programs offered by Sun Yat-sen University

A. Chinese Language Programs (Degree and Non-degree Courses)

School for Overseas Educational Exchange (SOEE) undertakes the Chinese language teaching for overseas students. Its former Center for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language was founded in 1981. The school is one of the earliest departments appointed to teach Chinese as a Foreign Language by the Ministry of Education of China. It has 3 professors, 8 associate professors and 14 lecturers who are experienced and with notable achievements in Chinese language teaching and research.

For international students, the school runs both undergraduate program for Chinese language and non-degree Chinese program with different levels. Applicants who have successfully graduated from senior middle schools can apply for this degree program and the study length is 4 years. Those who aim at enhancing their Chinese proficiency may apply for the non-degree Chinese training program. The study length for this non-degree program is from half a year to 2 years. Besides, the school also runs a Cantonese program.

The school offers such courses as Intensive Reading, Extensive Reading, Speaking, and Listening (visual and aural). Placement into different classes is based on the students' Chinese language proficiency (Chinese beginners included). The school also offers selective courses such as Journal-Reading, Applied Writing, Chinese Grammar, Business Communication, Chinese Idioms, Translation (from Chinese to English, Japanese, Russian, or Vietnamese), Survey of China, Traditional Chinese Culture, Literature Appreciation, Chinese Customs, Chinese Movies, Calligraphy, Chinese Martial Arts (kung fu) and Spoken Cantonese. The School for Overseas Educational Exchange is also one of the designated testing centers for the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK). HSK is given twice a year, respectively in April and November. Those who pass the test will receive the "HSK Certificate" issued by the State HSK Commission.

B. The Specialties and Majors for the Undergraduate Programs (Study Length: 4 years for humanities and science and 5 years for medical sciences)

School for Overseas Educational Exchange (SOEE): Chinese language ( For international students, there are two fields: Chinese Language and Business Chinese).

School of Humanities:
Chinese Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Archaeology.

Lingnan (University) College:
Economics, International Business & Trade, Finance, Cameralistics, Risk Management and Insurance, Logistics Management

School of Business:
Business Administration, Corporate Finance and Investment, Electronics Business, Finance Management, Marketing, Accountancy, Tourism and Hotel Management (Field: Hotel Management),

School of Law: Law Science.

School of Government
Sociology, Political Science and Public Administration, Administrative Management, Public Relations, Public Policies, Social work,

School of Asia-Pacific Studies: International Politics.

School of Foreign Languages:
English Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, German Language and Literature，Korean Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature.

School of Education: Applied Psychology

School of Communication and Design：Journalism, Digital Media Design, Art Design (including Space Design, Visual Design and Industrial Design).

School of Mathematics and Computational Science:
Mathematics & Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Information & Computational Science.

School of Informational Science and Technology:
Computer Science and Technology, Information Safety, Electronic Information Science and Technology, Communication Engineering, Automation (Computer Control and Application), Network Engineering.

School of Physics Science and Engineering:
Physics, Material Physics, Optical information Science and Technology, Micro-electronics.

School of Engineering:

Traffic Engineering (Intellectualized Traffic), Traffic Engineering (Urban Traffic Construction), Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Heat Energy & Dynamical Engineering (Liquefied Natural Gas Utilization & Urban Gas Technology), Civil Engineering.

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering:
Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Chemistry (Biochemistry), Material Chemistry Chemical Engineering & Techniques, Polymer Material & Engineering.

School of Life Sciences:
Biology, Biotechnology, Ecology，Biotechnology & Application (BS and MS program).

Department of Earth Science：
Earth Information Science, Geology

School of Geographical Science and Planning (SGSP):
Geography, Resource Environment & Urban and Rural Planning and Administration (Economic Geography and Urban & Rural Planning), Geographical Information System, Urban Planning, Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering.

School of Environmental Science and Engineering:
Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Applied Meteorology.

School of Software:
Software Engineering (Field: Digital Media Technology, Communication Software, Applied Computer Software, Inlaid Software and System)

School of International Studies:

English (Business, Interpretation and Chinese Language as a Foreign Language).

School of Tourism and Management: Tourism Management.

Department of Information Management:Library Science, Computer Science and Technology, Archives Science, Information Management and Information System.

School of International Business:

Economics (International Trade, International Finance, Finance & Taxation), Business Administration (Accountancy & Financial Management).

Zhongshan School of Medicine (Study Length: 5 years):
Clinical Medicine, Anesthesiology, Medical Imaging, Medical Jurisprudence, Ophthalmologic Vision Optics, Medical Verification, Convalescent Therapeutics, Biomedical Engineering.

School of Public Health （Study Length: 5 years）:
Preventive Medicine, Medical Nutrition, Health Care for Children and Women, Health Management.

Guanghua School of Stomatology (Study Length: 5 years): Stomatology.

School of Nursing: Science in Nursing.

School of Pharmaceutical Science: Pharmaceutical Science (Study Length: 5 years).

Remarks：

(a) For further information about the course structures for the specialties mentioned above, please visit the home page for undergraduate programs at the following website: http://admission.sysu.edu.cn

(b) The courses offered by the above specialties are also the non-degree ones for international students who just sit in classes and take neither graduation diplomas nor degrees.

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