Chinese Language Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1009 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010
Overview: This major can be taken by students enrolled in the pre-2008 Bachelor of Arts - please refer to the course overview for details.
Objectives: All arts subjects provide students with transferable generic skills that prepare them for further study and the workplace.
Structure & Available Subjects:

The Asia Institute offers three streams of Chinese language study:

  • Beginners: the beginners stream is for students who have little or no knowledge of Chinese.
  • Post-VCE: the post-VCE stream is usually only available to students with no background in Chinese who have obtained a pass in VCE Chinese or its equivalent.
  • Students with a Chinese-speaking background: four different levels are available to students who are from a Chinese-speaking background:

1. no knowledge of written Chinese

2. knowledge of written Chinese limited to approximately 500 characters

3. pass in VCE Chinese or equivalent

4. substantial education in a Chinese environment.

A major in Chinese language usually consists of 112.5 points comprising:

  • first-year subjects in Chinese language/studies (25-37.5 points); and
  • second-year subjects in Chinese language/studies (25-37.5 points); and
  • third-year subjects in Chinese language/studies (37.5-50 points).

Please note:

Students who commenced study prior to or during 2006 must check the handbook from their first year of study to ensure that they meet the requirements for a major in this area. Students who commenced in 2007 and have completed 37.5 points of Chinese in the first year of their language stream will usually need to complete 37.5 points at second year and 37.5 at third year to complete an Chinese language major. Students who commenced before 2007 will need to complete 125 points to complete a major in Chinese.

If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts & Music Student Centre.
Subject Options:

Beginners Stream

Level 1

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Post-VCE Stream

Level 1

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Background Speakers Stream (no knowledge of written Chinese)

Level 1

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Leve l 2 students must take 37.5 points including Chinese 5A and 5B and one of the following:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

At third-year level students must take four subjects (50 points) from the following:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Background Speakers Stream (limited knowledge of approximately 500 characters of written Chinese)

Level 1

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Level 2 students must take 37.5 points including Chinese 5A and Chinese 5B, and one of the following:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

At third-year level students must take four subjects (50 points) from the following:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Background Speakers Stream (pass in VCE-Chinese or equivalent)

Level 1

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Level 2

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

Level 3

At third-year level students must take four subjects (50 points) from the following:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Background Speakers Stream (substantial education in a Chinese environment) Level 1

Level 1

See the Asia Institute for advice on the first year of this stream.

Level 2

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Level 3

Students at level 3 must take four subjects (50 points) from the following:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Arts (Combined Theology)
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer) and Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical &Manufacturing) and Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

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