76 Best Social Sciences in China for 2024

Communication and Information System focuses on information processing and communication system, using mathematical methods and computer technology as the main tool, studies a variety of information processing, modern digital communication and broadband network technologies.

Primary discipline master degree program of applied economics aims to develop the high-level talents who have both ability and political integrity to be engaged in the theory and policy research, analysis and management of the economic operation in the government economic management departments, enterprises, and scientific research units.

The College of Liberal Arts, Journalism, and Communication at OUC offers this Master’s of China Studies program for international students with a keen interest in China who hope to broaden their previous studies or experiences of China, and for those who may have had little exposure to China in their studies to date and are limited by their Chinese language ability. It also aims to equip advanced, specialized personnel with a sophisticated and comprehensive understanding of China.

This course will enable you to realize your potential as a creative practitioner and a problem-solving designer. You'll gain professional knowledge of design, brand identity and advertising, user experience, motion graphics, expressive design, and web design. You're taught in studios and workshops developing live briefs. We offer studio visits, professional portfolio advice, and one-to-one tutorials. We aim to provide you with a varied and professionally designed learning experience using state-of-the-art facilities. Many of our graduates are now working with leading design groups and advertising companies.

Educational Objectives： To cultivate high-level professionals who are equipped with basic theoretical knowledge of social work, fairly skillful in social investigation and social work, and capable of working in such fields as social security, social policy research, social administration management, community development, and management, social service, as well as evaluation and operation in departments of civil administration, labor, social security, health care, various social organizations including labor unions and those for youth and women, along with other welfare organizations. Main Subject：Sociology

The major is dedicated to cultivating senior professionals of international economics and trade who have patriotic spirit, a strong sense of social responsibility, a strong sense of historical mission, profound cultural achievement, solid knowledge foundation, rich practical experience, good innovative capacity, and a broad international vision. After graduation, students will take about 5 years to develop good occupational ethics and a strong sense of social responsibility and have the ability to engage in business, management, research, and public relation planning in relation to international economics and trade, including foreign direct investment, non-equity arrangement, import and export, at outward-oriented enterprises, foreign trade companies, foreign economic and trade management department of the government, water-related overseas engineering companies, international banking departments of financial institutions, related public institutions, scientific research institutes, and other organizations. They will develop profound global awareness, become familiar with international trade rules, obtain the international business specialist qualification or develop equivalent professional technical ability. They will further broaden knowledge, improve their ability through continued education or other lifelong learning channels, and serve the economic cooperation and trade between China and foreign countries.

Through the subject basic education platform courses and professional education platform courses, students will be trained to master the basic theories and professional skills of digital media art professional theories and methods; through the practical teaching platform, students can be proficient in various digital media production software. Cultivate applied talents with high artistic accomplishment and design ability.

The school has seven teaching and research centers: the Ethnology Department, the Ethnology and Anthropology Research Center, the Marxist Ethnic Theory and Policy Research Center, the Chinese Ethnic Minority History Research Center, the Chinese Ethnic Minority Economic Research Center, the Chinese Ethnic Art Research Center and the World Ethnic Research Center. Moreover, it has set up administrative offices, school offices, teaching and research offices, student affairs offices, reference rooms, film and television anthropology laboratories and ethnology and anthropology professional laboratories.

This major aims at developing highly qualified, global-minded and application-oriented talents in the field of international economy and trade with an all-around development at morality, intelligence, physique and aesthetic. Graduates under this program must be equipped with a systematic and solid foundation of the professional knowledge of International Economic and Trade, basic skills and comprehensive capabilities to engage in work related to International Economic and Trade.

The communication engineering major implements the Lide tree and student-centered education concepts, and builds a hierarchical and directional talent training program composed of "basic courses, subject basic courses, extended courses, orientation courses, and innovative courses". The best faculty and teaching team in the province have formed a multi-modal talent training model, laying a foundation for the improvement and development of graduates in R&D, design, manufacturing, and operation in today’s most dynamic ICT industry Solid foundation.

This specialty aims to foster applied talents with basic theory and broad knowledge. We hope our graduates can be familiar with policies and regulations on Radio &Television and news propaganda and equipped with professional abilities, such as news collecting & writing, Television planning & editing, video photography, audio & video producing, and review & analysis on TV programmers.

Graduates of the courses are to develop great competence in international communication and trade practice, to grasp the basic knowledge of economics and management as well as the rudiments and practical skills of international trade, and to possess international vision and pioneering spirit.

Academic theories combined with curriculum relating to Chinese economy & culture, lecture forums, internships, etc; aiming to create professional practice-oriented business talents with a global vision in business circles.

The programme is designed for students who wish to pursue a higher degree in the broad area of applied psychology within a framework of human lifespan development (human cognitive development and human career development) and with a research focus on cognitive development, decision-making, and mental health in the information age.

Relying on various international cooperation and communication, the doctoral programs of LUSM pay close attention to administration system reform in China, public administration of Western China, and other important public policies. Several specializations have been formed, including government performance evaluation and management, ethnic administration development of Western China, sustainable development policy and government administration of Western China, the relationship between governments and enterprises, etc. Two university-level research institutes are formed on the platform of these programs, including the China Center for Government Performance and Evaluation, and the Center for Public Administration of Western China. Programs - Public Administration

The Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.; in Latin, Scientiae Juridical Doctor) Program, modeled on the Ph.D. programs in other disciplines, is designed for those seeking to pursue academic careers as teachers and scholars of law. This highly selective program is open only to applicants who possess a distinguished prior academic record in law, show promise of outstanding scholarship and demonstrate a high potential for completing a scholarly dissertation of the required quality.

Five institutions organize the LL.M. in Transnational Commercial Practice. The Center for International Legal Studies (Salzburg, Austria) has more than 5,000 lawyer members throughout the world. The Law Faculty of Lazarski University (Warsaw, Poland) has ranked first among Polish university law faculties for the last seven years. Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest, Hungary), founded in 1635, ranks as the leading law faculty in Hungary. The Center for Financial Law and Policy at Lixin University is based in Shanghai, China, Boston University School of Law (Boston, Massachusetts) was established in 1872 and ranks in the top 25 of more than 200 law schools accredited by the American Bar Association.

Zhejiang University (ZJU) is the first in China to grant a master's degree in China Studies approved by the Ministry of Education. Compared to similar programs in the country, the Master of China Studies (MCS) program has the largest enrollment, with the most complete curriculum and the most extensive international cooperation. It is a model brand of ZJU in high-level international education. In November 2014, the Zhejiang University Institute of China Studies (ICS) was established.

With the rise of China as a global economic power there is an increasing demand among organisations and companies from around the world for professionals with knowledge of China’s political, economic and social systems, who can also speak Chinese.

Cultivate students to have solid theoretical foundation and specialized knowledge of Law Science, to know the research level and development direction of Law Science and the frontiers of this field at home and abroad, to master certain knowledge of related disciplines, to be capable of using theories and norms of law to solve problems with judicial practice, to be able to make creative research results, to read literature of Law in English without difficulties, to have good ability of writing, conducting international academic exchange, and doing oral communication skillfully.