Contents

1. The City of Zhanjiang

2. About GDOU

3. Colleges

4. Undergraduate Programs

5. Master’s Programs

6. PhD Programs

7. International Student Programs

8. Application Documents

9. Scholarships

10. Application Procedure

11. Fees

12. Contact Us

The City of Zhanjiang

l A picturesque coastal city located in the southernmost tip of mainland China.

l An international corridor of the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road.

l One of the first batch of the Marine Economic Pilot Cities.

l A key transportation hub for Southwest China.

l One of the 100 Comprehensive Strength Cities of China.

l A noted historic and cultural city with profound tradition and folklore.

l Capital of Seafood and Gourmet Food of China.

l One of China’s Model Cities for Living Environment and a National Garden-Style City.

l One of China’s Outstanding Tourist Cities for many natural wonders, including: volcanoes, the ocean, a golden coastline, etc.

About GDOU

l Founded in 1935.

l Located in Zhanjiang, covering a total area of 326 hectares.

l 3 first-level PhD disciplines, 9 first-level research master’s disciplines (including 44 programs), 6 professional master’s disciplines (including 14 programs), and 80 undergraduate majors.

l 19 colleges.

l 35,000-plus students, including undergraduate, master, PhD, and international students.

l 1495 teaching staff, 79 PhD supervisors, and 339 master supervisors.

l 1 national-level and 14 provincial/ministry-level experimental teaching demonstration centers, 33 provincial/ministry-level scientific research platforms, and 2 National Marine Science Education Bases.

