Brief Biographies of the Faculty
As a postgraduate program, it is equipped with renowned
professors with rich teaching experience and strong research
capability.Our faculty membersinclude:
ProfessorYong-an ZHANG,
ProfessorXiming YAO,
Professor Iris Borowy,
ProfessorDong WANG,
AssociateProf. YiLIU,
AssociateProf. Guie ZENG,
AssistantProf. Wei HUANG,
Assistant Prof. Qiaowei WEI,
AssistantProf. Ming GAO,
AssistantProf. Bei HUANG,
AssistantProf. Nan JIANG,
AssistantProf. Yuanmin LEI
and etc.
Objectives Of
The Program
International Relations and Diplomacy is an English-taught post-graduate program specially designed for international students. It is a sub-?eld of the multi-disciplinary Post-graduate Program of Global Studies (PPGS)at Shanghai University. The graduate students are expected to get a deep understanding about the international relations between China and the West, especially the development of contemporary China under the global context by taking courses in History, Sociology, Language, Politics, etc.
Upon completion of the program, the graduate students should have a solid foundation of basic theories and required specialized knowledge and skills to conduct researches independently.
Degree Awarded
The Post-graduate Program of International Relations and Diplomacy at Shanghai University is a cross-disciplinary one, which involves History, Sociology, Politics and Economics. Students can get an MA Degree of History.
Duration
The required time for the MA students of this program is 3 years, and the maximum time is 5 years.
Compulsory Courses (21 credits)
•Overview of China (3 credits)
• Chinese Language (6 credits)
•Theoriesof Global Studies(4 credits)
•Introductionto International Relations (4 credits)
•History of International Relations (4 credits)
•Theoriesand Methodsin International Relations (3 credits)
Optional Courses (22 credits)
• Selected Readings on International relations (4 credits)
•Relations between China and Emerging Power
Centers (4 credits)
•Cultural Contactsand Society (4 credits)
•The Cold War: An InternationalHistory (4 credits)
•Sino-US Relations(4 credits)
•China and Globalization(3 credits)
•Modern History of China (3 credits)
•Global Challenges: Environmental and
Economic Development since 1950(4 credits)
•International Organizations in the 20th Century(4credits)
Academic Seminars (3 credits)
During the graduate studies, the graduate students should attend at least 30 lectures or talks on History, Economics, Sociology, Politics, and etc. so as to expand their knowledge scope and strengthen their capacity of conducting academic research.
