Overview

SCS has two first-level disciplines of Computer Science and Technology and Software Engineering, and Computer Application Technology is the first computer discipline in the western region and the only key computer discipline in the northwestern region. In the Ministry of Education's fourth round of discipline evaluations, SCS’s Computer Science and Technology and Software Engineering disciplines were ranked at A- and B+ respectively. Computer Science discipline is listed in the top 1% of global ESI disciplines.

Overview

In the past five years, SCS has won 8 provincial and ministerial science and technology progress awards, built 6 national platforms and 10 provincial and ministerial science and technology innovation platforms. SCS has undertaken and completed a number of national key basic research and development projects, national natural science foundation key projects, national defense pre-research projects, national defense basic research projects and other national research projects.

SCS has a strong team of over 120 academic staffs, among which there are 2 academicians of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2 Leading Talents of the Ten Thousand Talent Program, 1 awardee of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2 awardees of the Innovative Youth Talents of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 1 awardee of the Outstanding Youth Science Foundation, and 1 Young Top-Notch Talent of the Ten Thousand Talent Program. Many staffs are talents recruited from Japan, Germany, France, Australia, Canada and Singapore, and most key staffs have oversea experiences of studying, training and researching.

Key facts about the Cyber Security programme at the Northwestern Polytechnical University:

You will need to pay 3,000 RMB as a deposit to the university before you can get admission letter, and usually it will be used as part of the tuition fee.
This year's classes might be taught online due to COVID-19.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Information Techniques

Information Security

Cybersecurity

Research

Internship

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 30 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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120

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90

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60

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Xi'an, China

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Required

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Possess good physical and mental health (no infectious or contagious diseases and no physical or mental disorders that could interfere with regular study).
Aged under 30 years for Master's application(Cut-off date: 01st September,2025).
Have completed their bachelor's degree for admission in master's before registration at NPU.
Applicants should have good learning ability and academic performance.
The requirement for previous academic grade level is an average score if 75% and above.
Applicants must provide other evidence of academic ability, such as the GRE and GMAT scores.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30000 CNY / year

≈ 30000 CNY / year

Living costs

Xi’an

China

3980 - 6290 CNY / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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