Political Science

Master’s department deadlines

Graduate applications generally run from September to February, with separate deadlines and rounds by department and programme in the 2027 catalogue. Scholarship deadlines are separate.

Master’s and doctoral eligibility

Master’s requires a bachelor’s or equivalent; doctoral requires a master’s or equivalent, with bachelor-to-doctoral entry in 39 departments under catalogue conditions. Current students need recognized qualifications/authentication before registration. Former Chinese citizens must no longer hold Chinese nationality and have held foreign nationality at least six years by 30 April of the enrollment year. For foreign citizenship at overseas birth without prior Chinese nationality, Chinese parents need pre-birth foreign permanent residence. Language/work experience follows 2027 programme remarks.

Graduate tuition, application fee and insurance

University-wide information · Tuition and other costs · Information checked 2026-10-12

2027 master’s and doctoral tuition follows each programme’s fee schedule. Graduate and bachelor’s applications each cost RMB 800, non-refundable regardless of outcome. Insurance costs RMB 800/year; housing and living costs are additional.

Beijing campus housing

University-wide information · Scholarships and housing · Information checked 2026-10-12

Dormitory reservations are online and capacity is limited; applicants without a reservation arrange off-campus housing. The 2027 graduate guide lists Beijing double rooms at RMB 40/person/bed/day and triple rooms at RMB 30. Ask the Shenzhen International Graduate School about Shenzhen housing.

Master’s scholarships

Full CGS normally includes tuition, dormitory or a housing subsidy, stipend and medical insurance; partial awards cover selected components. Beijing Government Scholarship normally covers one year of tuition and medical insurance. Check separate award eligibility and deadlines.

Master’s and doctoral documents

Master’s applicants submit bachelor’s qualifications/authentication and transcripts; doctoral applicants submit bachelor’s and master’s qualifications/authentication and both transcript sets. Add a statement, doctoral research experience/plan, language evidence, two associate-professor-or-above/senior-professional references, ordinary passport and 2027 nationality evidence; add GPA proof if absent from transcripts. Current students submit expected graduation/current records. Chinese-study HSK waivers need department approval; awards may still require HSK. Other-language originals need notarized Chinese/English translations.

Master’s application route

Graduate applicants use yzbm.tsinghua.edu.cn/intlLogin; Schwarzman Scholars uses its own website. Departmental document review is followed by a comprehensive assessment, generally an interview, with arrangements set by the department.