Shanghai University

Materials Science and Engineering

Shanghai University
The Materials Science and Engineering at Shanghai University is a 3 Years long program for international students, taught in Chinese.

IntroductionIntroduction

If Shanghai is like New York, then isn’t Shanghai University the New York University of China? Although not as influential as NYU, Shanghai University is still one of China’s best 100 universities. In addition to Mandarin study programs, it is one of the few schools in China that provide 100% English-language MBA programs and attracts over 2000 international students annually.

Shanghai University was founded in May 1994, by consolidating four former institutions of higher learning: Shanghai University of Technology, Shanghai University of Science & Technology, Shanghai Institute of Science & Technology and the former Shanghai University. Until now, SHU has offered English-taught MBA and MIT courses for Master’s degree for international students, which is ranked top one in China. Besides, Chinese Languge couse available there is within easy access. You can pass HSK easily if you study Chinese language in SHU.SHU attracts over 2000 international students annually.


ProgramAbout the Program

1. Objective of the Program 1. Candidates are required to love Motherland, abide by law and disciplines, have sound moral integrity, be religious in scientific attitude towards academic work, have strong enterprise and sense of solidarity and collaboration. They should endeavor to contribute to science and the socialist modernization drive. 2. Candidates are also required to lay a solid foundation in basic theoretic and systematically special knowledge in their own fields; to be proficient in using a foreign language. They should be capable of being engaged in research and development in materials science and engineering, and capable of being put in independent charge of a special technological task. 3. Candidates should take an active part in physical exercises and have a good physique. 2. Duration of the Program The program lasts two and a half years. The period of study for the in-service candidates can be extended to three years or three and a half years. 3.Main Interests 1. Phase transition of material and thermodynamic 2. Strengthening and toughening the metal material 3. Hydrogen behavior in metals and alloys 4. Preparation and application of amorphous, nanocrystal and powder materials 5. Corrosion and corrosion control of materials 6. Carbon based composite 7. Engineering of crystalline interface of alloys 8. New steels with special function 9. Research and application of die and mould materials 10. Modern surface engineering and technology 11. Research and application of steel plate in automobile 12. New style aluminum alloy material and forming technique 13. Casting alloy and solidification technique 14. Film electronic materials and devices 15. Information functional composite materials and applications 16. Electronic ceramic materials fabrication, properties research and application 17. Microelectric physical and chemistry 18. Material intelligence, material alertness, intelligent structure and system 19. Photoelectron material and device 20. Advanced materials with special function(magnetic, energy storing, super conductive, photo-catalysis) 4. Courses Category Course Number Course Name Period Credit Term Remarks Academic Degree CoursesPolitical Theoretical Course 001000701 Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism 30 2 1 001000702 Natural Dialectics 45 3 2 First Foreign Language 001000704 Public English 100 3 1, 2 101000701 Professional English 40 2 3 Basic and Specialized Course 101101701 Thermodynamics of Materials 30 3 1 Four courses 8 - 12 points 101101702 Control of Metal microstructure 30 3 2 101101703 Principle of metal solidification 30 3 3 101101704 Diffusion and Phase Transformation in Materials 40 4 1 101101705 Microstructure and property of materials 40 4 2 101101706 Physics and Chemistry for Microelectronic Materials 40 4 1 101101707 Crystal Physics 40 4 1 101101708 Thin Films and Devices 40 4 1 101101709 Materials Science - Solid State Physics (II) 40 4 1 Required CoursesLiterature Reading Seminar 101101901 Modern analytical techniques in materials science 40 4 1 Choose 6 out of these 101101902 Experimental design of material science 40 4 2 101101904 Corrosion and Control of Metals/ Research and development of titainium dioxide in phtocatalysis 40 4 1 101101905 Materials for hydrogen storage and Environmental Embittlement of Metal 40 4 2 101101906 Magnetic materials and metastable materials 40 4 3 101101907 Principle of Modern plastic forming 40 4 3 101101908 New Materials and Surface Treatment Technology for Die and Mould 40 4 1 101101909 New Type of Aluminum Alloy Material and its Figuration Technology 40 4 2 101101910 High strength steel sheets in automobile application 40 4 3 101000901 Technology for Photoelectric Detection 40 4 2 101000902 Micro-Nano electronic Materials & Devices 40 4 2 101101911 Semiconductor Materials 40 4 2 101000903 New Ic materiasl for packaging 40 4 2 101101912 Functional Material and Their Applications 40 4 2 101101913 Smart Materials 40 4 3 101101914 Electro-ceramic Materials and Devices 40 4 3 101101915 Microwave dielectric materials and relative devices 40 4 3 101101916 Inorganic Composites and Their Applications 40 4 3 Academic Seminar 2 Additive CoursesMain Undergraduate Course Foundation of Material Science60Candidates with the same educational level or from other disciplines should take two or more make-up courses. Physical Chemistry60 Solid Physics60 Solid Chemistry60 Semiconductor Physics60 5. Research and Dissertations 1. After acquiring required credits, the candidates are eligible for undertaking research on thesis or together with the courses study according to the arrangement of their supervisor. 2. Opening report should be performed in the 1st semester of the 2nd year. Selecting subject should combine with the foundation of this major and the important technique problem of the national economy. Opening report should be more than 5000 words, including the status quo of the development, the significance of the selecting subject, the research content, the schedule of the thesis work and the prospective result. Opening report should arrange more than 3 high-grade post teachers to judge, it is an opening report. 3. The medium-term examination should be performed in the middle of the period of the thesis. The students should present a written report for checking the progress of the thesis study. If there is a biggish departure of the thesis work, a yellow warning will be present. 4. The thesis should focus on the creativity, correctivity, and academic and appliable point. Every student should at least publish one paper in domestic core journals relevant to the research project and should be the first author in the publication or a applying patent(second applier) for apply the dissertation of the thesis. 5. After the thesis finished and recognize by 3 high-grade post teachers including the advisor, it is allowed to perform the pre-answer and the judge with the expert of the same major.

