HUST’s academic year begins in the autumn. For graduates and scholars, the university offers admissions both for the spring and autumn semesters. Please note the following important dates:
Admission timeline
2019-2020 Spring Admission:November 15th, 2019 to January 15th, 2020
2020-2021 Autumn Admission: March 15th to July 15th, 2020
The Spring Semester will start from February and the Autumn Semester from September.
Enrollment plan
In 2019, the doctoral program of the first-level discipline of sociology of international students and the doctoral program of the second-level discipline of social security will both adopt the "application and assessment system" to recruit students.
Procedures
If you want to get the admission qualification of the school of Sociology of Huazhong University of science and technology, the following is the specific procedure:
1. Login the online application system http://admission.hust.edu.cn/ and upload the required documents and submit your application. The documents required are as follows:
(1) One photocopy of your passport
(2) An official certificate of your highest education
(3) Transcripts of your highest education
(4) Personal statement/CV
(5) Study and research plan in China
(6) Two Recommendation Letters from professors/associate professors
(7) Introduction of personal scientific research achievements Applicants for a doctorate must submit)
(8) Language Proficiency certificate (English native speakers are exempted for English-medium programs)
(9) Financial Certification (certificate of deposit for 5,000 USD or above)
(10) Physical Examination Report
(11) Certificate of Non-criminal Record
*Note that all certificates or Diploma issued in the third language should be notarized in Chinese or English editions.
2. Reviewed by the school of international education: The school of International Education will examine your passport to see if you meet the international student status; the school of International Education will comprehensively review whether the application materials you submitted are true and complete, and whether your scores meet the minimum admission requirements; the school of International Education will report the qualified personnel to Wuhan entry exit administration bureau and the Ministry of education for verification. Applicant fails to pass any of the above steps, you will be rejected directly.
3. Departmental investigation: If you successfully pass the above verification, the school of International Education will transfer your application materials to the school of Sociology for academic assessment, which is in the form of remote video interview. After the assessment, the school of Sociology will report the admission opinions (including the instructor information you choose) to the school of International Education.
4. The school of International Education will inform you of the pre-admission letter.
5. Scholarship recommendation and evaluation: Within the specified time, The school of Sociology will submit the list of international students to be funded this year to the school of International Education, which will organize the international student scholarship Review Committee to review the proposed personnel.
6. Admission: According to the assessment results of international student scholarship, the school of International Education will inform you of the official admission and funding information, and make admission materials at the same time.
*Note: The final admission results can be checked in the application system at Online Application.
HUST International Student Office will send Admission Notice and Visa Application Form ASAP.
If you need other details, please visit our English website for more information.
If your problem is still unsolved, you can send your questions to our E-mail isosc@hust.edu.cn, we will reply in time.
Qualifications
1. Under 40 years old.
2. The master's degree is a full-time outstanding or previous master's degree student of a high-quality university or a high-level major.
3. Applicants who have published SSCI, SCI academic papers related to the applied subject, or published academic monographs related to the applied subject may be exempted from the requirements of Article 2.
4. Applicants must have good English skills. Priority is given to applicants who have achieved good grades in TOEFL, IELTS or other officially recognized exams and have obtained a language proficiency certificate.
Required Documents
1. The application information form for doctoral degree postgraduates printed on the internet;
2. Passport, copies of bachelor's and master's degree certificates provided by former graduates, and copies of bachelor's and master's degree certificates provided by new graduates, as well as postgraduate certificates;
3. Academic transcripts for undergraduate and master courses;
4. Copies of proof of foreign language proficiency;
5. Previous students submit master's degree thesis, current students submit the opening report of master's degree thesis, or the preliminary draft of degree thesis, or the progress of research work;
6. Representative research results, such as copies of publicly published academic papers or other supporting materials for major research results;
7. Scientific research plan to be carried out during the period of doctoral degree study (scientific research plan);
8. Two letters of recommendation from professors.
Language Proficiency
Chinese medium Programs:
HSK 4 or above for medical, engineering, science, economics, management, law and Education programs
HSK 5 or above for Chinese literature, history, philosophy, sociology programs.
