[Repost] The Top 20 Philosophy Departments in Chinese Universities in 2007

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In the undergraduate major catalog, philosophy consists of only one disciplinary category, with 3 undergraduate majors.
According to statistical data published by the State Council Academic Degrees Office, philosophy bachelor’s degrees granted by universities in our country account for 0.19% of the total number of bachelor’s degrees, philosophy master’s degrees account for 1.36% of the total number of master’s degrees, and philosophy doctorates account for 1.73% of the total number of doctorates. According to statistics on doctoral supervisors released by the Higher Education Students Affairs Department of the Ministry of Education, among the 37,078 doctoral supervisors in universities nationwide, 539 are philosophy doctoral supervisors, accounting for 1.45% of the total, so philosophy is a relatively small discipline. In 2006, there were 57 universities offering philosophy as a major.

Rank
Grade
University

1

A++

Peking University

2

A++

Renmin University of China

3

A++

Nanjing University

4

A+

Fudan University

5

A+

Wuhan University

6

A

Tsinghua University

7

A

Sun Yat-sen University

8

A

Beijing Normal University

9

A

Jilin University

10

A

Shanxi University

11

B+

Nankai University

12

B+

Sichuan University

13

B+

Shandong University

14

B+

Zhejiang University

15

B+

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

16

B

East China Normal University

17

B

Xiamen University

18

B

Heilongjiang University

19

C+

Hunan Normal University

20

C+

Nanjing Normal University

 

 

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Compared with last year, this ranking table has not changed much. Aside from Peking University, which presumably has little controversy surrounding it anyway (however one ranks it, it is number one), the other rankings are bound to have problems of one sort or another; in any case, I don’t take rankings like this all that seriously. What prompted me to repost this ranking, though, was that Tsinghua University’s Department of Philosophy has unexpectedly risen like a surprise force, suddenly becoming number six, even higher than Sun Yat-sen and Beijing Normal, whereas last year it could not even be found in the top 20. One has to know that this ranking still depends, more or less, on some real substance; the rankings of the other universities are almost unchanged from last year, with only slight adjustments mainly between the 10th and 14th places, but Tsinghua University’s appearance is truly too unexpected… How on earth did it come out of nowhere?

Most Recent Comments
  
Yiwu

2007-06-05 19:56:30 [Reply]

Another year’s college entrance exam season is upon us… next year it’ll be my turn… 
At the moment I’m still dead set on going to a philosophy department. As for schools, in my view, there are: 
Sun Yat-sen University — a bit difficult, but it’s the ideal choice. 
Beijing Normal University — well, it’s in Beijing, and it has name recognition too, though I’ve heard normal universities all have their common ailments… seems a bit utilitarian… 
Shandong University — I saw a ranking last time saying it’s the most rustic university in the country… that actually attracts me a bit (maybe because being more rustic means it shouldn’t be overly restless?), and I’ve heard that this school’s philosophy department seems especially strong in Chinese philosophy and religion~ 
Nankai — I can’t quite say why, but I don’t really like it there… 
And there’s one more… Minzu University of China (my mom’s alma mater). The other day I saw that it also has a philosophy department, and when I went to the department website, they had even made mistakes in the navigation links, in a way that was both ridiculous and exasperating (go take a look and you’ll know)… the academic level is imaginable… probably the worst of the lot…

  
Gu Bi

2007-06-05 22:09:32 http://epr.ycool.com/ [Reply]

Hehe, actually it doesn’t matter much which university you go to; as long as it’s a university that can open a philosophy department, it’s basically pretty good. In my view, Minzu University of China is not bad. First point: it’s in Beijing, and that is very important. Beijing is, after all, the cultural center; it really is different. Just looking at those bookstores, I can hardly even get used to staying in Shanghai. Shanghai’s universities are not few in number, but they are relatively scattered, and can’t compare with Haidian District. Second point: if you still harbor dreams about Peking University, on the one hand you can audit classes at Peking University whenever you want during your undergraduate years; on the other hand, only the top three students from any university’s philosophy department are eligible to be recommended into Peking University’s philosophy department for graduate study. Of course, the worse the level of the place, the easier it is to squeeze into the top three; if you went to somewhere like Sun Yat-sen University, there’d basically be no hope… 
Also, whether each school’s philosophy department can admit science students is another issue. In addition, if you really like philosophy, there’s no need to go into a philosophy department either; just pick any department and muddle through it.

  
Yiwu

2007-06-05 22:34:23 [Reply]

I don’t want to muddle through; that would just prolong my high school troubles for four more years……

Translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The original text is authoritative.

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