Where will you specialise?
Review compulsory modules, electives and the sequence of study. Look for a clear connection between the content and the expertise you want to develop.
Master's Degrees in China
Take your
Take your
expertise further.
Build on what you already know with a master's degree in China. Deepen your expertise, explore an adjacent field or develop a research direction with a clearer view of programme fit and application priorities.
BETU helps you connect your academic background with suitable options and organise the steps from shortlist to university onboarding.
Start with your ambition
What do you want
What do you want
to take further?
A master's degree can take you deeper, or in a new direction. Start with the knowledge, questions or capabilities you want to develop and use them to shape a focused shortlist.
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Deepen a specialism
Build on an area within your existing discipline. Compare advanced modules, methods and project work to see how each programme develops the expertise you want to take further.
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Explore an adjacent field
Connect your previous studies with a new direction. Compare what you already bring with the programme's prerequisites and identify any subject preparation that may be needed.
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Develop a research interest
Start with a question that holds your attention. Explore relevant department work and confirm how research preparation and supervision operate for the specific programme.
Look inside the programme
Choose the experience
Choose the experience
behind the qualification.
A master's degree is more than a title. Compare the curriculum, learning format, academic environment and completion requirements to understand the work each programme actually asks you to do.
How will you work?
Compare seminars, taught modules, independent study and project work. Check how students receive feedback and how progress is assessed.
Who works on your interests?
Explore department profiles and relevant research groups. Where supervision is part of the programme, confirm how it is arranged and when contact is appropriate.
What will you produce?
Check whether completion involves a thesis, dissertation, capstone or another final assessment, and review the published duration and progression rules.
A master's is not simply the next qualification.
It is a decision about what you want to know more deeply.
Make your experience count
Build an application
Build an application
with a clear purpose.
Show how your academic background has prepared you, what you want to explore next and why the programme fits that direction. The exact materials depend on each university and programme.
Your academic foundation
Prepare your degree evidence and university transcripts, including the grading scale used by your institution. Identify relevant modules, a dissertation or substantial projects, then confirm the selected university's requirements for qualification recognition, translation and authentication.
Your statement or study plan
Use specific examples to explain your academic interests and intended development. Connect your experience with the programme's content, follow its requested format and length, and keep every claim grounded in work you have actually done.
Talk through your study goals with BETU and the preparation support available for your application.
Your research proposal, where requested
Follow the department's instructions. A focused proposal can set out the question, its significance, relevant reading and a realistic approach. The level of detail and any supervisor-contact requirement depend on the programme.
Your references and supporting evidence
Check the number and type of referees required, then allow time for their submissions. Confirm accepted language evidence, exemption conditions and any portfolio, interview or work-experience requirements for the specific intake.
Ask BETU to help you organise your supporting documents and submission timetable.
Each university defines its admission requirements and makes its own selection decisions. BETU's role is to help you organise your planning, preparation and agreed application-support tasks.
Plan beyond the offer
Make room for
Make room for
the full commitment.
A master's degree is a commitment of time and money. Plan around the full study period, the timing of payments and the funding you can confirm rather than relying on assumptions.
Establish the full cost
Compare tuition, accommodation and living costs across the published programme duration. Include required application expenses, travel and any support services you choose.
Understand scholarship coverage
Check each award's eligibility, covered costs, duration and renewal conditions. Align scholarship deadlines and decision dates with your university application and payment schedule.
Plan your time as well as your budget
Consider the effect of study on your current work, family commitments and future plans. Build your plan around confirmed resources and allow for changes in timing.
Postgraduate questions
Get clear on
Get clear on
your next step.
Can I study a different subject at master's level?
The programme's entry criteria determine which previous disciplines it accepts. Share your transcript and relevant experience so the connection between your background and intended subject can be assessed against the programme's published requirements.
Discuss an intended subject change with BETU.Should I contact a supervisor before applying?
Follow the department's published process. Some programmes request prior supervisor contact or supporting confirmation, while others arrange supervision later. Check the instructions before sending a proposal or relying on an informal conversation.
Does every master's application need a research proposal?
No single document set applies to every programme. Check whether your chosen course asks for a personal statement, study plan, research proposal or a combination, then follow that programme's specific brief.
Can I apply during my final undergraduate year?
Some universities accept current transcripts and expected-graduation evidence at the application stage. Confirm when the completed degree and final records must be submitted and whether any conditions apply before registration.
How do I choose between English- and Chinese-taught study?
Compare the programme content with the language you can use confidently for academic reading, discussion and written work. Then check the accepted language evidence and any exemption rules for the exact programme.
What should I send BETU first?
Start with your degree subject, graduation status, academic results, intended specialism, preferred teaching language and intake. A research interest or longer-term study direction can also help focus the initial conversation.
Bring your next idea to BETU
Your background.
Your background.
A more focused direction.
Tell us where your studies have taken you and what you want to explore next. Together, we can shape the questions that will guide your postgraduate shortlist.
Start the conversation with
- Your degree subject and graduation status
- Your intended specialism or research interest
- Your preferred language and study intake
- Your budget and funding plans