South China University of Tropical Agriculture

Study in Hainan, China

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Introduction

South China University of Tropical Agriculture is located at the west part of Hainan Island, the chief island of the southernmost and island province of China with tropical monsoon climate and charming beaches. It owes its origin to South China College of Tropical Crops founded in 1958, and is a leading tropical agricultural education and research institution in China, offering a wide range of subjects including tropical agriculture, biology, agro-industry, engineering, economic management, social sciences, Chinese language training programme, etc.

SCUTA embraces two campuses. SCUTA at Danzhou covers a campus land of 200 ha with surrounding 40,000 ha of land for trials and experiments. SCUTA at Haikou holds a campus land of 34ha. SCUTA boasts a strong faculty of education and research: 350 professors and associate professors and 39 domestic and overseas well-known guest professors.

SCUTA consists of 12 colleges: College of Agronomy, College of Horticulture, College of Environment and Plant Protection, College of Technology, College of Mechanical Electric and Information Engineering, College of Economics and Management, College of Humanities and Laws, College of Fundamental Sciences, College of Continued Education, College of Applied Science and Technology, College of Graduates and International College. SCUTA has 7 doctorate programs, 1 postdoctorate program, 31 Master’s degree programs and 32 bachelor programs and 17 polytechnic programs as well as 1 postdoctorate mobile station. The number of students has been increasing rapidly for the past few years, and more than 12,000 students are now on campus with an annual enrollment of over 3,000 students. SCUTA has been the home of more than 20,000 graduates and 100,000 short-term course students over the past 40 years. Some elite graduates such as Prof. Chen Zhangliang, President of China Agricultural University, and Prof. Zheng Xiaobo, President of Nanjing Agricultural University, received their bachelor training from SCUTA.

SCUTA takes active initiatives in international cooperation in research and development and has established regular academic exchanges and cooperation with more than 20 countries and regions. It has forged a close long-term cooperative relationship with other universities such as University of Hawaii, Kasetsart University, James Cook University, Hongkong University of Technology, etc. It has sponsored many international conferences and training courses.

With good facilities and services in learning, living and recreation, SCUTA will foster more and more Chinese and international students and prepare them to achieve success in their careers by delivering good education and taking active in international exchanges and cooperation.

SCUTA is your right choice to start a successful career. You will enjoy your learning and living here with life-memorable experience.

SCUTA Chinese Language Training Programmes for International Students

Categories

Course

Curriculum

Duration

Long-term

ElementaryChinese Course

⑴Elementary Chinese Language

(2)Elementary Listening

⑶Chinese Practical Conversation

⑷ Reading and Writing Skill

⑸Reading Comprehension

One semester

to two years

Intermediate Chinese Course

⑴ Intermediate Chinese Language

⑵ Intermediate Listening and Conversation

⑶ Report & News Reading

⑷ Practical Reading

⑸ HSK Integrated Training (Optional)

One semester

to two years

Advanced Chinese

Course

⑴ Advanced Chinese Language

⑵ Hot Topics in China Nowadays

⑶ Report & News Reading

⑷ Practical Writing

⑸ News Listening

⑹ HSK Integrated Training (Optional)

⑺ Chinese History and Culture (Optional)

⑻ Chinese Economy and Trading (Optional)

⑼ Drama and Film

One semester

to two years

Short-term

Chinese Language

⑴ Elementary Chinese language

⑵ Elementary Chinese Listening

⑶ Chinese Practical Conversation

⑷ Lectures on Chinese Culture

⑸ A Survey of Hainan Province

One to

three months

Contract Terms

Degree programmes

Qualifications for Admission
1. Bachelor’s Programmes:Senior high school graduates or those with the same or above level; A certain level of Chinese language; Healthy.
2. Master’s Programmes:University graduates, college graduates or those with the same or above level; A certain level of Chinese language; Healthy.
3.Doctoral Programmes:Postgraduates or those with the same or above level; A certain level of Chinese language; Healthy.

Fees（RMB）

1. Registration fee: 400.00RMB
2. Tuition fee for bachelor’s programmes: 12,000.00RMB/academic year
3. Tuition fee for master’s programmes: 15,000.00RMB/academic year
4. Tuition fee for doctoral programmes: 18,000.00RMB/academic year

Application

1. Date: March 1 to June 25 of each year.
2. Address: Office of International College, SCUTA
3. Submitting following documents:
-- Completed Application Form for Foreigner Wishing to Study in South China University of Tropical Agriculture.
-- Completed Physical Examination Record for Foreigner.
-- The highest academic degree and transcripts and copies of them.
--Copies of the Passport or Identification.
-Notes: Application Form for Foreigner Wishing to Study in South China University of Tropical Agriculture and Physical Examination Record for Foreigner can be obtained from Office of the International College or download from the Internet.

