Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

At a Glance

The Major Title Has To Be on the Page

Artificial intelligence and data science are words schools use in many sentences. The useful test is whether the admissions table names the major. UIBE’s English undergraduate catalog names Artificial Intelligence and prices it at 49,750 RMB a year, with the first semester charged as a full year and later terms by semester. That is an economics-university catalog, in Beijing, Chaoyang, at 对外经济贸易大学. It is not a national AI quota. Data science does not appear as its own line on the UIBE undergraduate tuition table we read. Do not stretch the AI row until the word data is printed.

BLCU prints both Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and Big Data Technology in the School of Information Science, next to Computer Science and Technology and Digital Media Technology. One tuition figure, 25,800 RMB a year, is printed for that block in the table we opened. The entry rule is HSK 5 at 180, written mathematics and logic, and interviews. A reader who only wants “some AI content” inside a language degree should look at the dual-degree row instead: Chinese plus Artificial Intelligence with 北京科技大学, HSK 4 at 180 and 60 in each component, BLCU at 25,800 and USTB at 23,300 a year. Those are two universities on one line. Confirm how the parchment is shared before you add the fees in your head.

UIBE’s English Rule Is a Score, Not a Vibe

The English undergraduate page asks for TOEFL at least 86, or IELTS 6.0, or equivalent evidence it lists, including A Level at BBC or above. If the high school itself was taught fully in English, an official letter can stand in the place the page describes. CSCA for this undergraduate catalog is Mathematics, and the page links csca.cn. There is no HSK line on that English undergraduate page. Do not import BLCU’s HSK 5 into an English-taught UIBE file, and do not import UIBE’s 86 into a Chinese-taught BLCU file.

Money on the UIBE page comes in three publisher numbers: 660 RMB to apply, not refundable; 10,000 RMB advance after you are told you may enroll, not refundable, later counted into tuition; and 49,750 RMB a year for Artificial Intelligence. An asset note says a bank balance may be asked to cover tuition. Materials can be Chinese or English and are not returned. The office is Room 101, Building B, International Plaza, 10 Huixin East Street, Chaoyang, Beijing 100029, and the degree mailbox on the page is degreeinenglish@163.com. That is the university’s inbox. Cost of Studying does not replace the 49,750 line.

Windows That Say Each Year, and a Brochure That Has Closed

UIBE prints spring applications from 20 October to 31 December each year, and fall applications from 20 March to 30 June each year, for the English undergraduate catalog and, in the same shape, for the English master’s page. On 29 October 2026 a reader can see that today’s date falls inside the October-to-December text. The page still does not say “spring 2027” or “fall 2026.” We will not announce that a seat is open. Open the form and read the intake it is actually accepting before you pay 660 RMB.

Beijing Normal University’s 2026 international brochure is a different clock, and it has closed. Artificial Intelligence is listed with Computer Science and Technology under the School of Artificial Intelligence. The brochure prices science, engineering, and arts at 27,700 RMB a year and teaches the bachelor’s in Chinese for four years. Online application ended 15 March 2026. HSK 5 at 180 applies to majors outside the two Chinese-teaching exceptions, and the HSK sitting must be dated 1 November 2023 or later. That closed file is evidence of what 2026 asked. It is not a 2027 offer. Computer Science in China keeps the computing row separate so the titles do not collapse.

An Engineering Guide That Mentions AI Is Still Engineering

Tsinghua’s Zijing 2027 science and engineering guide, posted 24 September 2026, says the college integrates AI into STEM and emphasises AI fundamentals. The degree sentences are a Bachelor of Engineering in Interdisciplinary Engineering, or a Bachelor of Engineering in a traditional major. The tuition is 100,000 RMB a year. Nowhere on that guide did we read a major called Artificial Intelligence or Data Science. If your home university needs those words on the transcript, this engineering page does not supply them. Use it for engineering. Use UIBE or BLCU when the title itself is the point.

The same caution applies to short courses that advertise a model, a robot arm, or a weekend hack. They can be serious teaching and still not be the bachelor’s or the master’s named above. Ask which office signs the certificate and whether the hours count toward a degree the university recognizes. DragonTrail does not run an AI lab and does not convert a workshop into UIBE credit. Robotics and Automation is the page for control and automation wording, which the Tsinghua engineering guide does name, still inside the engineering degree.

Master’s Titles and the Residual Fee Line

UIBE’s English master’s page is two academic years and names Finance, International Business, and several law and policy degrees. It does not name Artificial Intelligence or Data Science in the major list we read. Do not slide the undergraduate AI fee of 49,750 into a master’s, and do not slide the master’s “other majors” price of 99,160 RMB for two years onto a major the page does not list. The master’s page also says English-taught graduate files are checked by the admissions office and the school, with no entrance examination. That sentence is about the majors on that page.

BLCU’s undergraduate CSCA note, from fall 2026, still sits underneath the information-science rows. It does not delete the written mathematics and logic exams printed on the row. Age on the BLCU entry page is 18 to 55. The English deadline text and the Chinese deadline text disagree about whether 30 June 2026 belonged to September 2025 or September 2026. Both dates are past. A dual-degree line with USTB can be filed only if that row is still on the live table. We will not treat a screenshot from a forum as the table.

How To Choose Among These Titles

Write down the words you need on the certificate: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Big Data Technology, Computer Science and Technology, or an engineering degree that teaches AI content. Then match one row. UIBE’s English AI year is 49,750 RMB with an English test and CSCA Mathematics. BLCU’s Chinese-taught information-science block is 25,800 RMB with HSK 5 and a written test. BNU’s 2026 engineering band was 27,700 RMB and is closed. Tsinghua’s English engineering year is 100,000 RMB and does not use the AI title. Four sentences, four products.

Recognition, a later PhD, and a work visa are outside these brochures. Ask the authority that will read the parchment. League labels are glossary, not a ranking we publish. What To Study is the hub for choosing a field before a fee. Plan Your Study Stay is arrival, not admission. If you send the live catalog link, we can check whether the title and the price still match this note. We cannot pay the 10,000 RMB advance for you, and we cannot make an unstated intake year appear.

Sources

These pages were read on 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai). Tuition, language thresholds, and application windows change, and several dates on them have already passed. Use the current page from the university or ministry that sets the rule.

• University of International Business and Economics — English-taught undergraduate programs and tuition catalog — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
• Beijing Language and Culture University — undergraduate entry requirements for international students — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
• Beijing Normal University — 2026 undergraduate admission brochure for international students — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
• Beijing Normal University — 2026 major catalog for undergraduate international students — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
• Tsinghua University — Zijing College Global Talents in Science and Engineering admission guide 2027 (page date 2026-09-24) — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
• China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)

FAQ

Related Study Routes

• What To StudySubject fit before a single major’s fee.
• Find a Suitable ProgramHow study routes are organized. Not a seat in this subject.
• Cost of StudyingSeparate tuition, housing, and daily spend before you compare one university’s fee.
• How To ApplyDocuments and the order of a study application.
• Plan Your Study StayArrival, housing, and the first days in the city.
• Robotics and AutomationControl and automation wording, which is not the same diploma title.