Just after its establishment in 1901, Shandong University set up the discipline of literature. In the 1930s, the School of Literature was established in Shandong University, and a group of great masters, reputed scholars and writers such as Yang Zhen-sheng, Wen Yi-duo, Shu She-yu(Lao She), Liang Shi-qiu, Shen Cong-wen, You Guo-en and others converged on the school and increased splendor to the history of Shandong University. In the early 1950s, the School of Literature was transformed into the Department of Literature and started to enroll Chinese Language and Literature undergraduates and graduate students.
After the new Shandong University was founded in July 2000, the School of Literature was renamed the School of Literature & Journalism and began to enroll Chinese Language and Literature, Journalism, Communication. At present, the School has 43 professors, 26 Associate professors, 14 lecturers and more than 250 undergraduate students, 100 postgraduate students and 50 doctoral students enrolled each year. Processing perfect quality, strong working ability and wide adaptability, the graduate students are well accepted around the society. Great amount of graduate students are now working at various important leading positions or becoming scholars and experts.
The School now has 9 essential research institutes of Chinese Language & Philology, Ancient Chinese Literature, Modern & Contemporary Chinese Literature, Literary Theory, Comparative Literature & World Literature, Journalism, Communication, Aesthetics and College Chinese. There are also relative teaching administrating and auxiliary bodies such as Administration Office, Office of the Party Committee, Office of Student Affairs, Office of the Communist Youth League, Office of the Undergraduate Teaching Affairs, Office of the Postgraduate Teaching Affairs, Office of Adult Education and etc. The library includes: paperback book storage, thread-bound book storage, base class storage, new book storage, periodicals storage, the newspaper storage, reading room, with a total area of 680 square meters.
Length of study
Undergraduate students: 4years
Postgraduate students: 2-3 years
Doctoral students: 3 years
Application time
For Degree applicants, the deadline for application is June 30 for autumn semester, December 30 for spring semester. Degree students shall arrive before August 31st for fall semester and before February 8th for spring semester.
Entry requirements
For Bachelor’s degree: the applicants should have senior high school diploma, academic records, health certificate and HSK certificate.
For Master’s degree: the applicants should have Bachelor’s degree, recommended by two associate professors or above, academic records, health certificate and HSK certificate.
For Doctoral degree:the applicants should have Master’s degree, academic records, recommended by two associate professors or above, health certificate and HSK certificate.
Tuition fees
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Tuition
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Application fee
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Bachelor’s degree
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RMB18,000/year
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RMB410
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Master’s degree
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RMB22,000/year
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RMB410
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Doctoral degree
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RMB26,000/year
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RMB410
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