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Eligibility Criteria

Check the exact subject and intended funding route before preparing the application.

Hold a bachelor’s degree or above, be a non-Chinese citizen in good health with a private passport, and be no more than 30 years old.
Show strong academic performance and have equipment and internet access for the remote interview.
Provide IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL iBT 80 or above, obtained within the last two years. Other English certificates may require supplementary materials.
Native English speakers provide a signed statement confirming English as their mother tongue or their country’s official language; do not assume a general previous-English-study exemption.
Contact a potential SHOU supervisor before applying, obtain approval, and prepare a research proposal bearing the SHOU supervisor’s electronic signature.
Agree to the programme’s Chinese-language and research-paper graduation requirements; confirm the exact applicable rules with the supervisor.
The separate language-college notice confirms English Area Studies and IELTS 6.0/TOEFL 80; its Chinese-taught Translation and Interpreting programme is a different route.
Scholarship selection uses the exact subject list and additional conditions. Check the funding notes for this route; a standard admission offer is not a scholarship award.
Open to: International applicants satisfying the master’s age, degree, health, English and supervisor requirements
Maximum age 30; bachelor’s degree or above; supervisor approval and signed research proposal required.
Funding is competitive and follows the exact programme-specific scholarship list and checklist.

College of Foreign Languages. The prospectus requires study in Shanghai in September 2027 with no deferral; confirm exact teaching location in the offer. Funding: The separate 2027 Foreign Languages and Literatures (Area Studies) notice advertises competitive SHOU University Scholarship Type A: full tuition, international-student apartment accommodation, CNY 800 monthly living allowance and medical insurance. Scholarship deadline 1 February 2027. This subject is not included in the current CSC High-level Postgraduate list.

Educational Documents

Needed to verify eligibility

Bachelor’s diploma and transcripts for every year; graduating applicants submit pending-graduation proof and current transcripts, followed by final documents
Stamped and/or authorised-signature copies; notarised Chinese/English translation of documents in other languages
English proficiency certificate or qualifying signed native-English statement
One A4-page personal statement in English or Chinese
Research proposal and study plan in English or Chinese, discussed with and electronically signed by the SHOU supervisor
Resume in English or Chinese
Two recommendations from different scholars holding associate professor rank or above in a related field; one must be from the previous supervisor
Recommendations issued after 1 September 2026 with the title, workplace, phone, email and handwritten signature
Clear private-passport copy valid beyond 1 March 2028; the university says not to change the passport between application and enrolment
Relevant visa page when living outside the applicant’s own country of residence
One-inch electronic personal photograph in JPG format
Foreigner Physical Examination Form valid for six months with detailed blood examination report, doctor’s signature, hospital stamp and sealed photograph
Non-criminal record, with notarised Chinese/English translation if needed
Signed financial-support statement completed by the applicant and sponsor; a scholarship category is not itself evidence of financial support

Master's Foreign Languages and Literatures at Shanghai Ocean University: Eligibility & Requirements

Eligibility at a Glance

Eligibility Criteria

Who This Program Fits

Educational Documents