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 Fee (per year per person)
32000 RMB
Entry Requirements
1. Non-Chinese citizens with a Master Degree; For mainland Chinese students, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents who have immigrated to a foreign country and now apply for the program as international students, they shall hold valid foreign passports or nationality certificates before April 30, 2017, and have certificates of cancellation of Chinese nationality；
2. Competitive applicants should have good UG and/or PG grades, strong references, and research experience, having a clear interest in pursuing academic career at a research-oriented university;
3. Applicants who are not native English speakers are required to demonstrate English language proficiency by providing TOEFL (iBT) 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 and submit the following materials to the program office.
1. Peking University Application Form for International Students (Master and Ph.D. Programs) with a photograph fixed. Please visit http://www.studyatpku.com, fill in the application form and submit, then print a hardcopy for reference.
2. A 3000-word personal statement in English (including a research plan), and resume or curriculum vitae.
3. Graduation certificate and degree diploma (Students expecting to graduate should provide an official letter stating the expected graduation date), must be notarized documents or certified copies either in Chinese or English.
4. 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.
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. The format of the recommendation letter must be original documents either in Chinese or English. Click the link to download the template: http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/down/shen/ru.html.
6. One photocopy of your valid passport (passport type must be ordinary).
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 bachelor’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.
Application Fee
800 RMB, paid in cash, by Yinlian bank card or through online payment (please pay online according to the prompts of the online application system for international student enrollment). Any other currency or traveler’s check would not be accepted.
Please note that incomplete application materials or application without application fee will not be processed. All the application materials would NOT be returned. The application fee is NOT refundable.
Deadline for Application
The deadline for applications is February 28, 2023. All application materials should reach the international office before the deadline.
Please send the hard-copy materials to: 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 2023 English-taught Ph.D. Program in New Media Studies”. All the application materials would not be returned.
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 2023. 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. The International Student Division, Office of International Relations of PKU will issue the "Admission Notice" to the successful candidates before the end of June 2023.
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
*For other matters not covered, please refer to the general rules for admission of foreign students to China for master's and doctor's degrees in 2023. Please visit https://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/graduate/shushi/detail/5279.html
