Suzhou Shi,
JS,
China
Type
International
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc Social Computing (China) in Suzhou China | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
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Suzhou China
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CNY
120,000
(c. USD17,715.84)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
The digital revolution has fostered a socially connected landscape that opens up fresh commercial prospects for businesses. The MSc Social Computing program meets this industry need by equipping students with expertise to comprehend, oversee, design, deploy, and monetize interactive social platforms online.
This rapidly evolving sector presents expanding career prospects, with global tech giants like Microsoft and Google maintaining dedicated social computing and media development units. Numerous IT firms, including Apple and Oracle, incorporate social computing features in their products, while many businesses achieve substantial revenue through platforms such as Facebook, Amazon, and TaoBao.
Graduates will emerge with the expertise to thrive in the interdisciplinary domain of social informatics and web-based computing. The program additionally provides a collaborative XJTLU-JITRI supervision track, combining resources from both institutions and Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute's partner enterprises to deepen industry-academia-research integration. Through this distinctive training approach blending specialized coursework, practical industry experience, and dual mentorship, we strive to develop versatile professionals who are innovative, practically skilled, and globally minded.
This rapidly evolving sector presents expanding career prospects, with global tech giants like Microsoft and Google maintaining dedicated social computing and media development units. Numerous IT firms, including Apple and Oracle, incorporate social computing features in their products, while many businesses achieve substantial revenue through platforms such as Facebook, Amazon, and TaoBao.
Graduates will emerge with the expertise to thrive in the interdisciplinary domain of social informatics and web-based computing. The program additionally provides a collaborative XJTLU-JITRI supervision track, combining resources from both institutions and Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute's partner enterprises to deepen industry-academia-research integration. Through this distinctive training approach blending specialized coursework, practical industry experience, and dual mentorship, we strive to develop versatile professionals who are innovative, practically skilled, and globally minded.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor Degree in a relevant area such as computer science, engineering, information systems, e-commerce and mathematics, with some programming and programme design experience.
Applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements but have substantial relevant work experience will be considered for enrolment of the programme on a case-by-case basis.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
IELTS 6.0 (minimum 5.0 in all sections). TOEFL iBT or PTE Academic are also accepted.
TOEFL - TOEFL iBT - 80 (minimum 15 in all skills)
The minimum entry requirements for all masters programmes:
CHINA
Top 100 of 2022 Shanghai Ranking or World-class universities or First-class disciplines (MoE, People's Republic of China): 75 percent or above (Weighted Average Mark)
Other universities: 80 85 percent or above (Weighted Average Mark), depending on your undergraduate institution
UK:
UK upper second class honours (2:1) or equivalent
NORTH AMERICA:
3.0 Cumulative GPA (out of 4) or
3.2 Cumulative GPA in the final two years of your undergraduate programme
Applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements but have substantial relevant work experience will be considered for enrolment of the programme on a case-by-case basis.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
IELTS 6.0 (minimum 5.0 in all sections). TOEFL iBT or PTE Academic are also accepted.
TOEFL - TOEFL iBT - 80 (minimum 15 in all skills)
The minimum entry requirements for all masters programmes:
CHINA
Top 100 of 2022 Shanghai Ranking or World-class universities or First-class disciplines (MoE, People's Republic of China): 75 percent or above (Weighted Average Mark)
Other universities: 80 85 percent or above (Weighted Average Mark), depending on your undergraduate institution
UK:
UK upper second class honours (2:1) or equivalent
NORTH AMERICA:
3.0 Cumulative GPA (out of 4) or
3.2 Cumulative GPA in the final two years of your undergraduate programme
Tuition
CNY
120,000