Registration Procedure

1. The enrolled students will get Acceptance Notification and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201 or JW202) from Office of International College in July of each year.
2. To get an X-status visa, enrolled students should show passport, Acceptance Notification, Form JW201 or JW202, Form of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners and Blood Test Record to the embassy & consulate of the People's Republic of China in their country.
3. The enrolled students should bring the above documents as well as 8 photos(passport size) to International College for registration and conducting procedure of resident card within given time in the Acceptance Notification.
4. Medical insurance over one year and a copy of it are necessary for admission. Otherwise the admission procedures will be postponed.

Diploma

1. Bachelor’s Programmes: Graduation diploma will be issued to those who have completed all required courses and passed the examinations. A bachelor's degree will be conferred if they meet the requirements stipulated in the Regulations of the Academic Degree of PRC.
2. Master’s Programmes: Graduation diploma will be issued to those who have completed all required courses and passed the examinations. A master’s degree will be conferred if they have succeeded in the defense of dissertation.
3. Doctoral Programmes: Graduation diploma will be issued to those who have completed all required courses and passed the examinations. A doctoral degree will be conferred if they have succeeded in the defense of dissertation.

SCUTA Bachelor’s Programmes for International Students

Name of specialty	Degree offered and its duration
Agronomy	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Prataculture	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Biotechnology	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Animal Science	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Agricultural Resources and Environment	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Horticulture	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Pomology	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Plant Protection	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Environmental Science	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Agro-chemicals Engineering	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Agro-Products Quality and Safety	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
High Polymer Material and Engineering	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Applied Chemistry	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Food Quality and Safety	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Food Science and Engineering	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Electronic Engineering and Automation	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Agricultural Mechanization and Automation	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Traffic and Transportation	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Machinery Design and Manufacture and Automation	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Computer Science and Technology	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Electronic Information Engineering	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Vehicle Engineering	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Agricultural and Forestry Economics and Management	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Marketing	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Land Resource Management	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Accounting	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Financial Management	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Statistics	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Information Management and System	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
English	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Law Science	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years
Public Administration	Bachelor’s degree: 4 years

SCUTA Master’s Programmes for International Students

Name of specialty	Research direction	Degree offered and its duration
Crops Genetics and Breeding	1.Application of Gene Engineering in breeding	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Basis of Gene Engineering Application
	3. Genetic Engineering and Innovation
Botany	1. Plant Structure and Development	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Plant Physiology and Chemistry
	3. Plant Molecular Biology
	4. Plant Resources and their Utilization
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	1. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Natural Active Substances of Tropical Biologic Resource	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Cloning, Expression and Regulation of New Functional Genes
	3. Gene Engineering
Ecology	1. Tropical Agricultural Ecology	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Tropical Silvicultural Ecology
	3. Environmental Ecology
	4. Resources and Industrial Ecology
	5. Landscaping and Landscape Ecology
Plant Molecular Genetics	1. Functional Genomes	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Molecular Mechanism of Plant Stress
	3. Gene Expression Regulation and higher Plant Development
	4.Signal transduction and Gene Expression Regulation
Genetic Resources	1. Innovation of Tropical Crops Germplasms and their Development and Application	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Development and Application of special and elite Germplasms of Tropical Crops
	3. Development and Utilization of Tropical Fungi Resources
Agricultural Biotechnology	1. Plant Biotechnology and Germplasm Innovation	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Biotechnology and Biochemicals
	3. Applied Microbiotechnology
Prataculture	1. Cultural Principles and Technology for Tropical Pasture	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Genetics and Breeding of Tropical Pasture and Turf Grasses
Farm Products Processing and Storage Engineering	1. Tropical Vegetables and Melons Processing Principles and Technology	Master’s Degree: 3 years
	2. Applied Microbiotechnology

