Chinese is available as a pathway within the International Languages and Cultures major. Details of the requirements for the Chinese language pathway can be found under International Languages and Cultures. Chinese is available as a minor within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled.

The language acquisition papers are designed primarily for learners of Modern Standard Chinese as a foreign or second language. Students with prior knowledge of Chinese must consult with the programme convenor before enrolling in language acquisition papers. The papers in Chinese history, culture and society are taught in English and are also available to non-language students.

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• 100 level
• 200 level
• 300 level
• Prescriptions for the GradCert(Chin) and GradDip(Chin)
• Prescriptions for the PGCert(Chin), PGDip(Chin), BA(Hons) and MA.
• Prescriptions for the MPhil
• Prescriptions for the PhD

• 100 level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  CHINE131	Chinese Language 1: Part A	18A (Hamilton)
  An introductory paper designed for students with no previous knowledge of Chinese. It takes an integrated approach involving all four of the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students with prior knowledge of Chinese should consult the Convenor of Chinese regarding placement.
  CHINE132	Chinese Language 1: Part B	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper is the continuation of CHINE131/CHIN131 and focuses on the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing the Chinese language at an elementary level.
  INTLC101	International Languages and Cultures	18A (Hamilton)
  A cultural perspectives paper with a thematic focus on China, France, Japan, Spain and Latin America

• 200 level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  CHINE204	Visualising China	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper examines aspects of Chinese visual culture (film and painting) within a comparative historical framework, with an emphasis on the modern and contemporary.
  CHINE231	Chinese Language 2: Part A	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper focuses on the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing the Chinese language at an intermediate level.
  CHINE232	Chinese Language 2: Part B	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper is the continuation of CHINE231.
  INTLC221	Understanding East Asia	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper offers a critical examination of historical traditions and contemporary life in East Asia, with a focus on China and Japan, and their roles within a global context. This paper is taught in English and is open to all students, including those who have no prior knowledge of Chinese and Japanese.

• 300 level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  CHIN306	Reading and Translation Skills	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper is designed primarily for native speakers of Chinese and is taught bilingually. It aims to improve students' bilingual reading skills and to develop students' ability to translate from and into Chinese and English.
  CHIN307	Political and Economic Modernisation in Chinese-speaking Asia	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper explores the different models of modernisation adopted in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, focusing on the social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the modernisation process in these four predominantly Chinese speaking regions.
  CHIN321	Translation Methodology and Practice	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper examines the methodology and practice of Chinese to English and English to Chinese translation, utilising a variety of readings.
  CHIN331	Chinese Language 3: Part A	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper focuses on advanced Chinese language learning and is a continuation of CHINE232/CHIN232.
  CHIN332	Chinese Language 3: Part B	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper is a continuation of CHIN331.
  CHIN380	Study Abroad 1	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  CHIN381	Study Abroad 2	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  CHIN382	Study Abroad 3	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  CHIN390	Directed Study	18A (Hamilton), 18B (Hamilton) & 18Y (Hamilton)
  This paper involves an investigation of a particular topic in the field of Chinese Studies.
  FASS396	Work Placement	18C (Block) & 18D (Block)
  This paper enables students to undertake work placement in an area related to their major as part of their degree. Students work in a chosen field for a period of time in order to gain valuable work experience and learn from experts in their chosen field.
  INTL380	Study Abroad 1	18C (Block)
  This paper will enable students to undertake appropriate individual study abroad programmes as part of their undergraduate degree. Each study programme should have a significant component of time spent offshore, with a series of assessments being agreed in advance with the paper convenor.
  INTL381	Study Abroad 2	18C (Block)
  This paper will enable students to undertake appropriate individual study abroad programmes as part of their undergraduate degree. Each study programme should have a significant component of time spent offshore, with a series of assessments being agreed in advance with the paper convenor.
  INTL382	Study Abroad 3	18C (Block)
  This paper will enable students to undertake appropriate individual study abroad programmes as part of their undergraduate degree. Each study programme should have a significant component of time spent offshore, with a series of assessments being agreed in advance with the paper convenor.

• Prescriptions for the GradCert(Chin) and GradDip(Chin)

  A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Chinese at an advanced level in their first degree.

  For further details, contact the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Office.

• Prescriptions for the PGCert(Chin), PGDip(Chin), BA(Hons) and MA.

  To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in graduate Chinese papers, a student should normally have at least a B average in either the best three of their 300 level Chinese papers or all their undergraduate Chinese papers.

  To complete a BA(Hons) in Chinese, students must gain 120 points at 500 level, including at least 30 points in research (normally CHIN591) and at least 30 points from papers listed for Chinese.

  To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in the MA in Chinese, a student must have completed either:

  a) a BA with a major in International Languages and Cultures: Chinese pathway (or equivalent) and have gained at least a B+ average in either the best three of their 300 level Chinese papers or all of their undergraduate Chinese papers, or

  b) a BA(Hons) in Chinese (or equivalent) and have gained at least a B+ average across all 500 level papers.

  Completion requirements for the MA in Chinese vary according to admission criteria:

  Students admitted under a) above must complete 180 points from approved 500 level papers, including a research foundations paper, and either a 120 point thesis, a 90 point thesis or a 60 point dissertation.

  Students admitted under b) above must complete a 120 point thesis, a 90 point thesis and a further 30 points from approved 500 level papers, or a 60 point dissertation and a further 60 points from approved 500 level papers.

  Students contemplating graduate studies should consult the Convenor of Chinese.

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  CHIN501	Advanced Chinese Language Acquisition	18A (Hamilton)
  The aim of this paper is to enable students to develop their Chinese language communication skills at an advanced level. The paper will cover the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.
  CHIN504	Readings in Modern Chinese Literature	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper covers selected readings from the literary works of some of the most influential Chinese writers of the twentieth century. The aim of the paper is to develop students' abilities to handle literary texts in the Chinese language, as well as to gain some insight into the social and cultural milieu in which Chinese writers o...
  CHIN507	Special Topic	18A (Hamilton), 18B (Hamilton) & 18Y (Hamilton)
  No description available.
  CHIN508	Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language	18A (Hamilton)
  A general overview and analysis of theories and research in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language and TCFL practice world wide. This paper focuses on language analysis from a pedagogical perspective, the evaluation and development of TCFL teaching materials and curriculum design and development.
  CHIN590	Directed Study	18A (Hamilton), 18B (Hamilton) & 18Y (Hamilton)
  Students have the opportunity to pursue a topic of their own interest under the guidance of academic staff.
  CHIN591	Dissertation	18C (Hamilton)
  A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
  CHIN592	Dissertation	18C (Hamilton)
  A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
  CHIN593	Chinese Thesis	18C (Hamilton)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
  CHIN594	Chinese Thesis	18C (Hamilton)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.

• Prescriptions for the MPhil

  The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  CHIN800	Chinese MPhil Thesis	18C (Hamilton)
  No description available.

• Prescriptions for the PhD

  The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  CHIN900	Chinese PhD Thesis	18C (Hamilton)
  No description available.