Chinese

Major/Minor/Specialisation !BH-ARTS-SPC+1008 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Year and Campus: 2016

Coordinator

Dr ZHOU Shaoming

Email: shaoming@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Currently enrolled students:

Future students:

Overview:

The minimum entry requirement for Chinese honours is completion of all the requirements of the BA and a major in Chinese Language with an average of at least H2A (75%), or equivalent.

The honours program in Chinese comprises advanced coursework and individual research project designed to extend students' knowledge and skills in analysing China-related issues.

Learning Outcomes:

See course objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in Chinese must complete:

  • Chinese Thesis (50 points);
  • Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points);
  • Honours Chinese A (12.5 points);
  • Honours Chinese B (12.5 points); and
  • 12.5 points of elective subjects selected from: Topics in Chinese Studies, Supervised Reading (Asia Institute), Education and State Power in China, or Globalisation and China.


Students undertaking combined honours in Chinese must complete:

  • Chinese Thesis (50 points);
  • Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points);
  • Three subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points).

Or

  • Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
  • One subjects in the combining discipline (12.5 points); and
  • Three subjects in Chinese (37.5 points).

Total 100 points

Subject Options:

Compulsory Subjects:

Pure honours students must complete the following subjects (87.5 points).

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
25
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Elective subjects:

Pure honours students must select one 12.5 point elective from the list of elective subjects below:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/study/chinese
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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