About the Program

The School of International Studies at Peking University (hereinafter referred to as SIS) is inviting application for a two-year Master Program in International Relations (MIR). Students will receive intensive and rigorous training in various fields ranging from general politics, foreign affairs, to social development of contemporary China. Students are encouraged to study Mandarin in this program, but all MIR courses and theses are conducted in English. Students will be granted a master’s degree in International Relations by Peking University once all requirements are fulfilled.

Further information about the School, the curricula, the degree and the application procedures can be found on our website .

Qualifications

1. Eligibility. This program is designed only for international applicants and applicants from the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan areas of China. Foreign applicants should hold valid passports issued by their countries, while applicants from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan must be permanent residents. All applicants shall keep their ID consistent in the whole process.

2. Prior Degree. Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an institution of recognized standing. Applicant who has not yet graduated upon application, must get the degree before September 2018.

3. Language Proficiency. Applicants from non-English speaking background or who did not receive their bachelor’s degree from an English speaking university are required to provide valid English test certificates - IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 107(ibt).

Required Application Materials

1. Peking University application form with a photograph fixed. Applicants from overseas please visit http://www.studyatpku.com to complete the application form. Applicants holding identity cards from Macau, Hong Kong, or Taiwan do not need to take the National Entrance Examination, but must apply online via: http://admission.pku.edu.cn/bm/  by December 8, 2017.
2. A personal statement of no more than 1000 words and a CV/resume, format: http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=167&id=99
3. Graduation certificate and degree diploma, must be original or certified copies either in Chinese or English (Students in the last year of their bachelor’s program should provide an official letter stating their expected graduation date)
4. Official transcripts, original or certified copies either in Chinese or English
5. Two reference letters, the format of the reference letters can be downloaded : http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=167&id=100

The referees should be professors or persons with relevant academic title. At least one of them should have knowledge of your recent academic work. The format of the recommendation letter must be original documents either in Chinese or English.

      6. English language proficiency certificate, IELTS 7.0, or TOEFL 107 (ibt)

      7.If applicable: abstracts of publications and/or any original work in other forms in relevant fields

      8. One passport photo and one digital photo

The application materials will not be returned.

Submission

Applicants should send by post or hand in personally the required documents to International Programs Officer Ms. CHEN Fang via the contact information below.

Soft copy of the application documents must be sent in one PDF file in sequence to chenfang2015@pku.edu.cn.

Applicants holding identity cards from Macau, Hong Kong, or Taiwan should send the documents to the Graduate Student Affairs Office of the School of International Studies, Peking University by January 15^th 2018. Please indicate MIR Program in the hard copy of application materials, as well as on the cover of application materials posted to designated office.

Application fee

400RMB, nonrefundable, paid through online payment or in cash by Yinlian bank card.

*Please note that incomplete application materials or application without application fee will not be processed.

Timetable

Applications open: October 15, 2017

Applications close: March 31, 2018 (All the application documents must be submitted before this date)

Pre-admission decisions announced: before mid- April, 2018

Interviews (When necessary): mid- April (Finalists will be interviewed via Skype, telephone or, in rare cases, in person)

Final admission results announced: late April, 2018 (via email)

The offers sent out: early July, 2018 (by both regular mail and email)

Program starts: early September 2018 (the exact date will be announced in the admission confirmation letter)

Tuition Fee and Scholarship

1. The tuition fee is RMB 75,000 Yuan per year.
2. The MIR program will nominate two or three candidates for the merit-based China’s Government Scholarship (CGS). The CGS will provide the awardees with a monthly living stipend and assistance with accommodation arrangement. The MIR tuition fee will also be partly covered by the CGS (students are expected to make up for the difference by other means). The application for CGS will be processed through the International Student Office of Peking University.
3. Students can also apply to Chinese Government Scholarship through the Chinese Embassy of the student’s country of origin. Information is provided by the Chinese Embassy and Chinese Scholarship Council (http://www.csc.edu.cn).

Degree

Certified by the Degree Committee of Peking University, a Master’s Degree in law, majored in International Relations will be granted upon completion of required credits and successful defense of a Master’s thesis.

Course offering of MIR Program for 2017-2019 for the reference:

必修课14学分：Compulsory Courses for 14 credits

Chinese courses are compulsory for 2 credits. Courses No.1-5 requires for 12 credits.

选修课15学分：Elective Courses for 15 credits

英文选修课Elective Courses in English

• 中文选修课Elective Courses in Chinese

Contact Information

International Programs Officer

Ms. CHEN Fang

Tel: 8610-6276-5951

Fax: 8610-6275-8954

Email: chenfang2015@pku.edu.cn

edulis@126.com

Address:  Office for International Programs

B101 School of International Studies

Peking University

Haidian District

Beijing 100871, China.