SCUTA Doctoral Programmes for International Students

Name of specialty	Research direction	Degree offered and its duration	Supervisor
Botany	1. Plant Resources and Their Utilization	Doctor’s degree: 3-4 year	Hu Xinwen Tian Weiming Zhang Yingdong Jin Zhiqiang Xiao Xianzhou
	2. Plant Development Biology
	3. Plant Molecular Biology and Plant Gene Engineering
	4. Plant Physiochemistry
Crops Cultivation and Tilling	1. Physiology of Crops Cultivation	Doctor’s degree: 3-4 year	Zheng Xueqin Lin Wefu Chen Qiubo Jiang Jusheng Yu Xuebiao
	2. Ecology of Crops Cultivation
Crops Genetics and Breeding	1. Application of Gene Engineering in Breeding	Doctor’s degree: 3-4 year	Zheng Xueqin Jin Zhiqiang Huang Junsheng Liu Zhixin Zhang Yingdong Chen Shouchai He Chaozu Guo Jianchun Zhou Peng
	2. Basis of Gene Engineering Application
	3. Gene Engineering and Germplasm Innovation
Plant Molecular Genetics	1. Functional Genomes	Doctor’s degree: 3-4 year	Chen Shouchai Peng Ming Guo Jianchun Jin Zhiqiang Wu Yaoting Zhang Jiaming
	2. Molecular Mechanism of Plant Stress
	3. Gene Expression Regulation and Higher Plants Development
Genetic Resources	1. Innovation of Tropical Crops Germplasms and their Application and Development	Doctor’s degree: 3-4 year	Chen Qiubo Hu Xinwen Guo Anping Wang Wenquan Lin Weifu
	2. Development and Application of special and elite Germplasm of Tropical Crops
	3. Development and Utilization of Tropical Fugus Resources
Agricultural Biotechnology	1. Biotechnology and Germplasm Innovation	Doctor’s degree: 3-4 year	Peng Ming Zhou Peng Guo Anping Wu Yaoting Zhang Shuzhen Bao Shixiang Huang Junsheng Hong Kui
	2. Biotechnology and Medicine-based Gene Engineering
	3. Applied Microbiotechnology
Molecular Phytopathology	1.Study on Plant Pathogenic Functional Genomes	Doctor’s degree: 3-4 year	Zheng Fuchong He Chaozu Liu Zhixin
	2. Study on Plant Stress-resistance Functional Genomes
	3. Mutual Reaction Mechanism Between Plants and Pathogens

Long-term and short-term non-degree programmes

Qualifications for Admission
1. Long-term Programme
(1) General Scholar Programme
-- Senior students or graduates of agricultural universities or colleges.
(2) Senior Scholar Programme
--Master’s degree holders in agriculture or those with the same level.
2. Short-term Training Programme
-- Those who are interested in Chinese language, science and technology, management, research and education, extension, etc. in tropical agriculture and related disciplines.

Fees（RMB）

1. Registration fee: 100.00RMB
2. Tuition fee:
2000.00 RMB /per month 　6000.00RMB/half year 　12000.00RMB/per year

Application

1. General and Senior Scholars
(1) Date: March 1 to June 25 of each year.
(2) Address: Office of International College, SCUTA
(3) Submitting following documents:
-- Completed Application Form for Foreigner Wishing to Study in South China University of Tropical Agriculture.
-- Completed Physical Examination Record for Foreigner.
-- The highest academic degree, schooling records and copies of them.
-- Copies of the Passport or Identification.
-Notes: Application Form for Foreigner Wishing to Study in South China University of Tropical Agriculture and Physical Examination Record for Foreigner can be obtained from Office of International College of SCUTA or download from the Internet.
2. Short-term Training Students
(1) Date: Two months before the scheduled date.
(2) Address: Office of International College, SCUTA
(3) Submitting following documents:
-- Completed Application Form for Foreigner Wishing to Study in SouthChinaUniversity of Tropical Agriculture.
--Personal resume or group recommendation.
-Notes: Application Form for Foreigner Wishing to Study in South China University of Tropical Agriculture can be obtained from Office of International College of SCUTA or download from the Internet.

Admission Procedure

1. General and Senior Scholars
(1) The enrolled students will get Acceptance Notification and Visa Application Form (JW201orJW202) from Office of International College of SCUTA in July of each year.
(2) To get an X-status visa, enrolled students should show passport, Acceptance Notification, Form JW201orJW202, Form of Physical Examination Record for Foreigners and Blood Test Record to the embassy or consulate of the People's Republic of China in their country.
(3) The enrolled students should bring the above documents as well as 6 photos (passport size) to Office of International College of SCUTA for registration and conducting procedure of resident card within given time in the Acceptance Notification.
(4) Medical insurance over one year and a copy of it are necessary for admission. Otherwise the admission procedures will be postponed.
2. Short-term Training Students
(1) The enrolled students will get a letter of invitation from International College.
(2) To get an F-status visa, enrolled students should bring the letter of invitation and passport to the embassy or consulate of the People's Republic of China in their country.
(3) The enrolled students should bring the above documents as well as 4 photos (passport size) to Office of International College for registration before the scheduled date.

Certificate

A certificate will be issued to the students who complete the programme.

International Student Application Form

Physical Examination Record for Foreigner

Contact Info

Contact:

Ms. Nai :+86 (0) 898 23300196

Mr. Zhou :+86 (0) 898 23300140

Mr. Jiang :+86 (0) 898 23300114

Fax: +86 (0) 898 23300157

Email: scutafao@scuta.edu.cn

Website:http://www.scuta.edu.cn/

Address: International College

South China University of Tropical Agriculture

Baodao Xincun, Danzhou, Hainan Province 571737, P.R.China