Yunnan Normal University

Yunnan Normal University (Chinese: 云南师范大学) is located in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province. Established in 1938 as the National Normal College of Southwestern Union University based on Beijing University, Tsinghua University, and Nankai University, it was named as National Kunming Normal College in 1946 when the faculties returned to the north.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was named as Kunming Normal College. In April 1984, with the approval of Yunnan Provincial Government, it was renamed as Yunnan Normal University. In February 1999, the university merged with Yunnan Educational College and Yunnan Physical Education Further Education College.

Yunnan University Science Park (YNUSP) was established as an experimental site of University Science Park in 1999 and was awarded the status of national university science park in May 2001. The Park is supported by Yunnan University, Kunming University of Science & Technology and Yunnan Normal University.

Programs for International Students

Part I: Chinese Language and Culture Programs

The Institute of Chinese and International Studies offers Chinese language and culture teaching programs as follows for international students and are available all the year round: 1. Non-degree Chinese language program: According to the placement test results, non-degree students are divided into beginners, pre-elementary, elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, pre-advanced and advanced classes. There are at most 15 students in one class. Every week, the students have 18-hour class of 4 courses including Comprehensive Chinese, Chinese Speaking, Listening and Reading. Besides that, every student can still choose 2 elective courses for free, such as Chinese culture, folk dance, calligraphy, Chinese painting, tea art, Taiji, HSK training and so on. 2. Bachelor’s degree program for international students: The program is specially designed for international students only based on their different characteristics in language acquisition. Beginners take four years to complete the study and those who have studied Chinese for some time are allowed to shorten their study period accordingly. Undergraduate certificate and B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature can be awarded to international students when they complete their study. 3. International Students-Chinese students mixed program: International students directly matriculate into Chinese students’ classes and study the same courses. The studying period is usually four years and undergraduate certificate and B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature can be awarded to international students when they complete their study. Curriculum: For non-degree program students, usually comprehensive Chinese, listening comprehension, oral Chinese, Chinese character writing, newspaper and magazine reading, Chinese culture and other courses are arranged; for Bachelor’s degree programs, about 30 courses on Chinese language, Chinese literature, Chinese culture and Survey of China are offered.

Part II: Bachelor’s Degree Programs: 4 years of study

Chinese Language and Literature, Clerical Studies, Mass Communication, Moral Education, Public Project Management, Pre-school Education, Applied Psychology, Ideology Education, Marketing Education, Advertisement, History, Administration Management, Geographical Science, Tourism Administration and Service, Geographic Information Systems, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Physics, Electronic Information Science and Technology, Applied Physics, Computer Science and Technology, Education Technology, Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Biology, Applied Biology, English, Sports, Sports Training, Musicology, Artistic Design, Arts, Financial Administration, Applied Electronic Technology, The Science of Law, Social Sports, Biological Technology, Business Administration, Accounting, E-business, International Trade and Investment, Finance, Humanistic Education

Part III: Master’s Degree Programs: 3 years of study

Department of Physic and Electronic Information

Research Program at Yunnan Normal University

• • Optical Engineering

1 Focus: Theories on Light waves and electromagnetic waves and their application

2 Focus: Color science and engineering

3 Focus: Light-heat refrigeration engineering

1: Department of Philosophy

Focus: Marxist Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Foreign Philosophy, Logistics, Ethics, Aesthetics, Religion, Philosophy of Science and Technology

2 Department of Theoretical

Focus:Economics Political Economics

3 Department of Applied Economics

Focus:Regional Economics, Finance (Insurance)

4 Department of Marxist Theory

Focus:Basic Principle of Marxism, Ideological Education

5 Department of Politics

Focus:Scientific Socialism and the International Communist Movement

6 Department of Sociology

Focus:Sociology

7 Department of Education

Focus:Basic Principles of Education, Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Pre-school Education, College Education, Educational Technology, Comparative Education, Adult Education

8 Department of Psychology

Focus:Basic Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Applied Psychology

9 Department of Sports Training

Focus:Principles and Methodology of Sports Education, Sports Humanity Socialism, Sports Body Science, Traditional Minority Sports

10 School of Chinese Language and Literature

Focus:Chinese Linguistics and Philology, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Chinese Contemporary Literature, Historical Literature Theory, Chinese Ancient Literature, Chinese Minority Group’s Language and Literature

11 School of Foreign Language and Literature

Focus: English Language and Literature, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

12 Department of Arts

Focus:rtistic Study, Arts of Mass Communication

13 Department of Journalism

Focus:tudy of the Press

14 Department of History

Focus:Ancient Chinese History, World History, Contemporary Chinese History

15 Department of Mathematics

Focus:Basic Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Probability Theory and Statistics

17 Department of Chemistry

Focus:Physical Chemistry (Chemical Physics), Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Analysis, Polymer Chemistry and Physics

18 Department of Biology

Focus:Botany, Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

19 Department of Astronomy

Focus:Astrophysics

20 Department of Geography

Focus:Human Geography, Natural Geography, Geographical Information Systems

21 Department of Science and Technology of Surveying and Mapping

Focus:Study of Mapping and Geographical Information Project

23 Department of Computer Science and Technology

Focus:Computer Software and Theory

24 Department of Chemical Project and Technology

Focus:Applied Chemistry

25 Department of Agriculture Project

Focus:Agricultural Biological Environment and Energy Resources Project

26 Department of Environmental Science and Project

Focus:Environmental Science

27 Department of Business Administration

Focus:Tourism Administration

28 Department of Public Management

Focus:Administrative Management

References

• http://www.chinakunming.travel/show.aspx?aid=4495

External links

• Yunnan Normal University (Chinese)