Southwest Minzu University Explained

Southwest Minzu University
Native Name:西南民族大学
Motto:和合偕习,自信自强
Mottoeng:Consensus For Being Tuneful, Confidence For Being Powerful
Established:1 June 1951
Type:Public
President:陈达云
Academic Staff:1,900
Students:29,000
City:Chengdu
Province:Sichuan
Country:China
Affiliations:State Ethnic Affairs Commission
S:西南民族大学
T:西南民族大學
P:Xīnán Mínzú Dàxué
Order:st

Southwest Minzu University, formerly Southwest University for Nationalities (SWUN),[1] is a multi-disciplinary higher education institute under the control of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of China. The university was founded in July 1950 and officially established on June 1, 1951.

Campuses

The university is in Chengdu and is in adjacent to the famous Wuhou Temple. It covers an area of over 3000 mu with 1120,000 square meters for construction area, over three campuses.

Its main campus is in Wuhou District,[2] in the southwestern section of the 1st ring road encircling central Chengdu. The university has two other campuses: One is in Shuangliu county, near the airport; the Taipingyuan campus is outside the second ring road.

In addition the university maintains the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Ecological Environmental Protection and Advanced Technology for Animal Husbandry in Hongyuan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.[3]

Academics

FacultyLevelPrograms
College of ArtsBachelorFine Art, Painting, Animation, Sculpture, Photography, Visual Communication Design, Dance, Choreography, Acting for Film, Musicology, Musical Performance(Instrument), Musical Performance(Vocality), Product Design, Fashion Design
MasterFine Art, Studies of Music and Dance, Chinese Art of Ethnic Minority, Art
DoctorChinese Art of Ethnic Minority
College of Literature and JournalismBachelorChinese Linguistic Literature, Applied Linguistics (Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language), Journalism, Studies of Radio, Film and Television|-|Master|Chinese Linguistic Literature, Ancient Chinese Literature, Modern Chinese Literature, Chinese Classical Philology, Chinese Etymology, Studies of Art and Literature, Comparative Literature and World Literature, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Ethnic Literature and Communication, Aesthetics|-| rowspan="2" |College of Foreign Languages|Bachelor|English Language and Literature, Japanese Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, Korean Language and Literature
MasterForeign Language and Literature, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, English Language and Literature, Translation and Interpreting
College of LawBachelorStudies of Law
MasterJurisprudence, Legal History, Constitution and Administrative Law, Science of Criminal Law, Civil Law and Commercial Law, Procedural Law
DoctorStudies On the System of Regional Autonomy For Ethnic Minorities
College of ManagementBachelorAccountancy, Financial Management, Business Administration, Human Resource Management (HRM), Marketing, Administrative Management, Public Affairs Management, Logistics Management|-|Master|Management Science and Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration, Studies of Accountancy, Enterprise Management, Technology Economy and Management, Administrative Management, Educational Economics and Management, Social Security, Land Resource Management, Accountancy, Development of Rural Areas|-| rowspan="4" |College of Business and Economics|Bachelor|Science of Banking, International Economics and Trade, Economics, Public Finance, Insurance Studies, Investment Principles, Finance Engineering|-|Master|Applied Economics(a.Finance; b.Regional Economics; c.National Economics; d.Industrial Economics; e.Public Finance; f.International Trade; g.Labor Economics; h.Quantitative Economics; i.National Defense Economy), Political Economy, Finance, Insurance, |-|Doctor|Chinese Ethnic Economics|-|Postdoctor|Economic and Social Development in Regions Inhabited by Ethnic Groups|-| rowspan="3" |College of Historical Culture & Tourism|Bachelor|Studies of History, Tourism Management, Studies of Cultural Relics & Museology, Ethnology, Management of Cultural Industry|-|Master|Archaeology, History of Particular Subjects, Tourism Management|-|Doctor|Economic Development in Southwestern Regions Inhabited by Ethnic Groups, Ecotourism and Resource Economics in Regions Inhabited by Ethnic Groups|-| rowspan="2" |College of Sociology & Psychology|Bachelor|Social Works, Applied Psychology, Sociology, Preschool Education|-|Master|Community Management|-| rowspan="2" |College of Electrical & Information Engineering|Bachelor|Electrical Engineering and Automation, Electrical and Information Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Automation, Educational Technology, Applied Physics, Physics|-|Master|Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Materials Science, Materials Processing Engineering, Electrical and Information Engineering|-| rowspan="2" |College of Computer Science & Technology|Bachelor|Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, Information Management and Information System, Information and Computing Science, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Network Engineering, Internet of Things Engineering|-|Master|Computer Science, Agricultural Informationization|-| rowspan="2" |College of Chemistry & Environment Protection Engineering|Bachelor|Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Technology, Environment Science, Materials Chemistry, Environment Engineering|-|Master|Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemicophysics, Polymeric Chemistry and Physics, Ethnic Pharmacochemistry|-| rowspan="2" |College of Life Science & Technology|Bachelor|Animal Medicine, Animal Pharmacy, Animal Science, Biotechnology, Food Science & Engineering, Food Quality and Safety
MasterAnimal Science, Veterinary Science, Agriculture, Veterinary, Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Animal Genetics&Breeding and Reproduction Science, Animal By-Products Processing and Safety, Clinical Veterinary Science, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Basic Veterinary Medicine, Science of Cultivation, Grass Industry, Food Processing and Safety
College of Architecture & Urban PlanningBachelorArchitecture, Urban-rural Planning, Architecture Landscape, Environmental Design, Product Design
MasterPlanning and Management For Regions Inhabited by Ethnic Groups
College of PharmacyBachelorPharmaceutical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Preparation, Pharmacy, Science of Chinese Materia Medica, Science of Chinese Materia Medica (Traditional Yi Medicine), Science of Tibetan Medicine
MasterEthnic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
College of Physical EducationBachelorSocial Sports Instruction & Management
College of Yi StudiesBachelorChinese Ethnic Language and Literature (①Yi-Chinese Education; ②Yi-English Education; ③Yi-Japanese Education; ④Management of Yi's Cultural Industry; ⑤Yi-Chinese Translation & Interpreting; ⑥Yi Language and Literature), Historical Philology
MasterYi Language and Literature, Historical Bibliography
DoctorYi Studies
College of Tibetan StudiesBachelorChinese Ethnic Language and Literature (①Tibetan Language and Literature; ②Tibetan-English Education; ③Tibetan Studies; ④Tibetan-Chinese Administration; ⑤Management of Tibetan Cultural Industry), Ethnology (Tibetan Studies)
MasterTibetan Language and Literature, Logics, Indian Language and Literature
DoctorTibetan Studies
College of Preparatory EducationN/APreparatory Courses (①Science; ②Liberal Arts; ③Entrusting Training)
College of PoliticsMasterMarxist Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Foreign Philosophy, Ethics, Ethnic Philosophy
Institute of Western Ethnic Groups StudiesMasterReligious Studies
Institute of Qinghai-Tibetan PlateauMasterEcology, Science of Grass, Biology

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 中华人民共和国教育部高等学校章程核准书第95号(西南民族大学). zh-hans. January 11, 2017. October 10, 2018. Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
  2. "Home " (Chinese). Southwest University for Nationalities. Retrieved on November 16, 2015. "武侯校区地址:四川省成都市一环路南四段16号 (610041) 航空港校区地址:双流县航空港开发区大件路文星段168号 (610225)" English address of Wuhou campus: "Add: #16, South Section, 1st Ring Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Post Code 610041"
  3. "About Us." Southwest University for Nationalities. Retrieved on November 16, 2015.