BFSU is one of the first institutions authorized by the MOE to offer programs for Master and Doctoral degrees. It offers a Post Doctoral program in foreign language research; 9 Ph.D. programs in English, Russian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, European Languages and Culture, Linguistics & Applied Linguistics, and Comparative Literature & Culture; 15 MA programs in 34 languages, Chinese as a Foreign Language, Law, and Diplomacy; and 53 BA degree programs in 42 languages.