1) Project Introduction
Xiamen University and
Cardiff University would jointly train Dual Masters of Urban Planning according
to the agreement between Cardiff University and Xiamen University. President
Zhu Chongshi and the president of Cardiff University made this project together
in order to foster talents as well
as researchers, and promote the education and research of urban palnning.
The first year of study would be accomplished in Xiamen University. After
passing the English examination, student would be transferred
to Cardiff University in the second year, in which the master dissertation
shall be completed. The master degree of Cardiff University would be granted
after passing the dissertation defense. In the final
year, students shall then return to Xiamen University and complete the defense
of master degree required by Xiamen University in accordance with the relevant
regulations. All credit would be accepted by both universities, and the tutors
from both universities shall jointly provide helps regarding the selections of
courses and dissertation topics.
2) Students eligible for application
Students applying for
the project must be first year postgraduate in Xiamen University. Except for
students from School of Architecture and Civil
Engineering, the applicants from other colleges like School of Public Affairs,
School of Management, School of Law, College of humanities, School of
Economics, School of Life Sciences, College of Ocean
and Earth Sciences, College of the Environment and Ecology, College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, College of the Arts etc. are also allowed to
apply for this programme.
3) Entrance requirements for Cardiff
University
A. Applicants must
finish and pass all the courses during the first year of study in Xiamen
University.
B. Applicants should
get no less than 6.5 in IELTS, wherein every sub-test should not be less than
6, and the result must be achieved within 2 years before the application. Besides, applicants who
get 6.0 in IELTS could also apply for the programme within 2 years by
accomplishing an 8-week English intensive courses arranged or approved by
Cardiff University (the course is at own expense). Applicants who are not
accepted by Cardiff University will not be affected to finish the study in
Xiamen University.
4) Expenses
Students participate in
the project shall pay full international students tuition fees during the
exchange in Cardiff University, and are responsible for their own accommodation
expenses, other living expenses and international traveling expenses. In
addition, students applied should also pay the corresponding
tuition fees during their study in Xiamen University according to their major.
5) Executive Condition of the
Programme
The first group of
students of this programme enrolled in September, 2008. As of 2016, there have
been a total of 15 postgraduates from School of Architecture and Civil
Engineering participated in the joint training project, in which 13 of them got
the master degree of both Xiamen University and Cardiff University,
the other 2 of them is learning in Cardiff University currently.
