Announcement about CCOM Receiving the Foreign PhD Candidates in 2016

2016-02-01

I. Application

I). Application Conditions

1. With the degree or education level equals the Master’s degree in China.

2. With good moral and health condition that is in line with the provisions of the physical examination standard.

3. With the written recommendation of at least two associate professors or above or the scholars with equivalent title (please download the form ofstandard format in our official website and scholars’ autographis needed on the recommendation paper).

Ⅱ).Application Category: Self-paying full-time postgraduates

Ⅲ). Application Time: February to March in 2016

Ⅳ). Application Location:

Please go through the procedures to our International Students Office and Graduate Admissions Office after applying online.

Ⅴ). Application Formalities:

Candidates are required to submit the following materials to us, and the papers and works submitted should be original and from the candidates themselves, or the examination and admission qualification will be canceled.

1. Please go to the International Students Office to fill out the “application form” first, and thengo to the Graduate Admissions Office to submit “online application form”, with the “registration notice” issued by the International Students Office (there must be signature if needed, otherwise deemed as invalid; see details about program catalogue, tutors, and examination subjects in “Attachment 1”).

2.ID Card (both original and photocopy)

3. Submit for review the Master’sGraduation Certificate and Master’s Degree Certificate; candidates who possess the academic degree of overseas educational institutions should go to theChinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange for certification (show the original and submit thephotocopy); fresh graduates can submit student ID card first (show the original and submit the photocopy) and the “fresh graduates” certificate, with the programtitle and student ID number noted, issued by the degree authorization department, and the original Master's Degree Certificate should be submitted for reviewbefore admission; submit for review the study transcripts of Master’s courses, Master's degree thesis, and the resolution paper of thesis oral defense committee. Candidates with equal education level submit the Certificate of Bachelor's Degree (show the original and submit the photocopy).

4. HSK Elementary Level C Certificate and physical report.

5. Submit the written recommendation of at least two associate professors or above, or the scholars with equal title of this program (please download the form of standard format in our official website, and scholars’ autograph is needed on the recommendation paper).

6. Candidatesapply for theprograms underMusicology should submit: a) Master’s degree thesis (fresh graduates submitthe complete thesis as far as possible); b) a report about the research status of the applied program by the candidate, as well as the perspective about the development prospects of this program; C) a research plan written by the candidate, which will be carried out during the PhD period (including research questions and research programs); d) 2 academic papers written by the candidate independently, which are related to the appliedprogram, demonstratingcandidate’s highest academic level，not less than 5000 words,and at least one paper of thatwas published in an official journal (requirement of academic journals see "Note 2"); or the published works withacademic and professional content (two papers or two books or one paper and one book).

Candidates are entitled to participate the following exams only if the materials submitted are accepted.

Note 1: Papers or books submitted must meet the academic and moral standard. Once plagiarismdiscovered, according to the different situation of candidates, the qualification of registering for examination, qualification as a student in our Conservatory, as well as the degree granted by the Central Conservatory of Music will be canceled.

Note 2: The paper submitted by the candidates should be published in the following four journals (conference papers are not included, and intended publication certificate issued by the publication agency is deemed as invalid): a) Chinese Core Journalsof Beijing University Library. b) Chinese Journal of Social Science Citation Index (CSSCI) of Nanjing University, and its extended edition. c) Chinese Core Journals of Humanities and Social Sciences of Document Information Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. d) RCCSE of China Science Evaluation Research Center of Wuhan University, and its extended edition.

7. Candidates apply for Temperament Science should submit:

(1) Three academic papers written by the candidate independently, and one of which should be published in an official journal, and related to the applied program(no less than 5,000 words; copyright page and catalogue copy of the publication should be attached;intended publication certificate is not admitted; candidates who adopted the pen name in publication must submit certificate issued by the publications);

(2) Candidates with Master's degree should submit the Master's thesis. Candidates from fresh graduation, whose thesis has not been completed, should submit the thesis’ topic, catalogue, as well as the abbreviated paper manuscript of 10,000 words, or some chapters of the same quantity;

(3) Requirement of the academic thesis of (1) is also applicative to the candidates with the equivalent education level and thetrans-disciplinecandidates. In the academic papers submitted, there must be at least one Master’s level academic paper of the applied program.

(4) The above-mentioned materials need to be submitted to the tutors for review and then the qualified candidates can take part in the examination.

8. Candidates apply for the programs under Theories of Composition should submit three academic papers written by the candidate independently, and one of which must be published in an official journal, and related to the applied program(catalogue copy of the publication should be attached; intended publication certificate is not admitted; student who adopted the pen name in publication must submit certificate issued by the publications); Besides, candidates apply for the following programs: Polyphony, Harmony, and Music WorksAnalysis,must submit a piece ofindependently created trio above chamber music work; candidates apply for the Orchestrationprogram are required to submit a piece of independently created orchestral work (large orchestral instruments scale). Candidates with the equal education level must submit one Master’s level academic paper of the applied program. (around 10,000 words).

