1. Academic reputation: According to QS World University Rankings, in 2022, Baptist University ranked 40 1-4 10, and Lingnan University ranked 56 1-570. Baptist University is relatively more competitive in academic reputation, especially in the fields of media and communication, education, art and design.
2. Specialty setting: Baptist University has a wide range of specialties, including business studies, humanities, social sciences and scientific engineering. Lingnan is dominated by business and social sciences.
3. Hardware facilities: Baptist University has modern campus facilities, including library, laboratory and sports facilities. Lingnan also has perfect study and living facilities to provide students with a good learning environment.
4. Admission requirements: There is no language requirement for the Master of Arts of Baptist University, but a letter of recommendation and a personal statement must be submitted when applying. The quality of documents will affect the admission. Although the Master of Arts in Lingnan University is also taught in Chinese, it is necessary to submit language scores, and IELTS or TOEFL scores need to be within two years. There is no indication in the application documents that it must be submitted.
5. Course institution: MA of Baptist University covers literature, language and culture, studies modern and contemporary literature and China traditional culture from multiple angles, and pays attention to cultivating students' research methods. The Master of Arts in Lingnan University focuses on literature, providing students with solid literary creation training and paying attention to practicality. To sum up, Baptist University is superior to Lingnan University in many aspects, especially in academic reputation and specialty setting. Which school to choose should be combined with personal professional interests and development direction.