and academic qualifications.
SWUPL President Scholarship：Freshman Scholarship (First year): 30,000RMB Comprehensive Scholarship (The Second year): First-Class Scholarship : 30,000 RMB Second-Class Scholarship : 25,000RMB Third-Class Scholarship : 15,000RMB
Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship：First-Class Scholarship: 30,000RMB Second-Class Scholarship: 15,000RMB
Chinese Government Scholarship：The Chinese Government Scholarship is accredited to the best international students who showed excellent results during their studies and shows great academic potential. The scholarship can be used to cover tuition, accommodation fee, and insurance fee and there is also a living subsidy of 3,000 yuan each month. For more information, please refer to http://www.campuschina.org/scholarships/index.html (Notes: the application deadline for CSC scholarship is April 10 each year.)
Requirements
1. The applicant should have successfully completed a bachelor degree (not limited to law) or equivalent.
2. The applicant should be no more than 40 years old.
3. The applicant should have IELTS score (6 or above), or TOFEL score (75 or above), or the equivalent language proficiency certificate.
How to Apply
1. Application should be ONLY done online through SWUPL “Online Application System” https://swupl.17gz.org/member/login.do.
2. Please post all the copies of application documents to our office after you finish online application.（Before June 15）
3. Application and Admission process
STEP 1: Register your account and activate it
STEP 2: Fill out the application and upload all required documents as follows：
A passport photo
Copy of passport (the photo page)
Copy of the notarized final degree transcript (with Notarized English or Chinese translation)
Copy of the notarized final degree certificate (with Notarized English or Chinese translation)
English language proficiency certificate (non-English speaking countries)
Family financial statement Research proposal (no less than 1000 words)
Recommendation letters (2 letters from professors in the related field)
A Personal Resume
Physical examination certificate (within latest 6 months) including blood test and chest fluoroscopy test photography
(Download website: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/Download/index.htm)
Non-criminal record (within latest 6 months)
STEP 3: Submit the application and note your application number
STEP 4: Check your admission status regularly
STEP 5: Once pass the initial review, you will receive notice for online/offline examination and interview through e-mail after successful verification.
STEP 6: Check your admission notice
STEP 7: E-mail us to confirm the acceptance of admission to swuplrecruitment@126.com
STEP 8: Receive originals of “Admission notice” and “JW202/JW201” by post
STEP 9: Apply for VISA and send us your flight information to swuplinternstu@126.com Notes: For further information, please visit: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/
Contact Information
Postal Address:
Room 6017, Qinye Building, School of International Education, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, No.301 Baosheng Road, Yubei District, Chongqing, 401120, P.R China.
Contact Person:
Miss Zou (School of International Education) Tel: +86-23-67258675
Mr. Fan (Graduate School) Tel: +86-23-67258875
Email: swuplrecruitment@126.com
Website: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/
Official Wechat Account:
The Human Rights Institute of Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL HRI) is a national human rights education and training center of China. As an integral department of the Southwest University of Political Science and Law(SWUPL). SWUPL HRI offers a PhD program and a master's degree Program in “Human Rights Law”.
(1) Eligibility Requirements for Applicants and Number of Students to Be Enrolled
• Eligibility Requirements for Applicants: foreign nationals with a bachelor's degree or a higher degree, who should be healthy, have a sound moral character, be free of any records of criminal offence or bad credit records both in their home country and in China, and have reliable financial support and a guarantor for their affairs in China. The education diplomas held by the applicants are subject to certification by the Accreditation Center of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China or notarized by a competent authority. Applicants who apply for a program that is mainly taught in Chinese should have the Chinese language proficiency necessary for daily communication, study and academic research; applicants for a program mainly taught in English should have the English language proficiency necessary for daily communication, study and academic research.
• Number of Students to Be Recruited: 5 to 10;
(2) Timetable of Recruitment
• Time for Application: September 1 to November 30;
• Time for Applicant Assessment : Time of Preliminary Examination: Mid-December ; Time of Written Examination: Mid-December;
• Time of Admission: January;
• Time of Enrollment: March;
(3) Program Open to Application and the Length and Research Directions of the Program
• Recruiting Program: 0301Z6 Human Rights Law Research Directions;
• Theory and practice of Human Rights
• Judicial Protection of Human Rights
• Human Rights and the Rule of Law
• International Human Rights Law
• Comparative study of Human Rights Protection Systems Study of Civil Rights and Political Rights
• Program Length: the standard length of the programs is three years. The length may be extended to six years maximally for students who fail to graduate or pass the dissertation defense by the end of the standard 3-year length of the program.