English medium Programs:
Good command of English; TOEFL, GRE, IELTS or other official recognized test holders are preferred
Subject assessment
The International Student Assessment Team of our college (composed of 5-7 teachers from various disciplines to conduct examinations on the candidates who passed the qualification examination. The assessment is divided into the examination of the actual applicant’s ability of foreign languages and the comprehensive ability of scientific research.
All aspects of the assessment must be carried out in a standardized examination room. Candidates who are unable to arrive to the examination room can be interviewed by video. The assessment process should be strictly recorded and video recorded for future reference.
Subject assessment is divided into foreign language ability assessment (20%) and scientific research comprehensive ability assessment (80%).
The comprehensive assessment method of scientific research is interview. Candidates introduce their basic situation, their results of the master's program, their existing research foundation, their research plan for the duration of the doctoral degree program for no more than 15 minutes; the comprehensive interview of the admissions committee is about 15 minutes, mainly to examine the research ability and comprehensiveness of the candidate’s potential.Examiners score the candidates without a name.
Admissions Decision
Admission results can be checked in the application system at Online Application.
HUST International Student Office will send Admission Notice and Visa Application Form ASAP.
Doctoral Training Program
1.Training Target
Cultivating disciplinary professionals with innovative ability to independently engage in scientific research, teaching, and management.
Specific requirements are as follows:
（1）Have ideals, strong ability to innovate, high comprehensive quality; have a rigorous and realistic scientific attitude and a strict standard of academic excellence.
（2）Have a solid theoretical foundation and systematic professional knowledge of the discipline, and have systematic and in-depth professional knowledge and ability in a special research direction; have a solid sociological foundation and broad knowledge horizon, and master the basic theories of Chinese and foreign sociology.
（3）Can use modern scientific research methods and means, independently engage in scientific research, and achieve creative results in science or expertise;
（4）Have good writing skills and international academic communication skills;
（5）Physical and mental health.
2.Main research direction
（1）sociology;
（2）demography;
（3）anthropology;
（4）social policy.
3.Length of study
The length of study of doctoral students in this subject and specialty is generally 3-5 years.
4.Specific Requirements for Doctoral Training
（1）The tutorial responsibility system is applied in the training of doctoral students. According to the need, a tutor-led Guidance Group for doctoral students can be formed, which is responsible for the training and assessment of doctoral students. The Guidance Group for doctoral students consists of 2-4 professors (including associate professors and associate tutors with doctoral degrees).
（2）Doctoral students apply for thesis qualification examination
The qualification examination of doctoral dissertations is the responsibility of the Dean of the Department of educational affairs and the Department in charge.
Basic requirements:
① All required courses and credits must be completed obtained.
② Completed topic selection report for master's thesis.
Contents to be included in the report of topic selection of the doctoral thesis:
① The origin (of the proposed study), theoretical significance and practical value of the topic selection.
② The general situation of the research domestically and internationally including achievements, problems, causes and development trends.
③ Research ideas and main research contents or framework.
④ Difficulties, key points and innovations in the research.
⑤ Relevant work completed in the paper qualification assessment.
⑥ Main reference papers.
（3）Mid-term progress report
During the period of writing the doctoral dissertation, doctoral students should report the progress of research work to their teachers and doctoral guidance groups or relevant experts in time, listen to queries and discussing suggestions for improvement. An academic report related to the degree thesis should be made in the mid-term of thesis writing,
（4）Doctoral dissertation requirements: 3 CSSCI papers, 1D journal paper and 2E Journal papers, or 1B and above Journal papers.
（5）Pre-examination of Dissertations
The first draft of a dissertation approved and pre-defended by the tutor shall be reviewed and approved by three professors or experts at the same level in the relevant research fields inside and outside the University before applying for dissertation defense.
（6）Doctoral dissertations should be examined before they are opened and answered. The qualifications should be examined by the deputy director in charge of the department. Only after passing the qualification examination can students enter the thesis opening and reply procedure.
