BEng (Hons) Digital Media Technology

2027 undergraduate entry

The general undergraduate deadline for September 2027 entry is 31 May 2027; Year 3 transfer applications close on 30 April 2027.

International Year One applicants need an appropriate high-school or equivalent qualification, normally with at least a B average across subjects and relevant subjects. Non-native English speakers or those without prior English-medium study need English evidence: Year One IELTS 5.0 (each section 4.5) or TOEFL iBT 62; Year Two IELTS 6.5 (each section 5.5) or TOEFL iBT 90 (each skill 21). Direct Year Two entry is subject to programme-specific subjects; listed qualification routes include A-level BBB, IB 30, or high-school GPA 3.0/4.0 plus three AP exams at 4 each. Check the official country/region requirements. Prepare qualification certificates, English transcripts, required English evidence, entrance-test results if available, passport and a white-background colour photo. Applicants of Chinese heritage must establish international-student eligibility: where applicable, evidence of foreign nationality/passport for four years, two years abroad within the past four years, and cancellation of former Chinese citizenship and Hukou. For this rule the University includes Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan within China. Applicants under 18 on 1 September 2027 need a legal guardian in China; degree applicants under 17 on that date are not admitted. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan applicants have separate identity, examination and governmental application rules. For direct Year Two entry, the engineering/applied-mathematics subject requirements include Mathematics and Physics.

Year 1 undergraduate entry

Applicants must be at least 17 on 1 September 2027. Year 1 normally requires a high-school or equivalent qualification with a B average, plus IELTS 5.0 with no component below 4.5, or TOEFL iBT 62. Mathematics, engineering and science programmes have relevant subject requirements. Applicants under 18 on 1 September 2027 need a guardian permanently residing in China.

Year 2 undergraduate entry

Typical Year 2 entry qualifications are A-level BBB, IB 30, or a high-school GPA of 3.0 plus scores of 4 in three relevant AP subjects. English requirements are IELTS 6.5 with each component at least 5.5, or TOEFL iBT 90 with each component at least 21.

Build data-structure, database, Java, electronics and mathematics foundations, then study networking, communications, graphics, human-centric computing and microprocessors. Later modules cover mobile and e-commerce computing, image processing, multimedia security and retrieval, embedded systems and a final-year project. These official module themes are illustrative and may change.

2027 international undergraduate tuition

University-wide information · Tuition and deposit · Information checked 2026-10-09

International undergraduate tuition is RMB 99,000 per academic year. The RMB 10,000 deposit after an unconditional offer is a non-refundable tuition payment credited against later tuition; it is separate from an application fee.

Suzhou SIP accommodation

University-wide information · Scholarships and accommodation · Information checked 2026-10-09

SIP accommodation is operated by an independent provider. A private bedroom in a shared Parfait International apartment costs RMB 57 per day on a one-academic-year contract; an MBA Apartments smaller bedroom costs RMB 50 per day. Deposits, utilities and other charges are separate.

Taicang accommodation

University-wide information · Scholarships and accommodation · Information checked 2026-10-09

Taicang accommodation costs RMB 6,000 per bed per academic year in a twin room or RMB 14,000 per room per academic year for a single. Check-in also requires a RMB 300 deposit and RMB 300 initial utility payment. Entrepreneur College undergraduate students spend Year 1 at SIP before moving to Taicang for the remaining three years.

2027 undergraduate scholarships

Entry scholarships offer up to 50% of annual tuition, awarded competitively on academic merit. The 2027-entry rounds close on 30 November 2026, 15 January, 28 February, 31 March and 30 April 2027. Applicants need sufficient documents for a conditional or unconditional offer by the relevant round. The final scholarship deadline precedes the general 31 May undergraduate deadline.

Undergraduate documents

Undergraduate documents include high-school qualifications, transcripts with English translations, English test results, available A-level/IB/AP results, ordinary passport and a white-background photo. Applicants with specified Chinese nationality backgrounds also need nationality, residence and household-registration cancellation evidence.