(4) Required Application Materials
• International Student Admission Application Form of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, which shall be properly filled out
• Photocopy of Graduation Diploma and Degree Diploma and original of the Accreditation Certificate or Notarial Certificate (whichever is applicable) of the Diplomas; • Academic Transcript of all undergraduate courses (both the original and notarial certificate);
• Personal Statement (including a curriculum vitae arid research plan);
• Academic achievements, including a list of published academic papers and their abstracts, and other original academic achievements;
• Recommendations letters by two professors (or persons of equivalent qualifications) in a discipline which is the same as or similar to the discipline that the program applied for is under.
• Applicants for a program mainly taught in Chinese should provide their HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, or Chinese Language Proficiency Test) Test Score Certificate for the HSK Test that the applicant took within the past two years; applicants for a program mainly taught in English should provide a certificate of their IELTS or TOEFL score (this certificate is not required for applicants from a country where English is the mother tongue or official language).
• A photocopy of passport, and eight passport photos; and The Physical Examination Report for Foreign Nationals (which should be issued by a public hospital in the home country of the applicants or by a tertiary hospital in China, and should be duly stamped by the hospital and affixed with a recent photo of the applicant.
• Applicants may also opt to undergo a physical examination organized by the local health and quarantine department after they arrive at SWUPL). Applicants for a program mainly taught in Chinese should provide a Chinese version of the above materials; applicants for a program mainly taught in English should provide both a Chinese version and an English version of the above materials.
• Notarial of Non-criminal Record.
(5) Examination Subjects
• Written Examinations
The written examinations cover two academic subjects, namely, Theory and Practice of Human Rights, and International Human Rights Law. Each examination will last for three hours and the full score is 100 marks for each subject.
• Interview
The interview is intended as a comprehensive assessment of the applicants’ essential academic performance in the academic discipline that the program they apply for is under, as well as their overall competence and language proficiency. In the interview, the applicants will be required to make a presentation to the interview panel, which should include an introduction to their academic research history and achievements, their understanding and perception of the academic discipline in which the program they apply for is involved, and their study and research plan, among others. The full score for the interview is 100 marks.
(6) Admission
• Applicants who pass the entrance examinations, and whose academic competence and language proficiency meet the standards required by the Master's Degree program they apply for will be admitted.
• A list of applicants who are admitted will be released on the specified website after review and approval by the competent authority in charge of the SWUPL HRI. After that, an admission notice will be delivered to each of the admitted applicants.
(7) Diploma and Degree
Students who pass the examinations of all the courses in the curriculum of the Master's Degree Program they are admitted to as well as the graduation dissertation defense will be awarded with Graduation Diploma and Diploma of Master's Degree.
(8) Attendance Requirements
Each of the programs consists of six semesters. Of the six semesters, the first and second ones are devoted to in-class instructions, which will last for at least one month each semester. During each of the fourth, fifth and sixth semesters, the students should go to the SWUPL HRI at least once, to attend a study and discussion session that lasts for at least half a month. Furthermore, students should go to the SWUPL HRI for their graduation dissertation proposal defense and graduation dissertation defense.
(9) Tuition Fee and Scholarships
• Tuition Fee Tuition fee payable by international students attending Master's Degree Programs are subject to currently applicable SWUPL documents on tuition fees paid by international students.
• Scholarships SWUPL offers scholarships to international students with outstanding academic performance according to relevant policies. The exact application standards and amounts of such scholarships are subject to Rules on the SWUPL President's Scholarships for International Students, Regulations on the Scholarships Offered by the Mayor of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government to International Students.
Contact Information of SWUPI HRI:
Officer in Charge of International Student Affairs: Ms.WU Wencong
Email: wuwencong@swupl.edu.cn T
elephone: +86-23-67258917;
Mobile: +8613594103185
Fax: +86-23-67258917
The Master program has a schooling system of 2 or 3 years. Professional master has a schooling system of 2 years. Academic Master has a schooling system of 3 years. Courses are delivered in Chinese and English. After completing all the credits and finish thesis defense successfully they will be awarded the graduation certificate as well as the master diploma.
Application Prerequisites
Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport, and have attained a bachelor’s degree.
Applicants should be healthy and have no criminal record or bad credit and must have reliable and stable economic guarantee.
Applicants should be no more than 40 years old.
Majors
Application and Admission process
1. Application should be ONLY done online through SWUPL“Online Application System”https://swupl.17gz.org/member/login.do.
