The College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, was founded in 1950. Presently, there are about 85 faculty and staff members including 16 full professors or research fellows, 24 associate professors or associate research fellows and 8 supervisors of PhD students. Currently, there are 1080 undergraduate students and 180 graduate students.
The college has 3 departments, 9 research institutes and holds 5 PhD programs including Crop Sciences, Plant Sciences, Genetics, Ecology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. It offers the following Master’s programs: Genetics, Ecology, Crop Cultivation & Farming, Crop Genetics & Breeding, Seed Science & Engineering, and Medicinal Plant Cultivation and 6 Doctoral programs including Plant Science, Genetics, Biotechmistry & Molecular Biology, Ecology, Crop Cultivation & Farming, and Crop Genetics & Breeding.
The college hosts one Key Laboratory of Biotechnology & Crop Quality Improvement of the Agricultural Ministry of China and several Chongqing Key Laboratories such as Laboratory of Crop Quality Improvement, Chongqing Rapeseed Engineering Research Center and Laboratory of Eco-agriculture & Sustainable Development in Three Gorges Reservoir Area. It also possesses more than ￥10 million research equipments, which can provide for the researchers in the study of crop breeding, crop quality analysis, plant physiology and biochemistry, cyto-genetics, gene mapping, gene cloning, protected cultivation, cultivation and ecology. More than 50 novel crop varieties have been bred by the researchers in the college, producing more than ￥3 billion social and economic benefits for the farmers. During the past five years, the college has been engaged in more than 100 research items at the state and provincial levels, with the research grants reached more than $ 1.6 million.
The College of Agronomy and Biotechnology (CAB) has cultivated more than 10,000 graduates since its establishment in 1950. Its graduates have made great achievements in agricultural sciences and rural economics and one preeminent representative is Yuan Longping, who is the Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and the first person who obtained the Special Invention Award of China, has been known as “the Father of Hybrid Rice”.
Length of Study
Undergraduate program: 4 years
Postgraduate program: 2-3 years
Doctoral program: 3-6 years
Application time
The time of application is from March to June.
Requirements for admission
Bachelor’s Program: The applicants should have had senior high school education and enjoy good health.
Master’s Program: The applicants should submit the certificates of bachelor’s degree and two letters of recommendation from two professors, or associate professors. And they should be in good health.
Doctoral Program: The applicants should submit the certificate of master’s degree and two letters of recommendation from two professors, or associate professors, or scholars with equivalent academic titles, so as to be checked for enrollment. The applicants should be in good health and are required to complete the curriculum between 3-6 years.
Tuition Fees
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Categories of courses
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Application fee
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Tuition
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Undergraduate programs
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RMB 400
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RMB 17000
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Postgraduate programs
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RMB 400
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RMB 22000
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Doctoral programs
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RMB 400
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RMB 30000
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Notes: All the courses for Undergraduate Program will be conducted in Chinese. Part of the Master’s and Doctorate courses can be conducted in English at the applicants’ request, but 10%-20% extra tuition will be charged.