The College of Resources and Environment was established in July 2000 through merging the Department of Environmental Science, the Department of Soil&water Conservation and Desertification Control, Shaanxi Soil and Fertilizer Institute, and Shaanxi Institute of Loess Plateau Management.
At present, the total number of faculty members is 174, of whom 16 are supervisors for Ph.D. students, 36 supervisors for M.S. students, 19 professors and researchers, and 40 associate professors and associate researchers, forming a strong force academically proficient in teaching and research. The college owns the Heyang Dry-land Agricultural Experimental Station, the Chunhua and Fufeng Comprehensive Experimental Bases, the Mizhi Loess Plateau Experimental Station, the National Monitoring Base for Loess Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Efficiency, and the Yulin Desertification Combating Base. The experimental bases and stations have satisfactorily met the need of teaching, research and students' practices. Equipped with over 1000 sets of advanced instruments and facilities, the college carries out tasks of demonstration, technical training and teaching in 20 subjects for undergraduates and postgraduates from 9 colleges of Northwest A&F University.
In addition to teaching, the college has paid great attention to research. The college has successfully undertaken 150 national, ministerial and provincial projects and made great achievements in more than 100 scientific research projects. Of these achievements, 10 have been granted National Science and Technology Progress Awards, 50 Ministerial or Provincial Science and technology Progress Awards and 40 other ones. More than 40 monographs and textbooks and 800 papers have been published in the journals at home and abroad.
Length of study
Undergraduate students: 4 years
Postgraduate students: 3 years
Doctoral students: 3 years
Application time
The applicants of foreign students should apply before May 30.
The academic year begins in autumn term.
Entry requirements
For Bachelor’s Degree: the applicants should graduate from senior high school or equivalent; pass the qualified-examinations of HSK, in good health.
For Master’s Degree: the applicants should win Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent; get good results in HSK qualified-examinations, TOEFL 550 and IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (except for the students of England).
For Doctoral Degree: the applicants should win Master’s Degree or above, pass and get good results in HSK qualified-examinations, TOEFL 550 and IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (except for the students of England).
Tuition fees
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Categories
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Registration fee
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Tuition
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Bachelor’s degree
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$58
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$2,338/year
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Master’s degree
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$58
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$2,570-2,920/year
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Doctor's degree
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$58
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$3,154-3,504/year
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