East China Normal University has a long cultural heritage and a great reputation. It is a comprehensive research university directly under the Ministry of Education and jointly built with the Shanghai Municipal Government. Founded on October 16, 1951, the university is one of the key universities under the "Project 211" and "Project 985". In 2017, it was included in the Class A list of universities under the "World-Class University" initiative, fully embarking on a new journey of building a first-class university rooted in China.
The main campuses are Minhang Campus (500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai) and Putuo Campus (3663 Zhongshan North Road, Shanghai). It has four faculties, 34 colleges (departments), 32 university-managed research platforms and three colleges. There are more than 15,800 undergraduate students; More than 4,000 doctoral students and more than 17,000 master's students; More than 3,000 international students (including non-degree students) are on campus. There are more than 4,200 staff members, including more than 2,300 full-time teachers. There are more than 2,100 professors and other senior teachers, including five full-time academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and more than 890 people selected for national and Shanghai talent programs.
The university currently offers 62 undergraduate programs, covering 12 disciplines including literature, history, philosophy, education, economics, science, engineering, management, law, art, medicine, and interdisciplinary studies. There are 36 first-level disciplines authorized for doctoral degrees, 37 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, 3 second-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, 36 master's professional degree categories, 8 doctoral professional degree categories, and 27 postdoctoral research stations. The university hosts, undertakes and co-publishes 23 Chinese journals and 8 English journals. The school has a total physical library of 5.484 million volumes and 172 electronic literature databases (502 sub-databases).
| Program | Duration | Language | Tuition (CNY/year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Design (Taught in English) | 4 | English | 50,000 |
| Ecology | 4 | Chinese | 24,000 |
| Biotechnology | 4 | Chinese | 24,000 |
| Biological Sciences | 4 | Chinese | 24,000 |
| Electronic Information Science and technology | 4 | Chinese | 24,000 |
| Social sports guidance and management | 4 | Chinese | 28,000 |
| Sociology | 4 | Chinese | 22,000 |
| Social work | 4 | Chinese | 22,000 |
| Economics | 4 | Chinese | 24,000 |
| Statistics | 4 | Chinese | 24,000 |
| Editorial and Publishing Studies | 4 | Chinese | 22,000 |
| Fine Arts | 4 | Chinese | 28,000 |
| English | 4 | Chinese | 22,000 |
| Administration | 4 | Chinese | 22,000 |
| Spanish | 4 | Chinese | 22,000 |
| Program | Duration | Language | Tuition (CNY/year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Language and Literature (Comparative Literature and World Literature) | 3 | English | 35,000 |
| Chinese Language and Literature (Comparative Literature and World Literature) | 3 | Chinese | 25,000 |
| Chinese Language and Literature (Chinese Language and Philology) | 3 | Chinese | 25,000 |
| Chinese Language and Literature (Linguistics and Applied Linguistics) | 3 | Chinese | 25,000 |
| International Chinese language education | 2 | Chinese | 25,800 |
| International Business | 2 | English | 84,000 |
| Politics (Regional, Country and Major Power Relations) | 2 | English | 35,000 |
| Politics (Political Theory) | 2 | English | 35,000 |
| Design | 3 | Chinese | 36,000 |
| Design | 2 | English | 36,000 |
| Program | Duration | Language | Tuition (CNY/year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Language and Literature | 4 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| International Chinese language education | 4 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| International Relations | 4 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| International Relations | 4 | English | 45,000 |
| Political Science Theory | 4 | English | 45,000 |
| Program | Duration | Language | Tuition (CNY/year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| World History | 1 | Chinese | 25,000 |
| World History | 1 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| Ancient Chinese Literature | 1 | Chinese | 25,000 |
| Ancient Chinese Literature | 1 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| Chinese Classical Philology | 1 | Chinese | 25,000 |
| Chinese Classical Philology | 1 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| Chinese History | 1 | Chinese | 25,000 |
| Chinese History | 1 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| Chinese Philosophy | 1 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| Chinese Philosophy | 1 | English | 45,000 |
| Chinese Modern and Contemporary literature | 1 | Chinese | 25,000 |
| Chinese Modern and Contemporary literature | 1 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 1 | Chinese | 30,000 |
| Chinese Language and Literature (Comparative Literature and World Literature) | 1 | English | 35,000 |
| Chinese Language and Literature (Comparative Literature and World Literature) | 1 | Chinese | 25,000 |