Master in Computer Science and Technology

Computer Science and Technology for Overseas Undergraduates Delivered in English

Overview

Xidian University serves as one of the earliest Chinese universities to set up computer-based majors. In the 4th round of China’s national assessment of first-level disciplines in 2017, the major of computer science and technology in Xidian ranked in the top 10%. The major of computer ranks at the 53rd place around the globe.

In this program, all courses will be delivered in English expect languages, and dissertations and oral defenses are also required to be presented in English.

Our Visions

This program is designed and carried out to develop high-level talents who appreciate and respect folk customs, laws and relevant regulations of China, possess eminent characters and scholarship, and promote the cooperation and communications between China and their residing countries. Equipped with sufficient fundamental theories, basic skills and systematic knowledge of the major of the computer, they are supposed to be qualified for the management, scientific research and educational activities in this field.

Main Subjects

• Mathematical: Numerical Analysis, Matrix Theory;
• Discipline Fundamental: Algorithm Designing and Analysis, Network Computing;
• Signal and Information Processing-based: Digital Signal Processing II;
• Intelligent Information Processing-based: Pattern Recognition, Introductory Artificial Neural Networks, etc.

(To confirm exact arrangements, please consult ‘annual schedule for postgraduates’.)

Duration and Tuition

This master program requires a study span of 3 years, and the tuition fee is 22000 yuan per academic year (11000 yuan per semester).

Applicant Qualifications

You need to possess a valid foreign passport and have a good health condition which meets the “Physical Checkup Standards for Applicants to Study in China” required by the Chinese government. As a master candidate, you should be under the age of 35, and possess an academic degree of/equal to/above the bachelor level. To choose all-English delivered courses, you need to have a score of or above 6.0 in IELTS tests/80 in CB-TOFEL tests/550 in PB-TOFEL tests or be on an equal English level approved in your country. To choose courses delivered in Chinese, your Chinese level needs to be on or above HSK-4, otherwise, you can apply for Xidian’s Chinese training program first for the HSK tests.

Application Documents

One filled and photo fixed copy of the ‘Application Form for Admission to Xidian University for Overseas Candidates’. One notarized copy of your highest diploma. (A notarized translation in Chinese or English is also required if your diploma is in neither of these two languages. If you are under graduation, a school enrollment certificate is required.) Your academic records transcript, your study/research plan, and your recommendation letter. They are all required to be in Chinese or English and consist of more than 800 Chinese characters/English letters. (Notarized translations in Chinese or English are also required if these texts are in neither of these two languages.) One photocopy of your passport which is valid for more than 2 years. One photocopy of your HSK certificate given that you have already acquired one. One copy of your ‘Physical Examination Record for Foreigner’. Registration fee: 800 yuan (in cash or ways of postal remittance, bank transfer).

Admission

After your documents have been censored, there are 2 optional procedures for the admission according to your conditions and program requirements.

• Interview
• Interview + Written Examination

The interview is regularly at the beginning of June. Our admission office will inform you of the form, time and site about the interview and examination by telephone or E-mail after your documents have been preliminarily accepted.

You shall have your admission to Xidian after you have offered us sufficient application materials and passed our tests. Later, our admission office will send you with your admission letter.

Contact Us

Address: Admission Office, the School of International Education, Xidian University, No.2, Taibai South Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China

Postcode: 710071

Xidian University , under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, dedicates primarily to the electronics and information education and research, with an integration of a wide range of academic subjects covering engineering, science, management, economy, arts and social sciences.

It is one of the universities funded by Project 211 and Project 985 Innovation Platform for Superiority Subject, one of the universities funded by Project 2011 that is National Collaborative Innovation Plan, and one of the first 35 universities having a national demonstration School of Software, as well as one of the first 9 universities having a national demonstration School of Microelectronics. It is an essential base of IT talents training and high level scientific research innovation.

‍‍‍Xidian University has two campuses, north campus and south campus, occupying an area of 270 hectares, with the building area of over 1.3 million square meters. Its two libraries boast a collection of 6.14 million volumes, of which there are about 2.34 million printed documents and about 3.8 million electronic documents. The journals in foreign languages total 1300, and there are about 120 databases in Chinese and foreign languages on 45 platforms, covering all the disciplines and specialties of the university.

Xidian has over 31,000 students including 21,650 undergraduate students, 9,293 master students, and 1,779 Ph.D. students. At present, there are over 1900 full-time faculty, of whom 289 are professors and 845 are associate professors.The university consists of 17 schools. There are 4 state key laboratories and 15 university research institutes and centers. At present, Xidian has 7 national key disciplines, 40 doctoral programs, 77 master’s programs and 52 undergraduate programs. In the fields of communication networks, signal and information processing, information security, microelectronics and mechatronics, Xidian possesses distinctive advantages and features in cultivation and scientific research at home and abroad. In the national assessment of the first-level disciplines in China in 2012, its “information and communication engineering” ranked the second and its “electronic science and technology” ranked the fourth.

In recent years, Xidian has been implementing the Internationalization Initiative Program to improve the cultivation quality and upgrade the education level. Up till now, Xidian has established cooperative relationships with over 100 universities and institutions in more than 80 countries. 54 joint laboratories have been founded with multinational corporations, including Microsoft, IBM, Intel, SAP, TI, AD, etc.. Faculty mobility is ever more frequent. More than 1500 faculties home and abroad participate in the international academic exchange per year. Nearly 7% Xidian students study abroad annually through various collaborative education programs, such as 3+X, double master degree etc.. More than 600 foreign students from 43 countries study at Xidian. Two Chinese-foreign cooperative undergraduate programs have been approved. One is with Polytech Nantes in France, and the other is with Heriowatt University in Britain. In 2014, Xidian ranks among the top 100 worldwide in the number of published papers in engineering disciplines according to ESI database.

Since its establishment in 1931, Xidian has cultivated more than 200,000 graduates and postgraduates in the fields of engineering and technology. In the new era of knowledge economy and in the digital age, Xidian has been making great efforts to upgrade itself into an international, innovative university with distinctive features, first-rate in China and famous in the world.