About Shanghai University

Shanghai University Libraries is composed of three libraries. The main library is on the new Baoshan campus, Wenhui library is located on Yanchang campus, and Lianhe library resides on Jiading campus. The University library, with a total floor space of 55,000 square meters, has 25 reading rooms and 3,000 seats. The main library occupies approximately 38,000 square meters.

The libraries contain more than 3 million volumes, more than 4,600 periodicals, and many electronic resources including Elsevier, Ebsco, Kluwer, and Academic Press. The library materials are comprehensive and cover diversified areas. In cooperation with Shanghai Writer’s Association, the main library has a collection room for Shanghai writer’s works.

The library includes the departments of acquisition, cataloging, periodicals, circulation, information reference, technical service, reading, and special collection. The administrative offices include the Director’s Office and Office of General Affairs. The director of library is Professor Yuanda Dong, a famous material scientist.



As a member of IFLA (International Federation of library Associations), Shanghai University libraries have established contacts and academic exchanges with many other universities, institutes, and libraries, both domestic and abroad.

Shanghai University Libraries have paid great attention to the development of an unique, automatic, modern, and digital library. There are more than 300 computers that provide all kinds of services. The library website provides all the electronic resources including accessing and connecting to China Academic Library & Information System, and the Shanghai Education Network Library. Through the campus network system, users can access the electronic databases of Shanghai University Libraries. The campus network of the university is built upon an infrastructure of the gigabit Ethernet and the three campuses are interconnected by the fiber optic backbone. The libraries adopt SUN Enterprise 5500 as the main server and HORIZON library automation system for library and information management.

The libraries has established an interlibrary loan and resource-sharing system with most of the universities in Shanghai.