Colleges

1. College of Fisheries

2. College of Ocean and Meteorology

3. College of Food Science and Technology

4. College of Coastal Agriculture

5. College of Mechanical and Power Engineering

6. College of Marine Engineering

7. College of Marxism

8. College of Economics

9. College of Management

10. College of Mathematics and Computer Science (College of Software)

11. College of Electronic and Information Engineering

12. College of Chemistry and Environment

13. Maritime College

14. College of Literature and News Communication

15. College of Law and Politics

16. College of Foreign Languages

17. Zhongge College of Arts

18. College of Sports and Leisure

19. College of Continuing Education

Undergraduate Programs

1. Aquaculture

2. Marine Fisheries Science and Technology

3. Aquatic Animal Medicine

4. Bioscience

5. Food Science and Engineering

6. Food Quality and Safety

7. Bioengineering

8. Atmospheric Science

9. Applied Meteorology

10.  Marine Science

11.  Animal Science

12.  Veterinary Medicine

13.  Horticulture

14.  Landscape Architecture

15.  Forestry

16.  Biotechnology

17.  Agronomy

18.  Machine Design Manufacturing and Automation

19.  Material Forming and Control Engineering

20.  Mechatronic Engineering

21.  Energy and Power Engineering

22.  Industrial Design

23.  Industrial Engineering

24.  Building Environment and Energy Engineering

25.  Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

26.  Harbor, Channel and Coastal Engineering

27.  Engineering Management

28.  Communications and Transportation

29.  Marine Electrical and Electronic Engineering

30.  Marine Engine Engineering

31.  Navigation Technology

32.  Information and Computer Science

33.  Computer Science and Technology

34.  Software Engineering

35.  Engineering of Internet of things

36.  Information Management and Information System

37.  Data Science and Big Data Technology

38.  Electronic Science and Technology

39.  Electronic Information Engineering

40.  Automation

41.  Electrical Engineering and Automation

42.  Communication Engineering

43.  Marine Technology

44.  Pharmaceutical Engineering

45.  Applied Chemistry

46.  Agricultural Resources and Environment

47.  Environmental Science

48.  Agricultural Resources and Environment

49.  Economics

50.  International Economics and Trade

51.  Economics and Finance

52.  Public Affairs Management

53.  Public Administration

54.  Land Resources Management

55.  Business Administration

56.  Accounting

57.  Financial Management

58.  Tourism Management

59. Chinese Language and Literature

60.  Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages

61.  Secretarial Science

62.  Journalism

63.  Editing and Publishing

64.  Law

65.  Politics and Administration

66.  Sociology

67.  English

68.  Japanese

69.  Music

70.  Choreography

71.  Fine Arts

72.  Performance

73.  Visual Communication Design

74.  Environmental Design

75.  Clothing and Apparel Design

76.  Product Design

77.  Techniques of Broadcasting & Anchoring

78.  Guidance and Management of Social Sports

79.  Leisure Sports

Master’s Programs

1. Applied Economics

2. Physical Oceanography

3. Marine Chemistry

4. Marine Resources and Environment

5. Marine Biology

6. Marine Technology

7. Machine Engineering

8. Computer Science and Technology

9. Food Science and Engineering

10. Crop Cultivation and Farming System

11. Crop Genetics and Breeding

12. Crop Ecology

13. Tropical Horticultural Crop Science

14. Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction

15. Animal Nutrition and Feed Science

16. Animal Production

17. Aquaculture

18. Business Administration

19. Mechanical Engineering

20. Aquaculture

21. Marine Science

22. Agricultural Engineering and Information Technology

23. Animal Husbandry

PhD Programs

Aquaculture

1. Marine Fishery Resources and Protection

2. Aquatic Biotechnology

3. Immunization and Disease Control of Aquatic Animals

4. Aquatic Animal Nutrition and Feed

5. Aquatic Animal Reproduction and Breeding

Marine Science

1. Physical Oceanography

2. Marine Meteorology

3. Marine Chemistry

4. Ocean Engineering and Technology

Food Science and Engineering

1. Food Preservation and Processing Theory and Technology

2. Food Nutrition and Health

3. Food Bioactive Substances and Functions

International Student Programs

1. Undergraduate Programs

(Teaching in Chinese Only and 4 years)

College	Majors	College	Majors
College of Fisheries	Aquaculture	College of Economics	Economics
	Marine Fisheries Science and Technology		International Economics and Trade
	Aquatic Animal Medicine	College of Management	Public Affairs Management
	Bioscience		Public Administration
College of Food Science and Technology	Food Science and Engineering		Land Resources Management
			Business Administration
	Food Quality and Safety
			Accounting
	Bioengineering		Financial Management
			Tourism Management
College of Coastal Agriculture	Animal Science	College of Literature and News Communication	Chinese Language and Literature
	Veterinary Medicine
	Horticulture		Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
	Landscape Architecture
	Forestry
	Plant Protection		Secretarial Science
	Agronomy		Journalism
	Biotechnology		Editing and Publishing
College of Mathematics and Computer Science	Information and Computer Science	College of Law and Politics	Law
			Politics and Administration
			Sociology
	Computer Science and Technology
	Software Engineering
	Internet Things of Engineering
	Information Management and Information Systems

2. Graduate Programs

(Teaching in both Chinese (CH) and English (EN))

College	Major	Duration	Category	Teaching Languages	Tuition /year/person
College of Fisheries	Marine Biology	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
	Aquaculture	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
	Fishery Resources	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
	Aquatic Animal Medicine	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
College of Coastal Agriculture	Crop Genetics and Breeding	3 years	Master	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00
	Animal Genetics and Breeding	3 years	Master	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00
	Animal Production Science	3 years	Master	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00
	Crop Safe Production	3 years	Master	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00
	Coastal Crop Ecology	3 years	Master	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00
	Animal Nutrition and Feed Sciences	3 years	Master	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00
College of Chemistry and Environment	Marine Resources and Environment	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
	Marine Chemistry	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
College of Management	MBA	3 years	Master	CH	RMB ¥20,000.00
College of Economics	Applied economics	3 years	Master	CH	RMB ¥20,000.00
College of Ocean and Meteorology	Physical Oceanography	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
College of Food Science and Technology	Food Science	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
	Processing and Storage Engineering of Agriculture Products	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
	Processing and Storage Engineering of Aquatic Products	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
College of Electronic and Information Engineering	Marine technology	3 years	Master/ PhD	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00/ RMB ¥31,500.00
	Agricultural Engineering and Information Technology	3 years	Master	CH	RMB ¥22,000.00
College of Mechanical and Power Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	3 years	Master	EN/CH	RMB ¥22,000.00

3. Chinese Language Course Programs

Category	Application Deadlines	Enrollment Dates	Tuition
One-month Program	① November 20 for Spring Term ②  May 10 for Fall Term	① Spring term starts from March ② Fall term starts from September	RMB ¥2,000.00/person
Three-month Program			RMB ¥6,000.00/person
Six-month Program			RMB ¥8,000.00/person
One-year Program			RMB ¥16,000.00/person

Application Documents

I．To apply for undergraduate programs

1.A senior high school diploma or its equivalent is required.

2.To apply for science programs, applicants should get HSK4 equal to or greater than 180; To apply for liberal arts programs, applicants should get HSK5 equal to or greater than 210 because all the undergraduates are taught in Chinese.

3. Non-criminal records.

4. Below the age of 30.

5. Good health.

II. To apply for master’s programs

1. A bachelor’s degree is required.

2. To apply for science programs, applicants should get HSK4 equal to or greater than 180; To apply for liberal arts programs, applicants should get HSK5 equal to or greater than 210 because all the undergraduates are taught in Chinese.

a. To apply for programs taught in English, applicants from non-English-speaking countries or regions should provide a TOEFL transcript with the score equal to or greater than 70 or an IELTS one with the score equal to or greater than 5.5.

