I. Applicant Qualification
1. Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens who are in good health and hold a valid ordinary foreign passport.
If the applicant has foreign nationality at birth but does not have Chinese nationality since both or one of the parents of the applicant are Chinese citizens and reside in a foreign country; or if the applicant is a mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan resident who have immigrated and acquired the foreign nationality, should hold valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for more than 4 years (inclusive). The applicant must have resided in a foreign country for more than 2 years in the recent 4 years (before April 30 of the year of admission) (the actual residing in a foreign country for more than 9 months in a year can be counted as one year, subject to the entry and exit signature).
2. Applicants for master’s degree generally shall be no more than 35 years old (as of September 1, 2025).
3. Applicants for master’s degree shall have obtained bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Applicants for master’s degree in Architecture should have bachelor's degree in Architecture or Architecture related majors.
Applicants for master’s degree in Control Science and Engineering or in Mechanical Engineering, should have bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Automation, Electronics or Electronics related majors.
4. Master's degree is a full-time education. Once applicants enroll, it is not allowed to do the internship or work except for academic requirements by BUCEA. Once a violation is found, student who refuses to change after admonition will be handled as withdrawing from university.
II. Application Deadline:
June 16, 2025 (application will not be accepted after the deadline)
III. Application Procedures
Applicants shall apply online at http://apply.bucea.cucas.cn/ by filling in information and uploading application materials online. Applicants are expected to check their online application account and emails regularly, as BUCEA’s Admissions Office may contact them when necessary.
IV. Application Documents
Applicants must provide true and correct information in all application documents in the online application system:
1. Please complete “Application Form for International Students” in online application system. Please complete in Chinese or English.
2. To apply for a master’s program, applicants shall submit their undergraduate diploma or submit their pre-graduation certificates or certificate of enrollment issued by the school (they must get their undergraduate diploma before September 2025).
3. To apply for a master’s program, the undergraduate students shall submit their academic transcripts during the academic years, and the graduated students shall submit their complete transcripts during the undergraduate period.
4. Study or Research Plan
The Plan should be no less than 1,000 words, written in English.
5. Two Letters of Recommendation signed by professors or associate professors, written in Chinese or English with the signature or official seal.
6. Language Proficiency Certificate
(1) English proficiency requirements -The TOEFL iBT 65+
- Academic IELTS 5.5+
- TOEIC 750+
- Dolingo English Test 110+
The certificate must be within the validity period (within two years of the application date).
*Applicants who have taken all courses in English during their bachelor’s degree studies can present certificates issued by universities as substitutes.
*Applicants from countries where English is the official language are exempt from submitting proof of English language proficiency.
(2) Chinese proficiency requirements
The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) certificate can be provided as an auxiliary material for the application.
7. Scanned copy of valid passport. The passport should be valid through December 31, 2025.
Applicants who are indicated in "I. Applicant Qualification, 1" should submit
scanned copies of the first page of their passports that valid more than 4 years,
scanned copies of their exit and entry signatures and seals that could show they have actually lived abroad for more than 2 years in the recent 4 years, and scanned copies of "naturalization certificates" issued by the foreign passport country.
8. CV or resume, completed in Chinese or English.
9. Foreigner Physical Examination Form completed in Chinese or English, bearing the stamp of the hospital. Physical examination results are valid for 6 months.
10. Applicants who apply for the major of Architecture needs to provide a collection of design works or a published academic paper of your major.
11. Applicants can provide proof of internship or work, proof of awards or scholarships, and proof of participation in academic activities as supplementary materials.
Note:
(1) All the application materials in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by the original copy and its notarized translation in Chinese or English. It is advised to have the original copy and its translation notarized at the Chinese Embassy in the applicant’s home country. Please stamp on the edges of all sheets with part of the impression on each sheet if the document consists of more than one page.
(2) Applicants are expected to submit a complete set of application materials and will be held accountable for the authenticity of their documents. Incomplete or forged materials will be rejected.
(3) In general, there is no need to mail original hard-copy materials through courier service. However, under extraordinary circumstances, BUCEA reserves the rights to require applicants to mail original hard-copy documents for further review and identification. No application materials will be returned, regardless of the outcome of the application.
V. Academic Programs
The admission majors of English Master in 2025 are shown in the following table.
Note: Each major needs to have at least 3~5 students to start classes.
VI. Length of Program, Duration of Study and Conferral of Degree
The length of study for each above master's program is 3 years, with the maximum learning period of 5 years (including the time of suspension or retention of student status)
Students who complete the credits stipulated in the teaching plan, complete their thesis, successfully pass the oral defense and meet the requirements for graduation, are granted the master’s diploma, and those qualified are granted the master degree.
VII.Tuition Fee: charged per academic year in RMB, excluding cost of course materials.