（7）Other aspects of doctoral training and graduation shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Graduate School of the University.
Doctoral Admissions Guide
1.Recruitment Plans
In 2019, the Ph.D. program of the First-Level Discipline of sociology and the Ph.D. program of the second-level discipline of social security adopted the "application and assessment system" to recruit students.
2.Basic Conditions for Candidates to Enroll in the "Application and Assessment System"
（1）Under 40 years old of age.
（2）Master's degree obtained is a full-time outstanding or previous master's degree student of a high-quality university or a high-level major.
（3）Applicants who have published SSCI, SCI academic papers related to the applied subject, or published academic monographs related to the applied subject may relax the requirements of Article 2.
（4）Applicants must have good English skills. Priority is given to applicants who have achieved good scores in TOEFL, IELTS or other officially recognized exams and have obtained a language proficiency certificate.
3.Application Procedures
（1）Login Online Application system:http://admission.hust.edu.cn/
（2）Upload all the required documents and submit your Application.
*Note：Application materials must be authentic and accurate. Once fraud is found, candidates' enrollment admissions and degree application qualifications will be cancelled.
Required Documents:
① The application information form for doctoral degree postgraduates printed on the internet;
② Passport, copies of bachelor's and master's degree certificates provided by former graduates, and copies of bachelor's and master's degree certificates provided by current graduates, as well as postgraduate certificates;
③ Academic transcripts for undergraduate and master courses;
④ Copies of proof of foreign language proficiency;
⑤ Previous students submit master's degree thesis, current students submit the opening report of master's degree thesis, or the preliminary draft of degree thesis, or the progress of research work;
⑥ Representative research results, such as copies of publicly published academic papers or other supporting materials for major research results;
⑦ Scientific research plan proposal for the duration of the doctoral degree study (scientific research plan);
⑧ Two letters of recommendation from professors.
（3）Qualification Examination：The application materials are sorted out by the International Student Education Center of our college (Headed by: Yanrong Wang, other staff are waiting for admission). The application materials are strictly examined by the International Student Recruitment Committee of our college (composed of 5-7 teachers from various disciplines, and the faculty takes turns to be established).
（4）Subject Evaluation：
The International Student Assessment Team (consisting of 5 to 7 teachers from different disciplines, which can be overlapped with the members of the Admission Committee, to be established) will conduct the subject assessment for the qualified candidates. The assessment is divided into the practical application ability test of foreign language and the comprehensive ability test of scientific research.
Examinations should be conducted in standardized examination rooms, and candidates who cannot arrive to the examination rooms can be assessed/interviewed by video. The examination process should be strictly recorded and video recorded for reference.
Subject assessment is divided into foreign language proficiency assessment (20%) and scientific research comprehensive ability assessment (80%).
Interview is the method of choice for assessing the comprehensive ability of scientific research of applicants. Candidates should introduce their basic information, the work results of master's thesis, the existing scientific research foundation, the research plan to be carried out during the study of master's degree, etc., no more than 15 minutes; the comprehensive interview of the admission committee lasts about 15 minutes, mainly examining the candidates' scientific research ability and comprehensive potential. Examiners mark the candidates anonymously.
（5）Admission
The International Student Admissions Committee of our college will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the candidates' application materials and assessment results. Only with the consent of more than two-thirds of all members, can a decide be made to recommend admission. Once qualified for admission, the college (pre-selection/ selection list/successful applicant list) will be publicized by the school, and the online system will send admission tips. After confirmation of payment, the school will send the admission notice and visa application form in about 10 working days.
4.Other Instructions
（1）The admission of masters under the "application and assessment system" of the College adheres to the principles of openness, fairness and impartiality, and strictly ensures transparency of procedures, standardization of operation and publicity of results. The checklist and the admission list are publicized in accordance with the regulations.
（2）Tutor information please clickhttp://soci.hust.edu.cn/
（3）Other matters will be strictly implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the school.