3. If having received education in English-speaking countries or regions, applicants should provide the English-teaching certificate(s) or clarification for the latest educational experience.

4. Non-criminal records.

5. Below the age of 35.

6. Good health.

III. To apply for PhD programs

1. A master’s degree is required.

2. To apply for science programs, applicants should get HSK4 equal to or greater than 180; To apply for liberal arts programs, applicants should get HSK5 equal to or greater than 210 if the program is taught in Chinese.

3. To apply for programs taught in English, applicants from non-English-speaking countries or regions should provide a TOEFL transcript with the score equal to or greater than 70 or an IELTS one with the score equal to or greater than 5.5.

4. If having received education in English-speaking countries or regions, applicants should provide the English-teaching certificate(s) or clarification for the latest educational experience.

5. Non-criminal records.

6. Below the age of 40.

7. Good health.

IV. To apply for Chinese language course programs

1. Non-criminal records.

2. Good health.

3. High school graduate

4. Below the age of 40.

Scholarships

Early distinguished applicants have more opportunities to be offered the scholarships.

1. Guangdong Ocean University Outstanding New Students Scholarship  

Each year, 10 bachelor students, 15 master students and 10 PhD students will be awarded with this scholarship, which covers full tuition and accommodation fee within the prescribed studying period. The tuition provided are detailed as follows： Bachelor students will be provided with RMB ¥18,000.00-20,000.00 (All Liberal Arts Programs are RMB ¥18,000.00/year/person, and all Science Programs are RMB ¥20,000.00/year/person.); Master students will be provided with RMB ¥20,000.00-22,000.00 (All Liberal Arts Programs are RMB ¥20,000.00/year/person, and all Science Programs are RMB ¥22,000.00/year/person.); PhD students will be provided with RMB ¥31,500.00/year/person. The scholarship also covers RMB ¥1,000.00/month/person for master students and RMB ¥2,000.00/month/person for PhD students as living allowance. Accommodation fee is also included in this scholarship that provides RMB ¥6,000.00/year/person.

2. Provincial-level New Students Scholarship

Apart from Guangdong Ocean University Outstanding New Students Scholarship, most of the distinguished students also have more opportunities to get this type of scholarship, which grants bachelor students RMB ¥10,000.00, master students RMB ¥20,000.00, and PhD students RMB ¥30,000.00.

Application Procedure

1. Contact us to confirm your application will. Prepare all the materials shown below and submit. Get your admission/offer. Prepare your bank statement & apply for China Entry Visa. Go to GDOU & register yourself.

Submitting Materials	Language Programs	Undergraduate Programs	Master’s Programs	PhD Programs
Application Form	√	√	√	√
International Student CV (In Both English and Chinese)	√	√	√	√
Copy of Applicant’s Passport	√	√	√	√
Two Letters of Recommendation by Associate Professors and/or Professors		√	√	√
HSK3 or Above Certificate (If necessary)		√	√	√
IELTS≥5.0  TOEFL≥70 for non-native English speakers		√	√	√
Physical Examination Report	√	√	√	√
Diploma/Certificate	√	√	√	√
Student Academic Records or Transcripts	√	√	√	√
Study and Research Plan	√	√	√	√
Digital Photo	√	√	√	√
Non-criminal Conviction/Police Reports) (Both in English & Chinese)	√	√	√	√

2. Deadlines for Applications

Application for spring term should be prior to November 20, and application for fall term should be prior to May 10.

Fees

If students are not offered scholarship(s), tuition and dorm fees should be paid when registering on arrival at GDOU.

Other fees include books, insurance, transportation, medical checks, resident permit visa in China, wi-fi fee, room deposit, dorm electricity, life expenses, etc. Some fees can be referred as follows:

1. Insurance: approximately RMB ¥800.00/year/person

2. Medical checks: RMB ¥415.00/person

3. Resident permit visa: RMB ¥400.00 for less than 1 year, RMB ¥800.00 for 1-3 years, and RMB ¥1,000 for more than 3 years

4. Wi-Fi fee: RMB ¥30.00/month

5. Room deposit: RMB ¥100.00 (It will be returned if the room is not deliberately damaged when you are leaving)

Contact us

International Office

Guangdong Ocean University

1 Haida Dtive, Mazhang Dist., Zhanjiang, Guangdong province 524088, P.R. China

Tel.: + (86) 0759-2396208

Fax: + (86) 0759-2396202

Email: fao@gdou.edu.cn

Website: http://iod.gdou.edu.cna