9. Candidates apply for Composition should submit three independently created works, and one of which must besymphony orchestra works(large orchestral instruments scale), the other two works can be chamber music, vocal music, folk music, electronic music, or others.

★Materials submitted by the candidates applying for Composition and Composition Technical Theory must be reviewed by the experts organized by the Composition Department, and candidates can takethe examination only if the materials submitted are accepted.

10. Candidates apply for Electronic Music Composition must submit an academic paper related to the electronic music; five electronic music works (include audio file, CD and music score, and at least two works lasting over ten minutes), which include two to three pure electronic music works, and two to three works combining real instruments (human voice/ multimedia) with electronic music.

11. Candidates apply for Electronic Music Technology Theory are required to submit threerelevant academic papers about electronic music (or other research achievement), and the length of at least one of which should be more than 3,0000 words; submit one piece of electronic music work (Audio file and CD).

12. Candidates apply for Music Pedagogy must submit the Master’s thesis; one teaching practice summary report; a copy of music teaching video (1 class hour). This programdoes not admit the trans-disciplinecandidates as well as the candidates with equivalent education level.

13. Symphony and Opera Conducting

Open to the candidates both at home and abroad, mainly oriented to the young conductors from art troupes of national music conservatory and professional orchestra, outstanding graduates of Conducting Department, as well as the professional teachers of Conducting Department in music conservatory.Generally, the candidates should be the students with Master's degree of Conducting. Outstanding young conductor can register for examination of the same educational level.

Candidates apply for Symphony and Opera Conducting should submit application for the examination first, and then the materials will be reviewed by the professors of Conducting Department. Candidates must submit the DVD of concert in recent years，which can demonstrate candidates’ professional level, as well as relevant materials (resume, art experience, repertoire size, academic achievement, learning desire and two experts’ recommendation letters). Once getting the approval of professors of Conducting Department, the candidates can attend the formal examination.

14. Network Music Performing (new pilot program);

This program doesn’t admit the candidates with the equal education level, please see more detail in the following website:

https://syneme.ccom.edu.cn/wiki/pages/T5h2g5G4/Doctorate_in_Network_Music_Performance.html

Ⅵ). Examination Fee:

Fee for the Examination: RMB 800 yuan.

All the expenses should be handled by the candidates themselves, and the examination fee will not be refunded once taking application.

Ⅶ). Intention Filling for Program: Candidates can only fill in one Program of our Conservatory (see more detail about Programs in “Attachment 1”).

Ⅱ. Examination

I). Examination Method

1. Candidates, whose submitted papers and research report are accepted, after receiving the announcement, are entitled to take the examination. See more detail about the examination subjects in “Attachment 1”.Candidates who need to take part in the oral test, should firstly make the submitted “report about the research status and personal perspective about the development prospects of the applied program” and the “research program plan” into ppt format. At the oral test, the statement should be no more than15 minutes, and then candidates need to answer the questions asked by the interview experts. Oral test will be 30-50 minutes for per person.

2. Examination method of other departments: written and oral tests, see more detail about the examination subjects in“Attachment 1”(no foreign language examination).

3. There is additional examination for the trans-discipline candidates. Candidates who get 60 will pass the additional examination, and the loser is not entitled to take other examinations.

Ⅱ). Examination Time and Location:

Please apply online in February to March, 2016;

Examination is arranged in April.

Ⅲ). References: See more detail in “Attachment 2”.

III. Admission

The Conservatory will choose from a pool of candidates based on their applications as well as their examination performances.Letters of admission will be sent to them in paper form, where they will read about the admission procedures.

IV. Enrollment

New recruits are expected to enroll in September,2016(the date will be announced until further notice).Upon arrival,they will receive a health examination conducted by professionals designated by the Conservatory,and those who do not pass will not be enrolled.

The PhD program is full-time and lasts for three years.An international student will need to pay a tuition fee of 48,000 RMB per academic year in full(the number may vary according to the possible new standards published by relevant Beijing authorities in 2016)at registration.

Apart from this,the student will also need to pay for housing and any other expenses that are not included in the tuition fee.He may consult the International Students’Office about the housing issue.

V. Degree

Those who have got full credits and had their degree works,degree concerts and degree papers passed in accordance with Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Academic Degrees will receive PhD degrees.

Attachment 1: Programs, Professors and Examination Subjects (Chinese)

Attachment 2: Major Reference Books (Chinese) for PhD Candidates

Attachment 3: Recommendation Paper of Scholars (Chinese)

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