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Southwest University (SWU) is a comprehensive and national key university sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China. SWU was founded in July, 2005, by the amalgamation of two formerly individual universities, Southwest China Normal University and Southwest China Agriculture University. The history of both universities can be traced back to 100 years ago. It is one of the "211 Project" universities(top 100) which get preferential support for their development and construction from the Central Government of China. Now the total number of the students at SWU has reached more than 80 000, among them 50 000 are full-time students. There are many international students working for their bachelors, masters, doctors degrees and advanced studies in SWU every year. SWU is located in Chongqing municipality, which is the central city in the Western China Development Project. The Three Gorges, Dazu Stones Carving and Hotpot Food are worldwide famous and unique. Southwest University began to enroll international students in the 1950��s. It is also one of the universities designated by the Ministry of Education to enroll Chinese Government Scholarship students. Most of the international students in SWU are now majoring in Chinese language, Pedagogy, Psycology, Economics, Business in China, Chinese Minorities Studies, Life Sciences, Food Sciences, Agriculture, Fine Arts, and Chinese Martial Arts, etc. The qualified International students in Southwest University have the privileges and chances to get Chonqing Mayor Scholarships and SWU Excellent Overseas Students Scholarship. In addition SWU is donating a share of Integrative Insurance for Medical Care and Accidents for every long term overseas student.


SWU covers a very broad range of studies including philosophy, economics, law, pedagogics, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture and management. The university now offers 40 national key disciplines, 66 doctoral programs, 9 postdoctoral programs, 159 master��s programs and 97 bachelor��s programs. SWU is known nationwide for its teaching methodological and agricultural studies. Studies in Pedagogics, psychology and agriculture have distinguished predominance in China; The Research of Silkworm Genome is top in the world. A great deal of creative research works have been achieved in the fields like Zero Tillage Cultivation, Silkworm Genome, Studies on the Education and Psychological Behavior of Minorities in Southwestern China, and the Research on Human Time Cognition, etc.

Departments and majors for Undergraduate Program (4 years)

Number

Name of the schools or colleges

Programs

1

College of Political Science and Public Management

Philosophy

Public Administration

Administration Management

2

College of Economics and Management

Economics

International Economics and Trade

Finance

Business Administration

Management of Human Resources

Tourism Management

Accounting

Marketing

Management of Farming and Forestry

3

College of Culture and Social Development

Social Work

Labour and Social Welfare

4

College of Education

Pedagogy

Pre-School Education

Special Education (for the disabled or mentally retarded)

Primary Education

Education Administration

5

College of Psychology

Psychology

Applied Psychology

6

College of Physical Education

Physical Education

Sports Training

7

College of Chinese Language and Literature

Chinese Language and Literature

Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

Film and Drama Literature

8

School of Foreign Languages

English

Japanese

9

College of Music

Musicology

Musical Performance

Dance Studies

10

School of Fine Arts

Painting and Chinese Painting

Sculpture

Fine Arts Studies

Artistic Design

11

College of Historic Cultures & College of Nationalities

History

Ethnology

12

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

13

College of Physics and Technology & College of Electronic Information Engineering

Physics

Science Education

Electronic Information Engineering

Communication Engineering

14

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Applied Chemistry

Material Chemistry

15

College of Life Sciences and Biological Technology

Bioscience

Bioengineering

16

College of Biotechnology

Sericulture

Biotechnology

17

School of Geographical Science

Geography

Environmental Resources &
Rural and Urban Area Planning

Geographical Information System

18

School of Material Science and Engineering

Material Physics

19

College of Resources and Environment

Environmental Science

Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Forestry Studies

Water and Soil Conservation and Desertification Control

Agricultural Resources and Environment

Land Resources Management

20

College of Computer and Information Science
& College of Software

Automation(Controlling)

Computer Science and Technology

Software Programming

Information Management and Information System

Educational Technology

Network Engineering

Electronic Business

21

College of Engineering and Technology

Automation(Engineering)

Electronic Science and Technology

Civil Engineering

Design and Manufacture of Machinery & Its Automation

Agricultural Mechanization & Automation

Vehicle Engineering

Agricultural Architecture Environment & Energy Engineering

22

College of Textiles and Garment

Textile Engineering

Costume Design and Engineering

23

College of Food Science

Food Science and Engineering

Packaging Engineering

Food Quality and Security

Tea Science

24

College of Horticulture and Landscaping

Horticulture

Landscape Architecture

City Planning

25

College of Agronomy and Biotechnology

Agronomy

Biotechnology

Rural Region Development

26

College of Plant Protection

Plant Protection

Pharmaceutics (Farming Chemicals)

27

College of Animal Science and Technology

Grassland Science

Animal Science

Veterinary Medicine

Aquatic Culture

28

School of Law

Law

29

School of Journalism and Communication

Journalism

Art of Broadcasting and Hosting

Editing and Directing of Radio and TV programs

30

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutical Engineering? (Biological)

Pharmaceutical Engineering? (Chemical)