Admission Policies of Communications Management at National Sun Yat-Sen University
Institute of Communications Management: College of Management at National Sun Yat-Sen University
Admission Policies
Admission Policy for Full-time Master’s Program
Students seeking admission to the Master’s Program can take one of the following two admission tracks:
Application track: Students whose undergraduate average grades rank at the top 25 percent of their classes are qualified to take this track. The admission process consists of two stages. In the first stage, applicants seeking admissions to program need to prepare and send to the department their application packages (including study plan, autobiography, undergraduate course grades, and reference letters). Each application will be reviewed by the admission committee of the institute. The first-stage performance of an applicant is the weighted sum of the applicant’s qualification shown in his/her application package:
1. Qualification as shown in application package: 35%
Accordingly, top applicants with the highest performance in the first stage are selected into the second stage of the admission process. Each applicant will need to take a written examination on essay writing and then be interviewed by the admission committee. The performance in the stage is given a weight of 65%. Specific weights are:
2. Grade of written entrance examination (Master Thesis writing): 30%
3. Interview: 35%
Consequently, the overall performance of an applicant is the weighted sum of the three different evaluation criteria, and the top candidates will be admitted into the full-time Master’s Program in the Institute of Communications Management.
Entrance examination track: Students who take this track must take the graduate-study entrance examination organized by the university. Based on students’ background, students can take one of the following two subtracks in the entrance examination:
a) Communication subtrack: Three subject areas are included in the entrance examination for this subtrack: mass communication theory, contemporary communication problems, and professional language (English and Chinese).
b) Management subtrack: Three subject areas are included in the entrance examination: economics, management, and professional language (English and Chinese).
Admission Policy for Part-time Master’s Program
The admission process for part-time Master’s Program in Communications Management consists of two stages. In the first stage, applicants (required a minimum of 3-year work experience) seeking admissions to program need to prepare and send to the department their application packages (including study plan, undergraduate course grades, autobiography, and reference letters). Each application will be reviewed by the admission committee of the institute. In addition, each applicant needs to take a written examination on the subject of Communications Management organized by the university. The first-stage performance of an applicant is the weighted sum of the applicant’s qualification shown in his application package and his performance on the written examination. Specific weights are:
1. Qualification as shown in application package: 30%
2. Grade of written entrance examination: 40%
Accordingly, top applicants with the highest performance in the first stage are selected into the second stage of the admission process. Each applicant will then be interviewed by the admission committee. The performance in the stage is given a weight of 30%. Consequently, the overall performance of an applicant is the weighted sum of the three different evaluation criteria, and the top candidates will be admitted into the part-time Master’s Program in Communications Management.