About School of New Media
The School of New Media at Peking University was founded in February 2014. It is a teaching and research institution focused on the creative development of new media. Our school aims at promoting theoretical understanding, technological innovation and industry development in the field of new media. It also hopes to provide social services based on rigorous social research, teaching and advocacy. The School of New Media boasts some of the top teaching and research scholars in their fields. Our faculty comes from a variety of academic backgrounds including communications, information science, management, sociology, psychology and computer science. See the school website (www.snm.pku.edu.cn) for more information about the faculty and the school.
Program Introduction
The English taught Ph.D. program in new media studies aims at educating and developing young scholars who are able to conduct highly qualified scientific research, to advance the quality of new media and online communication research in China and globally. The full-time program uses English language for courses, papers, and dissertations. Program curriculum includes a variety of courses on theory, methods and critical issues in new media and online communication field.
The program follows a strict annual-review system. Those who cannot pass the annual review may be disqualified from continuing the study the next year. Such students may be allowed to complete a Master's degree instead.
Program Length
The program lasts four years for Master-Degree holders.
Tuition and Scholarship
The tuition of the program will be 32,000 RMB per year, and 128,000 RMB in total for four years.
International students can apply for the following scholarships
(1) Chinese Government Scholarship (Type B): tuition waiver, for-free accommodation, monthly living expenses and medical insurance provided in accordance with the regulations.
(2) Beijing Government Scholarship for International Students: tuition subsidy.
Note: The evaluation of scholarships will be carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations of the state and the university. For more information, please pay close attention to the latest notice released at http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn.
Entry Requirements
1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport. Residents of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan who have emigrated to other countries and are applying to Peking University as international students must present valid passport or citizenship documents dating from before April 30, 2018, along with proof of cancellation of Chinese nationality.
Note: The exit and entry administration authority of the public security organ of China reserves the right to judge whether an applicant still has Chinese nationality. If during the application period or even after the admission or registration the applicant is judged to be still holding Chinese nationality, his/her application, admission, registration or even enrollment will be nullified.
2. Applicants should be healthy, both physically and psychologically, with no criminal record, friendly to China and must abide by the laws and decrees of China.
3. Applicants for Ph.D. degree programs must have attained a Master's degree, and those who graduated from non-Chinese universities must hold a Master's degree from a university accredited by the Ministry of Education of China.
4. Applicants who are not native English speakers are required to demonstrate English language proficiency by providing TOEFL scores of no less than 100 or IELTS scores of no less than 6.5.
Application materials:
Applicants should go through the international students' online application process at http://www.studyatpku.com, fill in the application and upload the following documents:
1. Graduation certificate and degree diploma, must be notarized documents or certified copies either in Chinese or English. Degree diplomas awarded by overseas universities must be authenticated by the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange, Ministry of Education, P. R. China (CSCSE). Degree diplomas awarded by universities on the Chinese mainland must be authenticated by the Center for Student Services and Development, Ministry of Education, P. R. China (CSSD).
Note: Applicants who graduated before 2024 must upload their degree authentication report during the application period. Applicants expected to graduate in 2024 must provide an official letter from their current university stating their expected graduation date, submit their certificate of graduation upon being pre-admitted, and present their original degree diploma upon registration.
2. Official transcripts of your academic achievement up to the present, including courses taken and standard achieved, must be original documents or certified copies either in Chinese or English.
3. A 3000-word personal statement in English (including a research plan). Please click the link to download the template: https://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/down/shen/ru.html
4. Resume and a copy of the Commitment for Application. Please click the link to download the template for the Commitment: https://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/down/shen/ru.html
5. Two recommendation letters from your referees. The referees should be professor(s), associate professor(s) or persons with relevant academic title. At least one of them should have knowledge of your recent academic work. Once applicants submit the application the application system will send a link to the recommenders, and the recommenders should click the link and complete the recommendation either by filling out the form online or by uploading the scanned copy of the signed letter. Click the link to download the template: https://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/down/shen/ru.html
6. One photocopy of your valid passport (passport type must be ordinary). The passport's date of expiry should be after December 2024.
7. A copy of your TOEFL (iBT) or IELTS results: Students who do not speak English as the first language must have taken the TOEFL (iBT) or IELTS and met the requirement mentioned above, unless they have received a Master's degree from an English-speaking university.
8. Table of contents and abstracts of your academic publications and any other original achievement in your field.
Note: Applicants should scan the original or notarized application documents in color using a scanner. Images captured by mobile phone or camera are NOT acceptable.
Application Fee
The application fee for each program/major is 800 RMB.
Note: Applicants are required to pay the application fee online before the application deadline. Any other currency or traveler's check will not be accepted. Applications with incomplete documents or without application fee payment will not be processed.
The application fee is NOT refundable.
Deadline for Application
The deadline for applications is February 28, 2024.
Admission Evaluation
1. Initial screening. After School of New Media got the applicants' materials (those who have met the basic application requirements) from the International Student Office, the admission committee selects qualified students based on the applicant's academic record, his/her research agenda, the strength of the recommendation letters, and other application materials that could be evidence of his/her intellectual ability and commitment to an academic and research career.
2. Evaluative Interview. Applications who passed the screening will receive an evaluative interview in March or April 2024. Based on the interview result, the admission committee makes its recommendations for admission to School of New Media. The Graduate School of Peking University reviews the results and makes a formal pre-admission decision.
3. The pre-admitted candidates should download and print the application form and, together with other required original application documents (except for degree diploma and recommendation letters), deliver or mail the materials to the International Student Division of Peking University.
Deadline: May 31, 2024
Address: Room 330, International Student Division, Office of International Relations, New Sun Student Center, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China.
The envelope must be marked "Application for 2024 English-taught Ph.D. Program in New Media Studies". All the application materials would not be returned.
4. The International Student Division, Office of International Relations of PKU will issue the "Admission Notice" to the successful candidates before the end of June 2024.
Contact Information
School of New Media (For program enquiry)
RM 510, School of New Media, Peking University, Beijing, 100871
People' s Republic of China
Tel: (86-10)-62766517
E-mail: snm@pku.edu.cn
Website: www.snm.pku.edu.cn
International Student Division, Office of International Relations (For application)
New Sun Student Center, Peking University, Beijing, 100871
People' s Republic of China
Tel: (86-10)- 6275 1230
Fax: (86-10)-6275 1233
E-mail: study@pku.edu.cn
Website: www.isd.pku.edu.cn, www.oir.pku.edu.cn
Graduate School of Peking University
New Sun Student Center, Peking University, Beijing, 100871
People' s Republic of China
Tel: (86-10)- 6275 1354
E-mail: grszsb@pku.edu.cn
Website: www.admission.pku.edu.cn