2. Please post all the copies of application documents to our office after you finish online application.（Before June 15）
STEP 1: Register your account and activate it
STEP 2: Fill out the application and upload all required documents as follows:
A passport photo
Copy of valid passport (the photo page)
Copy of the final degree transcript (if it is not in English or Chinese, please submit the Notarized English or Chinese translation)
Copy of the final degree certificate (if it is not in English or Chinese, please submit the Notarized English or Chinese translation)
Language proficiency certificate (HSK5 or above; IELTS 6/TOFEL 70 or above)
Family financial statement
Research proposal (no less than 1000 words)
Recommendation letters (2 letters from professors in the related field)
A Personal Resume in English or Chinese
Physical examination record(within latest 6 months) including blood test and chest fluoroscopy test result.
(Download website: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/Download/index.htm)
Non-criminal record (within latest 6 months)
Other documents required by the specific school or department the applicant applies to.
Notes: if you apply for scholarship, please download the scholarship application form and fill it out.
STEP 3: Submit the application and note your application number
STEP 4: Check your admission status regularly
STEP 5: Once pass the initial review, you will receive notice for online/offline examination and interview through e-mail after successful verification.
STEP 6: Check your admission notice
STEP 7: E-mail us to confirm the acceptance of admission to swuplrecruitment@126.com
STEP 8: Receive originals of “Admission notice” and “JW202/JW201” by post
STEP 9: Apply for VISA and send us your flight information to swuplinternstu@126.com
Tuition Fee and Accommodation Fee
Tuition fee: 25,000RMB/year Accommodation fee: 4,000RMB/year/double room；1,200RMB/year/four-bed room
Scholarships
Scholarships including SWUPL President Scholarship, Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship and Chinese Government Scholarship. Assessment will be done on basis of your previous academic performance, research achievement and so on. For detailed information about scholarships, click here: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/Scholarship/index.htm.
Time table of Recruitment
Time for Application : March 1st to June 15 Time for Assessment : June to July Time for Admission: July Time for Enrollment : September.
Contact Information
E-mail : swuplrecruitment@126.com
Phone Number: +86-23-67258675
Mail Address: Room 6017, School of International Education, No.301, Baosheng Road, Yubei District, Chongqing, 401120, P.R.China.
The Undergraduate Program is a full-time four-year schooling program. All the majors are delivered in Chinese. International students can choose different majors ranging from economics to laws. After completing all the credits and finish thesis defense successfully they will be awarded the graduation certificate as well as the bachelor diploma.
Application requirements
Applicants should be foreign students with a senior high school diploma , and should be no younger than 18 years old. Applicants should be in good health, be virtuous, be willing to abide by the laws and decrees of China and the rules and regulations of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and respect Chinese traditions, customs, and social morality. Applicants should be HSK4 level or above.
Majors
Application Procedures
1. Application should be ONLY done online through SWUPL“Online Application System”https://swupl.17gz.org/member/login.do.
2. Please post all the copies of application documents to our office after you finish online application.（Before June 1 each year）
3. Application and Admission process
STEP 1: Register your account and activate it
STEP 2: Fill out the application and upload all required documents as follows：
A passport photo
Copy of valid passport (the photo page)
Copy of the final degree transcript (if it is not in English or Chinese, please submit the Notarized English or Chinese translation)
Copy of the final degree certificate (if it is not in English or Chinese, please submit the Notarized English or Chinese translation)
HSK certificate
One Recommendation letter
Physical examination record(within latest 6 months) (Download here: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/Download/index.htm)
Non-criminal record (within latest 6 months)
Notes: if you apply for scholarship, please download the scholarship application form and fill it out.
STEP 3: Submit the application and note your application number
STEP 4: Check your admission status regularly
STEP 5: E-mail us to confirm the acceptance of admission to swuplrecruitment@126.com
STEP 6: Receive originals of “Admission Latter” and “JW202” by post
STEP 7: Apply for VISA and send us your flight information to swuplinternstu@126.com
Tuition Fee and Accommodation Fee
Tuition fee: 20,000RMB/year Accommodation fee: 1,200RMB/year/four-bed room
Scholarships
Scholarships including SWUPL President Scholarship, Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship and Chinese Government Scholarship. Assessment will be done on basis of your previous academic performance, research achievement and so on. For detailed information about scholarships, click here: http://studyin.swupl.edu.cn/Scholarship/index.htm
Time tables
Time for Application : From the date to June 15. Time for Assessment : June to July every year. Time for Admission: July every year. Time for Enrollment : September every year.
Contact Information
E-mail : swuplrecruitment@126.com
Phone Number: +86-23-67258675
Mail Address: Room 6017, School of International Education, No.301, Baosheng Road, Yubei District, Chongqing,401120, P.R.China.