Most Popular Majors in China

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Since China started international students admission in 1950, it has witnessed great development in recent years. Statistics show that 370 universities in 31 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities received 380,000 students from 190 countries to study in China in 2014.

Statistics also show that clinical medicine, international economics and trade, computer science and technology, business administration, Chinese language and literature, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, architecture, communication engineering and Chinese training are the most popular majors that international students are interested in.

1.Clinical Medicine

Clinical Medicine is a general term associated with study and research in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention in medical science.

Main courses: Human Anatomy, Embryology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, biochemistry, parasitology, immunology, medical microbiology, medical psychology, cell biology, pathological anatomy, pathological physiology, pharmacology , preventive medicine, surgery, medicine ethics, medical genetics, medical imaging, diagnostics, local anatomy, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, nuclear medicine, internal medicine, surgery, medicine, infectious diseases, ear, nose laryngology, psychiatry, Dermatology, Neurology, Ophthalmology

2. International Economics and Trade

International Economics and Trade studies goods-and-services flows across international boundaries from supply-and-demand factors, economic integration, and policy variables such as tariff rates and trade quotas.

Main courses: Political economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, econometric, Introduction to the world economy, international finance, international trade, international trade theory and practice, financial management, international settlement, calculus, linear algebra, probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics, Money and Banking, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Principles of Management

3. Computer Science and Technology

Computer science and Technology is the study of the theoretical knowledge of information technology and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems.

Main courses: Circuit theory, analog electronics, digital logic, digital analysis, computer theory, micro-computer technology, computer architecture, computer networks, high-level language, assembly language, data structure, operating systems, calculation methods, discrete mathematics, probability and statistics, linear Algebra and Algorithm Design and Analysis

4. Business Administration

Business administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions.

Main courses: Management, microeconomics, macroeconomics, management information systems, statistics, accounting, financial management, marketing, operation and management of economic law, human resources management, enterprise strategy management, enterprise financial management, production management

5. Chinese Language and Literature

Chinese Language and Literature aims to master the basic knowledge of Chinese literature by the theory, history, current situation and other aspects of the operational capacity of the system of education and basic training.

Main courses: Linguistics, Ancient Chinese, modern Chinese, introduction to literature, Chinese literature, Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature, Marxist literary theory, classical Chinese philology, History of Foreign Literature, Chinese History, History of Linguistics

6. Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment.

Main courses: Mechanics, structural mechanics, fluid mechanics, soil mechanics, building materials, concrete structure and steel structure, housing structure, bridge structure, underground structures, road survey and design of pavement structure and sub grade, construction technology and management

7. Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems.

Main courses: Mechanical drawing, engineering materials, engineering mechanics, mechanical principles, engineering economic, Machine Design, Electrical and Electronic Technology, Computer Systems Principle and Interface Technology, Mechanical Engineering, manufacturing technology based on micro elector-mechanical systems and manufacturing, equipment fault diagnosis, electrical and mechanical drive technology, machine technology, control engineering, testing technology, numerical control technology, metal materials

8. Architecture

A wider definition may comprise all design activity, from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations.

Main courses: Construction Mechanics, Building Physics, Building structure, Building codes and business, Urban Design, Architectural design, Architectural design Foundation, Construction, Interior Design, Construction Equipment

9. Communication Engineering

Communications engineering is a major field within Electronic engineering. The work ranges from basic circuit design to strategic mass developments.

Main courses: Modern engineering graphics, Linear Algebra, Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Complex function, Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, Microcomputer Theory and Application, C ++, Signals and Systems, Microcontroller and interface technology, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, High-frequency circuit, Digital Signal Processing, Information Theory and Coding, Communication Theory, Microwave Technology

10. Chinese Language Training

Many foreign people come to China to travel and study Chinese. It includes long-term and short term Chinese courses to learn the live and communicated skills in China. And HSK Chinese training is also popular in students that want to study together with Chinese students.

Main courses: Speaking, listening, reading, writing, HSK training, Chinese culture, Qigong (optional), Wushu (optional), Chinese Cuisine(optional). The courses are diversed, depending on your interests.