Master's International Relations at Nanjing University: Eligibility & Requirements

Meet the exact programme requirements and the chosen application route.

• Hold a bachelor’s degree and an interest in international relations and global governance.
• For the self-sponsored route, be a healthy non-Chinese citizen under 40 and complete the bachelor’s degree by July 2027.
• Non-native English applicants need TOEFL at least 85 on the 0–120 scale or 4.5 on the 1–6 scale, IELTS at least 6.0, or Duolingo at least 100.
• Reach HSK Level 3 before graduation; English instruction does not remove the Chinese graduation requirement.
• Open to: International applicants meeting the exact programme and application-route requirements
• The international route requires non-Chinese citizenship and the programme’s exact academic eligibility.
• Self-sponsored master’s applicants must be under 40; the 2027 CSC Type B master’s route has a separate age ceiling of 35.
• Foreign citizens of Chinese origin must supply the university’s identity-document checklist and applicable nationality-annulment evidence.
• Students may not pursue degrees at another higher-education institution simultaneously, except an approved NJU dual-degree arrangement.

Teaching school: School of International Studies. Confirm the specific teaching and housing campus in the offer; the admissions-office address is not a classroom allocation.