The department of International Relations has a total of 15 faculty members, including 7 professors, 4 associate professors and 4 lecturers. All faculty members have gained Ph.d degrees in the most distinguished universities in the world, such as UC Berkley, Columbia University, Yale University, Cornell University, London School of Economics, Peking University and Tsinghua University. The dean of the department，Professor Yan Xuetong, is one of the most famous IR theorists and foreign policy analysts in China.
Research at the Department of IR is characterized by an emphasis on modern methods and professional academic content. The curriculum is structured to introduce students a highly specialized, broad body of IR knowledge and maintains a strong emphasis on both theory and research methodology. In order to broaden students’ international vision and enrich their international experiences, the department also has established students exchange programs with UC Berkley, Columbia University, the University of Illinois in the United States, the Parisian Institute of Politics in France, Sydney University in Australia, Taiwan Chengchi University, and Hong Kong Baptist University.
The program aims to provide students with solid training on fundamental international theories and modern methods, deepen their understanding on Chinese classic and modern thoughts on international relations and enhance their capabilities to apply the basic international theories and Chinese approaches to the analysis of the international issues and foreign affairs. The graduates of the program will be qualified to be administrative officers and policy analysts in various levels of governments, think tanks, international organizations, multinational corporations and international media. The program is designed to be completed in two years of full-time study, including completion of the course curriculum and the Master thesis.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits from the following:
◆ Chinese Culture and Society (2 credits)
◆ Chinese Language (2 credits)
（1）Literature Review and Research Proposal (1 credit)
（2）Academic Activities (1 credit)
（3）Academic Introductions to International Relations
◆ Contemporary Theories in International Politics (2 credits)
◆ International and Comparative Political Economy (2 credits)
◆ Research Design in International Studies (2 credits)
◆ History of International Relation since 1648 (2 credits)
◆ Arms Control and International Security (2 credits)
◆ Theory and Practice of Chinese Foreign Relations (2 credits)
◆ American Studies (2 credits)
◆ International Organization and Global Governance (2 credits)
◆ Public Diplomacy (2 credits)
◆ Seminars on New Directions of International Studies (2 credits)
◆ Comparative Politics and Government Administration (2 credits)
◆ Politics and Government in China (2 credits)
◆ Chinese Practice of International Law(2 credits)
Research for the thesis and its preparation are usually supervised by faculty members. The Master degree requires completion of a thesis describing research of publishable quality. The thesis must be defended before a committee consisting of the advisor and at least two other faculty members in Department of IR. The research area may be one of the following:
(1) International Security
(2) International Political Economy
(3) Regional and Countries Studies
(4) Comparative Politics
Applicants should have a Bachelor degree or equivalent academic background.
(1) The completed Foreigner's Application Form for Admission to Graduate Programs of Tsinghua University, signed by the applicant (original and duplicated)
(2) Personal statement.
(3) The original or the notarized degree certificate or proof of education in academic institution, and academic transcript (original and duplicated)
(4) Two academic recommendation letters from scholars of associate professorship or higher (original and duplicated)
(5) Two copies of applicant's recent photo (cap-free, 2 inches, stick on the application form)
(6) Two copies of the page with personal information in the passport (personal and ordinary passport)
(7) The completed Application Form for Tsinghua University Scholarship (if applicable, original and duplicated).
The application fee is RMB 600 (non-refundable).
Application Fee Payment as follows: Application Fee Payment
The certificates provided should be the original documents in Chinese or in English, otherwise notarized translations in Chinese or English are required. None of the above application documents will be returned.
November 1, 2009 – February 28, 2010.
Online Application should be completed and the package should be received by February 28, 2010
Complete On-line Application on the website of Foreign Student Affairs Office, Tsinghua University (http://intlstudent.cic.tsinghua.edu.cn). Print and sign two hard copies of the Application Form produced by the system after the application status changes to “verified”. Download and complete the Application Form for Tsinghua University Scholarship for future students (if you intend to apply).
Submit the application documents listed above to the address indicated below by post mail or in person.
Tuition: RMB 30,000/year.
Accidental Injury and Hospitalization Insurance: RMB 600/year.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for Chinese Government Scholarship, Beijing Government Scholarship, and Tsinghua University Scholarship. The information about scholarships is available at http://intlstudent.cic.tsinghna.edu.cn.
Tsinghua University offers full scholarships to excellent students. For those who wish to apply for this scholarship, the hardcopies of application documents should be received by Feb. 1, 2010. Due to the limited number of this scholarship, we encourage applicants to apply for other kinds of scholarships at the same time. Please visit our scholarship website for more details.
Ms. Zheng Hang
Department of International Relations
Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
Tel: +86-10-62788403 Fax: +86-10-62773173
Email: iisws@tsinghua.edu.cn