Study at CUC
Communication University of China
2022
Directly under the supervision of the State Ministry of Education, Communication University of China (CUC) is a "First-class Discipline Construction University", one of China’s major universities of “Project 211”, key construction university of "985 advantage discipline innovation platform". Founded in 1954, the school was renamed as Communication University of China from Beijing Broadcasting Institute in August 2004.
CUC is located on the bank of the ancient canal in Beijing, between the functional core area and the sub center of the capital, with convenient transportation and advantageous location. The beautiful campus occupies 463,700 square meters of land and a total of 638,800 square meters of buildings.
CUC upholds its ideology of offering courses that are centered on scientific based learning by emphasizing the application of a course and relevance to the particular discipline. As a result, an inter-relating and inter-influencing discipline system that covers journalism and communication, film & television arts, information science & technology, literature, engineering, management, economics, and law and science has been formed.
There are currently 21 colleges directly under the university. They are School of Journalism, Television School, Institute of Communication Studies, School of Film and Cinematic Arts, Broadcasting and Anchoring School, School of Animation and Digital Arts, School of Music and Recording Arts, Institute of Art, School of Information and Communication Engineering, School of Computer Science and Cybersecurity, School of Data Science and Intelligent Media, School of Literature, School of International Studies, Sports Department, School of Economics and Management, Advertising School, School of Cultural Industries Management, School of Government and Public Affairs, School of Marxism, Hainan International College, School of Continuing Education(High Vocational and Technical College), Faculty of International Media, Institute for a Community with Shared Future. At present, there are more than 16000 full-time students, including nearly 11000 full-time undergraduate students, and more than 5300 doctoral and master's students.
CUC has established cooperative partnership with over 200 universities, research institutes, and media institutions in various countries and regions. The International League of Media Higher Education launched by the university has attracted 67 media universities from 28 countries and regions. Over 1000 international students from more than 100 countries and regions study at CUC annually.
Ⅰ.Types of Programs
1. Degree Programs
Level/Program | Basic Requirements | Major/Program |
Undergraduate (4-year) | High school diploma or higher academic degree certificate HSK 5 or above Chinese level. (Majors of School of Journalism require HSK 6. HSK overall score must be over 180 while each subject mast be over 60.) | Journalism, Communication, Radio & Television Editing & Directing, Broadcasting and Anchoring Art, Advertising, Animation, etc. (50majors) |
Graduate (Master’s Programs 2/3-year) | Bachelor’s Degree HSK 6 Chinese level. | Journalism, Communication, International Journalism, Media Economics, Advertising etc. (62 majors) |
Graduate (Doctorate Program 4-year) | Master’s Degree HSK 6 Chinese level | Radio and TV Journalism,Communication, Film Studies,Digital Media Art,etc. (33 majors) |
Master’s Program Taught in English (2-year) | Bachelor’s Degree English proficiency equivalent to TOEFL 79 or IELTS6.0 | Broadcast and Television (Film and Television Production) |
Doctorate Program Taught in English (4-year) | Master’s Degree English proficiency equivalent to TOEFL 79 or IELTS6.0 | Communication Communication (Global Communication and Governance) |
2. Non-degree Programs
1)Intensive Chinese Language Program
Intensive Chinese language courses in Elementary, medium and advanced levels taught in small classes are available.
Program | Required courses | Cultural Experiences |
Long-term study 1 academic year/ 1 semester/ 3 months (join in the class in semester) / 1 month(join in the class in semester) | Basic Chinese, Chinese Characters and Reading, Spoken Chinese and Pronunciation Correction, Listening, Speaking, Reading, etc. | Party for Chinese and international students, historic and cultural sites visiting, Appreciate traditional opera, composition competition, speech competition, singing competition, Sports Games, etc. |
2)Professional Learning (Scholarship students and exchange students from partner institutions only)
All professional learning programs are available. Language requirementsaresame as the degree programs.
3)Short-term study
Program | Content |
Intensive Chinese Language | Chinese Language courses(including listening, speaking, reading, writing),Chinese culture, historic and cultural sites visiting etc. can be designed according to the requirement. |
Short-term program taught in English | Study contents are to be designed according to the contract between partner universities. |
II. Expenses (in RMB)
1. Application fee
Undergraduateart majors: ¥800RMB/person;
other majors:¥600 RMB/person
2.Tuition fee
Program | Fees | Study Duration | Time of Start |
Undergraduate | ¥24,000 RMB/Year ¥21,200 RMB/Year (Major of Chinese Language & Literature only for international students) | 4 Years | September |
Master’s Programs | ¥27,000 RMB/Year | 2-3 Years | September |
Master’s ProgramsTaught in English | Broadcast and Television (Film and Television Production) ¥35,000 RMB/Year Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in Foreign Languages(Cross-culture Studies and Language Communication) ¥30,000RMB/Year | 2 Years | September |
Doctoral Programs | ¥30,000 RMB/Year | 4 Years | September |
Intensive Chinese Language | ¥3,000 RMB/month | 1 month | March、 September |
¥6,000 RMB/3 months | 3 months | ||
¥8,000 RMB/semester | 1 semester | ||
¥16,000RMB/Year | 1 year |
III. Accommodation
Dormitory | Room Type | Fee Standard (For those who stay over 1 month) | Remarks | |
International Center | With balcony | Double room | ¥50/person/day | Independent toilet. Public kitchen & laundry room |
Single room | ¥100/person/day | |||