Data Science in Health and Intellectual Medicine

Self-funded bachelor, master and doctoral intake · closed

The self-funded 2026 degree application period was 2025-12-01 to 2026-05-10, Beijing time.

Master eligibility and duration

A bachelor’s degree or expected graduation, generally under 45 on 2026-09-01. Chinese-medium master’s routes normally last 3 years, with 2 years for the professional International Chinese Education master’s; English master’s routes last 2 years.

2027 master’s eligibility and language requirements

2027 international master’s applicants must be healthy non-Chinese citizens with an ordinary passport, generally under 45 on 1 September 2027, and hold or be completing a bachelor’s degree. Applicants of Chinese origin undergo nationality review; the undergraduate four-year/two-year nationality rule is not applied universally to master’s applicants. Scholarship age limits are separate. Chinese humanities, economics, management, law and arts require HSK 5 ≥210; science, engineering, medicine and PE require HSK 4 ≥210, or prior university Chinese-medium evidence. English study accepts TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS Academic 6.0, prior university English-medium evidence or an accepted equivalent; official-English-country applicants are exempt.

This is a partial course reference from the School of Medicine's academic postgraduate training plan revised in August 2021 and applicable from the 2021 cohort. The plan covers several discipline codes for Data Science in Health and Intellectual Medicine, including this programme's code 0702J4. Its shared course pool includes Introduction to Health Big Data and Intelligent Medicine, Medical Statistics, Clinical Epidemiology, Molecular Cell Biology, Deep Learning and Computer Vision. The elective pool also lists Bioinformatics, Machine Learning and Big Data Processing Technologies. Course selection takes place under supervisor guidance, alongside research proposals, mid-term assessment, research reports and a thesis. These historical examples do not establish the compulsory courses or the complete timetable for 2027.

Master tuition

University-wide information · Tuition and application fees · Information checked 2026-10-12

2026 annual tuition in RMB: Chinese humanities 26,000 and other specified disciplines 30,000; English humanities 39,000 and other specified disciplines 45,000. Professional International Chinese Education is 30,000/year.

Application fee and insurance

University-wide information · Tuition and application fees · Information checked 2026-10-12

Application fee RMB 400, non-refundable; medical insurance RMB 800/year.

Housing

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

Siming twin rooms: RMB 35–65/person/day; Xiang’an RMB 1,600–4,000/person/academic year; Zhangzhou RMB 1,100–1,200/person/academic year, excluding utilities. Housing is limited, with priority for scholarships covering accommodation; other students depend on remaining rooms.

Chinese Government Scholarship

CSC Type A goes through the applicant’s national receiving agency or Chinese embassy/consulate. Type B requires both XMU and CSC systems, using XMU agency 10384. Marine Scholarships have separate country and marine-related graduate subject restrictions.

Fujian and XMU new-student scholarships

Fujian Government awards are RMB 30,000/40,000/50,000 per academic year for bachelor/master/doctoral students, with annual review for renewal. XMU new-student awards cover tuition, with CSC-standard living allowances also available to outstanding postgraduates. Both require selection and approval.

Master and doctoral documents

Passport, birth and parent identity documents, degrees and transcripts, two associate-professor-or-above recommendations, personal statement of at least 1,000 words, CV, language evidence, medical examination, criminal-record certificate and financial guarantee. Doctoral applicants provide complete bachelor and master records. A supervisor-signed, college-stamped pre-acceptance letter is optional but gives priority. Overseas degrees must be notarized, with notarized Chinese/English translations for other languages.

2027 master’s application documents

2027 international master’s application: Supply passport valid to 31 October 2027, birth and parental identity documents, degree or expected-graduation certificate, complete transcripts, language evidence, two professor/associate-professor recommendations, a statement of at least 1,000 words in the programme teaching language, CV, six-month-valid medical and criminal checks, and financial guarantee/supporting documents. Degrees obtained outside mainland China require notarization. Art applicants require portfolios; other-language documents require notarized Chinese/English translations. Supervisor/college pre-acceptance is optional and may receive admission priority. Departments may interview or test applicants.