 

Accommodation

Yanchang Campus

The international students' dormitory consists of four apartment buildings linked together, named Building Xinyuan, which started using in the year of 2002.With 193 rooms (only 4 double rooms)in which there are 198 beds, the building can accommodate 198 students.

Staff members are particularly assigned to take the responsibility of the security and service 24 hours a day. Boiled water is available in wash rooms of each floor. All the rooms are well furnished and equipped and look neat and beautiful.

There is a laundry room each floor with pre-paid washing machines and a mini-shop selling foods and articles for the daily life for the convenience of international students.

The types of rooms are as follows: (Price is subject to change due to the inflation each year and Y-C rooms are limited for couples only)

Type

Equipments

Charges 

(RMB per person per day)

Long-term

Short-term

Y-A

Single room with TV, air-conditioner, 
telephone, shower, toilet, furniture

70

85

D-A

Double room (3 double rooms & 1 single room in a suite), 
with TV, air-conditioner, telephone, furniture, 
shared shower, toilet

35

45

D-B

Single room (3 double rooms & 1 single room in a suite)
 with TV, air-conditioner, telephone, furniture, 
shared shower, toilet

60

80

               

  

Baoshan Campus

The international students' dormitory consists of four apartment buildings linked together, named Building V and Building Z & W, which started using in the year of 2001, 2006 & 2008. With 186 rooms & 280 rooms in which there are 259 beds & 360 beds, the building can accommodate 245 & 360 students.

Staff members are particularly assigned to take the responsibility of the security and service 24 hours a day. Boiled water is available. All the rooms are well furnished and equipped and look neat and beautiful. Each building has its own elevator except Z & W building. Life turns out to be convenient.

There is a laundry room with pre-paid washing machines in each building and a mini-shop only in V building selling foods and articles for the daily life for the convenience of international students.

The types of rooms are as follows (V building): (Price is subject to change due to the inflation each year)

 

Type

Equipments

Charges
(RMB per person per day)

Long-term

Short-term

X-A

Single person in double room with TV,air-conditioner,telephone, 
shower, toilet, furniture & shared refrigerator

60

75

X-B

Double room with TV, air-conditioner,telephone,shower, toilet, 
furniture

35

45

X-C

3 single-room in one suite with air-conditioner and furniture;a living

room with telephone, TV and shower and toilet and refrigerator 
shared
 by three students.

45

60


The types of rooms are as follows (Z & W building): (Price is subject to change due to the inflation each year)

Type

Equipments 

 Charges

(RMB per person per day)                

Long-term

Short-term

Z-A

Double room with TV, air-conditioner, telephone, shower,
toilet, furniture & shared refrigerator

35

45

Z-B

Double room with air-conditioner, telephone, toilet, furniture 
& shared
 refrigerator and shower

25

30

W-A

Double room with air-conditioner,telephone, shower, toilet, 
furniture & shared refrigerator

35

45

W-B

Single room with air-conditioner, telephone, shower, toilet, 
furniture & shared refrigerator

70

90

 


Fees

Application Fee:
$ 150 USD
Service Fee:
$ 50 USD
Tuition fee:
$ 4027 USD/per year
 
¥ 29000 CNY/per year

Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a Chinese University

1

Choose Programs

2

Apply Online

3

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Entry Requirements

1. Undergraduate graduation, hold a Bachelor's Degree
2. HSK 6
3. Aged 18 - 40

Application Materials

1.  Photocopy of valid passport
With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included.

2.  Passport-sized photo
A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant.

3.  Bachelor's degree diploma
Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English.If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized.

4.  Transcript of undergraduate school

5.  Two recommendation letters
From professor,associate professor or equivalents.

6.  Certificate of English proficiency test
IELTS or TOEFl will only be required if the applicant is not a native English speaker.

7.  Certificate of Chinese language education
For applying Chinese-medium programs.

8.  Study plan
Including study purpose, research interest and research plan in brief. (at least 1 A4 page)

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